What are some of your favorite movie performances?

Question

maximumpower · Accepted Answer

performances, not necessarily the movie:
- jack nicholson in "a few good men," "five easy pieces," "the shining," "the last detail," "the departed" and several others
- harrison ford as dr richard kimble in "the fugitive"
- jon hamm as don draper in "mad men"
- clint eastwood in "high plains drifter," "pale rider," "unforgiven," "million dollar baby," "gran torino" (and several others)
- tim robbins as andy dufresne and morgan freeman as otis redding in "shawshank redemption"
- al pacino as michael corleone in "godfather I, II and III"
- mel gibson as william wallace in "braveheart"
- robert deniro in "godfather II," "goodfellas," "taxi driver," "raging bull," "the deer hunter," "cape fear," and several others
- christopher walken as nick chevotarevich in "the deer hunter"
- robin williams as sean maguire and matt damon as will hunting in "good will hunting"
- george c scott as george s. patton in "patton"
- martin sheen as cpt willard and marlon brando as col kurts in "apocalypse now"
- dennis hopper as frank booth in "blue velvet"
- rock hudson as bick benedict in "giant"
- gregory peck as atticus finch in "to kill a mockingbird"
- val kilmer as doc holliday in "tombstone"
- daniel day lewis as daniel plainview in "there will be blood"
- javier bardem as anton chigurh in "no country for old men"
many others but these come immediately to mind.

Chris_7565 · Accepted Answer

Christian Bale in "The Fighter" is really pretty incredible if you see the actual guy he portrayed, and how he copied it perfectly.
Zoe Saldana is pretty great at expressing emotion like she did in "Out of the furnace."
This is a controversial pick and isn't from any movie, but Meghan Markle is actually really great at expressing emotions if you watch her in the series "Suits."
Also Leonardo DiCaprio is capable of feeling whatever he's acting out and making it believable.
Amy Adams was also cool in the Fighter, she's quite a pro as well.

DermalPunch · Accepted Answer

Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream

Johnny Depp & Benecio Del Toro in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Matt Dillon in Crash (hated his character but he was excellent in that)

Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple

Anything Forest Whitaker has ever done.

Not greatest of all time performances but I liked Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci in Casino.

Christian Bale in American Psycho

Bokeem Woodbine in Jason's Lyric

I have watch soooooo many films I likely have not even listed the performance that really stayed with me but yeah.

JosyJosy · Accepted Answer

Cersei's speech when taking revenge on the murderer of her daughter. Game of thrones.

Tbag, prison break. His accent and movements make him so creepy.

Unbroken, that scene where he's got to hold up the beam over his head.

Inglorious basterds, same guy you mentioned.

Ipman vs 10 black belts. Donnie's expression combined with the music.

Ramsay game of thrones

Leonardo in movie Django, the dinner table scene

Achilles and Priam. Troy

There are way more out there

Iwant2kno · Answer

“Django Unchained”, the performance of Leonardo DiCaprio 🤩, Samuel L. Jackson 🤌🏼 And Christoph Waltz 🤯. Definitely one of my favorite films.

Ευδεμονια · Answer

I sincerely agree with most of the ones you posted, especially Waltz in Unglorious Bastards and Eastwood in Gran Torino!
I can add:
- Joaquin Phoenix in Joker;
- Leonardo di Caprio (my favourite actor) and Samuel Jackson in Django Unchained;
- Sir Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs.

Bluemax · Answer

Fine performances by Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson, and a then (relatively) unknown Liam Neeson. Jodi Foster

1GoldTwins · Answer

I love this scene so much

roy_ricky09 · Answer

Fight club - Brad Pitt American gangster - denzel washington

MarkRet · Answer

Dave shuts down Hal in 2001 Space Odyssey

Zenit93 · Answer

Inglorious Bastards by far one of my favorite movies

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I like high school musical when the two are on the roof top garden and singing

exitseven · Answer

Kevin Costner in Open Range.

Blueeyes81 · Answer

Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting

dolemite89 · Answer

daniel day lewis in there will be blood, robert de niro in taxi driver and heat, chaz palminiteri in a bronx tale, denzel washington in training day and American gangster, Leo decaprio in the departed.

Lucious22 · Answer

Johnny depp in Pirates Of The Caribbean

Wise4myage · Answer

American History X.

What are some of your favorite movie performances?

Most Helpful Opinions

What Girls & Guys Said

What are some of your favorite movies?

What are some of your favorite movie performances?

Most Helpful Opinions

What Girls & Guys Said

What are some of your favorite movies?

We're glad to see you liked this post.