Best performances by an actor?

[STFU Donnie]

Sam Rockwell in just about anything. Moon, Galaxy Quest, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, etc.

Best actor of his generation, I recko.

 

[eaglespremiers]

Sam Rockwell in just about anything. Moon, Galaxy Quest, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, etc.

Best actor of his generation, I recko.

My two favorites of his are still Seven Pyschopaths and The Way Way Back. The guy just steals every scene he's in.

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[Chloe 28]

I liked Sam Elliotts performance in Mask starring alongside Cher, i don't know of anymore films he's in though.

 

[chefmeister]

I liked Sam Elliotts performance in Mask starring alongside Cher, i don't know of anymore films he's in though.

He's great. Western's seem to be his preffered genre but he's good in pretty much everything he does. Roadhouse was good performance.

 

[Chloe 28]

He's great. Western's seem to be his preffered genre but he's good in pretty much everything he does. Roadhouse was good performance.

I think my friend has Roadhouse, I'll check it out!
He's so cool in Mask, can't imagine him being anything else.

 

[charcoalchicken]

I think my friend has Roadhouse, I'll check it out!
He's so cool in Mask, can't imagine him being anything else.

Have you not seen roadhouse? I'm so jealous, i wish i could be watching that gem for the first time again

 

[Chloe 28]

Have you not seen roadhouse? I'm so jealous, i wish i could be watching that gem for the first time again

No I've not seen it, it'll be my first time, I'll probably watch it again if i like it!

 

[Cattery]

So many great performances over the years I find it almost impossible to narrow it down to just one, but one that still stays with me after so many years (1964) would be Rod Steiger in The Pawnbroker, probably as close to flawless as one could get IMO.

He could be a bit "over the top" at times but in this gave a perfectly controlled performance.

 

[Milanista28]

Marisa Tomei - My cousin Vinny. masterclass.

 

[Macpotata]

Marisa Tomei - My cousin Vinny. masterclass.

 

[chefmeister]

Judd Nelson - The Breakfast Club

 

[Macpotata]

 

[Tbonefreo]

Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds was special. Put in a blinder for that role

 

[STFU Donnie]

I liked Sam Elliotts performance in Mask starring alongside Cher, i don't know of anymore films he's in though.

That basso profundo voice! He played Gen. John Buford in Gettysburg. That's a great film, if you like long, historically accurate movies.

 

[STFU Donnie]

So many great performances over the years I find it almost impossible to narrow it down to just one, but one that still stays with me after so many years (1964) would be Rod Steiger in The Pawnbroker, probably as close to flawless as one could get IMO.

He could be a bit "over the top" at times but in this gave a perfectly controlled performance.

Speaking of Rod Steiger, has anyone seen The Illustrated Man? Unusual but worth a watch.

 

[STFU Donnie]

Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds was special. Put in a blinder for that role

Oooh. That's a bingo.

 

[chefmeister]

John Malcovich - In the Line of Fire

 

[Norwegian Blue]

Bryan Cranston across five seasons of Breaking Bad.

 

[Cattery]

Speaking of Rod Steiger, has anyone seen The Illustrated Man? Unusual but worth a watch.

Yep seen it, can hardly remember a thing about it now though, even after checking out the trailer on IMDB.

Heck hard to believe it was made half a century ago.

 

[WowWeee]

Robert D Jnr - Tropic Thunder

 

[Buzz Hawk]

For me, it’s Daniel Day Lewis in Lincoln. Extraordinary performance of a legendary, complex man.
Easily the best actor of his generation.
Bogie in Casablanca back in the day was also superb with his world weary cynicism.

 

[rumply]

Agree with most I've seen posted, there's way too many to pick a single best - a few of my favourites I haven't seen mentioned yet -

Nicholas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
Paul Newman - The Hustler
Matt Dillon - Factotum
Pam Grier - Jackie Brown
Michael Douglas - Wall Street

& Charlize Theron in Monster deserves an honourable mention.

 

[vanders]

Some of my faves

Leonardo DiCaprio - Whats Eating Gilbert Grape
Charlize Theron - Monster
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Robin Williams - Dead Poets Society
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies
William Shatner - Boston Legal
William H Macy - Shameless
Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael K Williams - The Wire

 

[STFU Donnie]

Some of my faves

Leonardo DiCaprio - Whats Eating Gilbert Grape
Charlize Theron - Monster
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Robin Williams - Dead Poets Society
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies
William Shatner - Boston Legal
William H Macy - Shameless
Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael K Williams - The Wire

Glad to see another fan of this show. The chemistry between the Shat and the Spade was extraordinary.

 

[Macpotata]

This campaigner is brilliant. Heat, Casino, Good Fellas, absolute legend.