Even though he is only 29 years old, Lucas Hedges has already appeared in some of the most popular and well-received movies of the last 20 years. Hedges has a promising career ahead of him given that nearly all of the films he has been in have received Academy Award nominations. In addition to starring alongside icons like Meryl Streep and three-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand, he has already worked with some of the top directors in Hollywood, including Kenneth Lonergan, Greta Gerwig, Martin McDonagh, and Wes Anderson.
Whether Hedges is playing the lead or a supporting part in a movie, every performance is real and serves a valuable function for the movie as a whole. Being a native New Yorker and the son of director Peter Hedges, Hedges almost seems destined for a career in filmmaking. Here is a list of all of Lucas Hedges’ top films.
Ben is Back
Julia Roberts, an Academy Award-winning actress, and Peter Hedges’s son Lucas Hedges star in the 2018 thriller Ben is Back. When he comes home for Christmas from college, Lucas’ character, a 19-year-old drug addict, is played by Roberts, whose mother does everything in her power to keep her son sober. The critically praised movies What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Dan in Real Life, and The Odd Life of Timothy Green made director Peter Hedges well recognised. Ben is Back garnered positive reviews from viewers and critics, earning an 81 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Boy Erased
Dramas that tackle weighty contemporary problems like drug abuse, death, and police brutality are the ones in which Lucas Hedges most frequently appears. Hedges portrays Jared Eamons, a young man who is outed as gay to his deeply religious parents in the true-life drama Boy Erased. He feels under pressure to enrol in a conversion camp after he understands that he would lose his family, friends, and house. Hedges co-stars in the film with Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe, and Nicole Kidman, all of whom are tremendously brilliant.
Meryl Streep is without a doubt one of the most talented and in-demand actors of her generation. Because Streep is so inspirational and skilled, we frequently hear stories from actors and directors about how intimidated they feel when working with her, yet Lucas Hedges rises to the challenge in Let Them All Talk. The connection between the two has been praised by critics, as well as the fact that Hedges was able to compete with the 21-time Academy Award nominee.
Manchester by the Sea
Everything about this movie is superb, including the script, the acting, the directing, and the music. For his depiction as Lee Chandler, a man with a troubled past and a great deal of guilt hanging over him who takes on the responsibility of raising his nephew Patrick (Lucas Hedges) after his brother Kyle passes away, Casey Affleck won his first Academy Award for Best Actor. This must-watch movie, which you can view on Amazon Prime Video, is profoundly emotional and genuine. Six Academy Awards were nominated for Manchester by the Sea, including Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for the respective parts played by Lucas Hedges and Michelle Williams.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
One of the most inventive filmmakers working today is Wes Anderson. You can’t even compare a Wes Anderson movie to anything else since his films are so distinctive and particular to him. Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Tony Revolori, Owen Wilson, F. Murray Abraham, Willem Dafoe, Adrian Brody, Tilda Swinton, Saoirse Ronan, Mathieu Amalric, Edward Norton, and Lucas Hedges are among the cast members of The Grand Budapest Hotel. One of the many elements that distinguish a Wes Anderson movie is his penchant for returning to the same performers time and time again. The French Dispatch, a comedy/romance starring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Adrian Brody, Tilda Swinton, and Saoirse Ronan, was released in 2021. The Grand Budapest Hotel was nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, and had a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92 percent.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri stars Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Lucas Hedges, who all give outstanding performances. Martin McDonagh’s crime/drama centres on Mildred Hayes, played by McDormand, whose daughter was brutally killed and whose killer has not yet been apprehended. Mildred decides to take matters into her own hands by placing billboards urging the Sheriff to perform his job and discover her daughter’s killer since she is fed up with the police department and tired of not receiving any answers. Mildred Hayes earned McDormand her third Academy Award.
