Recently, Reddit user trpclshrk asked, “Who is a well known actor … that you never see having chemistry with their co-stars?” and people had a lot of strong feelings. Here are 22 actor pairings where one or both of the actors involved just had absolutely zero chemistry with the other.
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The Rock in Jungle Cruise with Emily Blunt…and also, actually, The Rock in basically everything
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Keanu Reeves with Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix
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Ansel Elgort with Rachel Zegler in West Side Story
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Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson with each other in Marry Me
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Cara Delevingne and Dane DeHaan with each other in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
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Daniel Radcliffe and Bonnie Wright with each other in Harry Potter
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Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth in Thor
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And Natalie Portman and Hayden Christiansen with each other in Star Wars
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Cate Blanchett with Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Katherine Heigl with Alexis Bledel in Jenny’s Wedding
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…and Katherine Heigl with James Marsden in 27 Dresses
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Anne Hathaway with Christian Bale and basically everyone else in The Dark Knight
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Tom Cruise with Demi Moore in A Few Good Men
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And Tom Cruise with Renée Zellweger in Jerry Maguire
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One final Cruise example: Tom Cruise with Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut.
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Jodie Foster and Tom Skerritt with each other in Contact
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Jennifer Lawrence with Josh Hutcherson in The Hunger Games
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Chris Evans and Ana de Armas with each other in Ghosted
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Arnold Schwarzenegger with Sharon Stone in Total Recall
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And finally, apparently Joaquin Phoenix with literally every costar.