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    Dudemeister — 19 years ago(July 29, 2006 07:09 PM)

    in no particular order:
    Sooo agree with *Chris Walken-Deer Hunter(or King of NY)
    *De Niro-Raging Bull(or King of Comedy)
    *Tom Cruise-Jerry Maguire(or Vanilla Sky)
    *Gene Hackman-Crimson Tide(or Mississippi Burning)
    *Denzel Washington-He Got Game(or Crimson Tide)
    *Al Pacino-Scarface(or Serpico)
    *Alec Baldwin-Glengarry Glen Ross(supporting role)
    *Jim Carrey-Man On The Moon
    *Dustin Hoffman-Marathon Man(or the Graduate)
    *Anthony Hopkins-Nixon
    Is this your homework Larry?

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      ChemicalBrother13 — 19 years ago(August 05, 2006 03:29 PM)

      in no order:
      Paul Newman in Verdict, Hustler
      Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart
      Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris
      Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson in Remains Of The Day
      Cary Grant in Notorious
      Marcello Mastroianni in 8 1/2
      Alain Delon in Le Samourai
      Robert DeNiro in Godfather 2
      Peter O'Toole in Stunt Man

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        roypower — 19 years ago(January 25, 2007 02:16 PM)

        Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront
        James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
        Louis Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
        Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
        Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
        Paul Newman in Hud
        Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke
        Don't feel like listing any more.

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          Stein-e — 19 years ago(September 06, 2006 10:35 AM)

          Whats with the King of New York stuff Walken has better movies

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            bigboss888 — 17 years ago(August 10, 2008 02:38 PM)

            Al Pacino-Dog Day Afternoon
            DeNiro- Taxi Driver
            Brando- On the waterfront
            Jack Nicolson- Five Easy Pieces
            Paul Newman- The Hustler
            Jimmy Stewart- Harvey
            DeNiro - Raging Bull
            Bardem- No Country For Old Men
            Pacino- The Godfather
            Brad Dourif- One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
            these arent my top ten best but my top ten favorites and there in no particular order

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              rustyjulie-1 — 19 years ago(September 06, 2006 10:49 AM)

              Al Pacino (Godfather, II)
              Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen)
              James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
              Marlon Brando (On the Waterfront)
              Paul Newman (Hud)
              Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke)
              John Wayne (The Searchers)
              Gregory Peck (To Kill a Mockingbird)
              Spencer Tracey (Father of the Bride)
              William Holden (Bridge on the River Kwai)

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                Rube8201 — 19 years ago(September 30, 2006 03:06 AM)

                1 Jack Nicholson One Flew over the cukkos nest or Five easy pieces
                2 Robert Deniro Taxi Driver or Raging Bull
                3 Al Pacino Dog Day Afternoon
                4 Edward Norton American History x
                5 Johnny Depp Ed Wood
                6 Tom Hanks Castaway
                7 Morgan Freeman Shawshank
                8 Kevin Spacey American Beauty
                9 Nick Cage Leaving Las Vegas
                10 Daniel Day Lewis Gangs of Ny

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                  beauty_in_the_breakdown8 — 19 years ago(October 04, 2006 07:57 PM)

                  In no particular order
                  Edward Norton- American History X and 25th Hour
                  Al Pacino- Panic in Needle Park- Heat
                  Chris Walken- Around the Bend
                  Nick Stahl- Twist
                  Robert DeNiro- Taxi Driver and Heat
                  Josh Lucas- Undertow
                  Jamie Bell- Undertow and Chumscrubber
                  Ryan Gosling- The Believer
                  Gary Oldman- Immortal Beloved
                  Joseph-Gorden Levitt- Mysterious Skin
                  Clive Owen- Closer

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                    jdm30 — 19 years ago(October 20, 2006 08:05 AM)

                    To think of a solid top ten would be a task. Here are just a few. . .
                    Val Kilmer- Doc Holiday (Tombstone)
                    Gene Wilder- Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
                    Billy Bob Thornton- Carl (Sling Blade)
                    Liv Ullmann- Elizabeth Vogler (Persona)
                    James Stewart- Jefferies (Rear Window)

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                      stephen-donnelly11 — 19 years ago(November 14, 2006 05:33 AM)

                      Top 25 Greatest Performances:

                      1. Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
                      2. Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront
                      3. Marlon Brando - The Godfather
                      4. Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon
                      5. Daniel Day Lewis - My Left Foot
                      6. Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
                      7. Al Pacino - The Godfather II
                      8. Robert De Niro- Taxi Driver
                      9. Jack Lemmon - Glengarry Glen Ross
                      10. Robert De Niro - The Godfather II
                      11. Al Pacino - The Godfather
                      12. Laurence Olivier - Hamlet
                      13. Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire
                      14. Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy
                      15. Gene Hackman - The Conversation
                      16. Gene Hackman - The French Connection
                      17. Robert De Niro - Mean Streets
                      18. Al Pacino - Serpico
                      19. Bruno Ganz - Downfall
                      20. Edward Norton - American History X
                      21. Daniel Day-Lewis - In the Name of the Father
                      22. Al Pacino - Scarface
                      23. Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
                      24. John Hurt - 1984
                      25. John Hurt - The Elephant Man
                        Last Film Watched: The Temptation of Christ (8/10)
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                          zchayq3 — 19 years ago(November 14, 2006 12:21 PM)

                          1. Robert Deniro taxi driver
                          2. Al Pacino godfather 2
                          3. Ed Norton American History X
                          4. Gary Oldman Leon
                          5. Nicolas Cage Leaving Las Vegas
                          6. Paul Newman Cool Hand Luke
                          7. Tom Hanks Forrest Gump
                          8. Joe Pesci Goodfellas
                          9. Marlon Brando Godfather
                          10. Jack Nicholson one flew over the cokoo's nest
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                            floriancaelers — 19 years ago(November 29, 2006 10:25 AM)

                            kevin spacey - american beauty
                            kevin spacey - the usual suspects

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                              brookes-7 — 19 years ago(December 07, 2006 01:07 AM)

                              top 10 (in no particular order)

                              1. DeNiro- Taxi Driver
                              2. DeNiro- Raging Bull
                              3. Paul Newman- The Hustler
                              4. Anthony Hopkins- The Silence of the Lambs
                              5. Jack Nicholson- Chinatown
                              6. Tom Hanks- Forrest Gump
                              7. Kevin Spacey- American Beauty
                              8. Charles Bronson- Death Wish: The Crackdown
                              9. Al Pacino- Godfather 1 or 2
                                10.Lou Diamond Phillips- A Dangerous Touch
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                                boomerang534 — 19 years ago(December 23, 2006 07:18 AM)

                                1.Paul Newman(The Hustler)
                                2.Henry Fonda(Twelve Angry Men)
                                3.George C. Scott(Patton)
                                4.Robert Deniro(Raging Bull)
                                5.Val Kilmer(Tombstone)
                                6.Nicolas Cage(Leaving Las Vegas)
                                7.Tom Hanks(Cast Away)
                                8.Paul Newman(The Verdict)
                                9.Robert Duvall(Apocalypse Now)
                                10.Gary Cooper(Pride of the Yankees)

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                                  ieatalot9902 — 19 years ago(January 11, 2007 11:26 AM)

                                  1. Marlon Brando (The Godfather)
                                  2. Al Pacino (The Godfather Part II)
                                  3. Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption)
                                  4. Gregory Peck (To Kill a Mockingbird)
                                  5. Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia)
                                  6. Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke)
                                  7. Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs)
                                  8. Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump)
                                  9. Kevin Spacey (American Beauty)
                                  10. Jack Nicholson (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest)
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                                    rdcruz1987 — 19 years ago(January 30, 2007 04:22 AM)

                                    Let's see
                                    Al Pacino- Godfather Part 2
                                    Johnny Depp- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
                                    Edward Norton- Primal Fear
                                    Marlon Brando- Apocalypse Now
                                    Willem Dafoe- Platoon
                                    Tim Robbins- Mystic River
                                    Morgan Freeman- Se7en
                                    Brad Pitt- 12 Monkeys
                                    Kirsten Dunst- Interview with the Vampire
                                    Clint Eastwood- Unforgiven

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                                      Hughster — 19 years ago(February 09, 2007 01:22 PM)

                                      Robert Mitchum - The Night of the Hunter

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                                        Levane — 19 years ago(February 18, 2007 02:16 PM)

                                        No Particular order
                                        Robert Deniro - Raging bull or (Taxi driver)
                                        Daniel Day Lewis - My left foot or ( gangs of new york)
                                        Paul Newman - The Hustler
                                        Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
                                        Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
                                        Marlon Brando - On The Waterfront
                                        Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
                                        Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia
                                        Jack Nicholson - One flew over the cuckoos nest
                                        John Hurt - Elephant Man
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                                          CoolHand996 — 19 years ago(March 16, 2007 05:28 PM)

                                          best performance i think i have seen is Paul Newman in Hud.

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