likable

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The director says he initially used wide lenses, which highlighted that Joe was "distracted, he's not a likable person".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Steve Carell’s character in the likable, watchable and even lovable “Rooster” is classic Steve Carell: Self-aware, charming, boyish, incapable of reading a room, sidestepping a faux pas or calculating nuance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Characters with strong personalities that are not simplistically likable feel the truest to Jimenez.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Mr. Hanks, the Movie Star Who’s Hollywood’s Biggest Mensch, has a breezily likable stage presence, and he brings a natural warmth to his performance here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

There was nothing particularly likable about the baron, but she found him far preferable to his wife.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood