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Brad Pitt
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Biography
William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. In a film career spanning more than thirty years, Pitt has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Volpi Cup. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide. Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the Ridley Scott road film Thelma & Louise (1991). Pitt emerged as a star taking on starring roles in films such as the drama A River Runs Through It (1992), the western Legends of the Fall (1994), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), the crime thriller Seven (1995), the cult film Fight Club (1999), and the crime comedy Snatch (2000). He cemented his leading man status by starring in blockbusters such as Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's film trilogy (2001–2007), Troy (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), World War Z (2013), Bullet Train (2022) and F1 (2025). Pitt earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in the science fiction drama 12 Monkeys (1995), the fantasy romance The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and the sports drama Moneyball (2011). For his portrayal of a stuntman in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in acclaimed films such as Babel(2006), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), Inglourious Basterds (2009), The Tree of Life (2011), Fury (2014), The Big Short (2015), Ad Astra (2019) and Babylon (2022). In 2001, Pitt co-founded the production company Plan B Entertainment. As a producer, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave (2013). He was nominated for Moneyball (2011) and The Big Short (2015). An influential figure in popular culture, Pitt appeared on Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 list from 2006 to 2008, and the Time 100 list in 2007. Regarded as a sex symbol, Pitt was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1995 and 2000. Pitt's relationships have also been subject to widespread media attention, particularly his marriages to actresses Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie, the latter of whom he shares six children with. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brad Pitt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Chains
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Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
The Epic Journey: An Odyssey Narrative Chain
Homer's Odyssey is the foundational blueprint for the homebound journey, tracking a weary warrior's attempt to return to his family. This six-film narrative cha...
6 films
Death as Choreography: Eight Films of Inventive Demise
From cosmic indifference to moral punishment, these eight horror films treat death as a precise, theatrical art form. Each kill is a set piece, a statement, and...
8 films
Remakes That Missed but Matter
From Neil LaBute's Wicker Man to Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, a journey through remakes that stumbled yet reveal why we keep returning to the classics.
8 films
Loyalty Beyond the Last Breath
From the Alaskan wilds to the trenches of war, a journey through films where the bond between soldier and dog faces the ultimate test.
8 films
Open Doors: Cinema That Sees Everyone
From a deaf drummer to a queer romance in space, these eight films expand who gets to be a hero, a lover, a survivor. A journey through inclusive storytelling t...
8 films
The Rivalry Within: How Feuds Shape the Soul
From duelling magicians to warring chefs, explore how rivalry reveals our deepest fears and desires. A cinematic journey through competition, obsession, and the...
8 films
No Map. No Plan. Just Go
From American Honey to Nomadland, a journey through films where the open road promises freedom, and sometimes delivers it.
8 films
Ghosts in the Machine
From a stuntman's final role to a star's digital encore, these eight films trace cinema's long affair with performing from beyond the grave.
8 films
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Heart of the Beast
2026 · James Belmont
F1
2025 · Sonny Hayes
Wolfs
2024 · Pam's Man
Babylon
2022 · Jack Conrad
Bullet Train
2022 · Ladybug
The Lost City
2022 · Jack Trainer
Ad Astra
2019 · Roy McBride
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · Cliff Booth
Deadpool 2
2018 · Vanisher
The Big Short
2015 · Ben Rickert
Hitting the Apex
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Fury
2014 · Don 'Wardaddy' Collier
The Counselor
2013 · Westray
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Samuel Bass
World War Z
2013 · Gerry Lane
Happy Feet Two
2011 · Will (voice)
The Tree of Life
2011 · Mr. O'Brien
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · LT. Aldo Raine
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · Benjamin Button
Burn After Reading
2008 · Chad Feldheimer
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 · Jesse James
Ocean's Thirteen
2007 · Rusty Ryan
Babel
2006 · Richard Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · John Smith
Ocean's Twelve
2004 · Rusty Ryan
Troy
2004 · Achilles
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003 · Sinbad (voice)
Ocean's Eleven
2001 · Rusty Ryan
Spy Game
2001 · Tom Bishop
The Mexican
2001 · Jerry Welbach
Snatch
2000 · Mickey O'Neil
Fight Club
1999 · Tyler Durden
Meet Joe Black
1998 · Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop
Sleepers
1996 · Michael
Twelve Monkeys
1995 · Jeffrey Goines
Se7en
1995 · Mills
Interview with the Vampire
1994 · Louis
True Romance
1993 · Floyd (Dick's Roommate)
Kalifornia
1993 · Early Grayce
Cool World
1992 · Detective Frank Harris
Thelma & Louise
1991 · J.D.
Across the Tracks
1991 · Joe Maloney
The Image
1990 · Steve Black
Cutting Class
1989 · Dwight Ingalls
Produced
Heart of the Beast
2026
Cover-Up
2025
F1
2025
Adolescence
2025
Wolfs
2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
Bob Marley: One Love
2024
Ad Astra
2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019
Vice
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Okja
2017
Moonlight
2016
The Big Short
2015
Hitting the Apex
2015
True Story
2015
Selma
2014
Fury
2014
The Normal Heart
2014
Big Men
2014
12 Years a Slave
2013
Kick-Ass 2
2013
World War Z
2013
The Tree of Life
2011
Eat Pray Love
2010
Kick-Ass
2010
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
The Departed
2006