5 best Josh Hartnett movies to watch ahead of 'Trap'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Josh Harnett, widely regarded as an underrated actor, makes a comeback with a bang in M Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller 'Trap’, which had its big theatrical premiere on Friday, August 2, 2024.
The film, directed and written by M Night Shyamalan, follows a father-daughter duo, Cooper (Josh Hartnett) and Riley (Ariel Donoghue), who attend a highly anticipated pop concert, but their excitement is dashed when authorities raid the area in search of the serial killer 'The Butcher’.
While you're pondering if you want to watch the movie or not, let's go over the five finest Josh Hartnett films you should definitely view before 'Trap'.
1. Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbour is a typical early 2001 epic that combines romance, action, and historical drama, and if you like Josh Hartnett, this film is a must-watch.
The premise of the movie covers three friends' lives, Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck), Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett), and Evelyn Johnson (Kate Beckinsale). The narrative starts in the early twentieth century, with Rafe and Danny growing up together and sharing the ambition of becoming pilots.
Their relationship becomes stronger when they join the United States Army Air Corps where Evelyn, a nurse, falls in love with Rafe.
Their relationship deepens as they face hurdles in their separate occupations.
However, their bliss is cut short when Rafe is assumed to have been killed in battle on a mission. Devastated, Evelyn seeks consolation and companionship with Danny, resulting in a complicated love triangle.
2. Sin City
'Sin City' is a neo-noir crime anthology film that transports audiences to the dark underbelly of Basin City.
The film is made up of multiple interrelated storylines, each depicting the city's moral deterioration and the people trapped inside it.
Josh Hartnett plays the character of the enigmatic ‘The Salesman’ in one of the vignettes in ‘Sin City’.
As a Josh Hartnett fan, you should watch this film since it provides a rare chance to see the actor in a new unique character.
3. Oppenheimer
2023 might easily be referred to as the year of 'Oppenheimer' since the film received not just favorable reviews from fans but also succeeded in impressing critics.
The film is a historical drama about J Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), a theoretical physicist known as the 'father of the atomic bomb' due to his involvement in the Manhattan Project.
If you like science-based historical films with Josh Hartnett in it, you should definitely not miss this film.
4. The Virgin Suicides
If you want to be enamored by Josh Hartnett's boyish charms, you should definitely watch 1999's 'The Virgin Suicides’.
Based on Jeffrey Eugenides' novel of the same name, the narrative follows the lives of the Lisbon sisters, a group of strange and reclusive young women.
Josh Hartnett has a notable performance as Trip Fontaine, the attractive high school icon who falls madly for Lux Lisbon (Kirsten Dunst), one of the sisters.
5. Black Hawk Down
'Black Hawk Down' is a war film directed by Ridley Scott and is based on Mark Bowden's nonfiction book.
The film depicts the tragic events of the 1992 civil war in Somalia and follows a squad of elite US forces on a mission to apprehend a Somali warlord's senior lieutenants. Josh Hartnett portrays Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann, a pivotal character in the film.
Hartnett's portrayal of a determined and resilient leader under extreme strain demonstrates his acting abilities and serves as a powerful emotional foundation for the plot.
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