The Hottest Leading Men of All Time

woman&home’s hottest leading men of all time – and the movies to see them in

No torso since time began is as spectacular as Brad's. He swaps his cheesy guise for chiselled, brooding, tough guy looks and the result is ABSOLUTELY SMOKING! Kate Matharu, online editor

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Ryan Gosling in Drive

No other man could look quite so hot in a Scorpion jacket! Natalie Cornish, web writer Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Jake Gyllenhaal in Love and Other Drugs

Not only is he dreamy to look at, he's also got this naughty streak - and what woman, in her right mind, doesn't go just a little bit weak at the knees over a charming bad boy? Lyndsay Conway, online writer Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

George Clooney in Ocean's Eleven

In this film he combines funny with sexy in a winning combination. Let's face it, over the years he has made some pretty terrible movies, but this one's an absolute corker. Jane Curran, food editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Matt Damon in the Bourne Identity and all the Bourne movies since

He's got very boyish looks but manages to cleverly pull off the all-action hero role. Sigh! Tessa Hilton, editor at large Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Kirk Douglas in Spartacus

Not many men can wear a skirt and get away with it but, boy, does Kirk pull it off in style! He's so rugged and that dimple in his chin - simply gorgeous. Sharon Mears, picture editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Viggo Mortensen in Lord of the Rings

The only thing that made The Lord of the Rings watchable in my opinion. The chiselled jaw and slightly quirky face - and all that rugged stubble! Aragorn - even the name conjures up the image of him in leathers on a horse saving the world! Incidentally, I hear he's a very nice modest man to boot! Angela Kennedy, style director Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Russell Crowe in Gladiator

Oooooh, he's so strong, so masculine, so husky and so sweaty and in that costume. He really is just very sexy indeed! Gaby Huddart, deputy editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen is brilliant in everything, though particularly in trunks with a mint julep in his hand. Pushed to choose, I'll go for him in the Thomas Crown Affair. Alison Davidson, Homes editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Hugh Jackman in Australia

Not the greatest movie of all time, but as the Drover Jackman is utterly gorgeous - a rough diamond who many of us would love the chance to polish! Gill Wing, sub editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Gerard Butler in 300

I'm not usually a fan of Butler, but he is bearded and buff in this film. My boyfriend wondered why I was happy to watch a film about the Spartans more than once... Lyndsay Conway, online writer Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Matthew McConaughey in Magic Mike

The delectable Mr McConaughey proves he can do comedy as well smouldering to camera. Sue James, editorial director Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Javier Bardem

It's got to be Javier 'Blooming Gorgeous' Bardem in anything, but pushed to choose one film I'd go for Vicky Christina Barcelona - it's so fast, fun and sexy. He's one really fabulous real man. Yummmmmmmm. Carrie Taylor, associate editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Sean Connery in Dr No

The original and ultimate Bond, Connery sizzles, smoulders and swaggers in this movie. What genius to create a character who still appeals to women today. Gaby Huddart, deputy editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Harrison Ford in the first three Indiana Jones films - not the fourth!

One moment he's a bespectacled, bow tie-wearing, nerdy university professor, and the next, he magically turns in to heroic adventurer. Is it the hat? The whip? The facial fuzz? The fact he can get himself out of any tricky situation, and is handy with a gun/knife/whatever else is around? Or is it that even he has a weakness: 'Snakes. I hate snakes.' Emma Badger, chief sub editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Daniel Craig in Casino Royale

He really is the only man on the planet who can work pale blue skin-tight swimming trunks! And that pout is pretty hot too! Sandra Kearns, editor's PA Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Eddie Redmayne in My week with Marilyn

British and a Burberry model. Need I say more? Daisy Owen, junior designer Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel

Henry Cavill, set to be the new Clark Kent in forthcoming Man of Steel. He was wonderful in The Tudors and is English, beautiful and charming. Someone once tried to set me up with him - but that's another story... Danielle Fox, assistant beauty editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Jude Law in The Talented Mr Ripley

A thoroughly gripping thriller starring him, Matt Damon (who's not bad either), Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Gwyneth Paltrow. Set partly on the French Riviera, it's beautiful to watch and thoroughly involving. Look absolutely no further for male 'hotness'. Fanny Blake, books editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Michael Fassbender in Shame

Dark, brooding and seriously seriously hot. Emma Faiers, fashion & accessories co-ordinator Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Paul Walker in The Fast and The Furious

The film might be full of silly car stunts, but with the ultimate blonde-haired, blue-eyed hunk Paul Walker behind the wheel, it really is worth sitting through. Terry Barbrook, deputy chief sub editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Gael Garcia Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries

This South American hottie is quite simply beautiful in this movie about Che Guevara's youth. Vicky Axelson, art editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Chris Hemsworth in Thor

Those muscular arms should be wrapped around me, not some mystical Norse hammer! Not your average beefy superhero, Hemsworth has great comic timing and bags of charm to complement his good looks and ridiculously stacked physique. Alice Palmer, deputy online editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter

He plays a man on the edge so well and is so gorgeous and so vulernable at the same time. His eyes have the ability to tell a story - incredible. Alicia Joseph, PA to publishing director Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Colin Firth

Colin Firth - fabulous in absolutely everything, but particularly loved him in Bridget Jones's Diary as Mark Darcy. Charming, good looking, humorous and with a heart - what more could any girl want? Linda Swidenbank, publishing director Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Bradley Cooper in Limitless

My goodness, he's gorgeous - even when out of his head! Jo Glanville-Blackburn, beauty director Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Channing Tatum in Fighting

Who doesn't love a bad boy, especially one that looks like a god and likes to fight with his shirt off? Nathalie Whittle, features assistant Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Andy Garcia in The Godfather and The Untouchables

Those eyes - you just want to jump in! Jane Curran, Food Editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Aaron Johnson in Nowhere Boy

Aaron Johnson playing a young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy. With that unbelievably pretty face, big quiff and guitar-playing skills, you can see why Sam Taylor Wood fell for him. Lorraine Conway, celebrity editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Al Pacino in Scarface

'When you get the money, you get the power. When you get the power, you get the woman.' Scummy, I admit, but what a great leading man! Wendy Salmon, lifestyle assistant Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos

Rodrigo Santoro as Karl in Love Actually

He is just beautiful, and I so wish that he and Sarah had properly got together in the story. It still saddens me, when I watch it, that they don't! Andreia Shelley, senior sub editor Find more film reviews Find more celebrity photos