In the spotlight on Disney + on the occasion of the launch of the distressing mini-series The Patient, Steve Carell excels in both comedy and drama. Zoom on 3 essential films with the actor to review now.
If Steve Carell is above all known to spectators for his many comic roles, and his unforgettable interpretation of the character of Michael Scott in The Office, he has also proven in recent years the full extent of his talent through more dramatic performances.
In the original mini-series The Patient on Disney+, he plays a psychologist and father, held prisoner in a basement by one of his patients, who turns out to be a serial killer. The latter, camped by Domhnall Gleeson (the Harry Potter and Star Wars sagas), asks him to help him curb his murderous impulses.
While in captivity, Alan Strauss grapples with memories of his past, from his relationship with his son to the death of his wife, while conversing in his imagination with his former therapist. This oppressive thriller is an opportunity for Steve Carell to show the face of a vulnerable and sensitive man.
Whether you’ve already devoured the series or are patiently waiting on your watchlist, now is the perfect time to see or rewatch 3 films with the actor, also available on the Disney+ platform.
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Before making an impression last Christmas with Don’t Look Up: Cosmic Denial, Adam McKay began his directing career by directing the comedy Star Presenter: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, in which Steve Carell plays one of the roles main.
10 years later, and a second collaboration to their credit, the two men met again in 2015 for The Big Short: the heist of the century, which retraces the true story of four outsiders who succeeded in anticipating the famous subprime crisis of 2007 .
Steve Carell brilliantly lends his features to hedge fund manager Mark Baum, a perfectionist, talkative, but edgy man obsessed with doing the right thing. A role that earned him a nomination at the 73rd Golden Globes in the Best Actor in a Comedy category, opposite his costar Christian Bale.
In this Oscar-winning film for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2016, the actor also stars alongside Ryan Gosling and Marisa Tomei, with whom he starred in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love a few years earlier.
In 2017, new reunion for Steve Carell, this time with Emma Stone (who camped his daughter in Crazy, Stupid, Love) for a confrontation at the top in Battle of the Sexes, signed Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
After The Big Short, the actor once again plays a very real personality: former tennis player and world number one Bobby Riggs. Faced with this inveterate, provocative and misogynistic bettor, champion Billie Jean King is committed to denouncing the inequalities between men and women in the industry. In 1973, the two athletes competed on the court…
For this role, Steve Carell trained with Lornie Kuhle, real coach and friend of Bobby (played by Eric Christian Olsen on screen), in order to perfect his movements. (Re)discover this historic duel in Battle of the Sexes, available on Disney+.
Before staging the famous face-to-face between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, the duo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris charmed the public in 2006 with the touching comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine.
Alongside the Hoover family, spectators embark on a surprising and feel-good road trip, thanks to a gallery of colorful characters. Among them, Frank Ginsberg, the depressive uncle of Olive and Dwayne, has just left the hospital after a suicide attempt.
Played by Steve Carell, he too takes part in this incredible journey to accompany his niece to a beauty contest. Find the actor in one of his most significant early dramatic roles on Disney+.