Top 30 Movie Co-Stars Who Are Best Friends in Real Life

These movie co-stars are BFFs in real life too. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the movie stars who had the privilege of acting alongside their close friends. Our countdown includes Simon Pegg & Nick Frost, Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet, Owen Wilson & Ben Stiller, and more! Who are YOUR favorite onscreen co-stars turned offscreen BFFs? Let us know in the comments!
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Who are YOUR favorite onscreen co-stars turned offscreen BFFs? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 TV Co-Stars Who Are Best Friends in Real Life - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3a2nXeNmNd2rc0

[@chelseacanales8763]

Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie are so adorable together They need to make another movie together other than Marvel ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@laceyjaye1262]

Definitely my favorite famous best friends. They're great alone but hilarious together!

[@angelginorio9542]

Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie, and Brad Pitt and George Clooney are my favorite friendships I grew up watching the Ocean's trilogy and the MCU glad to see that this video acknowledged it

[@sheenahobbs2360]

Some big friendships missed off this - Michael Sheen & David Tennant; Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie; Steve Martin & Martin Short; and then greatest of all Whoopie Goldberg, Billy Crystal & Robin Williams.

[@shellc]

I was gonna say I don't think they technically count as they hadn't done movies together , only TV but then I realised I was wrong. Emma, Hugh & Stephen were in Peter's Friends. David and Martin were in Bright Young Things. And I guess technically, since the documentary Get Bruce was released in cinemas, it would count for Whoopi, Robin and Billy.

[@amberjohnson4820]

This list really completes the WatchMojo list. 😊

[@CapTexamerica]

Billy, Whoopi, and Robin together on HBO doing Comic Relief was charming, unbelievably kind, and incredibly funny. The three bestest peoples.

[@daniellemaroney2931]

Right on👍

[@Loveless1128]

What I'm learning from this is that George Clooney is basically everyone's best friend. XD

[@mervyngreene6687]

I agree! I have always been intrigued with Clooney, especially before he became the "Sexiest Man Alive" numerous times.

[@kimmyb8276]

He is such a sweetheart

[@darkecofreak23]

I don’t want to know what it takes to get on George’s shit list.

[@eddierajvong]

I too am George Clooney's best friend.

[@jinakaye]

I don't know how this was missed but Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne are great friends. They have done at least 3 movies together (Boyz in the Hood, What's Love Got to Do With It, and Akeelah & the Bee) and they've shouted out each other at various award ceremonies.

[@rndmpinkiepie64]

I'm glad Mackie and Stan are buddies. It makes me happy

[@lilit1poghossyan]

I understand the list is about movie co-stars, but when it comes to “from onscreen colleagues to real-life bffs”, it’s definitely Zach Braff and Donald Faison. When you listen to their FDRF podcast, you can feel this genuine care, love and affection for each other and their respective families. It’s truly one-of-a-kind Hollywood friendship which you don’t only hear about but also get to witness.

[@jinakaye]

I'm shocked they didn’t make the list because their friendship seems really genuine.

[@billbansheeedinburgh1172]

Still love watching Scrubs

[@MsDreamscaper]

Donald and Jerry O'Connell reminisced about their high school days on an episode of The Talk.

[@TamimHasnat.]

Oscar Issac and Pedro Pascal🔥

[@IOAFan]

I had been thinking about Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. Their friendship goes all the way back to their college days at Julliard!

[@ReillyWilde]

Classic friendship & partnership of Steve Martin & Martin Short. Maybe Will Smith & Martin Lawrence as well. 🙌

[@soriah_princesscharles7018]

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock

[@ArmySGTVet_93ETS]

100%

[@geviesanta3631]

Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart greatest bromance we ever got in both the UK and US. ❤🤍💙

[@lynn69jackson]

They are one of our greatest exports to Hollywood as well as being fantastic actors. Ian even got certified to be able to officiate at Patrick's last wedding.

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson

[@davidj.379]

Very true, they're also both doing voices in the Transformer One movie

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

@@davidj.379 right but wrong Chris it's Chris Hemsworth That Scarlett is voice acting with in the transformer's movie not Chris Evans

[@maryfischer875]

George Clooney must be really nice. Everyone is friends with him.

[@tabaxikhajit4541]

Clooney is an alumni of one of my colleges. My roommate, who was insanely beautiful, got dolled up to meet him at an event when he was supporting our college. She got her opportunity, used all her charms, and he politely snubbed her. That was when I began respecting him as a person and not just as a very talented actor. Few men said no to her. It's what you do when no one is watching that tells your character. That was over 20 years ago. Looks fade no matter what you do, but integrity stays if you protect it.

[@kimgrattage6049]

His aunt Rosemary who was famous in the 40s and 50s was also a very likeable star, never heard of anyone who did'nt love her on set and off it. Great singer and actress, beautiful, always dressed decent as ladies of that era did, they had panache and were chic. So sad those days have gone now when ladies behaved like proper ladies and not like those today who dress and act like hookers. Ladies like Rosemary were the sort of girl you weren't ashamed to introduce to your parents if you were male. And the kind of friend every girl wanted as a friend.

[@multifangirl.x4789]

Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans? They’ve literally been best friends since childhood

[@buttahp]

Salma picked Penelope up from the airport when she first arrived in LA for that first job.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen, James McAvoy & Michael Fassbender. Both pairs of Professor X and Magneto ❤.

[@sandyCP]

Also, RDJ and Mel Gibson, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson, Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa, Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter .Epic Friendships!

[@sarahb4934]

Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki!

[@icedragonland8471]

But so far they have not shared the big screen together. But they are my favorite small screen besties.

[@antrazitaj5209]

no movie together

[@joshuagarbett]

I’m glad that Nick frost and Simon Pegg Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie are close friends with each other.

[@trinaq]

I love that Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are still besties, and have starred in two movies together, both which have sadly ended in tragedy. 💔😭

[@robertrogers074]

What about the chick from Romeo and Juliet ?

[@amberjohnson4820]

@@robertrogers074, hey Robert! The lady in Romeo & Juliet is Claire Danes.

[@amberjohnson4820]

Hey Trinaq, I really loved Titanic, but what did you think of Revolutionary Road? For me, it had amazing acting but the whole film is so damn depressing. It’s a film that’s perfect for showing what life was like in 1950’s America and how one can feel trapped by circumstances. But all the fighting was just difficult to sit through. Plus, the ending was utterly devastating.

[@kelseyhaight1698]

Leo’s supposed to be married and having kids with me and Tobey Maguire gets nothing but a fate worse than death 💞💗💓💓

[@trinaq]

@@amberjohnson4820 My sentiments exactly, Amber. The acting was sublime across the board, but the story was bleak, and I've only been able to watch it once in my lifetime.

[@susanrobinson910]

I know it is from a TV show, but I would add Donald Faison and Zack Braff!

[@thereallg4587]

*Ben Affleck and Matt Damon ❤️*

[@thereallg4587]

Oh wow it made No.1😂

[@SPAnComCat]

@@thereallg4587 And it's Well-Deserved too!

[@lunacielo7680]

Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel lol

[@yenziwemamba5930]

kevin hart and deayne johnson are an iconic duo 😂😂

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

Rachel True and Neve Campbell have maintained a close friendship since they met on the set of *_"The Craft" (1996)._*

[@Twisted_One_DIsturbed]

Ooh classic film👍

[@j.b.abraham4175]

Jen Aniston and Courtney Cox or Kristin Wiig and Maya Rudolph, I thought would have been mentioned.

[@andrewcochran6389]

Where is Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman?

[@miguelsilva3867]

Have they been in a movie together yet? I don't think we can count Deadpool & Wolverine yet.

[@AtheneHolder]

i WAS WAITING ON THIS ONE TOO!!!

[@parmawen8284]

​@miguelsilva3867 2009 Wolverine, he was Deadpool in that movie

[@miguelsilva3867]

@@parmawen8284 You're right. Such a forgettable movie. Thanks for reminding me.

[@susanheinz5804]

Their bromance is so entertaining!❤

[@jameyst.peters4678]

A twinkle about you? Best compliment ever

[@exdejesus]

This was fun! It's so nice to see POSITIVE interactions between performers!

[@gabrielleferraro6275]

What about Steve Martin and Martin Short?!?!

[@daniellemaroney2931]

That's what I said, Only Murders is my favorite show. And Father of the Bride is my favorite movie. ❤

[@derry667dingo]

Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. Literally best friends since infancy. Breakout movie together in Y Tu Mama Tambien. Co-founded a movie production company. Utterly adorable whenever they appear together on red carpet or interviews.

[@katerinasimpson1100]

Love Mackie and Stan, Fassbender & McAvoy, McKellen & Stewart…”

[@cmarie9729]

It's a good list, but I was really hoping to see Steve Martin and Martin Short. They have such a deep friendship and they are so funny together.

[@terenceflagg6270]

How was this list made without Corey Haim and Corey Felman?

[@PassiveAgressive319]

I don’t think anyone is number one! These are all great friendships

[@riderj123]

You missed Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascal 😢

[@IOAFan]

30 entries and no mention of David Tennant and Michael Sheen?!?! (I'm from the US, BTW, so don't tell me they're too UK famous.)

[@eugeniapatroncosta920]

sir Patrick Stewart and sir Ian McKellen are my favourites. Tobey Maguire and Leonardo Dicaprio too.

[@robtoll8466]

What about Kristen Wiig And Maya Rudolph

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

I grew up seeing the friendships of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara. Also Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey McGuire. Their friendships are the definition of friendship goals.

[@alexgrant191]

Missed out some great friendships - Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman, Alan Rickman & Emma Thompson, Michael Sheen & David Tennant, Mariska Hargitay & Chris Meloni

[@catherineoneal1030]

I mentioned Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman also because they played in 3 movies together, developed a really close friendship and she gave him a heartfelt tribute when he died. Sheen and Tennant and Hargitay and Meloni are TV buds, not movie buds and Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are more famous for feuding together even though their feuding is really in jest.

[@bones642]

I love this 🥰 thanks for including old movies we should see. Falcon and Winter Soldier is my favorite probably bc it’s so obvious they’re friends.

[@TheMortis69]

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau friends over 34 years

[@aysada]

Michelle Pfeiffer and Cher in the witches of Eastwick became very close friends and remained so for years

[@EvaSofie]

Meryl and Cher are the more famous friendship

[@aysada]

@@EvaSofie perhaps the friendship is more famous to you. What’s more, I didn’t realize it was a competition. I thought it was just celebrities who are best friends. George Clooney has multiple listings with multiple friends, two of which he made on the set of the same movie. They cant all be best friends. Yet they are all mentioned in the video. So I’m good with mentioning Cher and Michelle, thanks.

[@celticpoet21]

Great list. Too bad you didn't mention Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings trilogy) or Rami Malek, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee and Joseph Mazzello (Bohemian Rhapsody).

[@donaldrickels4971]

George Clooney must be as affable as he is gorgeous. He is BFF with about 3 or 4 on here!

[@kamsismith]

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting and Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta

[@trinaq]

I love that Olivia Newton John and John Travolta were still close in real life, right up to Olivia's untimely passing in 2022. 💔😇

[@kamsismith]

@@trinaqOlivia said in an interview that if she and John dated, it would have been disastrous. She was also friends with Didi Conn, the actress who played Frenchie. Olivia and Leonard actually dated as teenagers before they decided to be platonic friends.

[@trinaq]

@@kamsismith Their chemistry was great in "Grease", though at least they were able to stay professional.

[@kamsismith]

I feel bad for John as he lost his son, wife, and best friend. Both his wife and best friend died from cancer.

[@michellecrocker2485]

I love knowing what celebrities are friends with each other

[@KIRAMH1023]

3 with Clooney but no mention of Richard Kind, who is George’s ACTUAL best friend…since the mid-80’s when they did a failed pilot together.

[@janicelewis3744]

Benedict Cumberbatch & Tom Hiddleston.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Ron Howard and Henry Winkler should be on the list as well as Henry and the late John Ritter.

[@kate1812]

Do a TV Show List about Co-Stars who are best friends

[@tommygraen4805]

They actually have one they did 3 years ago. I just found out myself.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

One more pair...Andy Griffith and Don Knotts who were one of the best of Hollywood friendships...they were like brothers.😊😊

[@Buggy-su4oy]

There was also Morey Amsterdam and Richard Deacon who loved to hate each other on the Dick Van Dyke Show...but loved each other as buddies off camera.😊😊

[@Chillandtalkaboutlife]

What about Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler? Or Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox?

[@J2015Perez]

27:46 they are childhood friends. They’ve been friends since childhood.

[@nellurban7826]

i'm FLABBERGASTED at the placement of the pitch perfect dudes above levy and o'hara, and tomlin and fonda AND WHERE ARE JENNIFER LAWRENCE AND EMMA STONE????

[@anziocc]

seb and anthony❤

[@nbbim2012]

Of course Sexy Seabass & Chocolatechino would make an appearance on this list - those of us who know know😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@indiramichaelahealey5156]

You definitely missed Zach Braff and Donald Faison who's bromance kept on for life after playing several years together on SCRUBS.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

There is also Tom Hanks and Tim Allen from Toy Story.😊😊

[@LokiDWolf]

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee

[@citizen_morgan7444]

All I can say is a quote from an episode of Frazier in which of of Frazier's fans from Frazier's FAN CLUB said, "This is good, this is GOOD!" Great countdown.

[@sersastark]

Clooney being on this list 3 times is insane lmao

[@Sugarspoon18]

Nickolaj coster-waldau and Gwendoline christie. Their press tour always cracks me up

[@jasperrnotcasperr]

Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are some of my faves!!

[@jinakaye]

Maybe it's because they've only done one movie together, but Danielle Brooks & Corey Hawkins are BFFs in real life. The reason why they had such great chemistry in “The Color Purple” is because they were both in the same Juilliard cohort.

[@orangestripod]

Steve Martin & Martin Short ...

[@koolchaos7]

I would also add Tyrese, Vin diesel and Paul walker

[@jinakaye]

They're more like family! 😊

[@roseluvsbts1354]

James Mcavoy and Michael Fassbender 😍

[@martinconnors5195]

I am so privileged and honoured, to have such close and strong friendships with my real friends. One of my closest friends, I've known since Kindergarten (aged 4). He was one of the first friend (to pay condolences to my Grandparents; during Coronavirus in late January 2021). When his Grandmother died, i went to his home, and offer him my sweet hugs (Condolences)

[@jacelynncarter40]

Pam n Gina on martin are real life bffs for like 30+yrs

[@jinakaye]

Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold deserve their due. They met while doing “Little Shop of Horrors” and have been besties ever since. Honestly, I would have chosen them over Dana and Jada based on the longevity alone.

[@saul.t.2.969]

So George Clooney is a regular Golden Retriever, huh? Everybody’s very best friend! Whose da’ Good boy, huh?

[@MsShellectable]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@ryandt2623]

Mitchell Musso and Sam Lerner. Those two have been good friends ever since the two of them did Monster House.

[@britneyisallyouneedtoknow2406]

Jada also appeared in Queen Latifah's show The Equalizer.

[@haleylafferty9870]

I see Sebastian and Anthony, I click

[@susanrobinson910]

I love how so many of these are friendships between opposite sexes! 😊

[@RickyB1959]

Nice list, but only for those after 1995. How about Laurel & Hardy? Spencer Tracy & Kathryn Hepburn? Sir Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing? Patrick McNee and Dame Diana Rigg? Jack Benny & Eddie Anderson? There's a lot of showbiz BFF's.

[@tabaxikhajit4541]

Tracy and Hepburn? I have been a fan of Hepburn practically since birth. They were lovers for decades, and he was the love of her life, but he never had the decency to legitimize their relationship because he was unwilling to divorce his estranged wife. Based on her autobiography, I suspect Kathryn treasured him until death. I doubt he deserved it.

[@brianthomas2434]

I would have paired Jack Benny with George Burns. The two long time friends were set to star in "The Sunshine Boys " before Jack died.

[@renaelattin4506]

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler

[@lisafields3403]

What about Grace and Frankie that's a fantastic and funny show

[@mzceejay18]

I came here looking for this comment. Why exclude their most recent and iconic roles? Maybe a Netflix issue.

[@ashleyhannigan505]

This is just for movies!

[@lisafields3403]

@ashleyhannigan505 no because they did mention Jenifer Anniston and Paul Rudd dod friends together and Asam Sandler and his friend on SNL

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

@@lisafields3403 but Jen and Paul also did movies together

[@HollywoodOutsiderOfficial]

You've masterfully captured the essence of the 1960s Hollywood era, allowing us to witness the profound transformations of these actors within the narrative.

[@sockygaldamez9492]

I love all of these friendships so much ♥️♥️ I think it’s great that even doing a project together they all remained good friends which something I like to see 😊

[@ma53jg]

Another great list-thanks!

[@thomascampbell789]

Did I miss Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall???

[@Iluvdogs3]

Not sure that I would classify all of these relationships as “best friends.”

[@electrictwilight]

Yeah, if people believe most of these people are "best friends", I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell them.

[@tammylynnbeatricedoyle4500]

Great list 🎉

[@MrTouguy]

Jason Bateman and Will Arnett

[@samuelcollantes1175]

Mine is Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Happy thursday afternoon, Phoebe. Take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well.

[@umberceri1441]

I am so glad that most of the celebities are BFF's. iI is very comforting to know some of these twosomes are such good friends - when you like an actor you want them to also have a fulfilling life too! There too many of them in this video to point them out!

[@gaymer559]

I love the video but I think you got two of the friend groups wrong in your ranking. Sir Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen should have been #1 and Tina Fey & Amy Poehler should have been #2 followed by Ben & Matt

[@Ash-V-Leal]

Am I the only one hoping to see Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes on this list?

[@Buggy-su4oy]

You also has voice acting Besties Rob Paulsen, Maurice Lamarche and Cam Clarke as well as J.G. Quintel and Sam Marin and Tom Kenny, Jim Cummings, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawerence and Doug Lawrence.

[@amandaredd3057]

No nobody's got eternal youth locked down like Paul Rudd not even Jen Aniston

[@kimringstrom917]

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker?

[@lenoreandreas4000]

Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry!

[@josephadiaz8343]

George just has too many sisters (another sister Sandra)😂 LoL

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Don't forget 90s brothers Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.

[@jinakaye]

The fallout they had for a long time kinda rules them out, even if they are friends now.

[@nicolelylewis]

now do tv stars next....like John Schneider and Tom Wopat from "The Dukes of Hazzard", Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum from "Smallville", and Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki from "Supernatural"

[@antrazitaj5209]

George Clooney is the designated best friend

[@nisehenso]

Haven't watched yet but Matt and Ben better be on this

[@jasonbean2764]

Something positive. Thanks.;)