Best Performance in a Stephen King Adaptation?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Dolores Claiborne
litheways — 14 years ago(February 03, 2012 10:32 AM)
It's somewhat hard to compare, because most of his other films are supernatural, and Kathy Bates brings a more naturalistic feel, but I think hers is the best I've seen. My top ten would be:
- Kathy Bates, Dolores Claiborne
- Jack Nicholson, The Shining
- Piper Laurie, Carrie
- Judy Parfitt, Dolores Claiborne
- Tim Robbins, Shawshank Redemption
- Gary Sinise, The Stand
- Kathy Bates, Misery
- Sissy Spacek, Carrie
- Michael Clarke Duncan, Green Mile
10(tie). Christopher Plummer, Dolores Claiborne and Shelley Duvall, The Shining
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sandersrodney-76234 — 9 years ago(December 31, 2016 12:58 AM)
- Kathy Bates, Dolores Claiborne
- Kathy Bates, Misery
- Jack Nicholson, The Shining
- Sissy Spacek, Carrie
- Piper Laurie, Carrie
- Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption
- Fred Gwynne, Pet Sematary
- Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile
- Wil Wheaton, Stand by Me
- Marcia Gay Harden, The Mist
No particular order, but Kathy Bates belongs on top.
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LorqVonRay1999 — 3 years ago(April 03, 2022 02:17 PM)
- Jack Nicholson The Shining
- Kathy Bates Dolores Claiborne
- Sissy Spacek Carrie
- Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell Stand By Me
- Morgan Freeman Shawshank
- Christopher Walken Dead Zone
- Michael Clarke Duncan Green Mile
- Shelley Duvall The Shining
- Tim Robbins Shawshank
- Piper Laurie Carrie
Since there are so many other great performances I will add ten more. - Jennifer Jason Leigh Dolores Claiborne
- Christopher Plummer Dolores Claiborne
- Kathy Bates Misery
- Danny Lloyd The Shining
- Tom Hanks Green Mile
- Richard Dreyfuss Stand By Me
- James Caan Misery
- Martin Sheen Dead Zone
- Scatman Crothers The Shining
- John Cusack 1408