Top 5 Performances
What are your top 5 performances you have ever seen by an Actor
mine are
1 - Robert De Niro - Jake La Motta - Raging Bull
2 - Joe Pesci - Nicky Santoro - Casino
3 - Ray Liotta - Henry Hill - Goodfellas
4 - Morgan Freeman - Red - The Shawshank Redemption
5 - John Malkovitch - Mitch Leary - In The Line of Fire
there are mine all top five performances
1 oscar (De Niro)
2 oscar nomination (Freeman and Malkovitch)
2 overlooked (Liotta and Pesci)
bruno gantz as hitler: downfall
liam neeson as oscar schindler: schindlers list
tom hanks: forrest gump
sean penn as sam: i am sam
christian bale as trevor reznik: the machinist
there are so many honourable mentions though
don cheadle in hotel rwanda
charlize theron in monster
leo dicaprio in the aviator
other mentions for sean penn in dead man walking and 21 grams
benicio del torro in 21 grams, fear and loathing, the usual suspects
kevin spacey for any number of his films...american beauty, the life of david gale...his death scene in la confidential
kevin bacon in murder in the first
edward norton in american history x
meryl streep in sophie's choice
Originally posted by jaden101
other mentions for sean penn in dead man walking and 21 grams
benicio del torro in 21 grams, fear and loathing, the usual suspects
Originally posted by Dusty
The Machinist
Originally posted by Solo
Yeah, I wonder why those got overlooked. School of Rock isn't even Black's funniest role.
True...it's just that he owned it like I've never seen a role get owned before. If ever a role was made for only one actor in the world to play, it'd be that one.
EDIT:
DeNiro - Raging Bull: "You're very smart Joey. You give me all these answers, but you ain't givin' me the right answer. I'm askin' ya again. Did you or did you not?"
Nicholson - The Shining: "Wendy, darling, light of my life, I'm not gonna hurt ya."
Pacino - Heat: "You can get killed walking your doggy!"
Black - School of Rock: "Yes I was testing you. It's nine"
Stiller - Zoolander: "You can read minds?"
1.Ralph Fiennes: Schindler's List
2. Kevin Spacey: American Beauty
3. Hilary Swank: Million Dollar Baby (am i really the only one to have an actress up here???)
4. Liam Neeson: Schindler's List
5. The "runt" who is shot in the foot(his character doesn't have a name in the screenplay so i can't find the actor's name): City of God (he is on screen for only about two minutes and has no speaking part that i can remember, but in one close up of his face he shows more emotion than i ever thought a human face hold. this wonder of a boy has moved me in more in a shot that lasted barely a second than any actor ever has in an entire movie. Phenominal.
honorable mention(not in order)
tom hanks: forrest gump
johnny depp: POTC #1
gregory peck: To Kill a Mockingbird
morgan freeman: million dollar baby
tim robbins:mystic river
hilary swank again: boys don't cry
ian mckellen: FOTR
edward norton: Primal Fear
Edward norton: american history x
denzel washington: hurricane
kate winslet: Heavenly Creatures
Sidney Poitier: uh try EVERYTHING HE'S EVER BEEN IN!!!
Tommy lee jones: the fugitive
Andy Serkis: LOTR trilogy
Robert bengigni: life is beautiful
ralph fiennes: spider
kiesha castle hughs: whale rider
tom hanks: phillidelphia
denzel washington: philidelphia
bruno ganz: downfall
ian mckellen: gods and monsters
peter o'tool: Lawrence of Arabia
f murray abraham: amadeus
robert de niro: raging bull
robert de niro: taxi driver
robert de niro: the deer hunter
robert de niro: heat (why not?)
to sum up.. de niro is awesome