The best one-person films offer a variety of ways. Any strong single character films are about socially inept lonely people, while others are about people that are stranded at sea. This list includes details about the best films starring a single actor.
1. CAST AWAY
Cast Away is a 2000 American adventure thriller movie directed by Robert Zemeckis that stars Tom Hanks as a FedEx worker who becomes trapped on an abandoned island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film portrays his efforts to thrive on the island by repurposing freight from his aircraft. Hanks was nominated for Best Actor in a Major Role at the 73rd Academy Awards for his work in the film, which was a big box office hit.
2. I Am Legend
I Am Legend, directed by Francis Lawrence and featuring Will Smith, is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film. Smith portrays virologist Robert Neville, who is resistant to a man-made virus designed to fight cancer. He tries to develop a cure while protecting himself from the virus’s mutants. I Am Legend was released in the United States and Canada on December 14, 2007, and had the highest-ever opening weekend box office.
3. Moon
Duncan Jones co-wrote and directed Moon, a 2009 British science fiction drama film. The movie depicts Sam Bell, a man who goes through a psychological tragedy as he reaches the end of a three-year lone stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. Duncan Jones made his feature film debut with it. The film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Film and received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Portrayal in 2010.
4. Life of Pi
Ang Lee directed Life of Pi, a 2012 American historical drama movie based on Yann Martel’s novel of the same name. Pi Patel, a young man set adrift following a shipwreck, strikes up an unlikely friendship with another survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger. The film Life of Pi became a big box office hit.
5. Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón directed, co-wrote, and released Gravity, a 2013 science fantasy thriller film. It stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts who become trapped in space after their space shuttle is destroyed in mid-flight and they try and return to Earth. Warner Bros. bought the rights. With a worldwide box office hit , the film became the eighth greatest film of 2013.
6. Locke
Since leaving a building site at a crucial moment and driving to London to be there for the birth of a boy born during a one-night stand, a man’s life unwinds. Starting on April 18, 2014, the movie had a limited release in the United Kingdom.