Long before the "Star-Lord" era or the Jurassic World posters that plastered every subway station in America, there was just a guy named Chris and a girl named Anna. Most fans know they were once Hollywood’s most beloved "weirdo" couple. What you might not remember is that their entire relationship—from that first spark to their eventually finalized divorce—can basically be tracked through a handful of specific movies.
Honestly, it's kinda rare to see a couple’s chemistry evolve on camera when they aren't playing a fictionalized version of themselves. Usually, it's just a PR stunt. With them? It felt different.
The One Where It All Started: Take Me Home Tonight
If you want to see the literal moment Chris Pratt and Anna Faris fell for each other, you have to watch Take Me Home Tonight. It’s a 1980s-themed comedy that sat on a shelf for four years because the studio didn't know how to market a movie where characters were casually doing cocaine like it was 1988.
They met at the table read in early 2007. Anna was the bigger star back then, fresh off the Scary Movie franchise and The House Bunny. Chris was just "the guy from Everwood" who hadn't even landed Parks and Recreation yet. In the film, he plays Kyle Masterson—a quintessential high school jock who’s a bit of a jerk. Anna plays Wendy Franklin, his girlfriend who is stuck in a stagnant relationship.
The irony? On screen, their characters are drifting apart. Behind the scenes, Chris was famously waiting in the wings. Anna was still married to Ben Indra at the time, but Chris has since admitted in interviews that he knew the minute he met her that he was going to marry her. He just had to wait for the universe (and her marriage) to catch up.
The Weirdest 7 Minutes: Movie 43
Forget about the romantic comedies for a second. We need to talk about the absolute fever dream that is Movie 43. If you haven't seen it, maybe don't? It’s an anthology of sketches that most of the A-list cast probably regrets filming.
But there is one segment called "The Proposition."
In it, Chris and Anna play a couple about to get engaged. The "joke"—if you can call it that—is that Anna’s character asks Chris to poop on her as a sign of true commitment. It is 100% as gross and bizarre as it sounds. It involves Chris eating a massive burrito and a box of laxatives to "prepare."
Why does this movie matter for their legacy? Because it showed how similar their sense of humor was. They weren't the couple that wanted to look pretty on the red carpet; they were the couple that thought a seven-minute sketch about extreme bodily functions was a hilarious way to spend a weekend. It's the peak "goofball" era of their marriage.
The Cameos and the "Disgusting" Roles
By 2011, they were fully established as a powerhouse duo. When Anna starred in What's Your Number? alongside Chris Evans, she made sure her husband got a part. Chris Pratt shows up as "Disgusting Donald," a former flame who used to be gross but got hot and successful.
It was a bit of an inside joke. At the time, Chris was still in his "Andy Dwyer" phase—the lovable, slightly doughy guy. The movie actually poked fun at the idea of him becoming a heartthrob, which is wild to look back on now that he’s basically built out of granite.
They also appeared together in the 2012 film 10 Years, a high school reunion drama. While they weren't the main focus, their presence together felt like a staple of the early 2010s. You couldn't have one without the other.
Why Their On-Screen Work Still Matters
Usually, when celebrity couples work together, it feels forced. With Pratt and Faris, it felt like we were crashing a private party. They had this specific, rapid-fire comedic timing that you can't fake.
Even when their marriage ended in 2017, the work they did together remained a time capsule. People still search for "the Chris Pratt Anna Faris movie" because they want that specific brand of mid-2000s comedy that doesn't really exist anymore. It was chaotic, a little bit dirty, and genuinely sweet.
The Real Legacy
- Take Me Home Tonight (2011): The origin story. Watch it for the retro fashion and the palpable "real-life" tension between Kyle and Wendy.
- What's Your Number? (2011): See Chris as "Disgusting Donald" before the Marvel glow-up.
- Movie 43 (2013): Only for the brave. It’s the ultimate proof that they shared a very specific, very weird brain.
- Mom (TV Series): While not a movie, Chris’s guest appearance in Season 4 is the last major time they shared the screen before the split.
If you’re looking to revisit their filmography, start with Take Me Home Tonight. It’s the most authentic look at who they were before the massive franchises took over their lives. It captures a version of Hollywood where two actors could just meet on a set, geek out over their shared love of bug collecting (yes, they actually did that), and make a movie that felt like home.
To get the full picture of their cinematic history, you should check out the "The Proposition" sketch from Movie 43 if you have a strong stomach, or stick to the breezy 80s nostalgia of Take Me Home Tonight for a more "normal" experience.