In 2023, one of the year’s biggest movies, Barbie, was led by two couples: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach and Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley. Together, the powerful foursome was a testament to the art that can come out of one of Hollywood’s talented couples putting their heads together for a new project. And while working side-by-side with your spouse may not be for every couple in entertainment out there, we’re always in awe of the ones who make it work — like Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. From sizzling duets to shiver-inducing on-screen chemistry, there’s a lot to love when our favorite husband and wife duos set out to create something together.
In 2018, Hollywood power couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski worked together for the very first time in The Quiet Place. For Krasinski, who directed the movie, having Blunt as his muse was a dream come true.
“I think because we’re both actors, people think we have the same experiences but we have a completely different experiences,” he told Entertainment Tonight. “She’s off working with a different crew, cast, director and I usually do my own thing. So, to actually see what it is that makes her such an amazing actress, I’ve obviously been the biggest fan of hers forever, but to see her on set doing what she does, when you’re in the room it’s a whole different thing.” Absolutely adorable, we know!
To check out more celebrity couples (including some former couples) who’ve worked together time and time again, scroll below!
Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig
After meeting on the set of Greenberg, Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig become one powerful duo. Among their projects over the years are Frances Ha, a comedy that they co-wrote, she starred in, and he directed, and 2023’s Barbie, a movie they co-wrote and she directed.
Margot Robbie & Tom Ackerley
While Margot Robbie’s husband Tom Ackerley isn’t an actor, the pair have been longtime co-producers behind the scenes. Among their co-producing credits under their production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, are I, Tonya, Promising Young Woman, Saltburn and Barbie, in which Robbie also starred.
Jackie & Adam Sandler
As fans of Adam Sandler know all too well, he always invites his wife, Jackie, for cameos in his movies. Among their joint acting credits are Grown Ups, Just Go With It, 50 First Dates, Murder Mystery, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah and many more.
Annette Bening & Warren Beatty
After meeting on the set of 1991’s Bugsy, Annette Bening and Warren Beatty have only graced the screen a few times together over the years. Among their movies together are Love Affair, The Book That Wrote Itself and Rules Don’t Apply.
Leslie Mann & Judd Apatow
Comedic powerhouses Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow have worked together many times over the years. This Is 40, Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Bubble are just a few of their most famous movies together (Mann usually in front of the camera while Apatow directs and writes).
Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman
Throughout their marriage from 1990 to 2001, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were each other’s co-stars multiple times. The pair starred in many now-classics like Eyes Wide Shut, Far and Away and Days of Thunder.
Most recently, Kidman admitted that their Eyes Wide Shut director, the late Stanley Kubrick, often took inspiration from their love story for the plot.
Alison Brie & Dave Franco
In 2023, Alison Brie and Dave Franco co-wrote the script for their rom-com, Somebody I Used to Know. In addition to co-writing, Brie starred in the movie and Franco directed.
Before this passion project of theirs, Brie and Franco worked together many times. Their first movie together was in 2017, titled The Little Hours, in which they both starred. Also in 2017, the pair starred alongside Franco’s older brother James Franco in The Disaster Artist. In 2020, Franco worked with Brie once again when he made his directorial debut in the horror film The Rental with Brie as the star.
John Krasinski & Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski proved to be a match made in Hollywood heaven when they wowed us all with their performances in A Quiet Place back in 2018. Two years later, the pair co-starred once again in A Quiet Place II. Most recently, Blunt voice acted in IF, a 2024 movie that Krasinski wrote and directed.
Jay-Z & Beyoncé
Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s biggest collaboration was joint album Everything Is Love and their On the Run tour, but they also collaborated previously on “Bonnie & Clyde,” “Crazy In Love,” “Partition,” and “Drunk in Love.”
Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have worked together multiple times: on children’s TV series Terrific Trucks, and on movies like When in Rome and Hit And Run. They’ve also launched diaper company Hello Bello together.
Javier Bardem & Penélope Cruz
Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz married just a few years after shooting Vicky Cristina Barcelona, then took a few years off starring in movies together before reuniting for The Counselor, Loving Pablo, and Everybody Knows.
Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton
Musical couple Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s first duet was 2016’s “Go Ahead and Break My Heart.” Since then, they’ve also recorded many singles together including “You Make It Feel Like Christmas,” “Purple Irises” and “Nobody But You” together.
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie famously met on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston), and they collaborated once again in their marriage, on Jolie-directed By the Sea.
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill collaborate more than almost any of the couples on this list, releasing a full album together, The Rest of Our Life, in 2017 as well as releasing joint songs like “Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me,” “Let’s Make Love,” “I Need You,” “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” and more over the past 20+ years.
Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson on the set of the sitcom Bosom Buddies and went on to co-star in Volunteers and Sleepless in Seattle. They also worked together to produce My Big Fat Greek Wedding and both Mamma Mia movies.
Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos met filming All My Children together and have collaborated plenty more times since getting married. In addition to Ripa’s quick cameo on Consuelos’ show Riverdale, Consuelos and Ripa became co-hosts of Live With Kelly & Mark in April 2023.
Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer
Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin met — and discovered their magnetic chemistry — on HBO’s True Blood. They then went on to act in movies The Parting Glass and Open House.
Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone
Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy are one of the most prolific couples in Hollywood, working together on Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, and Can You Ever Forgive Me? as well as the scripts for Tammy and The Boss.
Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats have worked together on many songs over the years like “International Party,” “New Day,” and “We Are Here.”
Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell met while shooting Swing Shift and shot one more movie together, Overboard, before taking a few decades off collaborating. In 2018, they made their return by co-starring in Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles. Two years later, they also starred in The Christmas Chronicles 2.
Helena Bonham Carter & Tim Burton
Tim Burton directed Helena Bonham Carter in a number of his movies while the pair were married, including Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, and more.
BJ Novak & Mindy Kaling
Much has been made of B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling’s enduring chemistry both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of The Office, in which they starred and were writers in. Novak went on to guest-star in Kaling’s The Mindy Project in which he played another character with an ambiguously romantic connection to Kaling’s that mirrors their real-life dynamic.
Eva Mendes & Ryan Gosling
While Eva Mendes has taken a step back from acting in recent years, she and The Place Beyond the Pines co-star Ryan Gosling did work together again on Gosling’s first directing gig, Lost River.
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend first met on the set of his music video for “Stereo” and have been a major Hollywood power couple ever since. In 2013, Teigen starred in the music video for “All of Me” (which was inspired by Teigen). They also collaborated on other videos lik “Love Me Now,” “Wild” and “Bigger Love.”
Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker
Longtime couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker have quite a few co-starring moments under their belt like Flight of the Navigator and Strangers with Candy. In 2020, they were doing their biggest joint project yet, the Broadway play Plaza Suite, but it was cut short due to COVID-19.
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