This time, we will share the best Tobey Maguire movie recommendations with you, guys. Oh, yes! Not all of the movies mentioned here include Tobey Maguire in the lead role!
It’s undeniable that most of Tobey Maguire popularity is due to his success acting in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy. But you know if this California-born actor has a number of film projects whose acting cannot be underestimated.
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Tobey Maguire Movies Besides the Spider-Man Trilogy
1. The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a movie based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel has been adapted into several movie versions. Tobey Maguire’s version is the most recent.
In this movie, Tobey Maguire plays Nick Carraway who is the best friend of the eccentric Jay Gatsby and the center of the story. In the movie, Tobey acted with his best friend, Leonardo DiCaprio.
2. The Cider House Rules (1999)
Dr. Wilbur Rach is a caretaker of an orphanage that houses orphans. he gets some help from some nurses to care for and nurture the orphans until a family adopts them.
Among the orphans was a special child. Since he was a baby, he had always failed to be adopted, so Dr. Wilbur decided to keep Homer at the orphanage.
The Cider House Rules is one of Tobey’s touching movies and also has an interesting romantic drama story. In this movie, Tobey is the main character who plays the adult version of Horner.
3. Seabiscuit (2003)
Seabiscuit is a movie about John Red Pollard’s care and training of Seabiscuit. A legendary American racehorse. The movie is based on a true story set in the 1930s. At that time, America was experiencing hard times due to the recession. Unemployment increased. Horse racing is one of the business sectors that is still able to grow and become the foundation of many people.
With the theme of horse racing, Tobey Maguire is back to make a movie from a true story where he plays Red Pollard who is a horse racer. Of course, there is a strong sense of drama in this movie.
4. Brothers
The movie Brothers tells the story of Sam. A US soldier who has a family and has just returned from his duty in Afghanistan. He also has a younger brother named Tommy whose life is completely opposite.
Tommy is the younger brother who often causes trouble and ends up in prison. The conflict between the two began when Sam was declared dead in his assignment.
In this movie, Tobey Maguire plays the role of Sam. While Jake Gyllenhaal plays the character of his younger brother named Tommy. Interestingly, these two first met during an audition for the character of Spider-Man several years earlier.
5. Pleasantville (1998)
Two siblings are sucked into a black and white TV show called Pleasantville. They’re stuck with new parents, old-fashioned clothes, 72-degree temperatures & books without words.
In this movie, Tobey Maguire plays the role of David Wagner. He becomes David who is trapped along with his sister from the 90s to the 50s. Complete with the sitcom style of that year.
Those are some recommendations for Tobey Maguire movies outside of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man project. What do you think of the movies above? Have you watched all of them yet?
