12 Best Jonah Hill Movies

Hill wanted to work with Martin Scorsese so badly that he reportedly accepted the union minimum. The result was a staggering, Oscar-nominated tour de force. With bright white fake teeth, hysterical energy and a habit of swallowing goldfish, he steals almost every scene from Leonardo DiCaprio.

The defining teen comedy of the 2000s. As loud, hormone-driven Seth, desperately trying to get alcohol for a party, Hill formed a legendary duo with Michael Cera. Behind all the raunchy dialogue lies a touching portrait of two best friends afraid of losing each other after high school.

His first Oscar nomination proved Hill was much more than a comedian. As the introverted economics graduate who, together with Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), turns the old-fashioned baseball world upside down with statistics, Hill gives a restrained, meticulously controlled performance in which every glance lands.

Hill co-wrote this reinterpretation of the '80s TV series and turned it into a self-aware, hilarious action comedy. His chemistry with Channing Tatum as two bumbling undercover cops at a modern high school works wonderfully because the classic roles are completely reversed.

A rare comedy sequel that at least matches its predecessor. The moment Schmidt realizes he has slept with the daughter of his furious captain (Ice Cube) is a masterclass in nonverbal panic and one of the biggest laughs in the genre.

With an eerie, fake laugh and unstoppable sociopathic charm, Hill plays the real-life young arms dealer who lands a 300-million-dollar Pentagon contract. His transformation into a ruthless manipulator shows how menacing Hill can be.

In Gus Van Sant's biographical drama, Hill plays the flamboyant, wealthy AA sponsor of paralyzed cartoonist John Callahan (Joaquin Phoenix). Dressed in silk, Hill radiates serene calm, spiritual wisdom and deep empathy that moved critics.

Hill plays a shamelessly exaggerated, sycophantic and pretentious version of himself during the apocalypse. His over-the-top friendliness toward James Franco and his eventual demonic possession, complete with an exorcism parody, are hilariously self-destructive.

In this dark indie tragicomedy, Hill plays a 21-year-old musician with an unhealthily close bond with his mother (Marisa Tomei) who starts a psychological guerrilla war against her new boyfriend (John C. Reilly). A gripping, subtle demonstration of passive-aggressive tension.

As one of Seth Rogen's weed-smoking, unemployed roommates, Hill fires razor-sharp insults and bizarre theories from the couch. It was the film in which his improvisational talent was firmly noticed by Hollywood.

In the Coen brothers' Hollywood satire, Hill has only one big scene as the reliable, professional 'person' who takes legal responsibility for movie stars' scandals. His bone-dry performance fits the Coens' absurd tone perfectly.

As the spoiled chief of staff and son of President Meryl Streep, Hill parades around with an expensive Birkin bag while a deadly comet heads toward Earth. His total contempt for science and ordinary people is a deliciously toxic satire of modern political dynasties.