Warning: This article contains spoilers for Deep Water.
Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck's erotic thriller Deep Water is now on Hulu, and it's filled with recognizable performers even outside of the two leads. It follows Vic and Melinda Van Allen, a couple who have adopted a one-sided open marriage.
However, Melinda's lovers soon start disappearing, and all eyes are on Vic. Most of the neighbors are skeptical, and they're also populated by familiar faces who have starred in several of the past decades' most beloved films. Some of them even hold similarities to the new movie from Adrian Lyne, the director of excellent thrillers such as Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder, and Unfaithful.
Kristen Connolly - The Cabin In The Woods (2012)
Kristen Connolly led one of the best horror films of the 2010s, The Cabin in the Woods. It's a movie that's scary and funny in equal measure, and Connolly is just one of several very memorable cast , including Chris Hemsworth.
Connolly's Kelly Wilson, the wife of writer Don, isn't in too much of Deep Water. She's mostly relegated to commenting on how her husband has been following Vic and recording his actions. She's married to an obsessed man, and his obsession ends up being both valid and deadly.
Rachel Blanchard - Snakes On A Plane (2006)
Before she was flirting with Affleck's Van Allen, she was dodging pit vipers 35,000 feet in the air. Snakes on a Plane is a silly movie, but it's also a quotable and fun one, even if it's a movie that shouldn't be watched on airplanes.
Blanchard plays Kristin Peterson in Lyne's movie, a neighbor with a very strange reaction to Vic possibly being a murderer. He's "joked" about killing one of his wife's past lovers at a party, and it spreads from the recipient—Melinda's new lover—to just about everyone else. Most appear fearful to varying extents, but Peterson appears excited, even offering to serve as an accomplice, "jokingly."
Finn Wittrock - The Big Short (2015)
Wittrock is perhaps most well known for portraying The Big Short. He portrayed Jamie Shipley, half of Brownfield Fund who, along with his partner Charlie Geller, decides to get in on shorting the housing market.
In the 2022 film, he portrays Tony Cameron, Melinda's latest and apparently last extramarital partner. Like the others, unfortunately, he meets an ugly fate.
Tracy Letts - Ford V. Ferrari (2019)
Tracy Letts is an actor known for roles in films such as Ford v. Ferrari, he portrays Henry Ford II, the skeptical heir who Carroll Shelby takes for a high-speed test drive. Furthermore, like Wittrock, Letts had a role in The Big Short.
Letts takes on the part of Don Wilson in Deep Water. He's a man who dislikes and distrusts Vic Van Allen from moment one. They meet at a party, and Van Allen is friendly. Wilson, however, immediately rebukes Van Allen for building drone chips. Then, Wilson makes it readily apparent that he believes the circulating neighborhood rumor: that Van Allen is a murderer.
Ben Affleck - Dazed And Confused (1993)
Some consider Ben Affleck's other erotic thriller, Dazed and Confused, the actor's earliest breakthrough despite having a limited role.
Affleck's Vic is a smart guy throughout Deep Water, but he's also quite reckless. Like his wife, his true feelings are often a mystery, and he seems to be constantly attempting to goad a reaction from someone. However, he's an attentive father to Trixie, the only person he addresses without an active scheme behind his eyes.
Ben Affleck - Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
By this point, most fans think there's one version of Justice League that matters, and it's the one that's all Snyder. Zack Snyder's Justice League is a substantial improvement over the compromised theatrical release, and it begs for the DCEU to be continued in a certain direction, even if it's only for two more films.
Unfortunately, that doesn't appear to be in the cards, so what audiences have with Ben Affleck's Batman is Suicide Squad, and the aforementioned team-up film.
Ana De Armas - No Time To Die (2021)
Ana de Armas's biggest and best movies, but her Paloma, unfortunately, wasn't in it very long. However, her brief time assisting Bond did result in one of the film's best action sequences.
In Deep Water, de Armas portrays Melinda, a woman who frequently conveys utter dissatisfaction with her life and marriage. Her bargain with Vic keeps her in the marriage, but her reaction to the deadly truth clouds the partnership's strength even further.
Ana De Armas - Knock Knock (2015)
Eli Roth's Knives Out in 2019.
A lot happened quickly for the actress, and it was both well-deserved and partially due to Knock Knock. It's a low-budget horror indie that's both visceral and memorable. It's also a film built upon only three performances, and de Armas's could be considered the best of the triplet.
Lil Rel Howery - Get Out (2017)
Astonishingly enough, Lil Rel Howery's first film was Jordan Peele's modern horror classic, Vacation Friends.
The actor has blown up a lot in five years, and it's all due to his hilarious performance in Peele's film. It stands to reason that Howery has a long, successful career in front of him. For the most part, he's played the comedic relief, and Deep Water will be one of his most dramatic films yet.
Lil Rel Howery - Free Guy (2021)
Howery managed to be even more lovable in Free Guy than he was in Get Out, and his performance is just one aspect that makes Shawn Levy's film function so well.
As Buddy, Howery's job is to live up to the character's name. Buddy fulfills his name's promise in a crucial scene, reminding Guy (Ryan Reynolds) that life is about each moment, and each one presents a choice. No matter how low Guy gets, there's purpose in anything if he looks hard enough.
