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The first time I heard the name “Tristan” was when I watched Legends of the Fall, starring Brad Pitt. I had found Tristan to be a pretty cool and unique name back then. I also love the movie so it stayed with me. Later I saw the movie Tristan & Isolde, a lovely romantic adventure/drama starring James Franco. Then came Stardust, and Charlie Cox’s Tristan.

Enjoy 3 movies that all have Tristans as their leading characters. The order is random.

1) Movie: Tristan and Isolde

Actor playing Tristan: James Franco

Tristan & Isolde starring James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, Henry Cavill & Mark Strong.

Directed by Kevin Reynolds, 2006’s Tristan & Isolde co-stars Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, Henry Cavill & Mark Strong.

James Franco plays Tristan, a man raised by Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell) after an Irish attack left Tristan an orphan. Based on the legend, Tristan and Isolde is a powerful love story. When Briton Tristan is presumed dead, Irish princess Isolde (Sophia Myles) takes care of him. They fall for each other but they have to part. Unfortunately, their “reunion” comes in the least desired format: Tristan unknowingly has “won” Isolde as a bride for his Lord Marke. How can the two stay apart? Yet how can be together?

Tristan is a great soldier, friend, leader and lover. He is generally very loyal, in fact he would have gladly have died for Marke but the fact that he fell for Isolde before she married Marke complicates things. Tristan feels tremendous guilt and is thorn between his love for Isolde and his love for Marke.

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Read Tristan and Isolde Detailed Review featuring Plot Trivia and James Franco Links

2) Movie: Legends of the Fall Brad Pitt

Actor playing Tristan: Brad Pitt

Directed by Edward Zwick and co-starring Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond & Henry Thomas, Legends of the Fall is an epic romance/drama/war whose story covers many years.

Brad Pitt plays Tristan Ludlow, a young man living in 1900s America with his father –former soldier William (Anthony Hopkins), his older brother Alfred (Aidan Quinn) and his younger brother Samuel (Henry Thomas). Tristan is the free-spirited, rebellious and adventurous one. Alfred is rational and responsible and they both dote on their youngest and more fragile brother Samuel. Things are fine until Samuel brings home his beautiful fiancé Susannah (Julia Ormond). Both Alfred and Tristan are attracted to her, but this doesn’t become an issue until World War I breaks out. The boys go off to fight, and Samuel doesn’t survive. Upon their return, Tristan and Susannah start a passionate romance, totally frowned upon and envied by Alfred. Tristan is not happy, however – he needs to go off into the wilderness, to find himself and get over the death of his brother. But will Susannah be able to wait him forever?

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3) Movie: Stardust

Actor playing Tristan: Charlie Cox

Stardust starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Mark Strong & Sienna Miller

Charlie Cox’s Tristan lives in a village that neighbors a magical kingdom. In fact, his existence is due to the fact that his father Dunstan (young Dunstan is played by Ben Barnes) crossed over to the magical kingdom, met a witch’s slave and fell in love with her. Tristan is desperately in love with Victoria (Sienna Miller), a spoiled girl who is more interested in money and title. Tristan decides to win her heart by bringing her a fallen star but to his disbelief, the star is actually young beautiful woman called Yvaine (Claire Danes). He has to go through a journey with Yvaine and at first they can’t really get along. But this is a journey full of unexpected twists, full of pirates, witches, crown-crazed princes and more.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn and based on Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel, 2007’s Stardust has one impressive cast including Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Mark Strong, Rupert Everett, Ricky Gervais, Sarah Alexander (Susan of Coupling), Ben Barnes, Sienna Miller and Henry Cavill. Interestingly enough, both Henry Cavill and Mark Strong co-star in both Tristan & Isolde and Stardust.

Read 20 Reasons to Love Stardust for detailed review: plot trivia, review, photos and links

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11.14, starring Hillary Swank, Patrick Swayze, Henry Thomas, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Leigh Cook and Shawn Hatosy — 11.14 is one of the smartest and most fun scripts ever. It keeps you intrigued and the details are just impressive. Don't miss this little gem from 2003. Photo from: http://i36.tinypic.com/3582ph2.jpg

Jack (Henry Thomas) is driving his car at night, drinking, when all of a sudden he crashes into something that seems to have dropped from upwards. He realizes it is a human, and he is dead. He can barely get him in his trunk before a woman drives by, and thinking he hit a deer. She thinks she will help him by calling the cop nearby. Soon after the woman leaves, the cop arrives. He soon realizes it is not a dear and sets out to arrest him- only he has no handcuffs left because there are already two people arrested at the back of the car…

These are not spoilers. This is what happens in the first 5 minutes of the film. The crash happens at exactly at 11.14. What our half-sober driver doesn’t know is that everyone is actually, unknowingly, related to this incident one way or the other.

The movie is full of unexpected twists and turns, full of fun characters and a lot of complications. It has a cast full of names we are familiar with: Barbara Hershey, Rachel Leigh Cook, Patrick Swayze, Hillary Swank, Colin Hanks (son of Tom Hanks), Henry Thomas and Shawn Hatosy.

What the movie does is to take the clock a little back every time so that we can see what the other characters were doing and why. It is like a more entertaining and immediate version of a butterfly effect. It is a fun ride full of unexpected acts of crime and people’s reactions to it.

I was watching Prizzi’s Honor on TV and not really liking it when I stumbled upon 11.14’s opening credits on another channel. From minute 1, I was hooked. Recommended.

7.3 on IMDB. Wouldn’t rate it any less. Written and directed by Greg Marcks.

This movie has a terrific ending. Below are 2 different lists movies with great endings:

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3 Movies with “Tristan” Protagonists feat. Legends of The Fall, Stardust, Tristan & Isolde

11.14 starring Hilary Swank, Patrick Swayze, Rachel Leigh Cook and Barbara Hershey