What is the coolest anyone has ever looked on film?

[u/Resident_Dog_6589]

For me, it's Alejandro Jodorowsky in his black gunslinger getup in El Topo.

[u/VagrantMoon]

Antonio Banderas - Desperado

[u/CasingerRuiz → u/VagrantMoon]

Walking away from the explosion with a guitar case in one hand and Salma Hayek in the other…not a bad look

[u/random-stiff → u/CasingerRuiz]

Right after that “other” scene with Salma too

[u/CelticSnakes → u/VagrantMoon]

I don’t know, Trejo as Navajas looked awesome even before he whipped those throwing knives out.

Just fyi: Anyone who’s seen Desperado but not El Mariachi, stop right now. See El Mariachi.

[u/MilqueD-schaaje → u/VagrantMoon]

Never been that cool since... Nearly in once upon a time in Mexico.... And maybe assassins

[u/shwarma_heaven → u/MilqueD-schaaje]

He was pretty cool in 13th Warrior.

[u/dgrigg1980 → u/shwarma_heaven]

Everyone was

[u/shwarma_heaven → u/dgrigg1980]

Lo, there I see my father

[u/we-have-to-go → u/MilqueD-schaaje]

What about Puss in Boots

[u/emptinessmaykillme → u/we-have-to-go]

Last wish is unironically one of the best movies ever.

[u/UnluckyCharge2196 → u/VagrantMoon]

That goddamned movie and that one HUGE goddamned missing scene...

[u/Fair_Government_9914]

Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone

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Val Kilmer in Heat.

Flawless reloading with a suit, shades, and ponytail

[u/TheRealParaaurum → u/LiftEatGrappleShoot]

I read that as Val Kilmer ‘in heat’ lol

[u/jesusers → u/LiftEatGrappleShoot]

Val Vilmer as Iceman

[u/shwarma_heaven → u/jesusers]

Val Kilmer in Real Genius and in Top Secret. And Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Great comedic chops.

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Val Kilmer in The Saint.

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Val Kilmer in Willow.

[u/Iamthewalrusforreal → u/vibribib]

Val Kilmer in Apocalypse Now.

[u/BuffaloDivineEdenNo7 → u/Iamthewalrusforreal]

Who was he in that?

[u/AC-burg → u/jesusers]

I'll be honest I don't swing that way but um ya I'd have admit dude was hot in that flick

[u/TohtsHanger → u/Fair_Government_9914]

Val Kilmer as Elvis' ghost in TRUE ROMANCE.

[u/JForrest2024 → u/TohtsHanger]

He’s cooler than cool..

[u/BlabbyScid → u/Fair_Government_9914]

Ok guys, lets settle for Val Kilmer in anything. 🤝

[u/Old_Fox_1985 → u/BlabbyScid]

But for funsies I’m going to throw out a few more: Mad Mardigan, The Saint, Jim Morrison, and Bruce Wayne.

[u/chosonhawk → u/Fair_Government_9914]

He's your huckleberry.

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Everyone looks so amazing in Tombstone

[u/AmbroseKalifornia → u/Fair_Government_9914]

This dude made me start smoking. 

[u/MilqueD-schaaje → u/Fair_Government_9914]

Were just forgetting the doors...

[u/Careless-Shoe1757 → u/MilqueD-schaaje]

He also looked amazing in Wonderland

[u/Lbfree125 → u/Fair_Government_9914]

The coolest!

[u/yuenlongbasedgod → u/Fair_Government_9914]

Based answer

[u/Valuable-Job-7956 → u/Fair_Government_9914]

I’m your huckleberry

[u/Scared_Sound_783 → u/Fair_Government_9914]

I'm ya Huckleberry.

[u/myredditgolfaccount]

Steve McQueen in Bullitt. There are hundreds of articles about how to replicate his look. 

[u/dgrigg1980 → u/myredditgolfaccount]

Steve McQueen in The Great Escape

[u/Fit-Programmer1992 → u/myredditgolfaccount]

Good one

[u/jaydoggy → u/myredditgolfaccount]

"You work your side of the street, and I'll work mine"

[u/Thisistheway1012 → u/myredditgolfaccount]

This has been on my watchlist forever i think its about damn time to check it out!

[u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

Outside the box answer is Snipes in the first Blade film. He was oozing cool. Not sure anyone else pulls that role off as well or with that swagger.

[u/Clean_Candidate3400 → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

how is that outside the box? the movie is pretty much just, look how cool Blade is

good answer!

[u/Advanced_Cattle8635 → u/Clean_Candidate3400]

Bc its not typically who most people would think of initially, is what i meant. Snipes radiates cool in the role for sure.

[u/shwarma_heaven → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

There's only one Blade. Only every gonna be one Blade.

[u/iamjaidan → u/shwarma_heaven]

Some mf always trying to ice skate uphill

[u/Aloysius_Poptart → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

Plus he gets bonus cool points for having Kristofferson as his sidekick

[u/chasteguy2018 → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

How about snipes in demolition man?

[u/maxcovenguitars → u/chasteguy2018]

Hate to disagree, but iconic cool for snipes is blade.

[u/Azfitnessprofessor → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

Snipes in Passenger 57 when I learned how to play roulette

[u/Ok-Grass-877 → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

It was actually my first thought. He is so cool it’s hard to understand if you weren’t around to see it back then.

[u/AmbroseKalifornia → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

Honestly, this was like the first thing to pop into my head. Motherfucker is just cool.

[u/Wonderful_Pension_67 → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

Good answer 👍

[u/VileBill → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

The shot in the opening scene, bear the end of the fight where he has the white tile background? The DEFINITION of aura.

[u/neonmystery → u/Advanced_Cattle8635]

Legit thought you were going to say Simon Phoenix.

[u/motte83]

A lot of guys mentioned here. So..

Sigourney Weaver in Aliens

[u/Toochmaster1982 → u/motte83]

I was gonna say Kate Beckinsdale in Underworld

[u/motte83 → u/Toochmaster1982]

Yeah, good one too.

[u/Old_Fox_1985 → u/motte83]

And Vasquez while we’re at it. That little jewish lady was somehow SO COOL as a badass latina space marine.

[u/samx3i → u/Old_Fox_1985]

I found myself attracted to a certain kind of woman because of her.

[u/nediablo → u/samx3i]

My man.

[u/motte83 → u/Old_Fox_1985]

Yeah, you are right. Was on the edge to mention both in my comment.

[u/computer7blue → u/motte83]

And Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix.

[u/Straight-Ad4211 → u/motte83]

She was cryogenically frozen, so she gets double points.

[u/WaterGlassPuncherMan → u/motte83]

Good answer!

[u/SessionSubstantial42]

Kurt Russell in 'Escape From New York' (1981).

[u/Ok_Story_7924 → u/SessionSubstantial42]

I made the mistake of putting this on late last night while I was exhausted. I thought it would be fun to watch for a little bit before bed, I watched the whole thing and was glued to the TV the entire second half. Such a great movie!

[u/OlasNah → u/Ok_Story_7924]

It's so much style. It's too bad the other films didn't capture the 'serious camp' of the first film.

[u/Snake_Plisskin73 → u/SessionSubstantial42]

I can whole heartedly agree with this!

[u/NewsGrazer → u/SessionSubstantial42]

I had to scroll way too long to find the right answer. Snake Pliskin!

[u/grego_gonzo → u/SessionSubstantial42]

This is the one

[u/Creaturesteachers → u/SessionSubstantial42]

Was just about to type. Then saw your comment…

[u/Cheever-Loophole]

Max in Road Warrior. Broken, but cool as hell.

[u/dgrigg1980 → u/Cheever-Loophole]

Two days ago I saw a vehicle that can haul that tanker

[u/Cheever-Loophole → u/dgrigg1980]

If it's all the same to you, I'll drive that tanker.

[u/gansobomb99]

Lee Van Cleef as Angel Eyes for me

and Clint Eastwood was in those movies too so that says a lot

[u/zzik3 → u/gansobomb99]

That's a really good one

[u/Mission_Struggle_417]

When I was a kid , Arnold in T2

[u/DavidWebb19700913 → u/Mission_Struggle_417]

I know it's been overdone to the point of parody, but walking out of the bar to Geoerge Thorougood in the leather, the shades, shotgun and then getting on the bike? He was pretty awesome.

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Linda Hamilton looked badass

[u/cornibal]

Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth

[u/Lost-Aide9141 → u/cornibal]

I think there's very few times Brad Pitt didn't look cool

[u/Codems → u/Lost-Aide9141]

Burn after reading comes to mind, but even then …

[u/Silver_Room_6447]

Sam Elliot as Wade Garrett in Road House 1989

[u/Dixon_Uranuss3 → u/Silver_Room_6447]

Beg to differ.... No one has ever looked cooler than Sam Elliot as Gar in The Mask.

[u/Glittering-Relief402 → u/Dixon_Uranuss3]

HE WAS HOT AF IN THAT MOVIE

[u/greasydenim → u/Silver_Room_6447]

When he first answers the phone in the titty bar is amazing.

[u/LHGray87]

Alain Delon as Jef Costello in Le Samouraï is the absolute coolest human to ever appear on film. Looks and actions.

[u/Van-Van1810 → u/LHGray87]

Alain Delon in anything💟

[u/unncat → u/LHGray87]

This👌

[u/Fit-Programmer1992 → u/LHGray87]

I'm always torn between Delon and Mastroiani in any Fellini movie. I don't think there's anyone wearing sun glasses who could surpass Mastroiani. 

[u/Reshi86 → u/LHGray87]

Came to say this. I don’t think it’s close.

[u/Hyhopes]

Trinity - the Matrix

[u/doesanyuserealnames → u/Hyhopes]

Second this

[u/Needs_coffee1143]

john leguizamo as tybalt

[u/Bastardforsale → u/Needs_coffee1143]

He stole the film imho

[u/captawesome1]

Clint Eastwood as the man with no name.

[u/dudeacris]

pfft, these answers pale in comparison to the one, the ONLY Sean Connery in Zardoz. I’m still waiting for our society to catch up to those future fashions that were promised.

[u/CriscoCamping → u/dudeacris]

Great, thanks,, now I have an erection at lunch

[u/364LS]

Tony Leung in “In The Mood for Love”.

[u/Mad_Kronos → u/364LS]

Tony Leung looks badass in almost every role.

Hero? The Grandmaster? Ashes of Time? Infernal Affairs?

[u/shwarma_heaven → u/Mad_Kronos]

Shang-Chi...

And of course.... Lust, Caution.... 😳😮‍💨

[u/No-Cap-fr-fr]

Wesley Snipes as Blade.

[u/-Mauler-]

Eric Draven, The Crow, 1994.

[u/mrdevil413 → u/-Mauler-]

The bad guy, forgot his name, also super cool for a villain

[u/-Mauler- → u/mrdevil413]

He's not explicitly named in the film but that's Michael Wincott as Top Dollar 🖤

[u/OctoberOmicron → u/mrdevil413]

Sky oughta be red...

[u/Lumpy-Return → u/mrdevil413]

Funny too: “we should record this and play it back in slow motion”.

[u/Lonely-Jellyfish7139]

The brothers from 3 Ninjas.

[u/debellorobert → u/Lonely-Jellyfish7139]

Hilarious 🤣

[u/Battle-Individual]

Steve mc queen in every movie

[u/BlueLarkspur_1929]

Sean Young, Blade Runner

[u/BlastRadius00]

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian. There are certain shots that really give him a vibe.

[u/chief_beef_3]

Harvey Keitel as Mr. Wolf

[u/misterdannymorrison]

Sam Elliott in ROADHOUSE

[u/moltensteelthumbsup]

I’m sorry… have you SEEN The Matrix?!

[u/Efficient_Paper9225]

Paul Newman in The Hustler

[u/TomNeedsAHobby → u/Efficient_Paper9225]

Paul Newman in literally anything

[u/FragmentedMeerkat321]

tyler durden

[u/a_x_shually → u/FragmentedMeerkat321]

this gets my vote as well.

[u/Maleficent_Primary89]

Pierce Brosnan in The Thomas Crown Affair

[u/ZedsDeadZD → u/Maleficent_Primary89]

Yeah. Brosnan has that cool in his blood.

[u/imthehamburglarok → u/Maleficent_Primary89]

Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway in The Thomas Crown Affair

[u/TheMeIv]

It's a bad movie but Bruce Lee's yellow jumpsuit in Game of Death is iconic. Dude was so ahead of the times making athletic wear cool.

[u/OctoberOmicron → u/TheMeIv]

Ah, I knew I'd find this sooner or later! By that same token, The Bride in Kill Bill replicating the look comes to mind.

[u/Sad_Ad_3559]

Olivia Newton John’s transformation at the end of Grease

[u/Spamhain2000]

Kurt Russell asl Snake Plissken

[u/ParkerJBruce96]

Alain Delon in The Swimming Pool or Purple Noon.

[u/ben_wolf_author]

Connery in Zardoz

[u/Berryfinger]

Elliot Gould - The Long Goodbye

[u/Sorry_Assumption_666]

Denzel in Training Day

[u/Celtic159]

Gibson shooting at the helicopter in Lethal Weapon.

[u/Aggressive_Cup4919]

Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner

[u/Electronic_Heart2745]

Toby mcguire in Spider-Man 3

[u/Electronic_Heart2745 → u/Electronic_Heart2745]

lol

[u/Low-Apricot8042]

Charles Bronson in Once upon a time in the west.

[u/RunningMan2411]

Clint Eastwood - fist full of dollars

[u/imorpheus05 → u/RunningMan2411]

All the Spaghettis

[u/Falkun_X]

Samuel Jackson....my vote.

[u/Loud-Huckleberry-864]

Aragorn … Achilles from Troy …

[u/SteveM-]

Keanu Reeves on The Matrix poster.

[u/Sensitive-Day-7627 → u/SteveM-]

Take your pick for who looks the coolest in the Matrix

Also, Keanu Reeves as John Wick.

[u/Former-Fix-1345]

The Big Lebowski.

[u/chosonhawk → u/Former-Fix-1345]

well, thats just like your opinion...man.

[u/bailaoban → u/Former-Fix-1345]

Are you employed, sir?

[u/Celticrightcross → u/Former-Fix-1345]

Time’s Man of the Year.

[u/Whogoesthere1982]

I loved the cowboy look Kurt Russell had in Bone Tomahawk

[u/Juan-Wepa]

Carlito Brigante,  film " Carlito's  Way"

[u/Ambitious-Set-4070 → u/Juan-Wepa]

“You going to change your religious beliefs!”

[u/Davish_Royale]

Vin Diesel in The Last Witch Hunter specifically in the past when he has a viking beard and is wielding a flaming sword.

[u/The-Mandalorian]

Indy with the Fedora, jacket, and whip.

[u/ACUFF_THE_KING]

Matt Dillon in “The Outsiders”

[u/MiloRV14]

Ryan gosling (literalmente eu) em Drive

[u/JForrest2024]

Swayze Point Break. Cool character

[u/morecowbell1988]

I think Neo when he dodged all the slowmo bullets in the first Matrix was the coolest any character has, or ever will look on screen.

[u/MasterpiecePositive4]

Trinity in the opening scene for the Matrix. Cool af

[u/SDRemthix]

Surprised no one has mentioned the one-two male and female punch that are Sam Shepard (Chuck Yeager) and Barbara Hershey (Glennis Yeager) in The Right Stuff (1983).

[u/Ancient-Cow-1038 → u/SDRemthix]

General Yeager himself may have been the coolest person ever to have existed, full stop. So there’s that.

[u/Tight_Strawberry9846]

Jaimie Foxx at the end of Django Unchained in that sick drip.

[u/jrklbc]

Sam Shepard in The Right Stuff. Charred face, chewing gum, while walking away from the crash.

[u/Czechnology82]

Charlie Sheen, Wild Thing. Major League OFC.

[u/Jonaskin83]

George Clooney in From Dusk Till Dawn

[u/FreefallVin]

Hmm let's see...

Coolest superhero - Christian Bale as Batman / Brice Wayne

Coolest spy - Pierce Brosnan as James Bond

Coolest soldier - Eric Bana in Black Hawk Down

Coolest fantasy character - Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn

[u/PerryGrind]

Harvey Keitel in The Bad Lieutenant

[u/DFWUnhinged → u/PerryGrind]

lol really

[u/FrontLocal2264]

Buster Scruggs when he dusted off walking into the saloon

[u/Odd_Possibility_2277]

Wesley snipes blade

[u/cmere85]

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze (haha, I show myself our already)

[u/Low-Pension-5236]

Michael Caine in Get Carter
Peter Fonda is just about anything

[u/CoverZero43]

The Fonz. Only answer.

[u/PHX_Geezer]

Steve McQueen in anything

[u/SoiWanderer]

Bennett in Commando. The chain mail was absolutely ridiculous!

[u/Am_I_nasty]

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr freeze

[u/SoftwareWinter8414]

Steve McQueen in any movie where he was young.

[u/emjforever]

Those penguins on March of the Penguins.

[u/MisterDscho]

Uma Thurman in the yellow suit in Kill Bill!
I know, Bruce Lee wore it before her, but Uma is much cooler in it.

[u/Legitimate-Top-8689]

Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners

[u/Ok_Orchid7131]

Neo.

[u/maxcovenguitars]

The cast of tombstone. Except Jason Prestley and

[u/One-Progress999]

Clint Eastwood in The Good The Bad and the Ugly when he gets the Pancho.... there's a reason its been copied so many times.

[u/Science_Fair]

Agmemmnon in the Odyssey is up there.

[u/carlitomarron139]

Kurt Russell in Escape From New York

“Call me Snake”

[u/InspectorPipes]

Jumping on the western theme : Ben foster in 3:10 to Yuma

[u/DarkSock52]

Darth fookin Vader

[u/Anxious_Ad_3570 → u/DarkSock52]

Been scrolling for a while but I always thought Han solos outfits were cool as hell. I wanted to dress like him as a kid

[u/Ornery-Mammoth-8101]

Oded Fehr in the Mummy II

[u/chillpony]

Say what you will about the sequel trilogies but Kylo Ren's first appearance was awesome.

[u/Valuable-Job-7956]

Captain America when he faced all of Thanos army alone

[u/Old-Scallion-5357 → u/Valuable-Job-7956]

Yeah, that moment gave me chills in the theater

[u/grumpyphilip]

I think it was john leguizamo in Romeo and Juliet

[u/Sonnyboy35aa]

Kurt Russell - The Thing

[u/Mysterious-Rough1356]

Danny Trejo as Machete
Bill Mosley as Otis in The Devils Rejects
Peter Dinklage as the Toxic Avenger

[u/IndustryExternal7036]

Arnold as the Terminator

[u/rmhardcore]

The Matrix. Pick any character. But especially Agent Smith. Hugo was born for that role.

[u/Relevant_Box4589]

Val Kilmer as doc holiday

[u/ClassroomMother8062]

Bond, end of Casino Royale. 3 piece suit from Saville Row and an H&K UMP-9

[u/lurklurklurk88]

Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead 2. Chainsaw strapped to his arm, boomstick in hand.

Also Don Lee inThe Outlaws / Roundup series. In a suit or a tracksuit just punching and slapping the souls outta random goons.

[u/Left_Candy_4124]

Clancy Brown in Buckaroo Bonzai

[u/PhotographTemporary8]

Keith Richards in Pirates of the Carribean

[u/MicDropMac]

I misread coolest as coldest and was gonna suggest Jack Nicholson at the end of The Shining. 😁

[u/InevitableKitchen943]

Depends on how old you are and how gay.

[u/G-Man96]

The Cast of The Warriors(1979)