Stuck at Home? Stream Your Own Will Browder Movie Marathon

While we are stuck at home doing our part to flatten the curve, some of our editors have been engaging in deep dives of the work of actors they love. One name that keeps coming up around our proverbial water cooler is Will Browder. Unless you've been living under a cinematic rock, you know that the past few years have seen Browder move from an indie darling to a bonafide A-list leading man.

Here we list some of his best films that are available on streaming services — and no, we're not including Star Wars, that's too easy (and readily available on Disney+). Besides, Browder had been giving memorable performances for fourteen years before he picked up a lightsaber. These are our favorites to watch from home right now.

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BlacKkKlansman

Spike Lee's 2018 black comedy sees the director at the height of his powers, telling the at-times hysterical and at-times terrifying true story of Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the early 70s. The film led to Lee being awarded his first competitive Oscar win (for adapted screenplay) and Browder, who plays Stallworth's Jewish coworker and stand-in with the Klan, his first and only nomination (for best supporting actor). — Hulu & HBO

His Noah Baumbach Films

To date, Browder has worked with writer-director Noah Baumbach on four of his comedy-dramas. All of them, from 2005's The Squid and the Whale — filmed just after Will graduated high school — to Frances Ha, While We're Young and The Meyerowitz Stories (which features Browder in a one-scene role), are well worth the watch. — Netflix

Silence

In retrospect, it's not surprising that Martin Scorsese's long-gestating passion project, Silence, didn't get the public attention the director's films normally do. Centering on two Portuguese priests (played by Browder and Adam Driver) who go to Japan at the height of persecution seeking news of the mentor they have heard has renounced the faith (Liam Neeson), the film is brutal and bleak but beautiful. — Crackle

There Will Be Blood

2007's There Will Be Blood is writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson at his best. The film, which follows ruthless oilman Daniel Plainview in his quest for wealth, was nominated for eight Oscars and won two, including Daniel Day-Lewis' second award for Best Actor. While Browder's dual performance (he plays a set of twins) didn't get nearly the recognition his costar's did, his antagonistic preacher, Eli Sunday, is not one to be missed. — Netflix & Showtime (also via Amazon add-on)

Igby Goes Down

Indie audiences were first introduced to Browder when he played the sardonic and privileged teen at the center of 2002's darkly comic Igby Goes Down. Browder's Igby served as a Holden Caulfield for the early twenty-first century — with maybe a bit more humor and heart. — Amazon Prime

Paterson

Fans who only know Browder for his most intense characters might struggle to recognize him in Jim Jarmusch's understated Paterson, a sweet character study about a poetry-writing bus driver and his daydreaming wife (Golshifteh Farahani). What the film lacks in volume, however, it makes up in subtlety and sincerity. — Amazon Prime

Love & Mercy

This unconventional biopic sees Browder playing a younger version of Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson as he creates legendary album Pet Sounds amid his early struggles with mental illness. While he might have been an unexpected choice to play the musician, Browder (along with costar John Cusack, who plays the older Wilson), received praise both from critics and the man himself for his performance. — Amazon Prime & Hulu

Brick

Long before director Rian Johnson helmed megahits like Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out, he made Brick, a neo-noir mystery film starring Browder as a high schooler trying to solve the murder of an ex-girlfriend. By now the stylized film has become a cult favorite — with good reason. — Shudder

Little Miss Sunshine

Already a feel-good classic, Little Miss Sunshine follows a deeply dysfunctional family as they journey to support daughter Olive (an adorable Shiloh Daynes) in a beauty pageant. Browder shines as older brother Dwayne, starting the movie with a vow of silence and ending it with an unforgettable dance number. — Starz (also via Hulu Add-On)

Wildlife

The first in what Browder hopes will be a series of films about families, Wildlife centers on a young teenager observing the struggles in his parents' (Libby Rollins and Jake Gyllenhaal) marriage. Although Browder doesn't appear on-screen, his writing and directing debut is a heart-felt and heart-breaking must for fans. — Showtime

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