The Lion King, Keanu Reeves, Ma: The best summer 2019 movie characters

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Peggy Carter in Avengers: Endgame

Marvel Studios (4)

For giving Steve Rogers his happy ending at long last. There were a lot of heroes in Endgame, but no one has put up with more b.s. than Peggy.

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Roops in Blinded by the Light

Warner Bros. (4)

For introducing Javeed to Bruce Springsteen in the first place — and without whom there would be no story in Blinded by the Light.

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Ma in Ma

Universal Pictures (4)

Just for being Ma.

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Keanu Reeves in Always Be My Maybe

Netflix (4)

For inventing Vicebreaker, picking up the $6,400 restaurant tab, and ordering that UberPool to make sure Sasha and Marcus got home safel.

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John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum

Lionsgate (4)

For solidifying the Keanussance.

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Jared in Booksmart

Annapurna Pictures (4)

For lending Molly and Amy his car, kicking off the valedictorian speech, and saving graduation.

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Katherine Newbury in Late Night

Amazon (4)

For being the best-dressed host on television (among other woman-in-a-man’s-world heroicisms).

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Timon in The Lion King

Disney (3)

For giving Jon Favreau a reason to cast Billy Eichner, thus saving The Lion King.

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Brandy in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Columbia Pictures (3)

For — SPOILER ALERT! — well, murdering the Manson followers.

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Bo Peep in Toy Story 4

Disney/Pixar (5)

So she’s not exactly unsung (she’s…sung?), but she deserves another shoutout for everything she does for Woody.

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Will Forte in Good Boys

Universal Pictures (3)

For being the best movie dad of summer ’19 (shoutout Booksmart and his graduation appetizer spread).

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Tina Fey in Wine Country

Netflix (3)

For teaching everyone that whatever gets said is probably what the person has always thought, and the alcohol just let it out.

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