Glen Powell has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most prominent rising stars. After his charismatic performance in Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters, his fans have declared him the next Tom Cruise. In a time when people mostly agree that most movie stars have died out, Powell has made a career that is pretty similar to a movie star. So, if you love Powell’s brilliant performances and charismatic characters, you should check out these 7 best movies starring Glen Powell right now.
7. Anyone But You (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Anyone But You is a romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ilana Wolpert. Based on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the 2023 film follows Bea and Ben, who hate each other’s guts despite having a good first date and when they have to stay near each other for a wedding in Australia, they decide to fake a relationship to shut up their friends and family. Glen Powell stars in the leading role of Ben. Anyone But You also stars Sydney Sweeney, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, and Bryan Brown.
6. Set It Up (Netflix)
Set It Up is a romantic comedy film directed by Claire Scanlon from a screenplay by Katie Silberman. The 2018 film follows Harper and Charlie, two overworked assistants in the same building who decide to set up their stressed bosses together so they can have some free time but they soon end up falling for each other. Glen Powell stars in the leading role of Charlie Young. Set It Up also stars Zoey Deutch, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Joan Smalls, Pete Davidson, Meredith Hagner, and Jon Rudnitsky.
5. Devotion (Rent on Prime Video)
Devotion is a biographical war action drama film directed by J.D. Dillard from a screenplay co-written by Jake Crane and Jonathan A. Stewart. Based on the 2015 book Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos, the 2022 film follows the inspirational true story of Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in U.S. Navy history, and his friendship with his fellow fighter pilot Tom Hudner as they fight in the most brutal battle in the Korean War. Glen Powell stars in the leading role of Lieutenant Junior Grade Tom Hudner. Devotion also stars Jonathan Majors, Christina Jackson, Thomas Sadoski, Daren Kagasoff, Joe Jonas, and Spencer Neville.
4. Everybody Wants Some!! (Prime Video & MGM+)
Everybody Wants Some!! is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater. The 2016 film is set in 1980s Texas and it follows college athlete Jake Bradford as he moves into the communal house of his baseball team. Jake and his team face the ups and downs of college life together. Glen Powell stars in the supporting role of Finnegan. Everybody Wants Some!! also stars Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, J. Quinton Johnson, and Wyatt Russell.
3. Twisters (Rent on Prime Video)
Twisters is a disaster action drama film directed by Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith. The 2024 film is a stand-alone sequel to the 1996 film Twister by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin and it follows Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser who is lured back into the game by an old friend and she soon meets Tyler Owens, an internet celebrity who chases storms for his online viewers. Glen Powell stars in the leading role of Tyler Owens. Twisters also stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Harry Haden-Paton, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, and Nik Dodani.
2. Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Top Gun: Maverick is an action-adventure drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay co-written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie. The 2022 sequel film is set thirty years after the events of the first film and it follows Maverick as he returns to Top Gun to train a group of fighter pilots for the hardest mission of their life. Glen Powell stars in the supporting but iconic role of Lt. Jake Seresin aka Hangman. Top Gun: Maverick also stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, and Lewis Pullman.
1. Hit Man (Netflix)
Hit Man is a dark romantic comedy crime thriller film directed by Richard Linklater who also co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. Based on a 2001 magazine article by Skip Hollandsworth, the 2023 film follows Gary Johnson, a mild-mannered psychology professor who also works as a pretend hitman for the police to arrest people who hire him but when he meets an enigmatic woman who wants to hire him to kill her abusive husband, his life completely changes. Glen Powell stars in the leading role of Gary Johnson. Hit Man also stars Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Molly Kate Bernard, Retta, and Evan Holtzman.