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Favourite acting performances in movies?

Discussion in 'TC Media' started by Saul Goodman, Jan 4, 2015.

Discuss Favourite acting performances in movies? in the TC Media area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. scootz

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    Charles Green in His Hospital Bed...
     
  2. Captain_Mjällby

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    Clint eastwood in escape from alcatraz

    Clint Eastwood in the dollar trilogy

    John Belushi in blues brothers

    Andreas wilson in evil

    Tom Schilling in Genration war

    Min-sik Choi in oldboy
     
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    Robert DeNiro....Cape Fear
    Ray Liotta....Goodfellas
    Joe Pesci....Goodfellas
    Johnny Depp...Donny Brasco
    Robert Shaw....Jaws
    Mickey Rourke....Angel Heart
    Willem Dafoe.....Platoon
    Leonardo DiCaprio....This Boys Life
    Wilson...Cast Away


    That'll do for starters.
     
  4. Matt_20

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    Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke
     
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    Cracking performance albeit slightly one dimensional :smiley-laughing002:
     
  6. Saul Goodman Gold Member Gold Member

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    Michael V.Gazzo in The Godfather Part 2
     
  7. Matt_20

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    Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhall are both superb in Prisoners.
     
  8. Pinstripe

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    Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning.
     
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    Edward Norton in American History X
    Christian Bale in American Psycho
     
  10. Vertie Auld

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    Ralph Fiennes - In Bruges
    Benicio del Toro - Che
    Ryan Gosling - Drive
    Marlon Brando - The Godfather
    Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
    Michael Fassbender - Hunger
     
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    Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson were also * excellent in In Bruges.
     
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    [ame]http://youtu.be/HJVVGzEbJC0[/ame]
     
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    John Wayne - The Searchers
    Clint Eastwood - In everything
     
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    put a fair bit of thought into this as am a huge movie fan and tried to really think of the best performances i have ever seen .


    Christian Bale (The Fighter )
    Dustin Hoffman ( Rainman )
    Tom Cruise ( Born on the fourth of July )
    Tom Hanks (Philadelphia )
    Leonardo Di Caprio ( Blood Diamond )
    Edward Norton ( American History X)
    Jack Lemmon ( Glengarry Glen Ross )
    Robert De Niro ( Taxi driver )
    Michael Fassbender ( Hunger )
    J K Simmons ( Whiplash)
    Sean Penn ( I am Sam )
    Emile Hirsch ( Into the wild)
    Sean Penn ( Carlito's way )
    Robin Williams ( Good will Hunting )
    Robert De Niro ( Once Upon a time in America )
    Christoph Waltz ( Inglorious Basterds )
    Christian Bale ( Harsh Times )
    Billy Bob Thornton ( A Simple plan )
    Ralph Fiennes ( Schindlers list )
    Robert De Niro ( Deer Hunter )
    Jim Sturgess ( One day )
    Al Pacino ( Glengarry Glen ross )
    Jack Nickelson ( The Departed )
    Heath Ledger ( Candy )
    Robert De Niro ( Meet the Parents )
    Matt Damon ( Good will hunting )
    Bradley Cooper ( Silver Linings playbook )
    Jaoquin Pheonix ( Walk the line )
    Leonardo Di Caprio ( The Basketball diaries )
    Christian Bale ( American Psycho )
    Robert Carlisle ( Trainspotting )
     
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    :50: one of my favourite films
     
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    Stephen Graham is incredible in This Is England, gives what would normally just be a one dimensional racist scumbag a lot more depth.
     
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    A truly great movie, i always remember the egg scene.