12. “Don’t Look Up” (2021)
Who Chalamet plays: Yule, a slacker and shoplifter who begins dating astronomer Kate (Jennifer Lawrence), against the backdrop of an asteroid set to hit Earth and cause an immediate extinction-level event.
Why he’s great: Adam McKay’s panned climate change satire isn’t exactly the finest hour for any person in its cast, who take on overly broad, poorly written characters. Thankfully, nobody embarrasses themselves either, and Chalamet is surprisingly charming as the seemingly dense but surprisingly kind and open-minded Yule. It’s a small part, but he makes the most of it, and his prayer at the end when the asteroid finally arrives may be the only genuinely affecting moment in the entire film.