Jim Carrey is regarded as one of Hollywood’s finest actors, like the one actor who entirely owns a character they are put in! The energy that Carrey brings in each of his roles just captivates the audience. He has also played serious roles in his career, but it seems like the genre of comedy has been completely owned by him!
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Here is a list of Top 5 picks starring Jim Carrey that you just cannot miss watching, either with friends or with family!
1) The Mask – Jim Carrey with Super Powers
Jim Carrey popularly plays the adapted character of ‘Stanley’ from the original cartoon series of “The Mask.” In this 1994 hit movie, Jim plays Stanley, who is just a bank employee with a regular and rather tedious routine and only does his job. However, one day Stanley comes across a mask that he puts on and gets loads of superpowers. He shifts shapes, turns into different objects, and tries to save the World. Have you seen this movie? I bet the kids would love watching this movie because it is just so much fun!
2) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – A Dramatic Masterpiece
This is not a comic movie and carries a great message for all viewers. Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, the power duo has created a masterpiece through their performance. In this movie, Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) slowly come together and build a relationship. However, a plot twist comes when they try to recall their past events and find out that they had, in fact, been in a relationship before. Do they continue their relationship? How do they cope up? Don’t miss out on this amazing movie, and all your questions would be answered!
3) Mr. Popper’s Penguins – Jim Carrey Entertaining his Young Fans
This is a classic kid’s movie starring Jim Carrey. This is an educational and fun movie too. Tom, played by Jim Carrey, spends more time at work than to play with his children. The children feel neglected and wish for their father to take out more time for them. A twisting plot comes up when Tom’s father makes him look after a bunch of penguins. Hence, a beautiful journey of a family bonding with these beautiful penguins has been shown in this movie. How do they bond? Watch this amazing movie to find out!
4) Yes Man – A Man Responding With ‘YES YES & YES’
Now this movie is a pure classic by Jim Carrey that you just cannot miss! Yes Man revolves around a loan officer who leads a boring life and is sulked into loneliness after his divorce. However, an ex-employee of his firm forces him to join a seminar where Carl (played by Jim Carrey) would have to say “yes” to everything that gets offered to him. Funnily, this is how he ends up finding the love of his life! But how does that happen? Watch the movie to find out more!
5) Liar Liar – A Tale of a Lawyer
Ok! So this movie might not be very popular in terms of IMDb rating, but still, this movie had a great concept that I am sure the readers would love to see. In this movie, Jim Carrey plays the role of a lawyer who is successful in his career. However, he has a very bad habit of lying, so his son wishes to stop doing this habit. Now, the son’s wish does come true for a day. Hence, Carrey is surrounded by a series of events that he has no control of. What happens next? You would have to watch the movie to see how his son helped this lawyer in his career!