A blood-soaked drum solo, a fighter-jet blockbuster and a handful of small dramas he carried almost alone are all in contention.
1WhiplashDamien Chazelle's 2014 drama starring Teller as a jazz drummer pushed by J.K. Simmons's Oscar-winning instructor.1000pts
2Top Gun: Maverick2022 sequel to 'Top Gun', with Teller as Lt. Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw opposite Tom Cruise.700pts
3Paper TigerJames Gray's 2026 crime drama set in 1980s Queens, co-starring Teller with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson.625pts
4War DogsTodd Phillips's 2016 comedy-drama starring Teller and Jonah Hill as young arms dealers.577pts
5The Gorge2025 Apple TV+ action film starring Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy as snipers guarding opposite sides of a mysterious gorge.500pts
6Only the Brave2017 drama about the Granite Mountain Hotshots firefighters, with Teller as Brendan McDonough.423pts
7Bleed for This2016 boxing biopic starring Teller as champion Vinny Pazienza.423pts
8Divergent2014 dystopian adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel, with Teller as Peter Hayes.423pts
9Footloose2011 remake of the 1984 musical drama, with Teller as Willard Hewitt.333pts
10Thank You for Your Service2017 drama starring Teller as a soldier returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress.333pts
11Rabbit HoleJohn Cameron Mitchell's 2010 drama, Teller's film debut, as a teenager tied to the death of Nicole Kidman's character's son.333pts
12Spiderhead2022 Netflix science-fiction thriller, with Teller as an inmate in Chris Hemsworth's drug-testing prison.227pts
13The Spectacular NowJames Ponsoldt's 2013 coming-of-age drama starring Teller and Shailene Woodley.0pts




















