# Who were the five most beautiful \*men\* in the history of film? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 22, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853 "2005-12-22T20:08:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/61 "2005-12-24T03:01:38Z")
**Priceguy** , you might wanna think twice about Jude. He’s not aging well-he’ll look like Jack Nicholson in ten years. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/62 "2005-12-24T07:18:11Z")
I might have missed it, but I don’t think I’ve seen [Keanu Reeves](http://www.tqs.ca/showbiz/vedettes/photos/KEANU-REEVES.jpg) here yet. His acting skills are debatable (I think he’s underrated - others disagree 😃 ), but you can’t deny that he is one fine-looking man. He doesn’t have to do much but just stand there and breathe and I’d pay money to see it. I agree with [Chow Yun Fat](http://www.showbizz.net/uploads/films/Chow-Yun-fat6.jpg) on this list, in his bald, Crouching Tiger persona. Very hot. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/63 "2005-12-24T08:33:31Z")
Five is impossible! Ryan Gosling Clive Owen Gregory Peck Andy Garcia Colin Farrel Chow Yun Fat Denzel Washington Robert DeNiro Paul Newman The Rock Jimmy Stewart Hugh Jackman Harrison Ford Tim Robbins Gary Cooper Carey Elwes Mark Ruffalo ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/64 "2005-12-24T09:15:52Z")
I can only find screencaps from the lovely 2003 French film _Bon Voyage_, but for me, the only man to be literally jaw-droppingly gorgeous: [First cap (on the right)](http://www.portalmix.com/cine/bonvoyage/img/fotos/bonvoyage_foto_007.jpg) [Second cap (far right)](http://www.portalmix.com/cine/bonvoyage/img/fotos/bonvoyage_foto_006.jpg) [Third cap (the one who isn’t Gerard Depardieu)](http://www.portalmix.com/cine/bonvoyage/img/fotos/bonvoyage_foto_003.jpg) [Fourthcap (the one who isn’t Isabelle Adjani)](http://www.portalmix.com/cine/bonvoyage/img/fotos/bonvoyage_foto_005.jpg) Grégori Derangère, a French actor. GUH. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/65 "2006-01-05T13:22:38Z")
I’ll confine myself to actors currently working. 1. Johnny Depp. What **Priceguy** said. 2. Hugh Jackman. From the moment he appeared onscreen as Logan, I was hooked. 3. Orlando Bloom. He doesn’t quite make my heart go pit-a-pat, although he’s a good actor and seems to be a nice guy, but physically, he’s just about perfect. Bone structure, teeth, hair, skin, eyes: everything’s ideal. 4. Michael Beach. (Who? Well, he was the guy who left Angela Bassett for his secretary in **Waiting to Exhale** , and the guy who cheated on Vanessa L. Williams in **Soul Food** …hmmm, he always seems to play a philanderer, doesn’t he! And he doesn’t work much in general, either, but og, is he beautiful.) 5. Viggo Mortensen. Rrowrrrr; that’s all I gotta say. Honorable Mention: Yes, he’s underage, but only for a few more months, and I’m telling you, [Haley Osment](http://www.engeland.us/haley-joel-osment/gallery/cpg132/displayimage.php?album=245&pos=10) is going to be a heartbreaker. (Scroll down.) ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/66 "2006-01-05T13:45:45Z")
Wow - 65 posts and nobody mentions [Ken Watanabe](http://imdb.com/name/nm0913822/) ? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/67 "2006-01-05T14:50:56Z")
The all time most beautiful: Johnny Depp After that, no particular order, the ones to come to mind right now: Antonio Banderas Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Young Brando Young Ian McKellan Keanu Reeves Joseph Gordon-Leavitt Elijah Wood Brendan Fraser [and what a lovely way to start the day…] ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/68 "2006-01-05T16:05:23Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > 1. Michael Beach. (Who? Well, he was the guy who left Angela Bassett for his secretary in **Waiting to Exhale** , and the guy who cheated on Vanessa L. Williams in **Soul Food** …hmmm, he always seems to play a philanderer, doesn’t he! And he doesn’t work much in general, either, but og, is he beautiful.) I’ll always remember him from \*ER \* as Jeanie’s cheating husband, the one who gave her HIV. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/69 "2006-01-05T16:22:24Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > [Sal Mineo](http://www.apemania.com/AUTHENTIC_RESTORATIONS/Milo/M09.jpeg) That a whoosh or…? And I’d never previously heard of Rudolf Valentino and am stunned. _swoon_ Thanks **Sampiro** and others for bringing him to my attention. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/70 "2006-01-05T18:23:46Z")
Too hard to rank them, so I’ll just start with [Gary Cooper](http://themave.com/Cooper/galryfr.htm), around the time of “Mr. Deeds” or “Meet John Doe.” [Oded Fehr](http://www.odedfehr.de/index2.html), who is aging beautifully. When Taye Diggs smiles, the whole world stops spinning. The man glows. [Naveen Andrews](http://www.tv.com/naveen-andrews/person/51875/photos.html) is the best reason to watch “Lost.” And [Daniel Dae Kim](http://bestof.provocateuse.com/show/daniel_dae_kim) is the other best reason to watch “Lost.” You could slice oranges on his cheekbones. This list would probably change every five minutes if I thought about it too much. ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853/71 "2006-01-05T18:38:43Z")
I’m a sucker for Sam Elliott and Karl Urban. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-men-in-the-history-of-film/336853.md?page=3)