I think I maybe going through a bit of a Jason Momoa phase. Well, you know what they say: starve a cough, feed a fetish. Also – I need a break from the big box of DVDs. And so I present to you: My Ranking of Every Movie that Jason Momoa has been in.
I’ll be using Jason’s filmography from his Wikipedia page. I’m going to be using every movie … even if it’s the itsy-ist of bit part. Sadly, I will be excluding TV shows, so no Stargate Atlantis or See. But if I had included them … this list would have been massive.
Some of these movies are really niche so may be hard – if not impossible – to find.
Much like Wikipedia’s List of Cheeses, this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Check back often for updates!
The Rankings
These movies have watched and ranked. The best is at the top – Number 1. The lower on the list / the higher the number, the worst the movie.
- Aquaman (2018)
- Role: Arthur Curry / Aquaman (star)
- Plot: Turns out Arthur is royalty! And has to standup to his evil stepbrother to save the land dwellers. Also: Black Manta?
- Is It Any Good?: This was my first venture into the DC Cinematic Universe. I really wasn’t expecting a lot, but it was kinda fun. The CGI was really good. I especially liked the Atlantis escape scene where they’re flying (swimming? boating? subbing?) through all the city traffic. The movie still has that problem where it can’t decided if it’s for kids or adults, but it’s nowhere near as bad as it is in the Marvel Universe.
- I forgot that Willem Dafoe was in this movie!
- The one thing that I absolutely hate about this movie is the weird remix of Toto’s Africa. They should have just played the original.
- I can’t help but compare Jason’s Aquaman to Chris’ Thor. The acting is fine for both, but character-wise, I prefer Jason’s Aquaman. Both have that “I don’t want to be king” vibe about them, but I think Aquaman’s story is more relatable? Or human? Thor just seems to be a rich-bro who just wants to goof-off.
- Is Jason Any Good?: Jason gives a solid performance here. What else can I say about him? He makes a good reluctant superhero!
- Braven (2018)
- Role: Joe Braven (star)
- Other Credits: Producer
- Plot: Guy takes dad to cabin to talk elderly care. Daughter stows along. Employee has hidden drugs at the cabin. Bad guys show up to get them back.
- Is It Any Good?: I mean … it’s ok. Definitely better than Icebreakers. The fight scenes are pretty cool. I think the main problem that these type of movies have is giving the bad guys enough of a motive. Like … I’m no coke-ologist, but it seems like that much isn’t enough to start a war over. And if it was, why would you put wiry Hallett in charge of it to begin with? The head evil guy reminded me a lot of Bruce Campbell in Icebreakers. I do like the first half of the movie where the family was trying to deal with a parent that appears to be suffering from some sort of generic head trauma, but I didn’t like just killing him off near the end.
- Was Jason Good?: I think so. He played a convincing father and son trying to deal with his fathers dementia. I really like his fight scenes.
To Be Watched
The are the movies that haven’t watched yet in no particular order. The ones in bold I’ve ordered and have on the way.
Johnson Family Vacation – 2004 – Navarro
Pipeline – 2007 – Kail
Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin’ the Blinds in B Minor – 2010 – Mikey
Conan the Barbarian – 2011 – Coanan the Barbarian
Bullet to the Head – 2012 – Keegan
Road to Paloma – 2014 – Robert Wolf
Debug – 2014 – I Am
Wolves – 2014 – Connor Slaughter
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – 2016 – Arthur Curry / Aquaman
Sugar Mountain – 2016 – Joe Bright
Once Upon a Time Venice – 2017 – Spider
The Bad Batch – 2017 – Miami Man
Justice League – 2017 – Arthur Curry / Aquaman
The Lego Move 2: The Second Part – 2019 – Arthur Curry / Aquaman
Gather – 2020 – Self
Zack Snyder’s Justice League – 2021 – Arthur Curry / Aquaman
Sweet Girl – 2021 – Ray Cooper
Dune – 2021 – Duncan Idaho
Slumberland – 2022 – Flip
The Last Manhunt – 2022 – Big Jim
Fast X – 2023 – Dante Reyes
The Flash – 2023 – Arthur Curry / Aquaman
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – 2023 – Arthur Curry / Aquaman
The Fall Guy – 2024 – Self
A Minecraft Movie – 2025 – Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison
Animal Friends – Not Yet Released
Supergirl – Not Yet Released – Lobo
Dune: Part Three – Not Yet Released – Duncan Idaho
In the Hand of Dante – Not Yet Released
The Wrecking Crew – Not Yet Released