Recently, Reddit user trpclshrk asked, “Who is a well known actor ... that you never see having chemistry with their co-stars?” and people had a lot of strong feelings. Here are 22 actor pairings where one or both of the actors involved just had absolutely zero chemistry with the other.
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The Rock in "Jungle Cruise" with Emily Blunt...and also, actually, The Rock in basically everything
Frank Masi / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
2
Lauren London with Jonah Hill in "You People"
Parrish Lewis / Netflix /Courtesy Everett Collection
3
Mark Ruffalo with Scarlett Johansson in "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
Marvel
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4
Keanu Reeves with Carrie-Anne Moss in "The Matrix"
Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection
5
Ansel Elgort with Rachel Zegler in "West Side Story"
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6
Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson with each other in "Marry Me"
Universal Pictures
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7
Cara Delevingne and Dane DeHaan with each other in "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"
STX Entertainment /Courtesy Everett Collection
8
Daniel Radcliffe and Bonnie Wright with each other in "Harry Potter"
Warner Bros.
9
Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth in "Thor"
Zade Rosenthal/Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
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10
And Natalie Portman and Hayden Christiansen with each other in "Star Wars"
Lucasfilm
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Cate Blanchett with Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
12
Katherine Heigl with Alexis Bledel in "Jenny's Wedding"
Tiffany Laufer/IFC Films / courtesy Everett Collection
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...and Katherine Heigl with James Marsden in "27 Dresses"
20th Century Fox
14
Anne Hathaway with Christian Bale and basically everyone else in "The Dark Knight"
Ron Phillips/Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection
15
Tom Cruise with Demi Moore in "A Few Good Men"
Columbia / courtesy Everett Collection
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And Tom Cruise with Renée Zellweger in "Jerry Maguire"
Sony Pictures Releasing
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One final Cruise example: Tom Cruise with Nicole Kidman in "Eyes Wide Shut"
Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection
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Jodie Foster and Tom Skerritt with each other in "Contact"
Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection
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19
Jennifer Lawrence with Josh Hutcherson in "The Hunger Games"
Lionsgate
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Chris Evans and Ana de Armas with each other in "Ghosted"
Apple TV+ / Courtesy Everett Collection
21
Arnold Schwarzenegger with Sharon Stone in "Total Recall"
TriStar Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection
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And finally, apparently Joaquin Phoenix with literally every costar.
Columbia Pictures / Courtesy: Everett Collection.