What are Bruno Mars movies? To answer this question, the 39-year-old singer’s best films and series include Rio which made about $498.8 million at Box Office, and Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) which made $35.2 million at the Box Office.
He has also appeared in many shows including animation and live-action films since 1992 before he started music and recorded hits such as Grenade, Lazy Song, and Marry You.
Rio 2 (2014)
- Role Played: Roberto, Jewel Suave’s childhood friend
- Release Year: 2014
- Director: Carlos Saldana
- Story: Carlos Saldana
- Other casts: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Jemaine Clement, and Jamie Foxx
- Box Office: $498.8 million
The animated American comedy-drama is one of the best films that Bruno Mars featured in. He played the character of Roberto, a male Spix’s Macaw and Jewel’s (played by Anne Hathaway) childhood friend.
His wild, suave, confidence, and singing prowess among other features in the film have contributed to its immense success and the critical acclaim the sequel of Rio has received. Rotten Tomatoes scored the film 48% in rating based on 166 reviews and an average rating of 5.4/10.
It also made a worldwide gross of $498.7 million at the Box Office and won the Hollywood Film Awards in the category of Hollywood Song Award among several other nominations.
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
- Role Played: Little Elvis
- Release Year: 1992
- Directed: Andrew Bergman
- Story: Andrew Bergman
- Other Casts: James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pat Morita
- Box Office: $35.2 million
With a Box Office grossing of $35.2 million and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 65% in 6.1/10 average rating, Honeymoon in Vegas is one of the most successful Bruno Mars films.
It has also been nominated for Best Picture; Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Motion Picture; Musical or Comedy (Nicolas Cage) at the 50th Golden Globe Awards.
Looking into the character of Bruno Mars who played Little Elvis – where he sang Elvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling in Love. The film marked the beginning of his journey into acting and may have set him a foundation for a career in singing.
The Cleveland Show (2012)
- Role Played: Self (Bruno Mars)
- Release Year: 2012
- Directed: Ronald Rubio
- Producer: Kara Vallow, Courtney
- Story: Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, Mike Henry
- Other casts: Mike Henry, Nicki Minaj, Ye, Sanaa Lathan, Reagan Gomez, Matt Jones
The Cleveland Show is an adult animated American sitcom that aired for 4 seasons and 88 episodes from 2009 to 2013.
Bruno appeared in the 4th season episode 2 (Menace II Secret Society). The episode is one of the most critically acclaimed with a total of 64% audience score from 54 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and 6.6/10 rating on IMDB.
Bruno voiced himself in the animation in a similar way as Nicki Minaj, Will.i.am, and Questlove.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
- Role Played: Self (Bruno Mars)
- Release Year: 2016
- Directed: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
- Story: Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
- Produced: Judd Apatow, Rodney Rothman, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone,
- Other casts: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows, Joan Cusack
- Box Office: $9 million
Definitely not one of the best films that Bruno appeared in as it made less than 50% of its budget when it made $9 million.
Whatever the case, the mockumentary musical comedy film got its fair share of great reviews of 79% from 175 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes from Tomatometer and 65% audience score of more than 10,000 ratings.
The film featured the Hawaiian-born Bruno as himself when he made a guest entry alongside several other artists such as Usher, Akon, 50 Cent, Adam Levine, and Micheal Bolton.
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
- Role Played: Self (Bruno Mars)
- Release Year: 2014
- Directed: Alex Gibney
- Producer: Peter Afterman, Dan Broks, Trevor Davidoski, Christopher John Farley, Blair Foster, Alex Gibney, Mick Jagger, Victoria Pearman, Michael Singer, Eric Weider
- Story: Alex Gibney
- Other casts: James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Christian McBride, Greg Tate, Jay-Z, Alan Leeds, Questlove
A documentary of African-American musician James Brown, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown also features Bruno Mars among several other notable artists. Although his role is minor and appeared as himself, it helped in the documentation of the life of James Brown as an artist from 1956 until his death in 2006.
On the aspect of the review, it received 100% and 86% on Rotten Tomatoes from 11 Tomatometer and more than 100 audience scores. Amazon on the other hand records a rating of 4.8/10.
See Also: Bruno Mars Parents – Who Are They And How They Helped Him In His Career
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3
- Role Played: Self (Bruno Mars)
- Release Year: 2015
- Directed: Kevin Clash, Matt Vogel
- Other casts: Alisha Keys, Drew Bres, Fran Brill, Alton Brown, Usher, Elvis Costello
Alongside several actors and musicians, the 39-year-old Grenade singer has appeared in the animation Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3. It is a 1-hour animation with Elmo (Kevin Clash) which focuses on music, dance, numbers, and vocabulary among others.
Although it is difficult to state the commercial success of the Sesame Street and Sesame Workshop-produced work, Mars has contributed to its success with his vocal prowess.
The work has also received good reviews from IMDB on an aggregate of 5.4/10.
Rolanda & Richard (2013)
- Role Played: Self
- Release Year: (Appeared on Jue 7, 2013)
- Other casts: Rio Fabito, Alex Wassabi
Bruno Mars appeared in the TV series Rolanda & Richard which lasted from 2012 to 2016. He appeared in the 2nd season on episode 9 as the singer in When I Was Your Man.
Bruno Mars movies have contributed to the fame of the artist as it has equally added to the commercial success of some Hollywood films and series. While these films may not necessarily be at the center stage of his career, it has made him one among the many American singers to also explore the movie industry as an actor. Regardless of this, it is not out of place to wonder if his acting career will blossom better than it has and record huge critical acclaim, or if he may take a bow from acting like many artists who have appeared only a few times and disappeared as actors.
