American-french actor Timothée Chalamet may be one of the most recognisable young actors today. The 27 year old has taken on many different roles to date covering all genres, and even at such a young age has an Academy Award nomination to his name for his role in Call Me By Your Name (2017).
Chalamet's career began in television with an appearence in Homeland. He took his first step into the movie world with Men, Women and Children (2014), and in the same year even appeared in Christopher Nolans Interstellar (2014). However, it wasn't until a few years later where Chalamet had his big curtain raiser. Playing the lead role in coming-of-age film Call Me By Your Name (2017) put his name on the map leading him to the stardom he now owns. Since then he's mixed things up, working with some of the best directors around and lending his "weird" charming nature to some fantastic characters, most recently Willy Wonka.
Timothée Chalamet's careers is a young one, but he has one hell of a start. With the recent release of Wonka (2023) and the upcoming release of Dune: Part Two (2024) this young man is only just getting started. So here are some of those movies that we as a team personally love, make sure to check them out if you've not already!
FILM FOCUS RECOMMENDATIONS
BONES AND ALL (2022)
Synopsis: A young woman embarks on a 1000 mile odyssey through America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their otherness.
"Gruesome tale of young love. With Chalamet as his charming best in a role that should sicken you to the core." - Elliot Lines
BEAUTIFUL BOY (2018)
Synopsis: Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
"A powerful, heartbreaking and thorough look at the highs and lows of addiction. Chalamet gives his most emotional turn yet." - Becca Johnson
INTERSTELLAR (2014)
Synopsis: When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
"Boasts high concept idead, staggering visuals, sound and design and strong performances." - Jack Ransom
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (2017)
Synopsis: In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
"A star in the making turn for Chalamet, signalling his arrival on the worlds stage and showing he's destined to do great things." - Alex Gilston
LADY BIRD (2017)
Synopsis: In 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
"In a supporting, but wildly effective role, Chalamet displays the type of raw, unfiltered talent the world hasn't seen since James Dean." - M.N.Miller
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
Synopsis: Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.
"What makes each adaptation of Little Women so special is the ability for the story to be heartbreaking and life affirming simultaneously." - Romey Norton
DUNE (2021)
Synopsis: A noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.
"One of the most visually impressive films in years, and with Chalamet anchoring it down, it's become one of the best Sci-Fi films of the century." - John McDonald