Dylan O’Brienbroke out well over a decade ago, with his role as Stiles Stilinski in the MTV supernatural dramaTeen Wolf. The sarcastic best friend quickly became a fan-favorite character, with critics and fans alike predicting that the young actor was poised to rank among Hollywood’s most promising generation of new stars. More than thirteen years later, that has proven to be true, but not necessarily on the path that some might have expected.
O’Brien has a few blockbusters to his name, leadingThe Maze Runnertrilogy, which grossed more than $900 million worldwide. He was also frequently named as a possible candidate to play Spider-Man in the mid-2010s, though he’s since revealed that he never auditioned for the role. Still, for all of his mainstream appeal,O’Brien’s most indelible movie performanceshave happened in smaller, offbeat projects like the heartfelt sci-fi dystopiaLove and Monstersand the twisty thrillerCaddo Lake. The New York native is continuing down that path with a new comedy, which is being hailed as the actor’s best work.
Twinless Marks A Career High For O’Brien
It Has A Perfect Score On Rotten Tomatoes
O’Brien is currently promoting the new comedyTwinless. Written, directed, and produced by James Sweeney, who co-stars opposite O’Brien, the story focuses on two men who develop a friendship after meeting in a support group for twins who have lost their other half. Aisling Franciosi, Lauren Graham, Tasha Smith, Chris Perfetti, François Arnaud, Susan Park, and Cree Cicchino also star in the comedy, which recently debuted atthe 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Itwon an award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, with Sweeney named as one of the Directors to Watch.
I’m Still Waiting For This Dylan O’Brien Movie To Get A Sequel 4 Years After It Premiered With 94% On RT
Dylan O’Brien’s Love And Monsters has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and I am still waiting for it to get a deserved sequel four years after it premiered.
Twinlessboasts a 100% onRotten Tomatoesbased on 14 reviews. The score may fluctuate as more reviews are added. However, the score currently breaks down to an 8 out of 10. The comedy marks O’Brien’s highest score on Rotten Tomatoes among critics, withLove and Monsterscoming in second with 94%.Bumblebeeis third with 91%, albeit O’Brien only has a small voice cameo as the titularTransformerscharacter.
What Movies Like Twinless Mean For O’Brien’s Career
He’s Been Careful About The Roles He’s Chosen
In hisTwinlessreview forScreen Rant, Graeme Guttman writes that the comedy highlights O’Brien “like we’ve never seen him before.” Other reviews are similarly full of praise, calling his dual role as twins a career-best performance. While promoting the movie, the actor acknowledged that “I would have a much different career, I think, if I was a ‘yes to everything’ person.”
O’Brien’s upcoming films include the Sam Raimi-directed thrillerSend Help, opposite Rachel McAdams, the dramaAnniversary, andthe acclaimedPonyboi.
In that same interview withVariety, O’Brien puts it even more plainly and says he’s “egregiously picky.” Though he hasn’t chosen the most talked-about films, compared to his contemporaries, he has nonetheless built up an enviable filmography filled with roles that are consistently enjoyable and excellent when it counts. With projects likeTwinless, O’Brien is quietly affirming himself as the multi-faceted and charismatic performer fans recognized him as all those years ago.
