Got into it with my girlfriend on some of the best movies for specific actors. Obviously guys and girls usually have different views, especially she and I since I like action/horror and she likes drama/romance. Anyway, that got me thinking what people thought the best movies for some of the greatest actors are. While thinking of a list I came up with about 30 names, but obviously that's a few too many to list. Feel free to add to the list, I know I left off a lot of good names, and/or just answer a few. I made a blank list so you can copy and paste it if you want, then put my personal list below. Here's a link to a database of films, sorted by actor is you want to check it out. 1. Robert De Niro - 2. Tom Hanks - 3. Johnny Depp - 4. Jack Nicholson - 5. Sylvester Stallone - 6. Morgan Freeman - 7. Harrison Ford - 8. Brad Pitt - 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - 10. Russell Crowe - 11. Clint Eastwood - 12. Jim Carrey - 13. Bruce Willis - 14. Kurt Russell - 15. Kevin Costner - 1. Robert De Niro - Meet the Parents (sad I haven't seen Goodfells or Taxi Driver) 2. Tom Hanks - Cast Away (I'm sure most will say Forrest Gump, but this list is your favorite, not everyone else's) 3. Johnny Depp - From Hell (the original Pirates of the Caribbean is a close 2nd) 4. Jack Nicholson - Batman (was a tossup...The Shining, As Good as it gets, and a few others) 5. Sylvester Stallone - Rambo: First Blood (yeah, I pick that over Rocky) 6. Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption (I like a lot of his movies, but this may be my favorite movie of all time) 7. Harrison Ford - The Fugitive (I can watch this any time, Indiana Jones is a close 2nd) 8. Brad Pitt - Troy (nothing comes close, although I do like Fight Club) 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - Titanic (one of the all time greats, although I like a lot of his) 10. Russell Crowe - Gladiator (no doubt in my mind) 11. Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven ("or I'll come back and kill all you sons a *******"....nuff said) 12. Jim Carrey - Liar Liar (a very tough one, nothing stands out, but there are a ton of good ones) 13. Bruce Willis - Die Hard (another one that has a ton of good ones, but I put this one just ahead of the rest) 14. Kurt Russell - Tombstone (I think this is head and shoulders above the rest) 15. Kevin Costner - Robin Hood (I don't know what it is about this movie, I just like it) I'll follow in SwoLy's footsteps: 16. Kevin Spacey - The Negotiator 17. Edward Norton - Fight Club 18. Denzel Washington - Crimson Tide 19. Adam Sandler - 50 First Dates 20. Val Kilmer - Tombstone 21. Al Pacino - Scarface 22. Will Smith - Men in Black 23. Joe Pesci - Home Alone 24. Arnold Schwarzenegger - Terminator 2 25. John Wayne - ehh, don't really know any of his movies 26. Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man 27. Paul Newman - Road to Perdition? (haven't seen many of his) 28. Robert Redford - The Great Gatsby 29. Richard Dreyfuss - Stand By Me 30. Harvey Keitel - Red Dragon 31. Gene Hackman - Unforgiven 32. Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York 33. William Hurt - The Village 34. Tom Cruise - Top Gun 35. Eddie Murphy - Beverly Hills Cop (Coming to America is a close 2nd) 36. Rober Downey Jr. - US Marshals 37. Samuel L. Jackson - Die Hard: With a Vengeance 38. Bill Murray - Ghostbusters 39. Liam Neeson - Schindler's List (Taken is a close 2nd) 40. Ben Stiller - Dodgeball (Night at the Museum and Meet the Parents) 41. Tommy Lee Jones - The Fugitive 42. Christian Bale - Dark Knight 43. Jeff Bridges - Seabiscuit (I think Arlington Road is underrated) 44. Sean Connery - The Rock (sooooo many great ones) 45. Jamie Foxx - Ray 46. George Clooney - Ocean's Eleven 47. Michael Douglas - Falling Down (something about this movie I love) 48. Matt Damon - Bourne Series 49. Woody Harrelson - Natural Born Killers 50. Mel Gibson - The Patriot 51. John Travolta - The Punisher (way too many great ones) 52. Michael Keaton - Batman (also like Quicksand) Pugs
1. Robert De Niro - Meet the Parents 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump (Close between Cast Away) 3. Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands 4. Jack Nicholson - Batman- The Joker 5. Sylvester Stallone - Rocky series 6. Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption 7. Denzel Washington - The Book of Eli 8. Brad Pitt - Fight Club 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - Shutter Island 10. Russell Crowe - Gladiator 11. Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino 12. Jim Carrey - Bruce Almighty 13. Bruce Willis - The Sixth Sense 14. Adam Sandler - Waterboy 15. Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happiness I had to change a few actors lol.
1. Robert De Niro -Awakenings 2. Tom Hanks - Big 3. Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands 4. Jack Nicholson - As Good As It Gets 5. Sylvester Stallone - Rambo: First Blood 6. Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption 7. Harrison Ford - The Fugitive 8. Brad Pitt - Legends of the Fall 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond 10. Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind 11. Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry in The Dead Pool 12. Jim Carrey - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - When Nature Calls 13. Bruce Willis - Die Hard 14. Kurt Russell - Tombstone 15. Kevin Costner - Dances With Wolves finalsbound: 16.1 Kevin Spacey - 21 16.2 Ed Norton - Primal Fear Ramathorn006: 17.1 Denzel Washington - Philadelphia 17.2 Adam Sandler - The Wedding Singer 17.3 Will Smith - Seven Pounds VAL KILMER - Tombstone AL PACINO - Scent of a Woman
1. Robert De Niro - The Godfather: Part II 2. Tom Hanks - Apollo 13 3. Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland 4. Jack Nicholson - The Shining/As Good as It Gets 5. Sylvester Stallone - Rocky IV 6. Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption/The Dark Knight 7. Harrison Ford - The Empire Strikes Back 8. Brad Pitt - Fight Club 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - Inception 10. Russell Crowe - LA Confidential/A Beautiful Mind 11. Clint Eastwood - Gran Turino 12. Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 13. Bruce Willis - The Sixth Sense 14. Kurt Russell - Big Trouble in Little China 15. Kevin Costner - Field of Dreams 16. Kevin Spacey - Seven 17. Ed Norton - American History X
1. Robert De Niro - Godfather Pt 2 2. Tom Hanks - Castaway 3. Johnny Depp - Secret Window 4. Jack Nicholson - A Few Good Men or Mars Attacks (I know lol) 5. Sylvester Stallone - Rocky 6. Morgan Freeman - Lean on Me 7. Harrison Ford - The Fugitive 8. Brad Pitt - Inglourious Basterds 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - Inception 10. Russell Crowe - Gladiator 11. Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven 12. Jim Carrey - The Mask 13. Bruce Willis - The 5th Element 14. Kurt Russell - Tough: 3000 Miles to Graceland/Miracle/Stargate/Tombstone 15. Kevin Costner - 3000 Miles to Graceland or Wyatt Earp
18. Denzel Washington - Glory 19. Adam Sandler - The Wedding Singer 20. Will Smith - Bad Boys 21. Val Kilmer - Top Gun 22. Al Pacino - The Godfather Joe Pesci - My Cousin Vinny Arnold Schwarzenegger - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
That's what I thought. That almost deserves one of those LOLWUT images. Not a bad movie but far from any actors greatest performance in that one. Most of mine have been said, so instead of going through the whole list, I'll add "The Score" for Edward Norton. It's a three way tie with Fight Club and American History Ex for me. I've always felt like The Score was an underrated movie.
1. Robert De Niro - Raging Bull 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 3. Johnny Depp - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 4. Jack Nicholson - The Shining 5. Sylvester Stallone - Rocky 6. Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption 7. Harrison Ford - Star Wars 8. Brad Pitt - Kalifornia 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 10. Russell Crowe - Gladiator 11. Clint Eastwood - Outlaw Josey Wales 12. Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 13. Bruce Willis - Die Hard 14. Kurt Russell - Escape from New York 15. Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves
1. Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 4. Jack Nicholson - Cuckoo's Nest 6. Morgan Freeman - Shawshank 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - Titanic 12. Jim Carrey - Truman Show/ Eternal Sunshine 13. Bruce Willis - Unbreakable
1. Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver 2. Tom Hanks - Cast Away 3. Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland 4. Jack Nicholson - Chinatown 5. Sylvester Stallone - Rocky 6. Morgan Freeman - Se7en 7. Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones 8. Brad Pitt - 12 Monkeys 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed 10. Russell Crowe - Gladiator 11. Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven 12. Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 13. Bruce Willis - 12 Monkeys 14. Kurt Russell - The Thing 15. Kevin Costner - honestly, can't say I've enjoyed anything he's done.....
Saying De NIro's best work is Meet the Parents is blasphemy. 1. Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver, Godfather, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Raging Bull 2. Tom Hanks - Gump 3. Johnny Depp - Donnie Brasco 4. Jack Nicholson - 5. Sylvester Stallone - 6. Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption 7. Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones I 8. Brad Pitt - Fight Club 9. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator 10. Russell Crowe - Beautiful Mind 11. Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven 12. Jim Carrey - Nothing 13. Bruce Willis - Die Hard 14. Kurt Russell - Big Trouble in Little China 15. Kevin Costner - Bull Durham
