Reprising his role as Rusty Ryan in a third picture , Pitt starred in 2007 's '' Ocean 's Thirteen '' . While less lucrative than the first two films , this sequel earned $ 311 million at the international box office . Pitt 's next film role was as American outlaw Jesse James in the 2007 Western drama '' The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford '' , adapted from Ron Hansen 's 1983 novel of the same name . Directed by Andrew Dominik and produced by Pitt 's company Plan B Entertainment , the film premiered at the 2007 Venice Film Festival , with Pitt playing a " scary and charismatic " role , according to Lewis Beale of '' Film Journal International '' , and earning Pitt the Volpi Cup award for Best Actor at the 64th Venice International Film Festival . He eventually collected the award one year later at the 2008 festival . It is his favourite film
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