01 A washed-up 80s pop star trying to write a hit again.
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01 A washed-up 80s pop star trying to write a hit again.
02 A scene-stealing, motion-captured Oompa-Loompa opposite Timothée Chalamet.
03 A sleazy, scheming tabloid journalist in Guy Ritchie's crime comedy.
04 A devoted husband protecting his wife from the truth about her singing.
05 A shallow bachelor slowly humanized by an unlikely friendship with a young boy.
06 A gleefully hammy, vain actor-turned-villain in one of the best-reviewed films of the decade.
07 A caddish boss whose charm masks a genuinely bad character.
08 A British Prime Minister with a crush on his own staffer.
09 An ordinary bookshop owner falling for a famous Hollywood actress.
10 The stammering charm that defined an entire era of British romantic comedy.