Miles Teller's journey through the 2010s has been the epitome of a rising star. From right smack dab in 2010, when he attained his first feature screen credit at only 24, to the foothill of 2020 which will see him at the in command of one of the year's most highly-anticipated reboots, it's been the typical roller coaster.
He's been pushed as a loveable charmer and marketed as the next action hero. He's understudied legends and made the marquee himself. And of course, he's registered on Rotten Tomatoes everywhere between 93% and 5%. An exploration through his ten best movies according to the infamously honest site is perhaps more informative about his future than his past.
10 Two Night Stand (38%)
The definitive online dating romance film may still be on the horizon. Two Night Stand took its crack in 2014, in a story where Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton's standard hookup turns into a forced bonding session when New York City is snowed in. It's typical rom-com fare, although perhaps that sounds more like a horror tale to most of you. One bonus for the hapless boyfriend who's agreed to sit through it is a character played by Kid Cudi!
9 Divergent (42%)
If you found yourself an alt-kid in the reign of The Hunger Games, you might be a Divergent fan. For all its lack of cultural impact and the failure of its original to break the upper 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, the series served as a star-maker and was even nearly extended into a series.
Miles Teller's Peter is the primary rival of Shailene Woodley's Tris Prior. His character is familiar to young adult sci-fi fans - an archetypal bully who's roughhousing is the cause of immediate danger in this high-stakes world. A necessary villain turn for a young worker, it assuredly made his agents squirm about the prospect of future typecasting.
8 War Dogs (60%)
Just prior to a 2020 Best Director win, Todd Phillips directed War Dogs - a film with all the right linings but not quite enough of a total package to garner any major awards buzz. Based on a true story, then written up as a gonzo Rolling Stone magazine article, Teller's David Packouz joins Jonah Hill's Efraim Diveroli in executing a sweetheart arms contract with the American military in the mid-2000s. In War Dogs, Phillips deploys the zany extremes which made The Hangover a classic for the purpose of Joker-reminiscent dark social commentary. Don't be surprised if he's more successful with the fusion in the future.
7 Footloose (69%)
Another iconic movie was taken off the un-remake-able list in 2011 with Footloose, although this one seems more forgivable as, being a popular musical, technically it's remade by hapless high school teens every year all around the country. Miles Teller plays Willard (the late Chris Penn's original role) in an early battle in the war between his ultimate reputation as best friend bait or hokey hunk. Leading him in the dance is Kenny Wormland, who's career hasn't since similarly taken off. Sometimes that's what producers get when they cast a real theater talent instead of sending a surefire star into Broadway boot camp.
6 Bleed For This (69%)
Miles Teller has tried his hand at everything and is still yet to find the perfect niche for his relatable intensity. For Bleed for This he entered the ring for a gig which has not been quite as fruitful for the likes of Russell Crowe, Jake Gyllenhaal, Denzel Washington, nor Mark Wahlberg as it so famously was for Sylvester Stallone. Surprisingly refreshing, the film is about more than boxing, and not just in that way. No, it actually spends most of its time, and places much of its purpose, truly outside the ring as champion Vinny Pazienza recovers from a car accident and deals with the financial and mental health drawbacks of being incapacitated.
5 Thank You For Your Service (77%)
Leading off the top five is a second contemporary war story - this one an account of Iraq War soldiers and PTSD. While earning rounded praise for prioritizing realistic depiction over thrills, Thank You for Your Service was also resultingly overlooked by a larger audience.
Jason Hall was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay adaptation of Chris Kyle's memoir American Sniper before making his directorial debut with this film.
4 Rabbit Hole (86%)
Miles Teller's big-screen debut was an auspicious one. He was cast alongside decorated veterans Aaron Eckhart (who he also pairs with in #6 here) and Nicole Kidman in an emotional romp based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that was inevitably buzzy during awards season. With that opportunity to get in front of top film critics and voting bodies, Teller impressed as Jason, the sympathetic and surprisingly comforting teen responsible for the auto death of a young couple's son at the broken heart of the drama. One scene - Jason's knowingly worthless apology to Nicole Kidman's Becca - announced Teller as an immediate thespian force to be reckoned with.
3 Only The Brave (87%)
Not to be confused with Smoke Jumpers, Only the Brave is the firefighter-driven entry in the early mixed career of up-and-coming Hollywood superstar Miles Teller. Another of his depictions of heroic, masculine real-life individuals, Teller worked alongside Josh Brolin, Taylor Kitsch, and seven-time Oscar nominee Jeff Brolin to cinematically celebrate the 'Granite Mountain Hotshots.' When nineteen members of this Arizona first responder team were killed fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013, it was the most significant firefighter loss of life to wildfire since 1933. Director Joseph Kosinski will reunite with Miles Teller this year with none other than Top Gun: Maverick
2 The Spectacular Now (91%)
Before becoming Tris Prior, Shailene Woodley joined Miles Teller in a more congenial on-screen relationship in Sundance darling The Spectacular Now. It is the coming-of-age story that takes alcoholism seriously and that eventually quietly charmed its way to many a prominent critic's 'best of the 2010s' list (not to mention the impressive Rotten Tomatoes score).
It seems Hollywood was not immune to The Spectacular Now's postmodern lure. Within some three to four years of its release, its stars achieved the following: Kyle Chandler helmed Bloodline, Bob Odenkirk got the green light for Better Call Saul, Shailene Woodley walked with giants in Big Little Lies, Jennifer Jason Leigh was nominated for an Oscar, and Brie Larson won on. As for Miles Teller...see #1.
1 Whiplash (93%)
Indie phenomenon Whiplash has only gained in regard since its 2014 release and subsequent three-Oscar night. Director Damien Chazelle followed up with La La Land and is a projected Hollywood it-auteur of the 20s. Screen Rant named it among the best of the decade. And of course, there's that meme. Undoubtedly, Miles Teller will continue its portending legacy as his name continues to harvest in households. He has seemingly every resource and role available to him and the talent to make it all worthwhile.
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