10 Favorite Performances

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1. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
2. Anthony Hopkins - Silence Of The Lambs
3. Al Pacino - The Godfather Part II
4. Russell Crowe - Gladiator
5. Marlon Brando - The Godfather
6. Harrison Ford - Blade Runner
7. Guy Pierce - Memento, Count Of Monte Cristo
8. Jim Caviezel - Count Of Monte Cristo
9. Sam Rockwell - Moon
10. Matt Damon - The Bourne Identity/Supremacy/Ultimatum

Honorable mentions to:

Daniel Craig - Casino Royale
Mel Gibson - Lethal Weapon
Keanu Reeves - The Matrix/Speed

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Ledger. Dark knight
Depp. Pirates
Brando. Streetcar
Stewart. Rear window
Dicaprio. Catch me if You Can
Pacino. Dog Day Afternoon
Bale. The Fighter
Downey. Tropic Thunder
Gosling. Lars and the Real Girl
Cazale. The conversation

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Leonardo DiCaprio- The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Leonardo DiCaprio- The Departed
Leonardo DiCaprio- Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio- Catch Me if You Can
Leonardo DiCaprio- Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio- Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio- Revolutionary Road
Leonardo DiCaprio- Body of Lies
Leonardo DiCaprio- Gangs of New York

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IWatchFilmsNotMovies wrote:Leonardo DiCaprio- The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Leonardo DiCaprio- The Departed
Leonardo DiCaprio- Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio- Catch Me if You Can
Leonardo DiCaprio- Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio- Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio- Revolutionary Road
Leonardo DiCaprio- Body of Lies
Leonardo DiCaprio- Gangs of New York
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IWatchFilmsNotMovies wrote:Leonardo DiCaprio- The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Leonardo DiCaprio- The Departed
Leonardo DiCaprio- Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio- Catch Me if You Can
Leonardo DiCaprio- Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio- Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio- Revolutionary Road
Leonardo DiCaprio- Body of Lies
Leonardo DiCaprio- Gangs of New York
Why do you hate Leonardo DiCaprio? :lol:

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1. Captain Jack Sparrow - DEPP
2. Jesse James - Brad Pitt
3. The Joker- Heath Ledger
4. Lester - Kevin Spacey


After those no order applies and I'll go by movie not char.

TWBB- Daniel Day Lewis
Se7en- Kevin Spacey
American Psycho -Christian Bale
Lawrence of Arabia- Peter O'Tool
Mulholland Dr- Naomi Watts
Oldboy- Min-sik Choi
Inception - DiCaprio
The Departed -DiCaprio
Finding Neverland -DEPP
The Godfather/Apocalypse Now - Marlon Brando
Inglourious Basterds- Christoph Waltz

I'm probably forgetting quite a few, but that's how it goes.

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01. Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove (1964) (by miles)
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02. Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone in The Godfather: Part II (1974)
03. Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954)
04. Enzo Staiola as Bruno Ricci in Ladri di biciclette (1948) (greatest child performance)
05. Maria Falconetti as Jeanne d'Arc in La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) (decades ahead it's time)
06. John Cazale as Sal in Dog Day Afternoon (1975) (best supporting performance)
07. Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980)
08. Max von Sydow as Antonius Block in Det sjunde inseglet (1957)
09. Humphrey Bogart as Samuel Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941) (no best of list without Bogey)
10. Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel in Les quatre cents coups (1959)

honourable mentions for Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel William Kilgore in Apocalypse Now (1979), Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007) and Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan in Twilight (2007).
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Robin wrote:01. Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove (1964) (by miles)
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02. Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone in The Godfather: Part II (1974)
03. Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954)
04. Enzo Staiola as Bruno Ricci in Ladri di biciclette (1948) (greatest child performance)
05. Maria Falconetti as Jeanne d'Arc in La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) (decades ahead it's time)
06. John Cazale as Sal in Dog Day Afternoon (1975) (best supporting performance)
07. Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980)
08. Max von Sydow as Antonius Block in Det sjunde inseglet (1957)
09. Humphrey Bogart as Samuel Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941) (no best of list without Bogey)
10. Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel in Les quatre cents coups (1959)

honourable mentions for Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel William Kilgore in Apocalypse Now (1979), Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007) and Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan in Twilight (2007).
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In no particular order:

Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Jim Caviezel - The Thin Red Line
Casey Affleck - The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Guy Pearce - Memento
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Edward Norton - American History X
Hailee Stienfeld - True Grit

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In no particular order:
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Guy Pearce - Memento
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Robert Downey Jr.-Tropic Thunder
Brad Pitt - Fight Club
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver
Edward Norton - American History X
Christian Bale-The Fighter

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