# Your favorite Jeff Bridges movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680 "2018-07-10T20:30:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/1 "2018-07-10T20:30:15Z")
[Jeff Bridges IMDB filmography](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000313/) Stuck at home for a couple of weeks, I’m embarking on a Jeff Bridges film fest. Lots of stuff to choose from–several classics along with a few stinkers, but overall a pretty impressive body of work. My three favorites going in, subject to reappraisal as I go along are: Starman The Men Who Stare At Goats (and of course) The Big Lebowski And yours? (If you’re not a fan, feel free to chime in…no offense taken :)) ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/2 "2018-07-10T20:33:08Z")
I liked the one in which he survived the plane crash. The title escapes me. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/3 "2018-07-10T20:41:44Z")
Of his early work, _The Last Picture Show_ is a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/4 "2018-07-10T20:45:01Z")
Has to be _ **The Fisher King** _ with Robin Williams. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/5 "2018-07-10T20:47:56Z")
Note the mix: Comedy, drama, music-oriented. In IMDb order: _Crazy Heart_ _The Big Lebowski_ (The all time fav.) _The Fabulous Baker Boys_ _Tucker: The Man and His Dream_ _TRON_ (So sue me.) _Hearts of the West_ _The Last Picture Show_ and finally: _Loving Molly_. (Wait, what? Ooooh.) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/6 "2018-07-10T20:49:21Z")
> [@pohjonen](#): > > I liked the one in which he survived the plane crash. The title escapes me. _[Fearless](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106881/)_ ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/7 "2018-07-10T21:04:51Z")
> [@Mr.Bill](#): > > Has to be _ **The Fisher King** _ with Robin Williams. Same here. One of my all time favorite movies to boot. “For yoooooouuuuuu…Lydia!” ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/8 "2018-07-10T21:06:52Z")
The Big Lebowski ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/9 "2018-07-10T21:10:27Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Same here. One of my all time favorite movies to boot. > > “For yoooooouuuuuu…Lydia!” We seem to agree on a lot of this kind of stuff. Are you sure you’re not my long-lost evil twin?:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/10 "2018-07-10T21:16:02Z")
> [@Mr.Bill](#): > > We seem to agree on a lot of this kind of stuff. > > Are you sure you’re not my long-lost evil twin?:dubious: Mwahahahahaahaa… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/11 "2018-07-10T21:19:35Z")
If asked, I’ll say that I’m a fan of Jeff Bridges, yet when I look at his filmography, the only one that really stands out for me as “ooooh yeah let’s watch that” is _Thunderbolt & Lightfoot_, from 1974. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/12 "2018-07-10T21:21:37Z")
As Jack McKee in _Rancho Deluxe_. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/13 "2018-07-10T21:23:23Z")
There is a video anthology out there based on Stephen King stories called, “Nightmares and Dreamscapes.” One epi is based on, “Battleground,” from his, “Night Shift,” collection. Bridges is the only main actor, there is no dialogue, he’s really good and it’s a load of fun. No love for, “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot”? C’mon, he’s got great legs! Ninja-ed by **Bo**. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/14 "2018-07-10T21:34:17Z")
In addition to several good ones already mentioned, I’ll suggest _Cutter’s Way_, _8 Million Ways to Die_, and _True Grit_. Also _Tideland_ and _Iron Man_ but Bridges only had supporting roles in those. And maybe _Against All Odds_ - but I saw that one back in the eighties and I don’t know if it’s aged well. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/15 "2018-07-10T21:44:16Z")
Dammit! I have to retract “Nightmares and Dreamscapes.” It was William Hurt, not Bridges. Still fun, though. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/16 "2018-07-10T22:02:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Also _Tideland_ and _Iron Man_ but Bridges only had supporting roles in those… Oh, anything he’s been in is fair game. He was the perfect choice for Zeke Topanga, the penguin surfing guru in Surf’s Up. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/17 "2018-07-10T22:03:57Z")
I liked _TRON_ too! 🙂 Also _The Fisher King, The Fabulous Baker Boy_s and _Tucker_. _Last Picture Show_ is classic. I also liked _Seabiscuit_ a great deal, but Bridges isn’t given a whole lot to do in that one; it’s just a great movie overall, a true story based on the best-selling book of the same name. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/18 "2018-07-10T22:08:58Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > The Big Lebowski Yeah, well that’s just, like, your opinion, man. (mine, too!) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/19 "2018-07-10T22:13:55Z")
The Big Lebowski. After which: Starman, Fearless and the Fabulous Baker Brothers. And The Last Unicorn as well. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680/20 "2018-07-10T22:14:12Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Yeah, well that’s just, like, your opinion, man. This was the title for my bulletin board with student opinion pieces. Got some parent snickers outta that one. My favorite movie of his is **True Grit** , which years later stands out as one of the most satisfying moviegoing experiences of my life. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-jeff-bridges-movies/817680.md?page=2)