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For over two decade , Bradley Cooperhas been a mainstay of pic theatre , as one of the in effect leading men in mod Hollywood with numerous hits under his smash . After getting his MFA at The New School in New York , Cooper got his first role as aguest star inSex and the City , but he quickly moved on to film . After several supporting roles in studio apartment comedies , Cooper blow up after the success ofThe Hangover . He has since used his stardom to be in some of the most interesting projects of the twenty-first century .
Even after his big suspension , Cooper has never been held down by just one character of role . He has play the wizard lead man , as well as the unlikable villain — and even sound a hyper - intelligent Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . late , Cooper has successfully made the passage to becoming a movie maker in his own respect , acquire Oscar nominations for producing , acting , and piece of writing . He could potentially receive a nominationfor directingMaestroas well . Cooper has been in some of the best movies in late memory , as well as some underappreciated gem .
Bradley Cooper ’s upcoming celluloid Maestro has the electric potential to get a lot of Oscar nominations , but could it bust Cooper ’s big Academy Awards curse ?
10Wedding Crashers (2005)
Bradley Cooper Plays Sack Lodge
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One of Cooper ’s breakout roles was in the Owen Wilson / Vince Vaughn comedyWedding Crashers , where he play the overprotective and hyper - masculine Sack Lodge . While he ’s not a major part of the movie , Cooper serves as the film ’s main opponent and delivers some of its biggest jape . The comedic tone allows Cooper to go bigand be a bad hombre the consultation loves to detest . Some of the movie ’s humor has n’t aged as well as one would like , but thanks toWedding Crashers ' likable cast , it ’s still a very watchable studio funniness . unluckily , his reduced function and the superannuated laugh placeWedding Crasherslower on the list of Cooper ’s undecomposed hits .
9The Mule (2018)
Bradley Cooper Plays Agent Colin Bates
While Cooper may have received an Oscar nominating address forAmerican Sniper , his other collaboration with director Clint Eastwood , The Mule , is a more tender and watchable film . The Muleis a self - self-referent commentary about Eastwood ’s career and sprightliness , as Eastwood play an 80 - year - old man who begins to traffic drugs for the cartel . Cooper is the DEA agentive role trying to trace him down . There is an particularly smashing scene between Cooper and Eastwood in a diner that feel like one actor / director advise another . It ’s not a masterpiece or Cooper ’s best operation , butThe Muleis a reliable and effective drama .
8A Star Is Born (2018)
Bradley Cooper Wrote, Directed, And Starred As Jack Maine
After a decade of being one of the large leading men in Hollywood , Cooper surprised everyone by writing , take , and star in a remake ofA Star Is contain . In what could have well felt like a amour propre labor , Cooper made one of the most iconic and successful romance movies of the 21st 100 . Plotwise , the filmis exchangeable to the other rendering , buthis natural endowment as a filmmaker make the film stand out . With the unbelievable cinematography of Matthew Libatique , A Star Is Bornis a modern classic . Cooper has done better as an role player and a film producer , but it is stilla beautiful directorial debut feature .
7The Hangover (2009)
Bradley Cooper Plays Phil Wenneck
Todd Phillips’The Hangoverlaunched Cooper into superstardomand for undecomposed reason . Cooper is effortlessly charming as the ever - cool Phil . Cooper is also allowed to show his range in the film . Even though Phil is the least strange penis of the Wolfpack , he still gets several big laughs throughout the movie and gets to showcase some forcible comedy . The Hangoveris endlessly repeatable , and while some of the funniness is go out , more jokes demesne than overleap . Plus , Cooper is still insanely watchable . While the subsequence may have been mostly rejected by critics and audiences , the first motion-picture show is still a comedy classic .
6Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Bradley Cooper Plays Pat Solitano
In 2012 , Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence flipped the fixed storage - com musical style on its mind withSilver Linings Playbook . The flick search mental wellness , home , complex relationships , and two of the most unique characters of the 2010s through the structure of a typical read-only storage - com . While Lawrence may steal the show as Tiffany , rightfully win her first Oscar for the part , Silver Linings Playbookalso let in one of Cooper ’s upright performancesas a man living with bipolar disorder who has to countenance go of the yesteryear and embrace what he has . While not every aspect of the film holds up , there is so much aboutSilver Linings Playbookthat just work .
5Nightmare Alley (2021)
Bradley Cooper Plays Stanton Carlisle
The follow - up to his best ikon - win filmThe Shape of Water , Guillermo del Toro ’s remake ofNightmare Alleydidn’t receive the love it deserve at the time . rather of exploring monsters in the traditional sense , del Toro uses the drab world of noir to find the goliath hidden inside the everyman , and Cooper shines as a tragical anti - hero . The motion picture is dour and border hopeless , which did n’t help with its mass appeal to the general audience . However , it is a rewarding moving picture , andthe final moments carry some of the unspoiled playing in Cooper ’s entire filmography .
There are two cuts ofNightmare Alley , one in colour and one in black and white .
4Maestro (2023)
Writing, Directing, And Staring As Leonard Bernstein
improve on almost every component ofA Star Is bear , Maestrois a stunning achievement when it come to directing and performance . Cooper outdoes himself as a movie maker , crafting spectacular images that tell complex stories with just a single frame . His performance as Leonard Bernstein is also a wonder , as he seamlessly age with the composer , creating a character that does n’t experience like an imprint but a full living person that we only see glimpses of . Maestromay be off - putting to those research for a traditional biopic , but for those looking for a complex portrayal of love and art , it is one of thebest movies of 2023 .
It is hard enough to take aim a gravid performance , countenance alone to direct yourself . However , these directors did unbelievable playing work in their own films .
3Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Bradley Cooper Plays Ben
A camp classic in every common sense of the terminal figure , Wet Hot American Summeris Cooper ’s first plastic film credit , and one of the good satires of all time . Cooper ’s performance as Ben is a shockingly nuanced and transgressive take on cheery characters in teenager movies — and one that is adequate component sweet and singular . rather of being the fag of the gag , Ben is perhaps the most normal persona in the intact moving picture , and the joke becomes that the movie is never seduce a jest at his expense . Wet Hot American Summeris the rare comedy that gets funnier with clip , and it ’s the good film debut Cooper could bid for .
2Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy (2014-2023)
Bradley Cooper Plays Rocket
Like most stars of the 2010s , Cooper find himself in the MCU , but instead of wear out superhero leotards , he lent his voice to the most well - drawn and emotional torpedo in the entire universe : Rocket Raccoon . All threeGuardians of the Galaxymovies are among the best in the MCU , as well as Cooper ’s filmography , butVol . 3gave Rocket the spotlight , exploring his origin and development into a drawing card who can utter love again . Because of his incredible voice oeuvre , it can be easy to bury that Cooper is the man behind Rocket . However , the character would n’t be the same without him .
1Licorice Pizza (2021)
Bradley Cooper Plays Jon Peters
While Cooper is a enthralling lead , and a bountiful man , some of his best performances fare from his digest roles as craze villains . Such is the case for Paul Thomas Anderson’sLicorice Pizza , where Cooper is in one successiveness as real - life hairdresser/ ill-famed movie producer Jon Peters . Most of the picture show is a complex coming - of - age narrative about two people lost in their prison term and old age , but when Cooper comes in as Peters , the picture show becomes a tense dark comedy . Cooper is uproarious , scary , and completely out of this world . It is one of the sound sequences in one of the best movies of the preceding 10 years because of Cooper .
