Eli5: why do only some actors get the prefix “with” in a movie.

Question

I just finished Glass Onion and at the end credits it had all the actors who were in it but only Kate Hudson and Dave Batista had the prefix of “with” before their name. Is there a reason why only they get it?

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Answer 1

Another interesting bit of info is when you see two or more writers on the credits. “&” indicates a close collaboration on the script, while “and” indicates very little or no collaboration (for example, a rewrite by another author).