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IMDb’s “Top 4 Known For”

Every actor on IMDb has a page that gives all kinds of information, including the top four movies they are “known for.” And just like everything on IMDb, the four titles are selected by way of an algorithm. The algorithm take such things into consideration as:

  • The type of title (theatrical films are weighted more than TV shows or other media

  • Role, like whether or not the actor had top billing, etc.

  • Popularity, such as the amount of views, what people search most for this actor, etc.

And the actor is listed anywhere, it will show under their name what they are known for, which is the very first movie on their list of four. Most of the time it seems to get it wrong. A good example is seeing something like: Robert De Niro, . And yes, that’s what they have listed for him.

The following are the top 4 “known for” movies for some of the most well known Hollywood movie stars (titles listed in chronological order). If you highlight the movies below their name you will see a star beside the one that is their #1.

Most of the time it’s not what I would’ve guessed. The ones that shocked me the most were numbers 3, 5, 9, 10, and 14.

  1. Julia Roberts

    1. Pretty Woman (1990) ★

    2. Erin Brockovich (2000)

    3. Closer (2004)

    4. August: Osage County (2013)

  2. Denzel Washington

    1. Training Day (2001)

    2. Antwone Fisher (2002)

    3. The Book of Eli (2010)

    4. Fences (2016)★

  3. Tom Hanks

    1. Big (1988)

    2. Philadephia (1993)

    3. Forrest Gump (1994)

    4. Cast Away (2000)★

  4. Meryl Streep

    1. Sophie’s Choice (1982)

    2. Out of Africa (1985) ★

    3. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

    4. August: Osage County (2013)

  5. Margot Robbie

    1. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

    2. Suicide Squad (2016) ★

    3. Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

    4. Barbie (2023)

  6. Brad Pitt

    1. Fight Club (1999) ★

    2. 12 Monkeys (1995)

    3. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

    4. Moneyball (2011)

  7. Kate Winslet

    1. Titanic (1997)

    2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) ★

    3. The Reader (2008)

    4. Revolutionary Road (2008)

  8. Leonardo DiCaprio

    1. Titanic (1997)

    2. The Departed (2006)

    3. Inception (2010) ★

    4. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

  9. Ryan Gosling

    1. The Notebook (2004)

    2. Blue Valentine (2010) ★

    3. Drive (2011)

    4. La La Land (2016)

  10. Cate Blanchett

    1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

    3. Blue Jasmine (2013)

    4. Carol (2015) ★

  11. Zendaya

    1. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) ★

    2. The Greatest Showman (2017)

    3. Malcolm & Marie (2021)

    4. Challengers (2024)

  12. Harrison Ford

    1. Star Wars (1977)

    2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ★

    3. Witness (1985)

    4. The Fugitive (1993)

  13. Hugh Jackman

    1. X-Men (2000)

    2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

    3. Les Misérables (2012) ★

    4. Logan (2017)

  14. Dakota Fanning

    1. I Am Sam (2001)

    2. Man on Fire (2003)

    3. War of the Worlds (2004) ★

    4. The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

  15. Elle Fanning

    1. Somewhere (2010)

    2. Super 8 (2011) ★

    3. Maleficent (2014)

    4. Neon Demon (2016)

Maybe the Fannings aren’t in the top tier of well-known Hollywood talent, but they were our subject this week. And it looks like the eldest won out for movie of the week.

Congratulations This is your week.


Best Actress:

Setting the Fannings aside for now, Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in

Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in

Best Quote:“I love you like a song. I love you like in a song.” – Sean Penn as Sam Dawson in

So I’ve seen 19 movies that feature one or both of the Fanning sisters. Here’s how I would rank them:

  1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

  2. Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

  3. The War of the Worlds (2005)

  4. Ocean’s Eight (2018)

  5. The Hunger Games (2016)

  6. Maleficent (2014)

  7. The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

  8. The Neon Demon (2016)

  9. We Bought a Zoo (2011)

  10. Super 8 (2011)

  11. Coraline (2009)

  12. The Boxtrolls (2014)

  13. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

  14. Trumbo (2015)

  15. I Am Sam (2001)

  16. Man on Fire (2004)

  17. A Complete Unknown (2024)

  18. The Cat in the Hat (2003)

  19. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)

 
 
 

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