romantic lead
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Men and women both will find a number of alarming concepts in the gender-flipping comedy “Ladies First,” not the least of which will be the idea of Sacha Baron Cohen as a romantic lead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Redford returned as a romantic lead in Pollack’s 1973 glossy “The Way We Were” with Barbra Streisand.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
In 1985, he played another romantic lead in Pollack’s “Out of Africa” opposite Meryl Streep.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
Her radiance and comfort as a romantic lead are palpable even with the cringy dialogue and fantastical, instant love between Hayes and Solène.
From Salon • May 7, 2024
In recent years Grant has traded his romantic lead persona for more eccentric character roles.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023