30 Best Channing Tatum Movies of All Time!
Channing Tatum as Mike Lane in Warner Bros. Pictures’ musical comedy 'Magic Mike's Last Dance,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo: Claudette Barius. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Channing Tatum is one of the most popular actors working today.
The dancer turned actor first gained attention for his work in 'Step Up' and has since gone on to star in the 'G.I. Joe,' '21 Jump Street' and 'Magic Mike' franchises, as well as acclaimed films like 'Foxcatcher,' 'The Hateful Eight,' 'Hail, Caesar!,' 'Logan Lucky,' and 'The Lost City.'
Tatum's latest movie, 'Salma Hayek Pinault.
In honor of the release of 'Magic Mike's Last Dance,' Moviefone is counting down the 30 best films of Channing Tatum's career.
Let's begin!
30. 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' (2009)
Paramount Pictures
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro (Marlon Wayans.
29. 'The Dilemma' (2011)
Longtime friends Ronny (Winona Ryder) out with another man (Tatum), and in the process of investigating the possible affair, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. As the presentation nears, Ronny agonizes over what might happen if the truth gets out.
The Dilemma
28. 'The Son of No One' (2011)
A rookie cop (Tatum) is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain (Al Pacino.
27. 'Fighting' (2009)
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur (Tatum) has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard) sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.
26. 'Coach Carter' (2005)
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
25. 'Jupiter Ascending' (2015)
Warner Bros. Pictures
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman (Eddie Redmayne.
24. 'Magic Mike XXL' (2015)
Three years after Mike (Tatum) bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance.
23. 'Stop-Loss' (2008)
A veteran soldier (Abbie Cornish.
22. 'Dear John' (2010)
While Sergeant John Tyree (Tatum) is home on two weeks leave from , he meets Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
Dear John
21. 'The Book of Life' (2014)
The journey of Manolo (Ice Cube.
20. '22 Jump Street' (2014)
Columbia Pictures
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.
19. 'Smallfoot' (2018)
A bright young yeti (Tatum) finds something he thought didn't exist—a human (James Corden). News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.
18. 'Public Enemies' (2009)
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's (Christian Bale), the task of bringing him in dead or alive. Tatum plays Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd.
17. 'Side Effects' (2013)
A woman (Catherine Zeta-Jones.
16. 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' (2013)
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Starring Bruce Willis, Ray Park and Tatum.
15. 'The Eagle' (2011)
Focus Features
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.
The Eagle
14. 'Haywire' (2011)
A black ops soldier (Michael Douglas.
13. 'The Vow' (2012)
Happy young married couple Paige (Scott Speedman). Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.
12. 'Step Up' (2006)
Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage (Tatum) is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora (Jenna Dewan) is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts.
11. 'White House Down' (2013)
Capitol Policeman John Cale (Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Joey King) with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
White House Down
10. 'Dog' (2022)
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures
'Dog' is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier's funeral on time. Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.
Dog
9. 'Logan Lucky' (2017)
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy (Tatum) and Clyde Logan (Hilary Swank.
8. 'The Lost City' (2022)
Brilliant, but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring handsome cover model Alan (Tatum), who has dedicated his life to embodying the hero character, “Dash.”
While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Brad Pitt.
The Lost City
7. 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' (2017)
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy (Jeff Bridges, and Tatum.
6. 'The Lego Batman Movie' (2017)
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne (Michael Cera) who wishes to become his sidekick. Also featuring the voice of Tatum as Superman.
The Lego Batman Movie
5. 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016)
Universal Pictures
When a Hollywood star (Tilda Swinton.
4. '21 Jump Street' (2012)
In high school, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) was a dork and Jenko (Tatum) was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them ed the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are young and look like high school students, they are assigned to an undercover unit to infiltrate a drug ring that is supplying high school students synthetic drugs. Also starring Dave Franco, and Ice Cube.
3. 'Foxcatcher' (2015)
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team (Steve Carell) as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
2. 'The Hateful Eight' (2015)
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception. Directed by Bruce Dern, and Tatum.
The Hateful Eight
1. 'Magic Mike' (2012)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Mike (Tatum), an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid (Matthew McConaughey.
