Many years ago, using the weekly TV guide that came with the Sunday Chicago Tribune, I started keeping track of all of the movies I had seen over the course of my lifetime. The guide would list the two main stars for each movie, and that is a tradition that I’ve carried on in my database ever since. Given those guidelines, it is time once again to look at the now 107 actors that have starred in at least 10 films that I have seen, as of July 1.
We continue today with the nine actors that have starred in exactly 14 movies that I have seen, down one from 3 years ago.
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman first appeared on my radar with 1987’s Teen Wolf Too. After another film in 1992, he took the rest of the century off and didn’t reappear on my screen until 2010, when he started a streak of five films in three years, followed by another streak of seven films in five years, culminating in 2018 Game Night, the last time I saw one of his films.
Morgan Freeman
The first film I saw starring Morgan Freeman was the Kevin Costner vehicle Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Starting in 2000, he put together a six-year streak that covered eight films. My biggest Freeman years were 2000, 2005, and 2008, when I saw him in two films each. After a five-year layoff, he returned in 2020, starring in 2019’s Angel Has Fallen.
Jennifer Lawrence
The delightful Jennifer Lawrence first appeared on my screen in 2011, thanks to 2010’s Winter’s Bone. Since then, I have seen her in at least one movie every year, tripling up in 2013, for an active streak of twelve straight years. My most recent film of hers was 2022’s Causeway.
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds first appeared on my movie radar in 2006, when I saw him in both The Amityville Horror and Just Friends, which started a streak of five films in four years. He had double shots in 2006, 2011, 2017, and 2019. 2021’s Free Guy, which I saw last year, was the last I saw of him.
Paul Rudd
1998’s The Object Of My Affection was my first exposure (in a starring role) to Paul Rudd. He then put together a run of five films in four years from 2008-2011 and, after taking a year off, had another four in the following three years. I last saw him earlier this year, starring in Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania.
Winona Ryder
The last films of hers that I saw is still 2002’s Mr. Deeds, which I finally got around to watching in 2011.
Adam Sandler
2011’s Just Go With It, which I saw in 2013, is still my most current exposure to Sandler’s work.
Christian Slater
The last film of Slater’s that I saw was Alone In The Dark, all the way back in 2006.
John Travolta
The last starring role of Travolta’s that I saw was the 2009 remake of The Taking Of Pelham 123, which I saw in 2010.