Oscar Isaac’s hottest roles prove he’s an overlooked ten with unmatched talent
John Legend was named People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2019. People is wrong.
Facts are facts America, Oscar Isaac is hot.
He went from indie darling to blockbuster star in a matter of years. While his big budget roles may not showcase all of his talents as well, they prove the L train transports some serious sex appeal.
Thankfully, Isaac’s raging attractiveness is well documented on film. Here, I’ll take a look at Isaac’s sexiest roles on the big screen.
The Promise (2016)
I want to start by saying the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire is definitely not sexy. A hot young doctor with a heart of gold however? Very sexy.
In “The Promise” Isaac plays Mikael, a promising medical student (husband material) who’s promised to the daughter of his wealthy neighbor. However, he meets Ana (Charlotte Le Bon) a fellow Armenian raised in Paris.
In the film, Isaac out — handsomes Christian Bale to win Ana’s affection. He eventually lets her drown to save an orphan instead. Morality, a promising career and that photo of him with a gun cinch the sex appeal.
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Was this movie good? No, absolutely not. Was Apocalypse (Isaac) a low — key ancient Egyptian daddy with unlimited power? Yes. Is it concerning that I still find him attractive under the heavy CGI? Stop asking stupid questions, he could crush my skull.
Life Itself (2018)
Sure, Isaac does some bad movies. Hard to blame him for this one since the cast is so stacked overall. Writer and Director fumbled, but Isaac did not.
A sappy, pretentious drama with little payoff, but Isaac delivers excellent romantic drivle to a wide — eyed Olivia Wilde.
The movie’s over ambitious plot almost eclipses Isaac as a romantic partner. His long “first time asking you out” speech, to his screen time as a loving husband are mouthwateringly sappy. It works, even when the plot doesn’t.
Sucker Punch (2011)
This movie makes no fucking sense. Soon we can discuss Isaac’s better films, but this one represents an important moment in his career: him growing that pencil — thin mustache.
Isaac’s character Blue loses points as the orderly at an insane — asylum forging the psychiatrist’s signature to have young girls lobotomized/mobster owner of a brother in Babydoll’s (Emily Browning) fantasy who attempts sexual assault. Explaining the plot of a Zachary Synyder film feels like untangling a Gordian Knot of “who cares.”
Overall, the film’s purpose is to put hot young stars in fetish wear for big, overproduced CGI action sequences. Horny teenage boys and adult lesbians the world over deserve better.
However, the scene after the credits makes the film notable for this list. Isaac performs “Love is the Drug” alongside Carla Gugino. He shows off his dance movies and vocals, but the clip speaks for itself.
Robin Hood (2010)
Why Hollywood insists on doing so many reboots of “Robin Hood” is beyond me. That said, hard to complain about an overall forgettable movie where Oscar Isaac plays a moody King John, complete with crown.
Also, in a purely nonsensical twist, Robin Hood’s father pens the Magna Carta. Still less weird than the 2019 version with Terron Egerton, but not as good as the the Disney version where Robin Hood is a weirdly attractive cartoon fox.
Lightning Face (2016)
I saw this short film at the New Orleans Film Festival my senior year of college, and Isaac commits to how weird it is.
In the short, Isaac plays Basil, a man who knows himself. Then he gets struck by lighting, in the face. Hence the name.
Hard to get sexier than an esteemed actor showing both his incredible talent in a vacuum, and vulnerability. The full short is available on Vimeo. Perhaps finding a man slowly spiral into madness hot could be a red flag on my part, but I like to think I’m attracted to what great acting it is.
Annihilation (2018)
Yes, Isaac plays an incredibly small part in this film. He also spends the vast majority of it completely unconscious on a medical examiner’s table. He still makes it work.
We also see a great deal of tenderness from him as Natalie Portman’s Husband Kane. Her love for him motivates her to venture into the mysterious shimmer, to try and understand what caused her husbands condition.
I’m right there with Natalie. If my husband was Oscar Isaac with hair that incredible, and a military uniform, I too would risk it all for him.
Dune (2020)
This movie comes out next year, but Isaac plays Timothy Chalamet’s dad. That’s hot.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens/The Last Jedi (2015/2017)
Poe Dameron introduced Isaac to an enormous audience, and for good reason. Isaac plays the role of cocky space pilot beautifully. The scruff helps too.
Sure, Dameron seems like the kind of guy who says he loves you after a fifth date, and cheats on you after four months. Sure, he kind of ruined Laura Dern’s plan in “The Last Jedi” costing the lives of dozens. SURE, they keep teasing a gay relationship between him and John Boyega’s character in some blatant queer — bating on Disney’s part.
I have no but. Poe Dameron is my ideal hot dumb guy, and I want him to lend me his jacket.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
“Inside Llewyn Davis” first introduced me to Isaac. At the time, I was a closeted gay teenager. He played a hot struggling musician holding a cat for a solid 50% of the movie. Can I make it more obvious?
This may hold the title for most overlooked movie the Coen Brother ever made. Isaac plays a folk singer in 1960’s New York, grappling with the recent death of his music partner. Again, Isaac gets to show off his musical talent throughout the film. Isaac rolls with near constant punches in the titular role, and even as a depressed cynic shines as an immense talent.
As a charming Easter egg, Isaac faces off against Adam Driver two years before they’d play enemies in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as two musicians singing a song, get this, about space. Even Justin Timberlake’s smug face and bad facial hair can’t ruin such a bizarrely comedic scene.
Ex Machina (2015)
No other roll could take the top spot. The gif of Isaac dancing still makes rounds on the internet as a testament to his raw sex appeal, and seriously funky moves.
Isaac plays Nathan, an eccentric billionaire who created the biggest search engine on the planet. He brings in Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) to his private estate Willy Wonka style so he can meet Eva, his prototype Artificial intelligence.
Notes of Hank Scorpio from “The Simpsons” mix with the actual new age billionaires of our time to create this deeply unsettling character. More impressive, Isaac makes him so disarming. Even while claiming himself a god, something about Isaac’s portrayal makes the drunken sadist so… sexy.
I’m the first to admit I’m attracted to danger. Isaac boxing and committing horrific acts of cruelty against his creations as a man obsessed with pushing the limits of his own intelligence hit a sweet spot for me.
Honorable mention goes to this photo of Oscar Isaac eating Flaming Hot Cheetos with chopsticks. Proof the man is not only sexy, even in loungewear, but a genius. And nothing’s sexier than a talented actor with a mind that would blow a stoner’s mind. Look how proud he is.
