Chemistry is something hard to come by in film, some actors have it and some don't. Here are a few actors that had the best chemistry in a film.
Good chemistry in a film, no matter the genre, is sometimes hard to come by. Some actors have the best chemistry on screen, and others make it hard for viewers to believe in the relationship.
From actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet to Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, these actors brought out the most intense chemistry on-screen in their respective films. Through the chemistry showcased and the surrounding plot of these films, they are still hit masterpieces today.
The Wedding Singer is a funny and romantic comedy that brought together a broken-hearted wedding singer (Adam Sandler) and a beautiful young waitress (Drew Barrymore) planning her wedding. As the two grow closer, they begin to realize that their significant others aren't the people for them, eventually falling in love. Although some might think Sandler and Barrymore’s best movie is 50 First Dates, there's something special about the two’s chemistry in The Wedding Singer.
The chemistry between Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in this movie was fun and light-hearted. The two matched each other's energy and funny every step of the way. Although the comedy was evident, this didn't take away from the romance of the film, and Barrymore and Sandler shined through on this aspect. Even 24 years later, the film is still a huge hit today among the comedy and romance genres.
The saying “when you know, you know” perfectly sums up the relationship between Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek in the film Fools Rush In. The film is a forgotten romantic movie from the 90s that deserves a little recognition. In the film, Isabel (Hayek) and Alex (Perry) have a one-night stand that leads to pregnancy 3 months later. The two are drawn to each other and decide to marry right away, and immediately move in together.
As the two get to know each other, there is a lot of drama and disagreements but also screaming passion and chemistry that is hard to deny. It's easy to believe that the two belong together with Hayek’s character being a fierce and determined woman that knows what she wants and deserves, and Perry's character proving to be the one to balance her.
A true romantic classic for the decades, Titanic introduced critics and viewers alike to the presence of both Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio to the movie industry. Although the two were already established for other great projects they'd worked on, Titanic was the film that catapulted them into the category of greats.
The film called for a deep romance and connection for Dicaprio and Winslet’s characters, and they delivered tenfold. Because of their amazing spark and chemistry in the film, there were other rumors that the two were romantically linked, however, they've always maintained that their relationship is a platonic one.
Who knew that two actors that hated each other during filming could have such highly intense chemistry and date after the production? This is the case between Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling during their film The Notebook. The movie follows the relationship and love of two individuals forced apart by circumstance and outside forces, however, they find their way back to each other.
McAdams and Gosling both had such intense chemistry from first meeting, they brought that into their characters and it can surely be seen. They had such intense passion in many of their scenes and fights, making it hard not to believe that their fighting and love wasn't real outside the movie. The pair gave one of the best kisses in cinema and won awards for their fierce chemistry. In the end, the two began dating after filming and were together from 2005-2007.
Steamy, raw, and passionate is one way to describe Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's marital role in the action-romance Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The married couple is in a boring marriage until they learn that they are both assassins for competing agencies that have not only been tasked to kill the same man, but also each other.
As the two lead the charge in trying to kill each other, they shed the facade of who they were pretending to be, and with this awakening, comes the passion that they've been lacking in their marriage. The chemistry between Jolie and Pitt in this film was out of this world, and the two grew controversially closer in real life, eventually marrying each other after meeting on set.
It seems that Ryan Gosling has an innate ability to form chemistry with any of his female costars in his films. From The Notebook and Rachel McAdams to Crazy, Stupid, Love, La La Land, and Gangster Squad with Emma Stone, he does remarkably well in establishing a lot of affection and sentiment surrounding his more romantic films, especially when it comes to his chemistry with Emma Stone in Crazy, Stupid, Love.
With Gosling’s playboy/pick-up artist character in meeting his match in Stone’s nerdy yet confident law student character in the film, the two truly brought out the awkwardness yet quirkiness of dating and liking someone that would be considered your opposite. The scene where they reenact the iconic lift from Dirty Dancing alone provided a spark for audiences that reinforced their unbelievable chemistry.
A Star Is Born resurrected, in the minds of fans all over, that Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga were a real-life couple after seeing the film. There was just no way two people had the dynamic, passionate, and genuine chemistry that they did and not be a couple. However, this wasn't the case and the two were only romantically involved in the film.
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga delivered such a believable and heartbreaking performance that left many fans in love with the love portrayed in the film, but also the undeniable chemistry between both the characters as they struggle to take care of each other.
A film considered by some as the most realistic depiction of love, Brokeback Mountain explored the love, sufferings, and tragedy of Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger), cowboys who fell in love one season while sheepherding and continued their love affair for over 20 years.
Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger considered themselves best friends, so, it wasn't out of the ordinary to experience the bond and comfortableness the two actors brought to their characters in the film. However, the sexual tension and emotional connection is seen between Gyllenhaal and Ledger in this film was out of this world, and portrayed a realistic view of forbidden love and heartbreak.
A passionate story of two people love for each other and the sport of basketball, the film Love & Basketball follows Monica and Que, two basketball star athletes who are each trying to make it in the WNBA and NBA respectively. Following their journey they start as enemies, change into lovers, and then back to enemies.
Along the way, Sanaa Lathan (Monica) and Omar Epps (Que) bring flame and emotion to their characters that make it easy for viewers to relate to their relationship. The mutual attraction between the two in the film was evident, and the audience was rewarded with an amazing movie with spark, heartache, devotion, and determination.
