Here are my top ten, with quotes from some of the best moments in their performances. There are some fairly significant
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Samme7 — 14 years ago(April 24, 2011 09:50 AM)
In no particular order, top 10 leading male roles are:
Marlon Brando in "The Godfather",Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull", Paul Newman in "Cool Hand Luke", Al Pacino in "Dog Day Afternoon", Jack Nicholson in "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", Edward Norton in "American History X", Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver", Philllip Seymour Hoffman in "Capote", Daniel Day- Lewis in "My Left Foot", Terrance Howard in "Hustle & Flow".
Honorable Mentions as well as fantastic Cast Performances:
Cast of "Doubt"
Cast of "Dr. Strangelove"
Matt Damon and Robin Williams in "Goodwill Hunting"
Christian Bale in "Harsh Times"
Cast of "Apocolypse Now"
Cast of "The Godfather I and II"
Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood"
John Travolta in "Blow Out"
Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler"
Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of The Lambs"
Nicholas Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas"
Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront"
Denzel Washington in "Training Day"
3 actors Are always good in almost every movie, but dont have many roles that stand out:
Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, Johnny Depp.
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miguelreporte — 13 years ago(May 02, 2012 07:41 PM)
- Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
- Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
- Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
- Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
- Edward Norton - American History X
These are basically the only ones worth watching
Supporting Actors: - Christian Bale - The Fighter
- Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects
- Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
- Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds
- Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
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DeclanCochran — 13 years ago(June 26, 2012 08:51 AM)
Edward Norton - Fight Club
Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange
Robert DeNiro - Taxi Driver
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Bruce Campbell - The Evil Dead 2
Peter Capaldi - In The Loop
Marlon Brando - Godfather
Al Pacino - The Godfather Trilogy
Dylan Baker - Happiness
Juliette Binoche - Three Colours Blue -
tompuopolo — 13 years ago(July 18, 2012 08:53 AM)
- Ray Liotta-Goodfellas
- Sean Penn-Milk
- Jack Nicholson-The Shining
- Brad Pitt-The Assassination Of Jesse James
- Edward Norton-American History X
- Dennis Hopper-Blue Velvet
- Malcom Mcdowell-A Clockwork Orange
- Jared Leto-Requiem For A Dream
- Leonardo Dicaprio-The Basketball Diaries
- Michael Pitt-The Dreamers
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OJT — 13 years ago(July 22, 2012 04:00 PM)
There's so many, but still a try, but it's 15:
Morgan Freeman - Se7en
Anthony Perkins - Psycho
Bette Davis - All about eve
Malcolm McDoell - A Clockwork orange
Ellen Burstyn - Requimem for a dream
Liam Neeson - Shindlers's List
Liv Ullmann - Persona
Charlize Theron - Monster
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
John Hurt - The elephant man
Jack Nicholson - One flew over the coocoo's nest
Tom Hanks - The green mile
Haley Joel Osemt - The sixth sense
Jessica Tandy - Driving miss Daisy
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland -
ObservationBlogger — 13 years ago(July 23, 2012 08:37 AM)
You have a good list of performances. For me my favorite actor performance is Anthony Hopkins in Remains of the Day. Dustin Hoffman in the graduate and Kingsley in Gandhi are up there.
My 120 favorite movies
http://www.imdb.com/list/Uvw_F2_GMx8/
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matrix5904 — 13 years ago(December 08, 2012 03:44 PM)
- DDL - The name of the father
- DDL - My Left Foot
- DDL - There Will Be Blood
7.Christian Bale - Empire of The Sun
8.Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Synecdoche
10.George C Scott - The Hospital
4.George C Scott - Patton - Brando - Streetcar Named Desire
- Pacino - Carlitos Way
- Nicholson - The Shining
- Tom Cruise - Rain Man
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karaladh — 13 years ago(January 21, 2013 03:45 PM)
I'm surprised almost nobody mentioned THE performance: F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus.
Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Jack Lemmon in Some Like it Hot
Toshiro Mifune in Rashomon
Max Schreck in Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Philip Baker Hall in Sydney
Dianne Wiest in Bullets over Broadway
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream
Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction
Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus
Margit Carstensen in The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant
Juliette Binoche in Three Colors: Blue
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seanyevans — 12 years ago(April 11, 2013 01:59 PM)
Only mentioning each actor once, and bearing in mind that I haven't seen every film ever made;
- Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds
- Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
- Hugh Jackman - Les Misrables
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Capot
- Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
- Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator
- Nicolas Cage - Adaptation
- George Clooney - Up In The Air
- Edward Norton - American History X
Honourable mentions;
Viggo Mortensen - A History Of Violence
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
John Travolta - Pulp Fiction
Tom Hanks - Cast Away
Michael Clarke Duncan - The Green Mile
Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
Marlon Brando - The Godfather
Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Brad Pitt - Fight Club
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
Jack Nicholson - As Good As It Gets
Tom Cruise - Magnolia
Woody Harrelson - The People vs Larry Flynt
Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting
So there's 30 for ya. Ask me again at another time and the top 10 would most likely be different though, depends on my mood/state of mind, I suppose.
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Nikon_Rod — 12 years ago(August 07, 2013 12:52 AM)
It's been a LONG time since you posted this ; but my realy anyway
(MEN)- Robert DeNiro - Raging Bull
- Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
- Al Pacino - The Godfather Part 2
- Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest & The Shining
- Marlon Brando - The Godfather
- James Stewart - Vertigo
- Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
- Peter O' Tool - Lawrence of Arabia
- Burt Lancaster - Sweet Smell of Success
- Jack Lemmon - The Apartment
(WOMEN) - Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves
- Liv Ullman - Persona
- Meryl Strip - Sophie's Choice
- Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
- Kate Winselet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Bette Davis - All About Eve
- Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
- Vivien Leigh - Gone with the Wind
- Charlize Theron - Monster
- Sigourney Weaver - Aliens
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hiddenagenda1 — 12 years ago(March 31, 2014 09:49 PM)
- Daniel Kash- Solo (2013/I)
- Robert Englund- The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
- Burgess Meredith- The Sentinel (1977)
- Jack Nicholson- Batman (1989)
- Dustin Hoffman- Hook (1991)
- Frank Langella- Masters of the Universe (1987)
- Claude Rains- Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- Walter Huston- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- Jack Lemmon- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- Gene Wilder- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
HM: - Daniel Kash- Hidden Agenda (1999)
- Daniel Day-Lewis- There Will Be Blood (2007)
- Bob Hoskins- Mona Lisa (1986)
- Judy Garland- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Christopher Plummer- Hidden Agenda (1999)
- Beau Bridges- Alice in Wonderland (1985)
- Daniel Kash- Goosebumps: Chillogy (1998)
- Annie Clark- Solo (2013/I)
- Kevin Spacey- Casino Jack (2010)
- Bradley Cooper- American Sniper (2014)
- Daniel Kash- Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (1993)
- Natalie Gregory- Alice in Wonderland (1985)
- Jill Schoelen- The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
- Andrea Roth- Hidden Agenda (1999)
- Jack Palance- City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
Volker Flenske: (While torturing David) I don't know why you're doing this to yourself!
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aji_gps — 11 years ago(July 14, 2014 10:10 PM)
I haven't watched much but this is my present list:
- Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
- Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
- Mathew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers CLub
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
- Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
- Joaquin Phoenix - Her
- Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
- Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
- Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
- Kevin Spacey - Se7en
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Pzachlen — 11 years ago(December 03, 2014 09:23 PM)
Glenda Jackson-THE MUSIC LOVERS
Meryl Streep-SOPHIES CHOICE
Rod Stieger-THE PAWNBROKER
Kim Stanley-A CARNAL ACT OF MERCY
Elizabeth Taylor_ WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOLF.
Leonardo DiCaprio THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Oliver Reed-THE DEVILS
Vanessa Redgrave-THE DEVILS
Barbara Barrie -ONE POTATO TWO POTATO
Michael Keaton- BIRDMAN
Tom Hanks-PHILADELPHIA
Bette Davis-ALL ABOUT EVE.
George Chakiris- WEST SIDE STORY
Jack Nicholson-AS GOOD AS IT GETS -
madalina11 — 10 years ago(June 05, 2015 11:15 PM)
Reading through these lists I nearly lost my mind, why is everyone forgetting
GARY OLDMAN
??
In pretty much
ANYTHING
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iadorepink — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 10:55 AM)
My top 10 lead acting performances.
- Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia
- Marlon Brando - Godfather
- Daniel Day Lewis - There Will be Blood
4, Laurence Olivier - Sleuth
5, Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
6, Robert De Niro - Raging Bull - Robert De Niro - The Deer Hunter
8, Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
9, Paul Newman - The Verdict
10, Tom Hanks - Cast away
My top 5 supporting performances.
1, Edward Norton - Primal Fear
2, Laurence Oliever - Marathon Man
3, Casey Affleck - Assassination of Jesse James
4, Javier Bardem - No Country for old men
5, Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
Your thoughts on it?
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powermandan — 9 years ago(September 20, 2016 07:46 AM)
- Edward Norton - American History X
- Derek Jacobi - Hamlet
- Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
- Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs Kramer
- Marlon Brando - On The Waterfront
- Gloria Swanson - Sunset Boulevard
- Al Pacino - The Godfather Part II
- Al Pacino - Serpico
- Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver
- Kevin Spacey - American Beauty