The Best Ryan Reynolds Movies and Where to Stream Them

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Ryan Reynolds has an enviable career and eclectic filmography, one which has entertained fans for over three decades. The Canadian actor is best known for his time as the masked vigilante, Deadpool, as well as his extensive work in comedies such as Free Guy, The Proposal and The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Read on to discover the best Ryan Reynolds movies and where to stream them online now!

At the start of his career, Ryan Reynolds starred in teen soaps and sitcoms before landing lead roles in feature films such as National Lampoon’s Van Wilder, Waiting… and Just Friends. By the mid-2000s, Reynolds was a staple in romantic comedies such as Definitely, Maybe in 2008 and The Proposal in 2009. Starring alongside Sandra Bullock, the film was a box office success, grossing over $317 million worldwide on a $40 million budget and remains a firm favourite amongst romcom fans.

Yet, it was the brief appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (that was released in the same year) as Wade Wilson aka Deadpool that changed the trajectory of Reynolds’ career. Though there was some apprehensions about whether this comic book character would be a success on the big-screen, Reynolds was determined to bring Deadpool to life and this time pay homage to the original foul-mouthed, violent anti-hero founding the Marvel Comics.

In 2016, Deadpool opened to critical and commercial acclaim, grossing a staggering $782.8 million on a $58 million budget to become the highest grossing R-rated film at the time. For his outstanding performance, Reynolds was nominated for a host of awards including Golden Globes Award for Best Actor in a comedy. He reprised his role in Deadpool 2 in 2018 and most recently in 2024 in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Since then, Ryan Reynolds has worked on a host of different genres. The actor voiced Detective Pikachu, starred in the science-fiction horror Life and has fronted a host of Netflix action thrillers including 6 Underground, Red Notice and the action comedy, The Adam Project.

In 2021, Reynolds also served as a producer and starred in the action comedy, Free Guy, and played a NPC (non-player character) in a video game whose AI code started to evolve into a nuanced person. Starring Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi and Joe Keery, the film was a commercial success taking over $331.5 million at the box office on a $100 million budget. The innovative film also landed a nomination at the Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects.

Where to watch the best Ryan Reynolds movies online

For sheer impact alone, the Deadpool films sit at the top of Reynold’s filmography for us. Followed swiftly by hit comedies such as Free Guy and The Proposal. With so many fantastic films to watch, including the hot release of Deadpool & Wolverine, here’s the best Ryan Reynolds movies and where to stream them in the United Kingdom now!

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  1. Deadpool

    Deadpool

    2016

    #1

    The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

  2. Deadpool 2

    Deadpool 2

    2018

    #2

    Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

  3. Deadpool & Wolverine

    #3

    A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

  4. Free Guy

    Free Guy

    2021

    #4

    A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.

  5. The Proposal

    The Proposal

    2009

    #5

    When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.

  6. 6 Underground

    6 Underground

    2019

    #6

    After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.

  7. The Adam Project

    The Adam Project

    2022

    #7

    After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self for a mission to save the future.

  8. IF

    IF

    2024

    #8

    A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

  9. Life

    Life

    2017

    #9

    The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

  10. The Hitman's Bodyguard

    #10

    The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

  11. Red Notice

    Red Notice

    2021

    #11

    An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

  12. R.I.P.D.

    R.I.P.D.

    2013

    #12

    A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

  13. The Croods

    The Croods

    2013

    #13

    The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives on the scene, Grug is distrustful, but it soon becomes apparent that Guy is correct about the impending destruction of their world.

  14. The Change-Up

    The Change-Up

    2011

    #14

    Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife, and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes, they switch bodies.

  15. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

    #15

    After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.

  16. Adventureland

    Adventureland

    2009

    #16

    In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.

  17. Definitely, Maybe

    Definitely, Maybe

    2008

    #17

    When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.

  18. Waiting...

    Waiting...

    2005

    #18

    Employees at a Bennigan's-like restaurant (called, creatively enough, Shenanigan's), kill time before their real lives get started. But while they wait, they'll have to deal with picky customers who want their steak cooked to order and enthusiastic managers who want to build the perfect wait staff. Luckily, these employees have effective revenge tactics.

  19. The Amityville Horror

    #19

    George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

  20. National Lampoon's Van Wilder

    #20

    Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter, Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.