Timothée Chalamet is by far one of the most promising young actors working in Hollywood today, after his standout performances in films like Call Me By Your Name, Little Women, and Dune. The actor has become one of the biggest stars in the film industry and after his recent performance as Duke Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two, he is sure to become a household name worldwide. So, if you love Chalamet’s performances here are the best movies Chalamet has appeared in and just to warn you, we didn’t include Interstellar in this list because Chalamet’s role in Christopher Nolan was not that big or significant.
10. Wonka (Rent on Prime Video)
Chalamet takes on the challenging role of the iconic Willy Wonka. Directed by Paul King, Wonka is a musical fantasy film and it follows a young Wonka before he was running the chocolate factory. Based on characters from the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, the film sees a young Wonka with nothing but his dreams and a talent for making chocolates as he struggles to survive in a cruel world but with his charm and talent he manages to change everything around him. Wonka also stars Calah Lane, Hugh Grant, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Kegan Michael-Key, Sally Hawkins, Patterson Joseph, and Matt Lucas.
9. Miss Stevens (Tubi, Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video)
Written and directed by Julia Hart, Miss Stevens is a comedy-drama film about grief and the burden of being on the verge of adulthood. The 2017 film follows the story of Rachel Stevens, a California high school English teacher who takes on the responsibility of chaperoning three students for a weekend trip to a drama competition. The trip and one of the students Billy help Rachel deal with the grief of losing her mother and how to get out of her head. Chalamet stars as Billy, a volatile teenager with a behavioral disorder, the film also stars Lily Rabe, Lili Reinhart, Anthony Quintal, and Rob Huebel.
8. The King (Netflix)
In Netflix’s The King, Chalamet plays the role of King Henry V as he should. Directed by David Michôd, the 2019 film is based on several plays from William Shakespeare’s Henriad, and it follows Hal who is crowned King Henry V after which he has to deal with palace politics, backstabbing, and the worst of all war. The King is not a masterpiece but it does give us a very mature and weighty performance from Chalamet, which was enjoyed so much in Dune: Part Two. The Netflix film also stars Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Ben Mendelsohn, Robert Pattinson, and Lily-Rose Depp.
7. Bones and All (Prime Video & MGM+)
Well, this one is a bit harder to explain but let me try. From the director of Call Me By Your Name, the 2022 film titled Bones and All is a story about the first love of Maren and Lee, who are cannibals. The film follows the story of Maren (Taylor Russell), a young woman trying to survive, and Lee (Chalamet), a drifter after meeting together they embark on a journey through the trap doors and hidden passages of Ronald Reagan’s America. Bones and All also stars Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny, Anna Cobb, and Jessica Harper.
6. Beautiful Boy (Prime Video)
While Dune is Chalamet’s career-defining role, his performance in this tragic drama film has to be up there. Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, the 2018 film titled Beautiful Boy is a heartbreaking story of addiction, recovery, and the bond between a father and son. Directed by Felix Van Groeningen, the 2018 film also stars Steve Carell, Maura Tierney, and Amy Ryan.
5. Lady Bird (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Before Barbie and Little Women, there was Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut which cemented her position as one of the best directors working in Hollywood right now. Lady Bird is set in Sacramento, California in 2002 and it follows the contentious relationship between a mother (Laurie Metcalf) and her teenage daughter (Saoirse Ronan), as they fight each other without knowing that they have more in common than they know. The 2017 film is one of the best coming-of-age films of recent times and Chalamet plays a small but important role of Kyle, a bad boy romantic interest for our heroine Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson.
4. The French Dispatch (Rent on Prime Video)
Chalamet’s presence in Wes Anderson’s quirky and brilliant film The French Dispatch is quite noticeable and appreciated by both the director’s and the actor’s fans. While he doesn’t have a big part in this anthology film as Zeffirelli, Chalamet makes the most of his screen time as a student revolutionary. The French Dispatch is a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine, which was published in a fictional French city in the 20th century. The Anderson film also stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Stephen Mark, Jeffrey Wright, and Lyna Khoudri.
3. Little Women (Starz & Prime Video Add-On)
One of the most defining adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s iconic novel Little Women is the 2019 film of the same name by Barbie’s visionary director Greta Gerwig, she also wrote the screenplay for the film. While Chalamet doesn’t play a leading role in the film, it does help create his image of a heartthrob. Little Women follows the story of the March sisters who are determined to live their lives on their terms. Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, and Eliza Scanlan star in the film as the March sisters with Chalamet playing the role of their neighbor Laurie. The film also stars Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, James Norton, Bob Odenkirk, and Chris Cooper.
2. Call Me By Your Name (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Call Me By Your Name is one of the best and most well-known films in Chalamet’s filmography. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the 2017 romantic drama film is set in 1983 Italy and it follows the story of a precocious 17-year-old boy Elo, who spends his days in his family’s villa playing classical music. His life changes when Oliver, an American scholar comes to intern for his father. That summer changes Elio’s life as he falls head over heels for Oliver. Call Me By Your Name also stars Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Esther Garrel.
1. Dune: Part One & Part Two (Netflix, Max, Prime Video Add-On & In Theaters)
Timothée Chalamet’s has always been an unusual one and while he has played many great roles in his career and he has a lot ahead of him in terms of projects he will do I feel like the role of Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune film series is going to be the role that will stick to him. Chalamet is front and center in the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s iconic sci-fi novel of the same name. The film series is set in an interstellar world and it follows the rise of Paul Atreides from a young heir to a religious figure who is destined to change the world. Dune also stars Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, Austin Butler, Dave Bautista, and Javier Bardem.