Brendan Fraser’s 10 Best Movies (According To IMDb)

Brendan Fraser was everywhere in the nineties. Though he may not still be a leading man, the Hollywood actor has some impressive films on his resume.

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Though it’s been awhile since Brendan Fraser has taken on a leading role in Hollywood, he’s continuing to make his mark on entertainment by voicing Robotman in the DC Universe series Doom Patrol. Because we doubt this is the last we’ll see of him (and because he has a long line of films behind him), we thought it was time to take a look back at his biggest successes to date. Rather than looking at critic picks, we’ll be focusing on the Fraser fan-favorites. To do this, we’ll be turning to IMDb.

The popular movie website has assigned every Fraser film a star rating. This score is based on the votes of registered users on a scale of 1 to 10, and it’s what we’ll be using to count down to Fraser’s best.

It’s additionally worth noting that we won’t be including movies on this list in which Fraser makes a very small or uncredited appearance.

Get ready for a mix of surprise hits and longtime classics. Here are Brendan Fraser’s ten best films of all time, according to IMDb.

10 Blast From The Past (1999) – 6.6

This charming ’90s romantic comedy tells of a 35-year-old man named Adam who has spent his entire life underground with his neurotic parents, who hope to stay safe from the dangers of the Cuban Missile Crisis. However, after their shelter unlocks in 1999, Adam must visit the surface and navigate modern life despite his naivety.

Fraser stars while Alicia Silverstone plays the woman he falls for in the real world. While the film flopped at the box office, fans loved the funny, ironic humor and chemistry of the leads.

9 Still Breathing (1997) – 6.7

This 1997 drama focuses on the relationship between a con artist (Joanna Going) and a puppeteer (Fraser) who end up meeting together in California after being linked by a similar dream.

The film was filled with charm and romance. Additionally, the layered narrative was well supported by the stars’ compelling performances.

8 With Honors (1994) – 6.7

This 1994 comedy-drama follows a graduate student whose thesis ends up in the possession of a homeless man. Though this leads to tension between the two, they soon start to bond and learn a lot about life from one another.

Fraser plays the student while Joe Pesci plays his unlikely friend.

The film was initially panned by critics for being filled with cliches. That being said, they couldn’t help but enjoy the quality acting.

7 The Air I Breathe (2007) – 6.8

Based on the Chinese proverb about life being broken into four emotions (happiness, pleasure, sorrow, and love), this crime drama follows a set of individuals who represent each of these feelings. Their stories end up overlapping with one another.

Fraser takes on the character of Pleasure, who is able to foresee the futures of those around him.

Though The Air I Breathe was given low critic reviews like With Honors, the formulaic narrative worked for audience members who were interested in the strong cast and layered story.

6 School Ties (1992) – 6.9

A young Fraser starred in this 1992 sports-drama about a working-class Jewish teen who enters a top Massachusetts prep school during his final year in high school thanks to good grades and football skills. Unfortunately, he soon faces prejudice from the other students whom he at first believes are his friends.

Though critic reviews were mixed, general audiences were pleasantly surprised by the entrancing story. In combination with Matt Damon, Fraser helped make this narrative something worth talking about.

5 The Quiet American (2002) – 7.0

This 2002 adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American merges a murder mystery and a love triangle into a narrative set against the backdrop of the French Indochina War in Vietnam. Here, an English journalist and an American find themselves falling for the same Vietnamese woman. Fraser plays the latter of these two men.

Fans loved how the themes of the novel were kept alive in the big screen adaption. With believable performances and thoughtful layers, the film had a lot going for it.

4 The Mummy (1999) – 7.0

In 1999, Brendan Fraser took the starring role in the film he is perhaps most known for: The Mummy.

This action-horror film, loosely based on the 1932 feature of the same name, follows explorer Rick O’Connell, Egyptologist Evelyn Carnahan, and Evelyn’s brother Jonathan on a hunt for treasure. After accidentally waking a revenge-driven mummified priest, the gang must team up to keep the land from facing his wrath.

The ’90s blockbuster was fully engrossing and entertaining. This had it earning multiple sequels.

3 Dogfight (1991) – 7.4

This 1991 film follows a marine in the ’60s who hopes to spend his final night before deployment in San Francisco with his friends. Though their idea of a night out involves rating girls on their unattractiveness, it’s not long before he begins to fall for the young woman he at first plans to mock.

Though River Phoenix stars as the marine and Lili Taylor plays his love interest, Fraser acts in a minor role as a sailor who fights with Phoenix’s gang.

While Dogfight had a low box office opening, fans couldn’t help but become interested in the surprisingly sweet story.

2 Gods And Monsters (1998) – 7.4

English actor Ian McKellen teamed up with Fraser for this period drama based on the later days of director James Whale’s life.

Though the Hollywood director was once famous for bringing Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein to the big screen, he struggles with depression and health complications in his old age. He welcomes gardener Clayton Boone into his life, but their friendship proves to have its challenges as Whale and Boone have different ideas as to where they want it to go.

The complex narrative left viewers intrigued.

1 Crash (2004) – 7.8

Topping off the list as Brendan Fraser’s highest-scoring film of all time is Crash. Though the film controversially beat out Brokeback Mountain at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony for the Best Picture title, Crash still acquired a solid number of fans.

Crash follows a series of people who live in Los Angeles including an attorney and his wife, a set of detectives in a relationship, a wealthy couple, a store owner, and a police officer who get pulled into a narrative of social relations.

In addition to Best Picture, Crash went home with Best Film Editing and Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars.

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