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- Han Solo – ‘Star Wars’ This is probably my inner dork speaking, but really, who’s cooler than Han Solo? He’s so cool that in the movie 500 Days of Summer, after the main character bones Zooey Deschanel, he’s feeling so unbelievably cool that he looks in a window to see his reflection only to see Han Solo smiling back at him.
- James Bond – Countless ‘Bond’ films. He’s James Bond. What more do you need? People use his name as a synonym for cool.
- Johnny Stabler – ‘The Wild One’ “What are you rebelling against?” “What do you got?” And with that exchange, Marlon Brando defined cool for an entire generation.
- Peter Venkman – ‘Ghostbusters’ This is Bill Murray showing up, acting like Bill Murray for two hours, and then saving the world before making out with Ellen Ripley.
- Eddie Brock / Venom. Played by: Tom Hardy. First appearance: “Venom” (2018) Most recent appearance: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) We are Venom! Tom Hardy’s super-sized symbiote is a worthy portrayal of the Spider-Man villain, complete with black, gooey tendrils and a slobbering tongue.
- Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk. Played by: Tatiana Maslany. First appearance: “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” (2022) Most recent appearance: “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” (2022)
- Wong. Played by: Benedict Wong. First appearance: “Doctor Strange” (2016) Most recent appearance: “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” (2022) When we first meet Wong, he’s the officious librarian at Kamar-Taj with no patience for Dr. Stephen Strange’s shenanigans.
- Clint Barton / Hawkeye. Played by: Jeremy Renner. First appearance: “Thor” (2011) Most recent appearance: “Hawkeye” (2021) Clint is no longer just the “arrow guy.”
- Indiana Jones. Appearances: All four Indiana Jones adventures (1981-2008) Creators: George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan. Performer: Harrison Ford. Defining moment: The flicker of recognition that crosses Indy’s face when Belloq (Paul Freeman) suggests they are alike...
- James Bond. Appearances: The James Bond series (1962–) Creator: Ian Fleming. Performers: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig.
- Han Solo. Appearances: The Star Wars series (1977–2015) Creator: George Lucas. Performer: Harrison Ford. Defining moment: Granted, Vader had the better wardrobe (black cape, motorcycle leathers), but Solo’s scruffy-looking smuggler still takes the gundark’s share of Star Wars cool.
- Batman. Appearances: Batman The Movie (1966), Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
6 days ago · 39 reranks. Voting Rules. Vote up the action movie characters who walk away from an explosion. There are certain things that make the best movie heroes completely badass - that swagger, that style and most of all, the ability to deliver in a pinch.
- Furiosa – Max Max: Fury Road
- The T-800 - from T2
- Malcolm Reynolds – Serenity
- Klaatu – The Day The Earth Stood Still
- Sarah Connor – The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- Khan Noonien Singh – Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
- Marty Mcfly and Doc Brown – Back to The Future Trilogy
- Rick Deckard – Blade Runner
- Boba Fett – The Star Wars Saga
- Max Rockatansky – Mad Max Saga
It’s an impressive feat to be the breakout character of a new (kinda new) franchise when you aren’t even the title character, but Impertator Furiosa pulled it off. While Max may have been the star of Mad Max: Fury Road (and Tom Hardy was excellent as ever) it was Furiosa’s (Charlize Theron) story arc that struck a chord with audiences. At the begin...
While there have been several on-screen T-800s (the in-story explanation is that they all come off a production line looking identical) the one with the greatest story arc is the Cyberdyne Systems T-800 Model 101 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) from Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Unlike the previous Terminator, who was sent to kill Sarah Connor before she co...
Despite starting out in the short-lived, but oh-so-loved, TV series Firefly, Malcolm Reynolds greatest moments came in the feature film Serenity. While Fox’s mishandling of Firefly meant that the show didn’t get the massive fan base it deserved, it did generate enough of a cult-following that the movie was green-lit. Mal’s cocky, arrogant, somewhat...
With the advent of the Atomic Bomb and Rocket Science, the sci-fi of the 1950s became obsessed with invading aliens proving themselves to be invaders and conquerors. Suddenly, H.G Wells' The War of the World’s looked altogether possible. But while most sci-fi of the era made the aliens the bad guy (drawing on cold war paranoia), The Day The Earth S...
The first movie sees Sarah go from the innocent, big-haired, waitress with small dreams, to tough as nails future mother to the one-day leader of the human resistance. While it’s Kyle that blows the Terminator’s body in half, it’s Sarah that crushes it in a steel-press. By the second movie, she’s transformed herself into a total bad-ass. In the yea...
While there was nothing especially wrong with Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance in Star Trek: Into Darkness, it’s Ricardo Montalban’s Khan that is truly the definitive version. Having previously appeared in the original Star Trek series (in the episode Space Seed) he was the ideal guest star to bring back as a foil for Captain (now Admiral) Kirk. ...
You simply can’t have one without the other, Marty and Doc are unlikely, but great, friends. Marty is the epitome of ‘80s cool, his skateboard and guitar skills as well as his rivalry with his principal would make him a legend in any John Hughes movie. Doc is the definitive mad-professor, preoccupied, brilliant, and more than a little over-caffeina...
There could be a strong argument to be made that Rutger Hauer’s Roy Batty should be here instead, certainly he has more to do dramatically and his “Tears in the rain” line is more iconic than anything Ford says, but it’s Ford’s sulky performance as Rick Deckard in Blade Runnerthat made the cut. Director Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford didn’t have gr...
For a guy that is famously bad at his job (he is supposed to be one of the most dangerous men in the galaxy after all) and says very little, Boba Fett is one of the most iconic characters in the original Star Warstrilogy. Between the incredibly cool T-shaped visor, and Jeremy Bullock’s stance, Boba Fett instantly captured audience attention. While ...
While Fury Roadis never clear as to whether it’s a reboot or a sequel (who cares? It’s awesome either way) it’s Mel Gibson’s star-making performance in the original trilogy that made the cut. Not only did Mad Max’s success make a star of Gibson, it also spawned numerous imitators with dozens of shot-in-the-desert post-apocalypse movies following th...
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Set in the American high school milieu, the film tells the story about a boy who wishes to be cool enough to socialize with his crush, but when the wish comes true, he suddenly wakes up one morning to a different reality. The film stars Jake Short, Miles J. Harvey and Madison Davenport .
5 days ago · 1. Han Solo. 15,412 votes. Cocky, cynical, and roguish, this intergalactic smuggler becomes an unlikely hero in the Star Wars saga, flying the iconic Millennium Falcon alongside his co-pilot Chewbacca.
