Not Only The Brutalist: 5 Best Movies and TV Series Starring Adrien Brody
Whether it's Wes Anderson's strange films or M. Night Shyamalan's thrillers, Brody brings an energy to them that few actors have.
Brady Corbet's new film The Brutalist has earned Adrien Brody his second Oscar nomination. At the age of 29, Brody won the Best Actor Oscar for Roman Polanski's The Pianist, where he played musician Władysław Szpilman.
According to Adrien himself, he refused to star in The Hobbit, but agreed to appear in the films presented in this list.
1. Detachment, 2011
English teacher Henry Barthes has a gift for teaching. But he doesn't stay at any one school for long, working as a substitute teacher.
One day, Henry arrives at a school for troubled teenagers. There he not only manages to get the kids interested in the subject, but also to make them look at life in a different way.
2. Chapelwaite, 2021
Widower Charles Boone and his children move into the Chapelwaite family estate, which he has inherited. He soon discovers that the locals are hostile to the Boone family and that something strange is happening in the house. The man begins to study the family history and stumbles upon terrifying details.
This horror series is based on Stephen King's story Jerusalem's Lot. Brody played the lead role of a widower obsessed with the ghosts of the past.
3. The Village, 2004
The movie takes place in a small Protestant community, presumably in the late 19th century. The villagers do not go into the surrounding forest because they believe that terrible monsters live there.
Everything changes when an inquisitive young man named Lucius Hunt decides to go into the forest to get medicine for the villagers.
Adrien Brody plays the villager Noah Percy. The actor was originally considered for the role of Lucius Hunt, but the part went to Joaquin Phoenix.
4. The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014
One of Wes Anderson's most famous films is set in the fictional country of Zubrowka. The main characters, the head concierge of the Grand Budapest Hotel, Monsieur Gustave, and his assistant, Zero Moustafa, embark on a crazy adventure to prove their right to own a priceless painting.
The Grand Budapest Hotel stars Adrien Brody as the mustachioed villain Dmitri. The man is haunted by the thought that his mother left the most important part of her inheritance to someone else.
5. The Pianist, 2002
The movie about the life of the outstanding Polish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman is based on real events. The main character witnesses how during World War II the territory of Poland is occupied by the Nazis and Jews are sent to the Warsaw Ghetto.
Before filming, Brody lost weight in a short period of time and learned to play the piano. To better understand his character, the actor temporarily moved to Europe, sold his car and refused to watch TV.