One of the most influential and polarizing actors of his generation, Johnny Depp he has become iconic for many roles and films, so we decided to choose five less famous ones compared to the great public successes in which he was the protagonist.
Let’s start with Happy Birthday Mr. Grape by Lasse Hallstrom from 1993: Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio together for a poignant drama in which Depp’s character must take care of his autistic brother and obese mother in a rural town in Iowa.
Let’s move on The Waltz of the Arrowfish by Emir Kusturica also from 1993, a surrealist dramedy about a young man who returns to Arizona from New York to be best man at his uncle’s wedding, meeting a series of bizarre characters.
It then came out in 1995 Dead Man by Jim Jarmusch: Johnny Depp is the protagonist of an atypical, metaphorical western, full of hidden meanings and with a poetry that unfolds as the story continues.
Let’s totally change genre with Donnie Brasco by Mike Newell from 1997. Johnny Depp is an undercover FBI agent who becomes friends with a hitman from the New York mafia now on his way out, played by Al Pacino. And did you know that Johhny Depp was cast as Donnie Brasco thanks to his arrest?
We close with Before it’s night 2000 by Julian Schnabel, biopic on the life of Reinaldo Arenas, who fought Fidel Castro’s regime with his art, played by Javier Bardem. Johnny Depp instead is Lieutenant Victor.
And did you know them all or not? Tell us yours in the comments! Meanwhile, here are the next Johnny Depp films.
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