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Best Adrien Brody Movies

Adrien Brody is one of the rare actors who has taken on the arduous preparation process to fully reflect the character in the movie he will play, and has received the award in return. The best Adrien Brody movies are proof of this.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
| by Pelin Özçelik
Best Adrien Brody Movies

Adrien Brody, the youngest actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, took the first step in this process with the guidance of his parents, one of whom was a photographer and the other a history professor. Born on April 14, 1973, in Queens, New York City, Adrien Nicholas Brody entered the entertainment world by performing magic shows at birthday parties while he was still a child. Young Adrien, who was enrolled in acting classes by his parents during his school years, stepped into his professional acting career when he was only fifteen.

Although he did not take part in very popular projects in the early years of his career, the 1996 film “Bullet” and the 1998 film “Restaurant” were productions that opened the door to success for him. Adrien Brody, who managed to catch Roman Polanski's attention with his performance in the movie “Harrison's Flowers”, received the offer that would take him to the top of his career. After a long preparation process, Adrien Brody gave life to the character of Wladyslaw Szpilman in the movie “The Pianist” in 2002 and managed to win an Oscar for this performance.

After this success, Adrien Brody became an actor sought after by directors and producers and took part in successful productions one after another. In his versatile career, he starred in TV series, did voice-overs, appeared in music videos, and even took part in fashion shows. For Adrien Brody, the 2005 movie “King Kong” was the most successful movie at the box office. The 2024 movie “The Brutalist” marks a second peak in his career and earned Adrien Brody his second Oscar.

Choosing the best Adrien Brody movies seriously requires leaving some successful movies out of the list. That's why I've reviewed all the movies in his career since his first movie, and I've put together the most prominent ones. Of course, as with many actors and actresses, the list of the best Adrien Brody movies is a look at the actor's career. Let's take a look at what a list of the best movies of an Oscar-winning actor looks like. Here are the best Adrien Brody movies.

Best Adrien Brody Movies
Director
Roman Polanski
Release Year
2002
Stars
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
Director
Wes Anderson
Release Year
2014
Stars
Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody
Director
Brady Corbet
Release Year
2024
Stars
Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn
Director
Terrence Malick
Release Year
1998
Stars
Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Kirk Acevedo
Director
Woody Allen
Release Year
2011
Stars
Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller
Director
Peter Jackson
Release Year
2005
Stars
Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
Director
John Maybury
Release Year
2005
Stars
Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson
Director
Wes Anderson
Release Year
2021
Stars
Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux
Director
Wes Anderson
Release Year
2007
Stars
Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan
Director
Paul T. Scheuring
Release Year
2010
Stars
Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace