It’s no surprise that people tend to get quite invested when watching a movie. Even though deep down they understand that the stories and the people portrayed on the screen are fictitious, sometimes the acting is justso good, they forget all about it.However, there are times when somethingfeels off; when the story is not believable, the setting is somehow wrong, or there is simply no chemistry between the actors whatsoever. The latter is what members of the ‘Pop Culture Chat’ community recently discussed when the user ‘Joanna_Valdes’ asked them about the romantic leads in movies that had zero chemistry. People covered all sorts of pairings in their answers, so scroll down to find them on the list below, and see if you have sat through at least one of the listed movies.This post may includeaffiliate links.

It’s no surprise that people tend to get quite invested when watching a movie. Even though deep down they understand that the stories and the people portrayed on the screen are fictitious, sometimes the acting is justso good, they forget all about it.

However, there are times when somethingfeels off; when the story is not believable, the setting is somehow wrong, or there is simply no chemistry between the actors whatsoever. The latter is what members of the ‘Pop Culture Chat’ community recently discussed when the user ‘Joanna_Valdes’ asked them about the romantic leads in movies that had zero chemistry. People covered all sorts of pairings in their answers, so scroll down to find them on the list below, and see if you have sat through at least one of the listed movies.

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Dan Radcliffe and Bonnie Wright together were so awkward, and it didn’t help that the screenwriters gave them such weird interactions (the “open up, you” and the shoelace-tying scenes give me so much secondhand embarrassment).

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Anne Hathaway and Adrian Grenier as Andy and Nate in The Devil Wears Prada Yessss all of their interactions in this movie are like you’d speak to an annoying brother or house-mate

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Thor had more chemistry with Capt Marvel in their few seconds of interaction than this.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Ok, hear me out - Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face. Audrey obviously respects Fred and sees him as a mentor and that comes through in the film and Fred obviously sees Audrey as a sweet young girl but that’s the problem - they were badly matched as he was too old for her and looked too old for her and they had no romantic chemistry whatsoever. I actually really dislike this film because I do not believe whatsoever that they love each other.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in The Tourist. Johnny was completely miscast which ruined the movie for me.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

I’m surprised nobody mentioned Emma Watson and Dan Stevens yet. Has the live-action Beauty and the Beast faded from public consciousness that quickly?

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Jamie Dornan felt like the material was beneath him, he was practically fully clothed in his love scenes with Dakota while she fully nude, the sex scenes were completely vanilla and mechanical, and the author kept interfering with the production. There was no way they were going to have a good production.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

I thought Henry Cavill and Amy Adams were devoid of chemistry in Man of Steel - they seemed so awkward together.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Emily VanCamp and Chris Evans as Sharon and Steve in Captain America: Civil War. Sibling vibes

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis in Jupiter Ascending. I unapologetically love that movie but their chemistry is just soooo bad.I love dogs!!.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

The new Mr and Mrs Smith. I was trying to explain to my husband why I didn’t like it and I realized it was the pairing. They’re both good actors, but I think they aren’t good actors together. But I mean, the chemistry obviously was out of control in the original. I’m sure it’s hard to find that again.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

The Happening. These two are supposed to be married. (Except she had Tiramisu with some other clown).

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

The answer is obviously Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson in Marry Me.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt in The Mexican.Absolutely painful to watch.I guess they are friends in real life and thought it would be fun to do a movie together…this means there was probably no chemistry read, which explains EVERYTHING.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

I love love love the Fast saga but you can never convince me that Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel want to have sex with each other. Ever.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Not a movie but in grey’s anatomy izzy and george having a moment for a few episodes was so hard to watch, there was zero chemistry between the two characters. like why did they write that in? it seemed so unnecessary.

Audrey Hepburn and any male lead who was at least 10-20+ years her senior. She was born 1929. Humphrey Bogart (1899) Fred Astaire(1899) William Holden (1918) Gary Cooper (1901) and on and on. As charming and brilliant as she is an actor, the story was completely unbelievable and you’re just left with such an ick about it. I know people LOVE these movies and they were really well received, but they are just so unwatchable to me !

These 2 always gave me siblings vibe in every scene. He has better chemistry with Danai

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

From Justin to Kelly. Like you could not convince me that either Kelly or Justin wanted to be in this movie together, but they were contactually obligated to do so. Also the rumours that Justin was hooking up with Paula Abdul did not help him be a convincing romantic lead with that extra context.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Showing my age but Denise Richards and Pierce Brosnan had absolutely no spark.

Jack Black and Kate Winslet in The Holiday even thought their arc is definitively better than Jude and Cameron’s. Great acting, just a lack of sexual chemistry. .

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Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon in Your Place or Mine.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Matt Damon and Hong Chau in Downsizing.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Matthew McConaughey & Jodie Foster in Contact (‘97) is an all timer. Great movie but possibly the most awkward makeout in film history.They have amazing friendship/ sibling-type chemistry IMO, but every movie Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn starred in together as lovers just made me go huh…? Who approved that!

Hugh Grant/Andie McDowell in Four Weddings and a funeral.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie or series where Emma Roberts has chemistry with her male co-star.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

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I raise you Mark Ruffalo and Melanie Laurent in Now You See Me. When they threw out the romantic twist at the end I was like….didn’t see that coming, and not in a good way. Not a major plot point but a completely unnecessary and not believable side plot.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Lindsay Lohan and Chord Overstreet in ‘Falling for Christmas’.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Ana de Armas and Chris Evans have so much chemistry in “Knives Out”, so Idk why it didn’t work out in “Ghosted”.

DEAR. EVAN. HANSEN. 😬😬😬

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Renee Rapp and Chris Briney-Mean Girls 2024.This is more Chris’ fault then Renee. I couldn’t buy him as Aaron Samuels and his acting skills aren’t the best when you pair him next to a broadway actress and a pro singer.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

I watched a movie with Alexa Vega(Spy kids) and Carlos Pena( Big Time Rush), and they had NO onscreen chemistry at all, which is hilarious because they are MARRIED. It was so bad.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas in BladerunnerAna has no chemistry with any of her Co casts.

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell in Anything But You.

The two leads in the recent West Side Story had absolutely zero chemistry. Minus chemistry, possibly.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

It’s me, popping in for my regularly scheduled Liam Hemsworth slander. This weak a*s kiss, knowing it’s probably one of the only ones you’ll get?! Honorable mention for Daniel Craig and Lea Seydoux in the last Bond movies. Just…no.

27 Actors Who Had Absolutely Zero Chemistry With Their Co-Stars

Amber and Richard A Christmas Prince Trilogy.

Ashton and Reese was SO bad.

Ana de Armas and Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.

I love them as characters and I love the movies, but I just can’t buy them as a couple I’m sorry. They have the rain kiss but that’s about it.

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