Famous Celebrities' Favorite Movies
Some of these actors are probably in your favorite movies of all time. But what films do they love? What flicks top their all-time list? Let's find out...
Margot Robbie: True Romance
Robbie even walked down the aisle at her wedding to the True Romance soundtrack.
Morgan Creek Productions, True Romance (1993)
Jimmy Fallon: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
In praising Paul Reubens' performance, Fallon said, "... [he] should have gotten an Oscar for this".
Warner Bros., Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Jennifer Lawrence: Jurassic Park
When Letterboxd asked J. Law to name her favorite movies, the first title that came out of her mouth was Jurassic Park.
Universal Pictures, Jurassic Park (1993)
Dwayne Johnson: IT
Who knew The Rock was such a horror fan? But as he wrote on Instagram, "I saw an early screening of IT a few months ago and it instantly became one of my all-time favorites. Easily TOP 10 all time".
Timothée Chalamet: The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight "changed" Chalamet, and Heath Ledger's performance further inspired his passion for acting.
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Dark Knight (2008)
Tom Hanks: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hanks didn't hesitate in calling 2001: A Space Odyssey his favorite film of all time. He still watches it a few times a year.
MGM Studios, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Meryl Streep: Waiting For Guffman
Streep has called Christopher Guest one her favorite directors and has called out Waiting for Guffman as a film people really need to see.
Sony Pictures Classics, Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Florence Pugh: The Silence Of The Lambs
As her favorite film, Pugh has even talked about her ambition to play Hannibal Lecter's daughter one day. What about Hannibal Lecter's favorite movie?
Orion Pictures, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins: The Third Man
The man who played Lecter so brilliantly, Anthony Hopkins, has called the Orson Wells film noir, The Third Man, one of his all-time favs.
London Films, The Third Man (1949)
Keanu Reeves: A Clockwork Orange
When Esquire asked Reeves what movies everyone should see, A Clockwork Orange was on that list.
Warner Bros., A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Idris Elba: The Champ
For years, Elba's favorite movie was Goodfellas. But then, as he recounted in an interview on Oprah.com, "I saw a film called The Champ... It's a tearjerker of a movie, man. It's real old. There's this little boy, and he's yelling: ‘Come on, champ! You can get up in the ring again, champ!’ It's a good one".
Demi Lovato: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Lovato seems to have a thing for aliens and UFOs. Two of her favorite films are Steven Spielberg's UFO masterpiece Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Unacknowledged—a documentary about evidence of extraterrestrial contact.
Columbia Pictures, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Kristin Chenoweth: Steel Magnolias
The movie speaks to Chenoweth: "I have six aunts, and they’re all like my mom, and they’re all insane, but in a good way... That movie makes me think of them. And I’m also Southern, so it’s like, 'Mmm, I get it'".
Tri-Star Pictures, Steel Magnolias (1989)
George Clooney: Network
Clooney loves Network, and has called Paddy Chayefsky—who won an Oscar for his screenplay—"a genius".
Damien Chazelle: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
Chazelle has called The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, "the most shattering, transporting work of art I’ve seen in any medium". You can also find a number of Easter eggs and references to the film in Chazelle's La La Land.
Madeleine Films, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Al Pacino: The Tree Of Wooden Clogs
Pacino has talked about having five or six favorite films, of which The Tree of Wooden Clogs and Singin’ in the Rain are two of them.
RAI, The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
Juliette Lewis: What About Bob?
"Baby Steps" is her mantra.
Touchstone Pictures, What About Bob (1991)
Snoop Dogg: The Mack
There would be no D-O-Double-G without The Mack. "This is the movie that made me who I am today," Snoop said. "I would be nothing without this movie right here".
Harbor Productions, The Mack (1973)
Morgan Freeman: Moulin Rouge!
Freeman understands that people have strong feelings about the Baz Luhrmann musical (both love and hate). But the talented actor calls that a "sign of art. It's a work of art. It's impressionable, and I think people tend to fall one way or the other because of that". Freeman has called it his "favorite movie that I didn't work on".
Bazmark Productions, Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Gwen Stefani: The Sound Of Music
Stefani doesn't watch a lot of movies over and over again, but with The Sound of Music, she knows "every move" of that one.
20th Century-Fox, The Sound of Music (1965)
Charlize Theron: Planes, Trains, And Automobiles
"You can not go wrong with that film," Theron told Rotten Tomatoes. "…I’ve seen it probably 150 times, and it just gets better".
Hughes Entertainment, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
Emma Stone: City Lights
Stone doesn't just love the movie, she's gone so far as to say that the Charlie Chaplin film changed her life: "I realized where every romantic comedy comes from—what everyone is trying to achieve. It's the most romantic, touching... If I think about it too long, I'll cry. It's just so simple".
Charles Chaplin Productions, City Lights (1931)
Justin Bieber: Step Brothers
The Biebs has three younger half-siblings. Not sure if that has anything to do with his love for Step Brothers though. He isn't alone in his love for the film either...
Columbia Pictures, Step Brothers (2008)
Ryan Gosling: Step Brothers
Gosling has also called out the Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly comedy as his favorite movie.
Columbia Pictures, Step Brothers (2008)
Mark Ruffalo: On The Waterfront
Ruffalo has called On the Waterfront, "the perfect mix of great storytelling, social commentary and great acting".
Columbia Pictures, On the Waterfront (1954)
Jennifer Lopez: West Side Story
J.Lo has watched the original West Side Story at least "37 times".
Seven Arts Productions, West Side Story (1961)
Simone Biles: Divergent
The gymnastics G.O.A.T. loves Divergent.
Red Wagon Entertainment, Divergent (2014)
Benedict Cumberbatch: Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Raiders was Cumberbatch's favorite movie as a child. As he's grown up, he's also added The Royal Tenenbaums and The Elephant Man to his favorites list.
Lucasfilm, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Zendaya: Harry Potter
In 2019, Zendaya told InStyle that she watched "Harry Potter, like, once a day... It’s just calming to me, so that’s my thing. People are like, 'Oh my god, Harry Potter again?' I say, 'Don’t come over to my house if you don’t want to watch it, because it’s going to be on'".
Warner Bros. Pictures, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is one of Miranda's all-time favorite musicals. The Hamilton creator even named his son Sebastian, a choice that was partially inspired by the film's crab character.
Walt Disney Feature Animation, The Little Mermaid (1989)
Antonio Banderas: The Exterminating Angel
Banderas described The Exterminating Angel to Rotten Tomatoes, calling it "very, very beautiful and interesting," but "also risky, and very misunderstood at the time".
Gustavo Alatriste Productions, The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Oprah: Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Oprah's website declared Beasts of the Southern Wild to be her favorite film after she saw it.
Cinereach, Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Zac Efron: The Truman Show
Efron appreciates how Jim Carrey goes "balls to the wall" in every performance he gives. "After [The Truman Show], I always look over my shoulder to see if this is really happening or if it’s all for some weird documentary".
Paramount Pictures, The Truman Show (1998)
Natalie Portman: Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is one of Portman's favorite films. "It is certainly the movie I've watched most in my life" she said. Nobody puts Natalie Portman in a corner. Sorry, we had to do it.
Vestron Pictures, Dirty Dancing (1987)
Barack Obama: The Godfather
In 2016, the former President named The Godfather and The Godfather Part 2 as his favorite movies.
Paramount Pictures, The Godfather (1972)
Salma Hayek: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
This was the film that made Hayek want to work in movies. "I realized that through filmmaking, you can create so many different realities and everything was possible. And so, I wanted to be part of that business".
Wolper Pictures, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Jennifer Aniston: Terms Of Endearment
"What more do you want in a movie," said Aniston, "but humor, laughter, heart-wrenching moments, acting that's superb, and writing that's sublime? It's a fantastic piece of work".
Paramount Pictures, Terms of Endearment (1983)
Johnny Depp: Wizard Of Oz
Depp didn't have a lot of friends growing up, and watching Wizard of Oz had him dreaming of a "tornado sweep[ing] me up and take[ing] me away from the life I was living as a teenager".
MGM Studios, Wizard of Oz (1939)
Paul Mescal: Blue Valentine
Mescal loves Blue Valentine but admits it isn't an easy feel-good movie, calling it "consistently a film that I go back to punish my feelings with".
Hunting Lane Films, Blue Valentine (2010)
Christian Bale: Beverly Hills Ninja
This one caught some people off guard, but Bale has said that Beverly Hills Ninja makes him cry with laughter every time he sees it and that the film will "always remain one of my tops".
TriStar Pictures, Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
