Matthew Perry was one of the most popular stars on the planet, and one can credit all that stardom to his popular ‘Friends’ character Chandler Bing. His death, earlier today, has left the entire world in a state of shock and utter sadness. During the 10-year run of ‘Friends’, he slowly transitioned towards films as well. Even though his film career didn’t grant him superstar success like he attained on TV, he sure as hell did quite a number of great movies.
Here are a few such movies of Matthew Perry that you can watch, enjoy and remember the legendary actor by:
‘Fools Rush In’ (1997)
In the film ‘Fools Rush In’, which is classified as a romance, drama, and comedy, Matthew Perry co-starred with Salma Hayek in the key roles of Alex and Isabel. According to IMDb reviewers, the movie is very underrated and under-appreciated, and it tells the tale of a one-night fling that ends in marriage after becoming pregnant. According to IMDb, both actors’ performances in the movie earned them nominations for the American Latino Media Arts Awards (ALMA Awards).
‘Almost Heroes’ (1998)
Chris Farley and Matthew Perry portray two competing explorers to Lewis and Clark in a Western comedy. The IMDb synopsis states that Bartholomew Hunt and Leslie Edwards, two fictional characters, want to be the first to reach the Pacific Ocean by trying to traverse the western frontier. According to IMDb, this was Farley’s final role before he passed away.
‘The Whole Nine Yards’ (2000) & ‘The Whole Ten Yards’ (2004)
In the humorous criminal comedy film ‘The Whole Nine Yards’, Perry portrayed Oz Oseransky. Oz Oseransky (Matthew Perry), discovers that his new neighbour is Jimmy ‘The Tulip’ Tudeski (Bruce Willis), a former mob contract killer who is now a police informant and for whom the Hungarian mob has set a steep price. ‘The Whole Ten Yards’, a 2004 sequel, was released after the first film’s immense popularity. Both the films did exceedingly well and were loved by fans of all age groups.
‘The Ron Clark Story’ (2006)
In the 2006 movie ‘The Ron Clark Story’, Perry played the lead role of an elementary school teacher from the suburbs who moves to an inner-city school in Harlem. Matthew Perry received his first Golden Globe nod for his work in this film, which deviated from his typical humorous parts.
‘17 Again’ (2009)
The character Mike O’Donnell was portrayed by Matthew Perry in the comedy ‘17 Again’. Zac Efron’s youthful Mike O’Donnell and Perry’s elderly portrayal alternate throughout the film. According to a Warner Bros. movie description, Mike miraculously transforms back into his 17-year-old self, but this time from his older perspective helps him gain a real-life perspective. Given that a large portion of Perry’s career was focused on the 1990s and early 2000s, the movie was among his more recent roles.
