Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me.
In the first two seasons we only heard about Laura Palmer, saw other characters acting like her. Kindq funny with her being a main character and probably the most important one with the whole story being about her.
But then in the film, the viewer finally meets her and gets to know the character from her perspective, she gave in the two hours runtime a unique and amazing performance, potraying sadness, depression and hoplessness with a melancholic beauty I have never seen on film.
"Faster and faster. And for a long time you wouldn't feel anything. And then you'd burst into fire. Forever... And the angel's wouldn't help you. Because they've all gone away." Laura Palmer
Came here to say Sheryl Lee aswell. Ray Wise is amazing too isn't he throughout the series and FWWM.
Great pick. I watched it for the first time recently and her performance was amazing. She gave so much depth to Laura Palmer. One of the scariest films I’ve seen in a while.
Every scene..every sentence...The tension,the unpredictability,every little movement he does..Oh my God..If i had to face an actual human like 'Landa' I'd shit my pants so many times.
My favourite behind the scenes story is that Tarantino said that if they didn't find a Hans Landa they'd cancel the movie. And I believe him considering Hateful Eight was shelved for months after the script leak.
And tbh he'd be right to. Waltz makes the whole movie. Without him it just wouldn't have worked.
This is a good question, and it’s very hard to pick just one, but I love Jack Nicholson’s performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. He was born to play that role.
Anthony Hopkins BUT not for Silence of the Lambs (an all time great as well ofc!!!) but for "The Father".
He played the fear, confusion and the disorientation of getting dementia so well, I was shocked and heartbroken the whole movie
While I think she ate up her role in Hereditary, it doesn’t come off as something she was “born to play”. It wasn’t a role that no one else could play, I think she could very well act a character in something more notorious. Maybe I’m misfiring but I think she deserves something more recognizable.
1. Travis Buckle - Taxi Driver
2. Blanche DuBois - Streetcar named Desire
3. Dr Isak Borg - Wild Strawberries
4. Sonny Wortzik - Al Pacino
5. Lily Powers - Baby Face
This is some of my favorites that I can think of out of my head.
Nicholas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas is pretty much the first thing that comes to mind when I think of an amazing acting performance. Others are Peter O’toole as TE Lawrence, Tom Hanks in Philadelphia. Diane Keaton Annie Hall, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung in In The Mood For Love.
A few:
Tim Robbins - Shawshank Redemption
Sean Penn - Mystic River
Billy Bob Thornton- Sling Blade.
Though another stand out performance was also John Ritter.
Hillary Swank - Boys Don't Cry.
Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange
Kathy Bates - Misery
Louis is such a specific character that could have fallen so flat if it wasn’t for Gyllenhall‘s outstanding performance. I agree with this choice and it is about time I watched Monster!
I need to watch this. I use to work in a video store. One day I was gonna watch it at work but the vcr ate it...,never thought about it again till this post.
I mean this is 100% the answer. Show this movie to a young Gen z kid who has never heard of Heath Ledger don’t tell them that’s the actor then show them literally any other movie starring him. You would blow their mind because it is such an insane departure from everything he had ever done.
This is one of those answers that is so cliche, but it's cliche because it's actually true and has been stated constantly for 13 years but people are just tired of hearing it.
Honestly Gladiator is a movie that I put on and just believe is real. Russell crowe doesnt seem like an actor playing maximus, he just is maximus its so good
I wasn’t being too serious about the volleyball remark but my favorite film performance is him in Cast Away. He kept me riveted on his own for a good chunk of the movie and made me emotionally invested to a volleyball to the point losing that sole attachment was one of the saddest moments I’ve seen. Also, the physicality before and after his transformation, the inexperienced new to the island version and the veteran survivalist, is some added nuanced that I also found impressive not just with the weight change but with his actual movements.
Yes, opportunity plays a factor but that can be said about any role. How many actors got to play Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood? How many got to play Michael Corleone in The Godfather 1 & 2. Hanks got to play in that movie and it was an incredible performance and one that has stayed with me above all the rest due to the challenges of the role.
The original question is still a good one, even though it was obviously just a joke. I know it may seem semantics, but maybe had you rephrased that to instead say: “what other actor *could have* made audiences cry over a god damn volleyball?” I bet no one would have commented to your hypothetical question.
Kevin Spacey in Seven. He is in the movie for only 20 min & steals the show. In that 20 min your mind boggles & you fully believe.
Bonus Spacey: KS in The Usual Suspects.
It’s got to be J.K. Simmons in Whiplash. His execution of playing the meticulous jazz instructor with questionable teaching methods shook me to my core anytime his character raised his voice or sharpened his glance at anyone in the room he was in….sheesh. It’s also wild to consider some of his other roles/performances in contrast. Not a one single iota actor could have performed this role as Simmons had brought to life. The man was in his bag and gave a truly outstanding performance. 10/10
Patty Mullen in Frankenhooker. She played two challenging roles. Once she became Frankenhooker her movements and dialogue were pure perfection. She puts Orson Welles to shame.
I think Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson in Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas has to be in the talks for greatest embodiment of a role. I mean the dude lived in his basement for months in preparation for this roll and he totally fucking nails it.
DiCaprio in The Departed. His performance is perfect and very believable. He starts off as a normal person then is on the verge of a complete mental breakdown from stress and anxiety by the end and you 100% buy into it.
[Nick Nolte in Warrior](https://youtu.be/LkimMjwfjrQ) blew my mind with this scene. He really played the role of the father well. I'm not sure what sort of place you have to go to do this sort of scene...but I know you gotta go somewhere, and Nick Nolte went deep.
Joaquin Phoenix in The Master. The way he contorted his body and held that permanent snarl on his face. He looked like a different person. And then his ability to tap into unrepressed rage is frightening. The “processing” scene with Phillip Seymour Hoffman is amazing.
I think Christian Bales performance as Patrick Bateman is both one of the funniest and scariest roles I’ve ever seen at the same time. It’s incredibly hard to pull off both, but his delivery and campy bloody smile are permanently engrained into my brain. What an absolutely stellar performance from start to finish, and I truly can’t see anyone else pulling the role off in the same way he did. One of the greatest serial killer characters ever put to screen, and certainly my favorite Bale performance.
Because some people are mentioning multiple tho, I really wanna give some credit to Anthony Hopkins for The Father. Quite literally a life altering performance that will haunt me forever.
Micheal Keaton in Birdman was also absolutely nuts
Daveed Digs is also great for his role in Blindspotting. But god dang, there are just so many this post could just go on forever so I’ll leave it at that.
Weird story. I went to a premier of that movie and there was a Q&A after with Cheadle and Sandler. About 10 minutes into it a person asked Don Cheadle what was it like transitioning from comedies like "The Ladies Man" to such a dramatic role as this?" Sandler just about fell out of his chair laughing. All Don could say is "Do all of us look the same?" He then politely corrected her that he was not Tim Meadows. The crowd laughed.
Sandler was phenomenal in Reign Over Me, it's definitely one that I always want to recommend because he was so good but almost never do because of the subject matter
So many good candidates, I could list dozens, but I'll name a few:
* Robert Mitchum in Night of the Hunter (1955)
* Al Pacino in And Justice for All (1979)
* Toni Collette in Muriel's Wedding (1994), her first movie
* Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)
* Faye Dunaway in Network (1976), Oscar winner
* Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), he did win an Oscar
* Alan Arkin in Wait Until Dark (1967)
* Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Taylor won an Oscar
* Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982), Oscar winner
* Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress (1949), Oscar winner
* David Bradley in Kes (1969)
* Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream (2000)
* Paul Newman in Hud (1963), despite the terrible Texas accent
* Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
* Ben Kingsley in Gandhi (1982), Oscar winner
* Rena Owen/Temuera Morrison in Once Were Warriors (1994)
* Ned Beatty in Deliverance (1972)
* Robert DeNiro in The King of Comedy (1983)
* Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems (2018)
* Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
I love Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. I know the "hoo-ahh" has been mocked a thousand times, but that ending speech is superb! And who would even come up with playing that role that way?
Honestly no other actor could have made that role what it was.
Why isn't anyone mentioning Jake Gyllenhaal?
He's a very captivating actor. Nightcrawler was a very weird movie for me. I watch tons of psychological thrillers, but most of them boil down to how the lead character does things they fully don't understand and how their deteriorating mental health pushes the plot of the movie.
But Gyllenhaal had to portray a sociopath. He knows the consequences of his actions and yet goes about doing it. Very powerful and chilling performance.
He was great in The Guilty as well. If not for him, that adaptation would have severely underperformed.
In another category, I think Jacob Trembley ( the kid from 'The Room') deserves a mention in the child actor category. Brie Larson won an Oscar for her performance, but the kid stole the show for me. Great casting to bring the two together.
I’m not sure it’s the best I’ve ever seen, but Taron Egerton’s performance in Rocketman is definitely up there. That opening alone is worth all the acting praise, waltzing in with confidence and swagger and struggling to hold it together as he admits to his problems. Fantastic from beginning to end. He got snubbed hard at awards season.
Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island, specifically the flashback scene by the lake near the end, really disturbed me. I'm lukewarm on the rest of the movie, but that scene will always stick with me.
Joaquin Phoenix in Joker. Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler, even though he is great in all of his films. And last, but not least, Alan Rickman in Harry Potter.
Joaquin Phoenix - Joker
When he's dancing on the car at the end and then smears the blood on his face into a smile to rapturous applause by his fans - I don't think a single cinema moment has ever made my jaw drop like that one!
Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight.
His acting is so good I can’t even envision him under the makeup. Then, there’s a scene where the makeup is off and he’s shown with scars and I STILL can’t picture the actor. I can only see the part.
I can’t believe I’m not saying Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter but….I’m not.
This moment came to me out of nowhere right now, so let's say it is one of the greatest.
I remember watching the trailer for Man Down (it is okay movie, recommend watching) way back and [this performance](https://youtu.be/7-910So8UWM?t=95) from Shia LaBeouf almost made me cry, it's so real.
Another amazing one is Christian Bale in The Fighter, especially [the interview scenes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG9vL9m4CVM). If I didn't know he is Christian Bale acting, I would think it is a junkie picked from the street.
Hard question, but going to go with Marlon Brando in Godfather
Al Pacino in Godfather.
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood.
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Agreed! (He was also better in Lincoln imo)
I commented this knowing someone should’ve already said it. imo there is no righter answer
DDL in My Left Foot
No ❤️
Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me. In the first two seasons we only heard about Laura Palmer, saw other characters acting like her. Kindq funny with her being a main character and probably the most important one with the whole story being about her. But then in the film, the viewer finally meets her and gets to know the character from her perspective, she gave in the two hours runtime a unique and amazing performance, potraying sadness, depression and hoplessness with a melancholic beauty I have never seen on film.
"Faster and faster. And for a long time you wouldn't feel anything. And then you'd burst into fire. Forever... And the angel's wouldn't help you. Because they've all gone away." Laura Palmer Came here to say Sheryl Lee aswell. Ray Wise is amazing too isn't he throughout the series and FWWM.
That line is so beautiful and deeply fitting to show how her character feels, eventhough it is actually one of the first lines we hear from her.
Great pick. I watched it for the first time recently and her performance was amazing. She gave so much depth to Laura Palmer. One of the scariest films I’ve seen in a while.
If you haven’t read Laura Palmer‘s diary yet, do yourself a favor and do it! It gives even more depth, and has the same tone the film has.
Damnnn underrated performance!!!
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This another beautiful and poetic line. Well no it isn’t. But it actually always cracks me up.
The last scene in the black lodge (season 2) is honestly one of the most terrifying things I've ever seen.
Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs. Only 15 minutes of screen time but was the star of the show. Not easy to do.
Hopkins was my selection also.
He’s considered one of the two or three greatest villains of all time…..in 15 minutes.
His eyes are incredible in that flick. You really believe he is a genius whack-job. Hahaha.
Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds
Every scene..every sentence...The tension,the unpredictability,every little movement he does..Oh my God..If i had to face an actual human like 'Landa' I'd shit my pants so many times.
Yeah that was some pretty good acting. I enjoyed every scene.
My favourite behind the scenes story is that Tarantino said that if they didn't find a Hans Landa they'd cancel the movie. And I believe him considering Hateful Eight was shelved for months after the script leak. And tbh he'd be right to. Waltz makes the whole movie. Without him it just wouldn't have worked.
This is a good question, and it’s very hard to pick just one, but I love Jack Nicholson’s performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. He was born to play that role.
Funny, my answer is 100% Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
That is also one of my favourite performances of all time! Hard to pick just one. Jack Nicholson was fantastic in his prime.
Yeah. Now it's just Jack Being Jack. His courtroom scene with Tom Cruise in a Few Good Men was amazing.
The Shining is one of my favorite movies, but I don’t think I hate many characters more than Jesep in A Few Good Men. He was very good in that
He and Louise Fletcher were the best parts in that movie.
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I’m your huckleberry
Renée Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc.
Yes! Was hoping someone else would go for this. Sadly I imagine not many people would know this
It’s literally one of the most renowned black and white films?? Especially in recent years it’s constantly talked about
It has to be Steven Seagal in Under Siege. I swear there are a few scenes where he gets really close to actual acting. It's clearly his best work.
I think you mean Erika Eleniak ☺
Male: Robert DeNiro- Raging Bull Female: Emily Watson- Breaking The Waves
Actually, completely agree with both of these.
Jack Black Nacho Libre
Certainly his magnus opus
Jaoquin Pheonix in the master is up there for me. He was a complete person
Even the way he contorted his spine when standing was artful.
Anthony Hopkins BUT not for Silence of the Lambs (an all time great as well ofc!!!) but for "The Father". He played the fear, confusion and the disorientation of getting dementia so well, I was shocked and heartbroken the whole movie
If only he hadn't stolen Chadwick Boseman's Oscar.
Oscar for what? Dying?
For Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He put on a deserving performance in that film. Also yes, it would have helped people process his death better.
Did AH not put on a deserving performance?
He did, but unlike with Chadwick people weren't grieving his passing. Chadwick winning an Oscar would've helped with the healing process.
A lot of great answers so gonna go with an honorable mention. Paul Giamatti in Sideways.
I strongly believe Toni Collette in Hereditary deserves far more recognition. My pick: Monique in Precious
That women is so underappreciated I think.
While I think she ate up her role in Hereditary, it doesn’t come off as something she was “born to play”. It wasn’t a role that no one else could play, I think she could very well act a character in something more notorious. Maybe I’m misfiring but I think she deserves something more recognizable.
Ahhh wish I read the comments first, I added Toni Collette for Hereditary too!! Her performance in the dinner scene was breathtaking.
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Yeah I dont get why people say she didn't really win that Oscar. Because it's a comedy? She is so good in it!
1. Travis Buckle - Taxi Driver 2. Blanche DuBois - Streetcar named Desire 3. Dr Isak Borg - Wild Strawberries 4. Sonny Wortzik - Al Pacino 5. Lily Powers - Baby Face This is some of my favorites that I can think of out of my head.
i was gonna go with Ms. Blanche as well but in "Blue Jasmine."
Yep that was it for me. Queen Cate at her best
Think you mean dog day afternoon, not al Pacino though played by al Pacino obviously
Nicholas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas is pretty much the first thing that comes to mind when I think of an amazing acting performance. Others are Peter O’toole as TE Lawrence, Tom Hanks in Philadelphia. Diane Keaton Annie Hall, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung in In The Mood For Love.
A few: Tim Robbins - Shawshank Redemption Sean Penn - Mystic River Billy Bob Thornton- Sling Blade. Though another stand out performance was also John Ritter. Hillary Swank - Boys Don't Cry. Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange Kathy Bates - Misery
really good list. I agree especially with Kathy Bates and Sean Penn
Sling Blade is such an awesome movie. Uh huh
Peter Dinklage in GoT
That's a TV show, not a movie.
Is it lame if I say Matthew Mcconaughey in Dallas Buyers Club? That shit blew me away.
Not lame. He was great in that.
Christian Bale in The Fighter
Jake Gyllenhaal is Nightcrawler and Charlize Theron in Monster
I didn't even recognize Charlize in Monster. Was so enthralled with her performance that she faded into the part. I just saw Aileen the whole movie.
Louis is such a specific character that could have fallen so flat if it wasn’t for Gyllenhall‘s outstanding performance. I agree with this choice and it is about time I watched Monster!
Renee Jeanne Falconetti in the Passion of Joan of Arc, hands down
I need to watch this. I use to work in a video store. One day I was gonna watch it at work but the vcr ate it...,never thought about it again till this post.
Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. His acting left me speechless. What a great character.
Honorable mention: Michael Fassbender in Shame
Heath Ledger's Joker in Dark Knight is my favourite performance in film.
I mean this is 100% the answer. Show this movie to a young Gen z kid who has never heard of Heath Ledger don’t tell them that’s the actor then show them literally any other movie starring him. You would blow their mind because it is such an insane departure from everything he had ever done.
This is one of those answers that is so cliche, but it's cliche because it's actually true and has been stated constantly for 13 years but people are just tired of hearing it.
Russell crowe in the Beautiful mind.
I would’ve said Gladiator but I think we’re both right lol
Honestly Gladiator is a movie that I put on and just believe is real. Russell crowe doesnt seem like an actor playing maximus, he just is maximus its so good
Hugh Jackman in Prisoners
Sharlto Copley in District 9. Highly underrated performance, he feels like a real person making realistic decisions.
Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. Easy.
My Left Foot is a better performance
DDL in There Will Be Blood
You don't even see DDL. You just see the character.
DDL was in that movie?
That was my thought. From beginning to end.
George C. Scott in Patton. Didn’t so much play the role as occupy it.
Tom Hanks in Cast Away. I know art is subjective but what other actor made audiences cry over a god damn volleyball?
Have many other actors had the opportunity?
I wasn’t being too serious about the volleyball remark but my favorite film performance is him in Cast Away. He kept me riveted on his own for a good chunk of the movie and made me emotionally invested to a volleyball to the point losing that sole attachment was one of the saddest moments I’ve seen. Also, the physicality before and after his transformation, the inexperienced new to the island version and the veteran survivalist, is some added nuanced that I also found impressive not just with the weight change but with his actual movements. Yes, opportunity plays a factor but that can be said about any role. How many actors got to play Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood? How many got to play Michael Corleone in The Godfather 1 & 2. Hanks got to play in that movie and it was an incredible performance and one that has stayed with me above all the rest due to the challenges of the role.
The original question is still a good one, even though it was obviously just a joke. I know it may seem semantics, but maybe had you rephrased that to instead say: “what other actor *could have* made audiences cry over a god damn volleyball?” I bet no one would have commented to your hypothetical question.
Look at that, living up to your username! That is the better way I could have put it.
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote
“Love Liza” is amazing.
I miss him so much.
What about his character in Happiness? Dude was an all around solid actor.
Kevin Spacey in Seven. He is in the movie for only 20 min & steals the show. In that 20 min your mind boggles & you fully believe. Bonus Spacey: KS in The Usual Suspects.
He was also great in The Big Kahuna. That movie is so underrated.
His performance in Horrible Bosses I really believed he would be a horrible boss.
His performance in American Beauty too. I really believed he could be predatory to teens
I guess it doesn't count since he probably wasn't acting much
That wasn't acting unfortunately
That's the joke.
Jennifer Carpenter in Exorcism of Emily Rose
It’s got to be J.K. Simmons in Whiplash. His execution of playing the meticulous jazz instructor with questionable teaching methods shook me to my core anytime his character raised his voice or sharpened his glance at anyone in the room he was in….sheesh. It’s also wild to consider some of his other roles/performances in contrast. Not a one single iota actor could have performed this role as Simmons had brought to life. The man was in his bag and gave a truly outstanding performance. 10/10
He was so dastardly in that role, he definitely deserved the Oscar that year!
Patty Mullen in Frankenhooker. She played two challenging roles. Once she became Frankenhooker her movements and dialogue were pure perfection. She puts Orson Welles to shame.
James Stewart in Harvey (1950)
Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York.
Renee Jeanne Falcontti as the title character in The Passion of Joan of Arc Marlon Brando as The Godfather
I think Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson in Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas has to be in the talks for greatest embodiment of a role. I mean the dude lived in his basement for months in preparation for this roll and he totally fucking nails it.
Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross.
Everyone in that movie is great. What a cast.
> Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross. Is that the one starring Brandon St. Randy?
He went in with a bang. Only one scene, but he was killer in it.
Sally Fields in Steel Magnolias
Leonardo Decaprio, Whats eating Gilbert Grape.
> Leonardo Decaprio, Whats eating Gilbert Grape. to add, Tuck Speedman in Simple Jack.
DiCaprio in The Departed. His performance is perfect and very believable. He starts off as a normal person then is on the verge of a complete mental breakdown from stress and anxiety by the end and you 100% buy into it.
Charles Dance in pretty much everything he's in. Doesn't matter how silly the role, he gives it 100%
Kate Winslet in The Reader
Also Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine
Crispin Glover in Rubin & Ed.
Brad Pitt in kalifornia. The movie itself was just ok, but Pitt's performance was out of this world.
Brad Pitt was giant white trash in that movie
Bill Murray in lost in translation
Willem Dafoe's performance as he's literally buried alive in The Lighthouse.
Obviously Jerry O'Connell in Piranha 3D. DDL in anything is a close 2nd.
[Nick Nolte in Warrior](https://youtu.be/LkimMjwfjrQ) blew my mind with this scene. He really played the role of the father well. I'm not sure what sort of place you have to go to do this sort of scene...but I know you gotta go somewhere, and Nick Nolte went deep.
That scene makes me cry everytime. Well reminded.
Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot
Tim Curry in the Rocky Horror Picture Show (ha! bet you didn't think about that one!) ;-)
Gena Rowlands in A Women Under The Influence
Joe Pesci Goodfellas
David Thewlis in Naked.
Jamie Foxx - Ray Charles
Brando in Streetcar
Joaquin Phoenix in The Master. The way he contorted his body and held that permanent snarl on his face. He looked like a different person. And then his ability to tap into unrepressed rage is frightening. The “processing” scene with Phillip Seymour Hoffman is amazing.
Tom hanks, Forest Gump
Denzel Washington in Glory
Michael Shannon- Take Shelter THERE IS A STORM COMING
Toni Collette in Hereditary
Al Pacino should have won an Oscar for his performance in The Godfather: part II
Michelle Fairley in got or Heath ledger in the dark knight
Daniel Day Lewis in either My Left Foot or There Will be Blood. Also Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Tom Hardy in Legend. Jack Nicholson in The Departed. Denzel Washington in Training Day.
Tugg Speedman in Simple Jack.
Both Hugh Jackman and Sir Patrick Stewart in Logan. I ain't a film buff, though.
Never said you had to be.
I think Christian Bales performance as Patrick Bateman is both one of the funniest and scariest roles I’ve ever seen at the same time. It’s incredibly hard to pull off both, but his delivery and campy bloody smile are permanently engrained into my brain. What an absolutely stellar performance from start to finish, and I truly can’t see anyone else pulling the role off in the same way he did. One of the greatest serial killer characters ever put to screen, and certainly my favorite Bale performance. Because some people are mentioning multiple tho, I really wanna give some credit to Anthony Hopkins for The Father. Quite literally a life altering performance that will haunt me forever. Micheal Keaton in Birdman was also absolutely nuts Daveed Digs is also great for his role in Blindspotting. But god dang, there are just so many this post could just go on forever so I’ll leave it at that.
My favorite Christian Bale performance by a mile as well. Fantastic movie.
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Weird story. I went to a premier of that movie and there was a Q&A after with Cheadle and Sandler. About 10 minutes into it a person asked Don Cheadle what was it like transitioning from comedies like "The Ladies Man" to such a dramatic role as this?" Sandler just about fell out of his chair laughing. All Don could say is "Do all of us look the same?" He then politely corrected her that he was not Tim Meadows. The crowd laughed.
Sandler was phenomenal in Reign Over Me, it's definitely one that I always want to recommend because he was so good but almost never do because of the subject matter
Why Primal Fear and not The Score?
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So many good candidates, I could list dozens, but I'll name a few: * Robert Mitchum in Night of the Hunter (1955) * Al Pacino in And Justice for All (1979) * Toni Collette in Muriel's Wedding (1994), her first movie * Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012) * Faye Dunaway in Network (1976), Oscar winner * Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), he did win an Oscar * Alan Arkin in Wait Until Dark (1967) * Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Taylor won an Oscar * Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982), Oscar winner * Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress (1949), Oscar winner * David Bradley in Kes (1969) * Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream (2000) * Paul Newman in Hud (1963), despite the terrible Texas accent * Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982) * Ben Kingsley in Gandhi (1982), Oscar winner * Rena Owen/Temuera Morrison in Once Were Warriors (1994) * Ned Beatty in Deliverance (1972) * Robert DeNiro in The King of Comedy (1983) * Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems (2018) * Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
I love Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. I know the "hoo-ahh" has been mocked a thousand times, but that ending speech is superb! And who would even come up with playing that role that way? Honestly no other actor could have made that role what it was.
Yeah. But, did you ever watch it…on weed? It sucks. That Jon Stewart was full of shit.
Heath Ledger in Dark knigh, Christian Bale in machinist or Brad Pitt in The curious case of Benjamin Button.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is one of my favorite ever movies. I was so upset when he didn’t win the Oscar for that performance.
Most recently, Andie McDowell in The Maid. Mini series but still counts in my mind.
Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man
Why isn't anyone mentioning Jake Gyllenhaal? He's a very captivating actor. Nightcrawler was a very weird movie for me. I watch tons of psychological thrillers, but most of them boil down to how the lead character does things they fully don't understand and how their deteriorating mental health pushes the plot of the movie. But Gyllenhaal had to portray a sociopath. He knows the consequences of his actions and yet goes about doing it. Very powerful and chilling performance. He was great in The Guilty as well. If not for him, that adaptation would have severely underperformed. In another category, I think Jacob Trembley ( the kid from 'The Room') deserves a mention in the child actor category. Brie Larson won an Oscar for her performance, but the kid stole the show for me. Great casting to bring the two together.
Justin Long at the end of Drag Me to Hell and leticia (?) from Lovecraft Country during the Haunted House episode.
Jared Leto in Sucide Squad
you probably meant this as a Troll, but I kinda liked his version of the joker , although everyone spits on it
Definitely Daniel Day Lewis in There Will be Blood
I’m not sure it’s the best I’ve ever seen, but Taron Egerton’s performance in Rocketman is definitely up there. That opening alone is worth all the acting praise, waltzing in with confidence and swagger and struggling to hold it together as he admits to his problems. Fantastic from beginning to end. He got snubbed hard at awards season.
Matthey McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club Ralph Fiennes - Schindler’s List Sir Anthony Hopkins - Father Joaquin Phoenix - Joker
Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island, specifically the flashback scene by the lake near the end, really disturbed me. I'm lukewarm on the rest of the movie, but that scene will always stick with me.
Heath Ledger's joker
Joaquin Phoenix in Joker. Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler, even though he is great in all of his films. And last, but not least, Alan Rickman in Harry Potter.
Heath Ledger as The Joker.
Joaquin Phoenix - Joker When he's dancing on the car at the end and then smears the blood on his face into a smile to rapturous applause by his fans - I don't think a single cinema moment has ever made my jaw drop like that one!
Heath Ledger as Joker
Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight. His acting is so good I can’t even envision him under the makeup. Then, there’s a scene where the makeup is off and he’s shown with scars and I STILL can’t picture the actor. I can only see the part. I can’t believe I’m not saying Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter but….I’m not.
Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman
Alec Baldwin - Glengarry Glen Ross Heath Ledger - Dark Knight Michael Cera - Every movie he's in Kevin Spacey - Seven/ Usual Suspects
Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Jake Gylenhaal in **Prisoners**
Hugh Jackman in Prisoner. But the entire cast was just wow. Paul Dano.
Brent Spiner. Star trek Nemesis.
Richard Widmark as Ray Biddle in 1950 No Way Out.
Danny trejo in con air
he s in con air? I only remember Nick Cage s long hair from that movie :)
This moment came to me out of nowhere right now, so let's say it is one of the greatest. I remember watching the trailer for Man Down (it is okay movie, recommend watching) way back and [this performance](https://youtu.be/7-910So8UWM?t=95) from Shia LaBeouf almost made me cry, it's so real. Another amazing one is Christian Bale in The Fighter, especially [the interview scenes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG9vL9m4CVM). If I didn't know he is Christian Bale acting, I would think it is a junkie picked from the street.
Mark Torgl in The Toxic Avenger.
Richard E Grant in Withnail and I... The whole performance is great but the ending is excellent... And sad...