From Zuckerberg to Zombies: Jesse Eisenberg's best films

Although many don't have him on their screens, he is one of the most productive stars in Hollywood:Jesse Eisenberghas been active as an actor, director and screenwriter for over two decades. And even though it initially seemed that Eisenberg would always be stuck with the same role, in the following years he was able to not only do comedies, but alsoDramas, thrillers or superhero filmsdemonstrate its versatility.

Jesse Eisenberg first attracted attention from critics in 2002 with the comedySex for beginners, before him with the indie flickThe squid and the whaleThe breakthrough came in 2005. By far his most famous role, however, is that ofMark Zuckerberg inThe Social Network, which earned him an Oscar nomination in 2011. Eisenberg's latest film, which he also directed and wrote, is calledA Real Pain. In the tragicomic road movie he plays David Kaplan, who goes on a "Holocaust tour" through Poland with his cousin Benji (Kieran Culkin) in memory of their late grandmother. The perfect opportunity to take a look at thethe actor's best rolesto throw.

Zombie killer, Rolling Stone author and Facebook founder: these are themJesse Eisenberg's best films.

Like in a magician thrillerThe Incomprehensible – Now You See MeJesse Eisenberg also performed in this ensemble piece with Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin"Leading Man". The splatter slapstick, in which four survivors of an apocalypse kill zombies in a rather bloody but also funny way, was a great success, not least because of Eisenbergconvincing performance as Columbus, which harmonized perfectly with the rest of the cast and oneCareer highlightmarked.

In hisin the movie, which in the original has the somewhat less offensive titleRoger DodgerEisenberg plays 16-year-old Nick, who gets help from his uncle and alleged womanizer Roger (Campbell Scott) to lose his virginity. Eisenberg's start in the film business wasimpressively self-confident and understandable, for which he was featured at the San Diego Film Festival"Most Promising New Actor"was honored.

The one at this point in timeperfect rolefor the actor: The awkward, charming and headstrong James Brennan secures a job in the run-down amusement park "Adventureland" in Philadelphia in the summer of 1987. Eisenberg really enjoyed the lead role of Brennan. The person responsible for the film agreed with thisChemistry between him and Kristen Stewartso much so that they made two more films together.

For thisdrama based on true factsJesse Eisenberg took on the role of David Lipsky, who, as a writer for Rolling Stone magazine, played the celebrated writer David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel) during the promotional tour for his classicInfinite Jestinterviewed. Over the course of their journey, a friendship develops between the two. Of course Segel has the more demanding role as the depressed and alcoholic Wallace, but without Eisenbergconvincing performance as a stoic authorthis two-person piece would never have been possible. Eisenberg received credit for the filmsome of the best reviews of his career.

This touching and humorous indie gem was the onebreakthroughfor both actor Jesse Eisenberg and director Noah Baumbach. Walt (Eisenberg) and Frank (Owen Kline) are brothers dealing with the devastating divorce of their parents (Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney). Eisenberg showsclever and subtly surprising facetsof his character and acts alongside the experienced actors as if he had been in the business forever.

In his second film for which heScript writtenand with which he tooDirectedEisenberg plays the main role alongside. The two cousins ​​David and Benjiodd couple, come together for a "Holocaust tour" through Poland to remember their late grandmother. While Culkin shines with his hilarious, obvious hopscotch ride, Eisenberg's isreserved, profound stylethat moves us and makes us think about the past and the future.

Of course, the Academy couldn't avoid a nomination for Jesse Eisenberg, but they did give him the Oscar for the leading role inThe Social Networkwould have been a bit like giving Mark Zuckerberg himself the Oscar - not really an option. Nevertheless, it wasEmbodiment of the Facebook founder the role of his life, which the very “-berg” in their last name implies. Most likely the film would be fromIt would also have been worth seeing with another actor, but without Eisenberg as Mr. FacebookThe Social Networkdidn't become the magical masterpiece that it is. Eisenbergcleverly captures the many contradictory sides of Zuckerberg– arrogant and insensitive, but at the same time ambitious and visionary. Jesse Eisenberg was now a.