Tye Sheridan's 5 Best & 5 Worst Movies, According To IMDb
Ever since making his big-screen debut in Terrence Malick's Tree of Life in 2011, Tye Sheridan has been making a name for himself in Hollywood.
Ever since making his screen debut in Terrence Malick's Tree of Life in 2011, Tye Sheridan has proven to be one of the most gifted young actors of his generation. Sheridan spent the first five years of his career making gritty, character-driven dramas before expanding his visibility as Scott Summers aka Cyclops in 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse and 2018's X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
Last week, news broke that Sheridan is poised to reunite with his Tree of Life co-star, Sean Penn, for Black Flies, a timely pandemic thriller for Open Road Films that will be directed by French filmmaker, Jean-Stephane Sauvaire.
10 The Night Clerk (2020) 5.5
Sheridan's most recent release ranks as his lowest-rated film to date, according to IMDb. To add insult to injury, The Night Clerk was also Sheridan's feature producorial debut.
Sheridan plays Bart Bromley in the film, a young autistic hotel clerk who works the graveyard shift. When a murder takes place at his place of business, Bart's voyeuristic habits are exposed in a way that leads to him becoming the prime suspect in the case.
9 The Mountain (2018) 5.5
With 8,000 votes fewer than The Night Clerk, The Mountain also garnered middling reviews upon its release in 2018. Sheridan plays Andy, a timid and detached young man in the 1950s who dedicates his life to the medical profession following the death of his mother and father.
When the doctor (Jeff Goldblum) who lobotomized his mother takes Andy in, the two hit the road to perform the procedure at various asylums throughout the country. As Andy documents each case, he attempts to communicate with his deceased mother as he learns more about the process.
8 Last Days In The Desert (2015) 5.6
Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days in the Desert stars Ewan McGregor as Jesus Christ during an epic 40-day sojourn in the desert in which he confronts the Devil, among other things.
Heat, famine, and thirst result in a deep sense of delirium in Jesus' mind as he begins to see Satan in various bodily forms. During his pilgrimage, Jesus looks after The Boy (Sheridan) when his Mother (Ayelet Zurer) and Father (Ciaran Hinds) suffer horrific fates.
7 Entertainment (2015) 5.7
Rick Alverson's Entertainment stars Gregg Turkington as The Comedian, a failed stand-up comic who clings to his desire to reconnect with his daughter. As he makes a journey to see her, The Comedian performs several poorly-received stand-up routines in the desert.
Heckled or ignored time and time again, The Comedian presses on with his tour. Sheridan plays Eddie the Opener, a clown performing an opening act who draws far more laughter and positive feedback than The Comedian while on tour.
6 The Yellow Birds (2017) 5.7
The Yellow Birds tells the story of Brandon Bartle (Alden Ehrenreich) and Daniel Murphy (Sheridan), two tormented U.S. soldiers in the Iraq war who struggle to maintain their sanity and humanity while serving under the disturbed Sergeant Sterling (Jack Huston).
With the horrors of war on his shoulders, Bartle is tormented further by a vow he made to Murphy's mother before they were sent to fight in Iraq. Directed by Alexander Moors, the movie is adapted from the Kevin Powers novel of the same name.
5 The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) 6.9
Based on the real-life psychological exercise that took place in a campus basement in 1971, The Stanford Prison Experiment traces the story of Dr. Philip Zimbardo (Billy Crudup), a professor who conducted a trial in which various college students play the roles of prisoners and prison guards.
Sheridan plays Peter Mitchell 819, one of 18 students chosen to participate in the 14-day experiment. When the mock guards grow increasingly violent and abusive, some of the faux-prisoners opt out of the experiment before its shut down in just six days.
4 Joe (2013) 6.9
In just his third feature film, Sheridan went toe-to-toe with Nicolas Cage in the intimate two-hander, Joe, a story about a convicted criminal who makes a heartfelt bond with a young boy with a hardscrabble homelife.
Joe Ransom (Cage) is an ex-con who spends his days leading a forest-fire rehab group in the Texas woods. One day, he meets Gary (Sheridan), a sincere 15-year-old drifter desperate to evade his abusive alcoholic father, Wade (Gary Poulter). As the two grow closer, Joe risks the progress he's made to protect Gary when Wade goes one step too far in his abuse.
3 Mud (2012) 7.4
Jeff Nichols' Mud stars Matthew McConaughey as the title character, a fugitive hiding out on a small island in the Mississippi River. When teenage best friends Ellis (Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) venture to the island and happen upon Mud, all three lives are forever changed.
Frightened, at first, Ellis begins to bond with Mud, provide him with food, and help him reunite with his true love, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon) while keeping him hidden from the authorities.
2 Ready Player One (2018) 7.5
In Steven Spielberg's dazzling video game extravaganza, Ready Player One, Sheridan takes center stage as Wade Watts, a VR gamer who goes by the online handle, Parzival.
Wade's life changes when the creator of his favorite game, OASIS, reveals a massive easter egg hunt upon his death. If Wade and his online "High-Five" crew can complete the three-part treasure hunt in time, they will be awarded the game creator's massive fortune. The film landed an Oscar nod for Best Achievement in Visual Effects.
1 Deadpool 2 (2018) 7.7
Although he appears as Cyclops in a brief uncredited cameo, Deadpool 2 remains the highest-rated movie Sheridan has appeared in, thus far, as per IMDb.
Directed by David Leitch, the film continues the raunchy exploits of Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds), aka Deadpool, the wise-cracking superhero who does everything against traditional norms to defeat the powerful cybernetic villain, Cable (Josh Brolin) and avenge his girlfriend's (Morena Baccarin) death.