{"id":11986,"date":"2026-10-22T05:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T03:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/10\/22\/5-glen-powell-movies-you-may-have-forgotten-he-was-in\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T05:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T03:04:01","slug":"5-glen-powell-movies-you-may-have-forgotten-he-was-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/10\/22\/5-glen-powell-movies-you-may-have-forgotten-he-was-in\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Glen Powell Movies You May Have Forgotten He Was In"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/media-library\/forgotten-glen-powell-movies.jpg?id=68500198&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1500&amp;coordinates=192%2C0%2C193%2C0\"><\/p>\n<p>I met Glen Powell in the waiting room of a now-defunct production company. We became friends instantly. The guy has so much charisma; you just want ot be around him and watch him on screen. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a pleasure watching his career grow, but I think not enough people give him credit for how hard he&#8217;s worked to get where he is, as a<span style=\"background-color: initial;\"> marquee leading man across hits like <\/span><em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">, <\/span><em>Anyone But You<\/em><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">, <\/span><em>Hit Man<\/em><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">, and <\/span><em>Twisters. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today, I want to go over five movies you may have forgotten he was in that you might want to revisit. <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive in. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>1. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)<\/h3>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"66853f62283fc2d81c429b04d212a91c\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IzrS8EciHnM?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">Glen Powell on his debut role in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over #glenpowell #esquire<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/IzrS8EciHnM\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Robert Rodriguez<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Robert Rodriguez<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Daryl Sabara, Alexa PenaVega, Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Glen Powell<sup><\/sup> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At just 14 years old, Powell made his feature debut in Robert Rodriguez\u2019s third installment of the <em>Spy Kids<\/em> franchise.<sup><\/sup> No one knew it then, but they had a star on their hands. <\/p>\n<p>He plays a guy named<span style=\"background-color: initial;\"> &#8220;Long-Fingered Boy,&#8221; and I feel like he crushed the role. In his scene, <\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">he tries to test Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) before getting knocked out instantly.<sup><\/sup><\/span> <\/p>\n<h3>2. Fast Food Nation (2006)<\/h3>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"691d179a52ccf13b16b7027efed6da41\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W2H-Jvn6JqA?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W2H-Jvn6JqA\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Richard Linklater<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Greg Kinnear, Wilmer Valderrama, Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano, Ashley Johnson, Bruce Willis, Glen Powell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You thought Powell starring in Linklater\u2019s <em>Everybody Wants Some!!<\/em> and co-writing <em>Hit Man <\/em>was their first work together? Think again! <\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Powell landed a brief role as a teenager named Steve in Linklater\u2019s ensemble adaptation of <\/span><em>Fast Food Nation<\/em><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">.<sup><\/sup><\/span> There was an obvious spark, and it&#8217;s kinda amazing to now see where that relationship has taken them. <\/p>\n<h3>3. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)<\/h3>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"26ee6afe68474c1831e3afe5e42dac8c\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WyT_uVCzENU?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WyT_uVCzENU\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Christopher Nolan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman, Glen Powell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Playing the famed role of &#8220;Trader #1,&#8221; Powell shows there are no small parts. The guy is very fun to watch as he makes the fatal mistake of confronting Bane (Tom Hardy) during the mid-day trading floor heist. <\/p>\n<p>Bane grabs Powell by the neck and smashes his head into a computer terminal. <\/p>\n<p>Yeah, Glen dies on screen, but his career was just getting started. <\/p>\n<h3>4. Stuck in Love (2012)<\/h3>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itsmishyfishy\/video\/7575026254181649719\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" data-video-id=\"7575026254181649719\">\n<section>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itsmishyfishy\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@itsmishyfishy\">@itsmishyfishy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TikTok \u00b7 Mishyfishy<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Josh Boone<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Josh Boone<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Nat Wolff, Logan Lerman, Kristen Bell, Glen Powell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Acting is hard work. And I think anyone reading this needs to respect the grind that a working actor does to get noticed and to pay the rent. <\/p>\n<p>In Josh Boone\u2019s indie romantic drama about a family of writers, Powell appears as &#8220;Good Looking Frat Guy&#8221;. That&#8217;s a great billing for someone looking to break in as a handsome star. <\/p>\n<h3>5. The Expendables 3 (2014)<\/h3>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"3723559f153abd53612e68eaf246368d\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QhVvJyCaQS0?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QhVvJyCaQS0\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Patrick Hughes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Sylvester Stallone, Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Glen Powell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Long before joining the fighter pilot ranks of <em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>, Powell joined the cast as Thorn, a combat veteran, hacker, and rock climber. You saw the potential in Powell, who held his ground in scenes opposite Stallone, Harrison Ford, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. This was a glimpse of an action star going big. <\/p>\n<h2>Summing It All Up <\/h2>\n<p>Powell&#8217;s career is a lesson in sticking to your guns and taking the parts that come your way. He shines in these roles because he took them seriously and used them as a proving ground to climb the Hollywood ladder. They show hard work pays off. And for that, I am happy to see he&#8217;s become a massive star today. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Author: Jason Hellerman<br \/>\nThis article comes from <i>No Film School<\/i> and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/forgotten-glen-powell-movies\" target=\"_blank\"><b>read on the original site.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I met Glen Powell in the waiting room of a now-defunct production company. We became friends instantly. 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