At one time, in the '90s, Brendan Fraser was in two to three movies every year. He now can be seen on HBO Max thanks to the very popular Doom Patrol, and thanks to the series, he's experiencing a renaissance of sorts. Soon, he'll be gracing the screen as the villain in Batgirl, and many fans, including those on Letterboxd, are happy to see the actor return to the screen.
Letterboxd allows people to share their reviews and scores for each movie they watch, from one to five. Now that Fraser is getting the attention he deserves again, fans may wish to go through his filmography to revisit his best.
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003) - 2.9
Looney Tunes: Back in Action is technically the follow-up movie to Space Jam. This time, however, the Looney Tunes team up with Brendan Fraser's Damien Drake Jr. Bugs, Daffy, and Damien have to work together to take down the evil ACME Corp from stealing the blue diamond and taking over the world.
Letterboxd viewers who like this movie defend it over Space Jam. Its self-awareness is often cited as being an important element that makes this film work. But while some have come to the movie's defense, the majority find the film lacking. Many users have pointed out that it fails to capture what makes the Looney Tunes work in favor of a few self-aware jokes.
Airheads (1994) - 3.0
1994's Airheads follows a trio of heavy metal enthusiasts who want to make it big in the music industry. Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi play Chazz, Pipp, and Rex respectively. The trio breaks into a radio studio so they can play their demo and end up holding the place hostage with water guns. Things escalate quickly as the cops show up and hilarity ensues.
Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi, in one of his best but underrated roles, make an interesting trio, and many Letterboxd users have come to this movie later in life. While the reviews seem to be split down the middle, the move to rate this as an underrated comedy is growing among users.
With Honors (1994) - 3.1
With Honors follows Brendan Fraser as a Harvard undergrad named Monty, who is guaranteed to graduate with honors if his thesis impresses. But when Monty loses the paper, Joe Pesci's Simon Wilder finds it and strikes a deal with Monty. Simon may be homeless, but as the trailer says, "a scholar of the streets" and is interested in teaching Brendan Fraser's Monty and other kids what the real world away from academics is like.
The '90s may have been peak Brendan Fraser, but this film seems to be many people's favorite Joe Pesci movie. Some mention that the movie is sappy, but Pesci delivers a sincere performance that helps the movie overcome its shortcomings. Since this was early in Brendan Fraser's career, it makes sense that he would get outshined by a veteran actor like Joe Pesci.
The Passion Of Darkly Noon (1995) - 3.1
Brendan Fraser's 1995 thriller, The Passion of Darkly Noon, follows Darkly Noon, who's escaped from a cult. He's found on the side of the road and taken to a remote house in the woods where a woman lives. This woman tries to seduce him and he begins to think she's a witch.
As always, Brendan Fraser gives it his all, even if this movie fails in the eyes of some Letterboxd users. The movie has baffled some viewers as they try to make sense of how to rate it and many expressed confusion over its subject matter. Overall, while not the worst swing of his career, it's not exactly the most fondly remembered.
Blast From The Past (1999) - 3.1
One of the many films Brendan Fraser put out in 1999, Blast From The Past sees Fraser play a man who's grown up all his life in a bomb shelter. Since the shelter has run out of food, he ventures out to find some, in what he believes to be a nuclear wasteland of LA, only to find that everything is fine.
Blast From The Past really only seems to get by on Brendan Fraser's charm, according to users on Letterboxd. Other than that, most users concede that the film is rather silly and doesn't really work without him. Still, it's a sweet romantic comedy with a charming lead that's worth a watch.
School Ties (1992) - 3.2
Sporting an impressive cast with the likes of Matt Damon and Chris O'Donnell, School Ties sees Brendan Fraser play a football star drafted to play for a prestigious prep school in the 1950s. But conflict begins to rise when he falls for his friend's girlfriend and is revealed to be Jewish.
While it's not Fraser's or Damon's best movie, many have enjoyed it over the years, as it has some solid performances from its principal cast. Enough good reviews from Letterboxd users have brought this movie up in the ranks, but its subject matter has been criticized as more than a little dated.
The Quiet American (2002) - 3.3
The Quiet American is a political thriller that follows Brendan Fraser and Michael Cain in Saigon. Brendan Fraser plays a character who gets involved in a love triangle with Michael Cain and a young girl from Saigon during the Vietnam war.
The film is an adaptation of Graham Greene's novel of the same name and some Letterboxd reviews consider it to be a competent look at the novel. While it doesn't appear that the movie is a better version of the novel's story, the performances, especially from Brendan Fraser, elevate what could have been a poorly received film.
The Mummy (1999) - 3.4
Stephen Sommers' The Mummy is a remake of the classic Universal monster film of the same name. This version follows Rick O'Connel, Evie Carnahan, her brother, and a whole cast of adventurers as they accidentally awaken the mummy, Imhotep, from his eternal slumber. Now he threatens to destroy the world and the heroes need to stop him.
This film is often seen as a classic adventure film and many reviews on Letterboxd reiterate this. The cast is often looked at as a major standout and some have lamented the fact that Brendan Fraser never became the type of action star that Harrison Ford did.
No Sudden Move (2021) - 3.4
The most recent film in Brendan Fraser's filmography, No Sudden Move sees an ensemble cast of criminals brought together under mysterious circumstances. Fraser plays Doug Jones, the man who recruits the other criminals to threaten and blackmail the family of a General Motors accountant. When things go wrong, they hand Jones fake documents, but when Jones figures out they're fake, he makes a move to turn on the criminals he hired.
Since this is a Steven Soderbergh ensemble movie, it's a little unfair to compare it to the other starring vehicles that Brendan Fraser is known for, but Letterboxd users were quite happy to see the actor return to film. The movie fairs well on the site, as the whole cast gets plenty to do and the story is intriguing and kept people engaged. In a rare turn, Fraser is seen as a villain in the film, and that was a highlight for Letterboxd users.
Gods And Monsters (1998) - 3.6
Gods and Monsters sees Brendan Fraser's Clayton Boone befriend the director of the original Frankenstein movie, James Whale. Drama ensues as Whale's self-destructive nature comes back to haunt him, and Boone tries to pick up the pieces. Their unlikely friendship has unexpected consequences for both.
There's plenty of praise lobbied at this film due to its look at the famous director, James Whale. Through Brendan Fraser's character, audiences are given a look at what the old Hollywood system could do to a man like him and Letterboxd users found much to mine in the text of this film.