Films with Josh Hartnett: review of the best

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Josh Hartnett's rich filmography includes over 30 films. The actor began his career back in the 90s, and his very first experience was the role in the television series "The Raid" (an alternative Russian name is "The Cracker Method"). At first, Hartnett took part only in the filming of commercials, but his first big film breakthrough was not long in coming. After roles in the seventh part of "Halloween" and the horror film "The Faculty" Josh began to receive more and more filming offers. He tried not to limit his abilities to any one genre and tried to play in a variety of films. Josh is currently planning to return to active filming and immerse himself in work on various thrillers.

But back to the topic of our today's article. We decided to look back at the filmography of this wonderful actor and recall the best films with Josh Hartnett. Below you can see his most successful roles. Happy reading!

"Halloween 7: Twenty Years Later" (HalloweenH20: 20 Years Later, 1998)

Perhaps it was logical to assume that we will begin our story about the best films with Josh Hartnett from this picture. Ruthless maniac Mike Myers continues to hunt for his sister Lori, who managed to start a new life. Now the woman is known by a different name, she has a teenage son John (Josh Hartnett) and a good job (she is the principal of a private school). However, October 31 is approaching, which means that Lori's old fears promise to return and complete what should have been completed twenty years ago.

"The Faculty" (1998)

The second major role of Josh Hartnett, which helped him to achieve even greater recognition in the industry. An ordinary American school has its measured student everyday life: boring lessons, tough guys bully the quiet, beautiful girls meet football players, someone sells drugs, and someone takes them. Everything changes when children begin to notice the strange behavior of their teachers. Soon, several students realize that their school has been taken over by alien beings. First, they moved into the bodies of adults, and now they are trying to take over the bodies of teenagers. The main characters decide it's time to take serious action to save their loved ones before it's too late.

By the way, young Elijah Wood also played in this film. We can say that for him, as well as for Hartnett, this role has become something of a "happy pass" to a future career.

Black Hawk Down (2001)

One of the best war films of the early 2000s, starring young Hartnett alongside other famous actors such as Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Orlando Bloom and Tom Hardy. The events of the picture unfold in Somalia, where the local population suffers from hunger and increased mortality. The UN is working to secure a steady supply of food, but it also lacks outside support. Then Washington decides to intervene. He sends several elite units to Somalia, consisting of selected fighters from Delta units and rangers. The Americans who arrived at the scene are faced with the excesses of a local field commander named Adid, who arranges various riots, kills civilians and takes all humanitarian aid for himself. Then the fighters from Washington decide to join forces to stop Adid and seize control of his residence.

"Hollywood Cops" (Hollywood Homicide, 2003)

The next film with Josh Hartnett will surely appeal to all fans of classic American action movies. The plot revolves around the talented acting duo of Hartnett and Harrison Ford as two partner cops. The heroes take on the investigation of the mysterious murder of popular rappers. This is not the first such crime, and partners begin to suspect that the owner of an influential record label is involved in everything. However, as you know, show business isquite a dirty place, and the search for the truth in it can easily turn into a mortal danger. In addition, the former chief of the local police, who now works as the head security guard for the suspected media magnate, constantly flickers in the way of the main characters. Does this mean that the duo of Hartnett and Ford will succumb to a corrupt government? Of course not!

The Black Dahlia (2006)

The film "Black Orchid" (2006) is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by American detective writer James Ellroy. Both stories are based on an unsolved crime case that took place near Los Angeles in 1947. In the film, Josh Hartnett plays one of the policemen investigating the murder of an ambitious actress named Elizabeth Short. The body of the victim was so mutilated that pictures from the scene of the incident were hidden from the public for a long time. While investigating, Hartnett's character begins to experience a strong obsession that has its own negative effect.

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

The main character of the picture Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is far from being lucky. Despite this, life does not even think of making him concessions and continues to arrange more and more troubles. First, the guy loses his apartment, then breaks up with the girl, and then he completely contacts the bandits, who, mistaking him for another, begin to demand a lot of money.

It would seem that it can't get any worse. However, after criminal authorities approach Slevin, the police also follow him.

"30 Days of Night" (2007)

Despite the fact that there are not so many horror films in the filmography of Josh Hartnett, each of them is a worthy work. After a break of almost 10 years, the actor returned to the genre he started with and starred in the film "30 Days of Night" (2007). According to the plot, Hartnett's character again encounters supernatural forces, however, this time, instead of an alien infection, he has to deal with bloodthirsty vampires. The scene of the picture takes place in Alaska, where there is such a phenomenon as a thirty-day polar night. It was at this time that hungry vampires appeared, who planned to destroy the entire population of the local town.

"Out of Time" (The Lovers, 2015)

One of the latest works of Josh Hartnett was the romantic adventure film "Out of Time" (2015). In it, the actor played the role of submarine archaeologist Jay Finnel, who, along with his wife, is exploring a sunken merchant ship. During the next dive, an accident occurs. In a desperate attempt to save his wife, Jay suffers a serious injury that puts him in a coma. After this, an amazing thing happens: the consciousness of the hero breaks all the barriers of reality and takes him to India in 1778. This is completely different,a world unfamiliar to Finnel in which he becomes a different person. He also has a new love, which keeps the hero's mind in this alternate reality. Jay has to make a difficult choice: leave everything as it is and live life in India, or return to reality to save the real himself.

Penny Dreadful (2014)

Undoubtedly one of the best series of recent years and one of the best roles of Josh Hartnett. Penny Dreadful takes place in Victorian London. Here, in addition to ordinary citizens, busy with their daily affairs, real evil spirits roam the local streets. Many of them are well known to modern viewers.

Here you can meet the demonic seducer Dorian Gray from O. Wilde's novel of the same name, and the wise doctor Jekyll in company with his alternative personality Mr. Hyde, and the elegant Count Dracula, and the scientist Victor Frankenstein with his monstrous creation, and many more other sinister creatures. The series "Penny Dreadful" is not complete without the main character - the lonely American Ethan Chandler, who was played by Josh Hartnett. Upon arrival in London, Ethan accidentally falls into a trap set by insidious vampires. A little later, he meets with a mysterious girl-psychic named Vanessa Ives. Her devilish beauty captivates a man and drags him into a whirlpool of inexplicable events.