15 Best Movie Performances Of 2018 (So Far)

11. Nick Robinson (Love, Simon)

Love Simon Nick Robinson
Fox

No longer destined to be remembered solely as "the creepy teenager from Jurassic World", Nick Robinson did a wonderful job playing closeted gay high schooler Nick in this deeply affecting and ludicrously entertaining coming-of-age comedy.

Robinson at once conveys the youthful anguish of burgeoning sexuality - something seen all-too-rarely in mainstream cinema - with poignant humanity and ably argues that, shockingly enough, Simon's ultimately just like everybody else.

It's a thoroughly charming performance that's suitably subdued for the most part - and almost every performance in the movie is pretty great, actually - though Robinson knows when to swing for the fences too.

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