In many ways, the idea of George Clooney as a bona fide movie star is so familiar to us that it’s like pointing out that the sky is blue. He’s been on our big screens for decades, aging into the suave silver fox he is today.

In Jay Kelly – a new film by the Frances Ha writer-director, Noah Baumbach, which lands on Netflix on Friday – Clooney takes on that very persona, playing an adored elder statesman film star who feels lost in midlife and attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter.

So in the interest of celebrating Clooney’s screen stardom over the years, here are his eight best movies:

8. Gravity (2013)

In a film that was widely celebrated for its spectacle, it takes a lot for a performance to make a strong impression. Clooney – happy to play second-fiddle to the emotive

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