Australian actor Chris Hemsworth is one of the biggest movie stars today. He became famous throughout the world for playing the superhero Thor in the Marvel films. However, Hemsworth also has other interesting works in his career.
Hemsworth’s journey began in Australia, where he starred in television series such as “Home and Away” before moving to Hollywood in search of new challenges. With this in mind, we decided to list the 10 best films starring Chris Hemsworth. Check it out below!
Chris Hemsworth: the 10 best films
Among Thor’s solo films, the most appreciated by audiences and critics is “Ragnarok”. In the plot, Thor faces Hela (Blanchett), his older sister and goddess of death. The hero ends up trapped on the planet Sakaar and must escape from there in time to save Asgard from Hela.
The film was directed by Taika Waititi. The cast also includes Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins.
Among the Avengers films, “Endgame” is the most notable involving the character Thor.
In this film the hero looks different, overweight and bearded, as well as being drunk and discouraged by the final events of “Avengers: Infinity War”.
Chris Hemsworth stars in the action thriller film “Extraction,” based on the graphic novel “Ciudad” by Ande Parks.
Hemsworth plays Tyler Rake, an Australian black ops mercenary. In the plot, he has to fight for his life after accepting the mission to save his son kidnapped by a drug dealer.
Direct sequel to “Extraction”, this film once again stars Chris Hemsworth as the mercenary Tyler Rake.
Following the events of the previous film, Tyler comes out of retirement to rescue a family held captive in a Georgia prison. The cast also includes Olga Kurylenko and Idris Elba.
Chris Hemsworth stars in this sports biopic alongside Daniel Brühl. Hemsworth plays Formula 1 driver James Hunt, a racing legend known for being a playboy behind the scenes.
Brühl plays another Formula 1 legend, the methodical and disciplined Niki Lauda. The film portrays the famous rivalry between the two drivers and is directed by Ron Howard.
In this film, Chris Hemsworth proved that he has comedic talent. A reboot of the “Ghostbusters” series, this film features female protagonists instead of male ones, as in the original films. Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones play the Ghostbusters.
Hemsworth plays Kevin, the Ghostbusters’ attractive but awkward receptionist. The film is directed by Paul Feig.
Poking fun at horror movie clichés, “The Secret of the Shack” brings a metalinguistic approach. The film is directed by Drew Goddard and combines traditional horror with satirical humor and full of winks at the viewer.
In the plot, a group of young friends decide to spend a weekend in an isolated cabin in the forest. However, once they arrive at the location, they begin to experience strange and frightening events. However, there is more behind these ghosts.
Chris Hemsworth plays one of the young men, a college and football athlete. The cast also includes Kristen Connolly, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.
The neo-noir thriller “Bad Times at the Hotel Royale” is directed and written by Drew Goddard. The film is set in the late 1960s and takes place in a dilapidated and mysterious hotel on the border of California and Nevada.
The plot follows seven strangers who meet in a hotel, each with dark secrets.
Chris Hemsworth plays the charismatic cult leader. The strong cast also includes Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny and Lewis Pullman.
One of the highlights of Chris Hemsworth’s career was working with the famous director Michael Mann. That film is the thriller “Hacker”.
Hemsworth plays Nicholas Hathaway, a computer hacker arrested for hacking banks. But another hacker is using code written by Hathaway to wreak havoc on financial institutions.
So, the authorities ask for Hathaway’s help and grant him pretrial release to track down the cybercriminal. Tang Wei, Viola Davis and Wang Leehom complete the cast.
This film is a prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015), focusing on the origin story of the character Furiosa. The film is written and directed by George Miller.
Anya Taylor-Joy plays the young Furiosa. Chris Hemsworth plays Dementus, a warlord and leader of the Biker Horde who kidnaps Furiosa.
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