Best & Worst: Jeff Bridges

The highs and lows of the True Grit star's career

By Matt MaytumFeb 17th 2011
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Worst: Seabiscuit (2003)

Bridges' warm and avuncular presence can have a negative impact when thrown into unashamedly cheesy fare. His best movies are seasoned with a bit of edge, and Seabiscuit acts as a cautionary tale against overdosing on schmaltz.

Here Bridges plays one of three men whose life is changed by the little horse that could in depression era US. Seabiscuit hits all the required feel-good notes, but does so with the restraint of an unbroken gee-gee.

Bridges isn't the only highly competent thesp rendered useless by the syrupy script: William H. Macy and Chris Cooper also struggle to find their footing in the sugar avalanche.

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    • Latvic

      Feb 17th 2011, 8:04

      Where is The Door in the Floor? It definitely belongs to his best movies.

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    • danclay77

      Feb 17th 2011, 8:32

      Hmm, it was there before they revamped this piece - as was my comment about a lack of "Arlington Road" too which has since (rather like on of Jeff's worst films) vanished!

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    • QuietLife

      Feb 17th 2011, 9:20

      I was just about to post on the sheer lack of love for Arlington Road! I thought that was an incredible movie. Jeff was amazing in it. Also, why does your spell-check not recognise the word "movie" Total Film??

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    • Hadouken76

      Feb 17th 2011, 10:02

      isnt this the 3rd one in a month?

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    • a7sox

      Feb 17th 2011, 15:19

      "The Open Road" (2009) - starring Justin Timberlake and Jeff Bridges. Not only is it the worst Jeff Bridges movie, it is literally the worst movie I have ever seen.

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    • ChrisWootton

      Feb 17th 2011, 15:37

      Best: Tron Worst: Tron Legacy Oh, sorry... is it too soon?

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    • Barney92

      Feb 17th 2011, 17:31

      Where is Starman? Certainly has to be one of his best performances ever.

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    • Hadouken76

      Feb 18th 2011, 1:30

      The Dude at no.13? Come on, thats his signature role!

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    • jtmediaknight

      Feb 18th 2011, 12:00

      I didn't see Arlington Road in the list which could have gone either way?

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    • HairyPrince

      Feb 19th 2011, 17:35

      Surely Tideland should be here under worst. I have never been so disappointed with a film in all my life.

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    • rlneibauer

      Mar 18th 2011, 15:41

      I am with you Barney92! How could they have left out John Carpenter's 'Starman'!?!

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