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In honor of Harrison Ford’s latest venture into space (“Ender’s Game”), Variety staffers weigh in on 10 of our favorite Harrison Ford movies (p.s. “Extraordinary Measures” didn’t make the cut.)
The Mike Nichols-directed/Kevin Wade-scripted film is, on the surface, a breezy romantic comedy, but it makes effective points about women in the workplace and about middle-class 20th century aspirations. –Tim Gray
This 1993 thriller is a rare example of a TV series adaptation — it was based on the 1963 show — that worked better on the big screen. And Ford was captivating trying to convince us he didn’t kill his wife. -Ramin Setoodah
Not many people think of this as “a Harrison Ford film,” but the Francis Coppola pic is one of the great war movies of all time – terrifying, beautiful, and surreal – and it’s one of the best films on Ford’s impressive resume. -Tim Gray
Harrison Ford received his only Oscar nomination (so far) for this Peter Weir-directed film, a smart and perfectly structured thriller about a big-city cop who learns about love and violence when he goes undercover in an Amish community. – Tim Gray
One of the most memorable roles of Ford’s career, the family man-turned CIA hero Jack Ryan first wowed audiences in the 1992 thriller “Patriot Games” before saving the day again in the equally impressive “Clear and Present Danger.” No offense to Ben Affleck and Alec Baldwin, but Mr. Ford is still No. 1 when it comes to Tom Clancy’s unassuming protagonist. – Stuart Oldham
Sure, he created the character in “Raiders,” but in “Last Crusade,” Ford teamed up with one of the greatest of stars, Sean Connery, and their onscreen chemistry gave the trilogy a funny, thrilling, touching sendoff. (Let’s ignore that picture where Indy nuked the fridge.) -David Cohen
In Roman Polanski’s film, Harrison Ford largely dispenses with his tough-guy persona and shows unusual vulnerability as a doctor and faithful husband desperate to recover his wife from kidnappers in a cold, heartless Paris made to feel like a latter-day Dante’s Inferno. -Steve Chagollan
George Lucas can add all the digital effects he wants to the original trilogy, but Ford’s performance was the true force of this film. Everyone fell in love with the scoundrel smuggler Han Solo, and he replied with just two words: “I know.” -Janine Lew
Universal nearly shelved the film, but it turned out to be a mega-hit, significantly boosting the careers of many of its participants – including Harrison Ford and George Lucas. -Tim Gray
Rick Deckerd seemed similar to some of his previous action roles, but Ford is supposed have said “Different clothes, different guy.” His underrated performance reveals the pain of a man who’s realized he’s not deactivating machines, he’s killing people — and hates the job. –David Cohen
