Top 10 best movies not to miss by actor James McAvoy

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IT Chapter 2 ( 2019 )

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Following the successful part 1, IT Chapter 2 continues the story of a group of young people in the town of Derry and their battle with Pennywise - the ghostly clown. Taking the timeline 27 years after part 1, the Losers Club group has now grown up and returned to Derry as promised to destroy Pennywise. But it is not an easy task, because the clown Pennywise evokes in them obsessions and painful memories. They were forced to keep their minds alert and steady to be able to fight him.

James McAvoy plays William Denbrough, commonly known as Bill. He was once the leader of the Losers Club, whose younger brother Georgie was murdered by Pennywise in part 1. After growing up, Bill became a very famous mystery novelist in Los Angeles.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Genre: Action, Drama, Supernatural, Fantasy
Duration: 129 minutes
Actors: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson
IMDb score: 6.5

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Glass (2019)

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Glass is the final part of the monster movie trilogy, including Unbreakable (2000), Split (2016) and Glass (2019), directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The plot revolves around three main characters with different extraordinary characteristics, namely: David Dunn (Bruce Willis), Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) and Elijah Price/Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson).

David has superhuman physical strength and the ability to see a person's past crimes by touching that person. Kevin has 24 personalities, each with a unique physical characteristic. Elijah has a genius intellect but is disabled.

The three of them are detained by Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson). She didn't believe in super powers, so she captured them and performed a series of experiments, trying to convince them that the super powers they had were actually just an illusion. The three mutants were forced to find a way to escape the laboratory, and at the same time had to constantly compete with each other to avoid being tricked into death.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Genre: Action, Drama, Supernatural, Fantasy
Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes
Actors: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson
IMDb score: 6.6

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Atomic Blonde (2017)

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Atomic Blonde is an action film directed by David Leitch. The film takes place in 1989, right before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron), a British MI6 agent, is assigned to Berlin to search for a lost watch containing a list of active double agents.

On her journey, Lorraine has to work with another spy named David Percival (James McAvoy). David is an unpredictable spy, with no clear side, and not at all trustworthy. James McAvoy succeeded in expressing the character's multidimensionality and complexity. His character has an important role in the story, creating conflicts and tense situations in Lorraine's mission.

Director: David Leitch
Genre: Action, Thriller, Thriller
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes
Actors: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman
IMdb score: 6.7

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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

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X-Men: Apocalypse is the ninth part of the X-Men film series, with the plot taking place in the 1980s, following the events of X-Men: Days of Future Past. The film focuses on the X-Men's fight against Apocalypse - a powerful ancient supervillain intent on destroying the world and creating a new one.

James McAvoy returns to one of the most prominent roles of his career - Charles Xavier, aka Professor X. Professor compassionate and highly respected by other mutants. In this movie, Professor He was forced to fight him cognitively and mentally to regain control of his body and abilities.

Director: Bryan Singer
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Duration: 2 hours 24 minutes
Actors: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
IMDb score: 6.9

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Split (2016)

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Split is a film revolving around a man with multiple personalities, Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy). In his body, there exist 23 personalities with distinct personalities and skills. To awaken the 24th personality, Kevin believes he needs a sacrifice. So, he kidnapped three girls and locked them in a secret basement. The girls are forced to find every way to survive Kevin and his dangerous new personality.

It can be said that Kevin Wendell Crumb is one of the pinnacle roles in James McAvoy's career when in reality, he had to transform into more than 20 different characters, coexisting in one body. The actor showed his skillful acting ability and received a rain of praise from the audience and critics.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Genre: Horror, psychological, thriller, crime
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes
Cast: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley
IMDb score: 7.3