If you hadn’t noticed, many of the heavy hitting movies in Hollywood come consistently from the same groups of people. In the biggest Hollywood crews, actors and directors that hone their craft together tend to continue working together when the machine is so well-oiled. With different combinations of stars in these quasi-close-knit groups, which crew do you think does it best?
Christopher Nolan’s Crew
Cast: Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman (with recurring crew members Hans Zimmer, Wally Pfister and Emma Thomas)
Films: The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, The Prestige
Judd Apatow’s Crew
Cast: Seth Rogen, Michael Cera, Bill Hader, Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, Leslie Mann
Films: This Is 40, Funny People, Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up
Adam Sandler’s Crew
Cast: Rob Schneider, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, Henry Winkler, Luis Guzman and Shaq
Films with Dennis Dugan (director): Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Grown Ups
Films with Frank Coraci (director): The Waterboy, Click, The Wedding Singer, Blended
Wes Anderson’s Crew
Cast: Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Jeff Goldblum, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Willam Dafoe, Edward Norton, Anjelica Huston
Films: The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Rushmore
Todd Phillips’ Crew
Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell
Films: Due Date, The Hangover trilogy, Starsky & Hutch, Old School
Outside of Todd Phillips, the crew has broken up to work with several directors together in films such as Wedding Crashers, The Internship and Dodgeball
The Coen Brothers’ Crew
Cast: Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, John Goodman
Films (directed or produced): Fargo, Burn After Reading, Blood Simple, The Big Lebowski, Barton Fink & Inside Llewyn Davis
Quentin Tarantino’s Crew
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Pitt, Michael Madsen, Christoph Waltz, Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman
Films: Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Inglourious Basterds, Kill Bill, True Romance (scripted by Tarantino)
Tim Burton’s Crew
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Films: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland
Martin Scorsese’s Crew
Cast: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Leonardo DiCaprio
Films: Good Fellas & Casino, The Departed & Wolf of Wall Street
Jon Favreau’s Superhero Crew
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow
Films: Iron Man trilogy, The Avengers
Bonus: Eddie Murphy’s Crew
Just Eddie Murphy playing several roles by himself.
Films: The Nutty Professor, Coming to America, Norbit, Bowfinger
