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

I want to understand this as well. LL Cool J has been in movies before so it’s not his breakout role (I think) but he still gets “with” on the start creds of NCISLA. And he’s a main character.