25 of Brad Pitt's greatest movie movements

For so long, the name “Brad Pitt” has been synonymous with leading man success in Hollywood. With so many unforgettable movies under his belt, there’s little reason to argue why. But which movies actually feature his best silver screen moments of all time?

Born in Oklahoma and raised in Missouri, Brad Pitt was just two weeks shy of graduating from the University of Missouri when he did what any number of Hollywood hopefuls have done and will continue to do: He packed his bags and moved to Los Angeles. 

Beginning with minor guest roles in TV shows like Growing Pains, Dallas, 21 Jump Street, and the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares, his fame grew in the role of a hunky hitchhiker in Ridley Scott’s 1991 drama Thelma & Louise. After starring in the 1992 picture A River Runs Through it directed by Robert Redford, Brad Pitt’s career took off like a runaway train – and it hasn’t stopped running since.

Renowned as a Hollywood hunk with a vibe made for magazines, Brad Pitt is also a formidable actor who can stir real feelings from the audience: Sympathy, envy, anguish, and so much more, Brad Pitt is the textbook definition of a movie star, and these all-time best movie moments from his are, without question, why he’s been a major presence for decades.