Best Performances in movies of all time

[Jango Fett II]

Here are some in my opinion:

Marlon Brando: The Godfather, On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire

Kirk Douglas: Spartacus

Harrison Ford: Indiana Jones Trilogy, Star Wars Trilogy, Blade Runner

Jack Nicholson: One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, Batman, The Shining

Peter O'Toole: Lawrence of Arabia

Al Pacino: The Godfather I & II, Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon

Humphrey Bogart: Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon

Alec Guiness: Star Wars, A Bridge on the River Kwai

Vivien Leigh: A Streetcar Named Desire, Gone with the Wind

Judy Garland: The Wizard of Oz

James Stewart: It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Vertigo, The Spirit of St. Louis, The Philadelphia Story

Jim Carrey: The Truman Show, The Majestic, The Mask

John Candy: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Uncle Buck

Russel Crowe: Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind

Robert Deniro: The Godfather Part II, Raging Bull, The Untouchables, Brazil

Tom Hanks: Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump

Jude Law: A.I., Road to Perdition

Those are the ones I can think of right now. Do you agree with me? Which ones did I leave out?

[Scarface King]

Harrison Ford: The Fugitive
Al Pacino:The Godfathers, Scarface, Carlito's Way
Robert DeNiro:The Godfather II, Casino
Tom Hanks:Forrest Gump, Castaway

[VicVega]

Robert DeNiro: Taxi Driver
Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump, Philadelphia
Al Pacino: The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon
Dustin Hoffman: The Rainman
Clint Eastwood: Dirty Harry
Jack Nicholson: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

[Sugar Magnolia]

Robert DeNiro-Raging Bull, Taxi Driver

Jack Nicholson- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Al Pacino- The Godfather Part II

Tom Hanks- Forrest Gump

Edward Norton- American History X

Marlon Brando- The Godfather

Ralph Fiennes- Schindler's List

Joe Pesci- Goodfellas

Christopher Walken- The Deer Hunter

George C. Scott- Patton

[The Delfonics]

Ed Norton - American History X and Fight Club
Kevin Spacey - American Beauty and Se7en and K-Pax
Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump
Robin Williams - One Hour Photo
Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting
Jim Carey - The Truman Show
Marlin Brando - The Godfather
Brad Pitt - Fight Club

[Timiny]

Jim Carrey- Man On The Moon
Kevin Spacey- American Beauty
Tom Cruise- Magnolia
Haley Joel Osment- A.I.
Jude Law- A.I. and Gattaca
Brad Pitt- 12 Monkeys
Jack Nicholson- The Shining
Guy Pearce- Memento and L.A.Confidential

[Hannibal21]

Marlon Brando - The Godfather, On the Waterfront

Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca, The African Queen, The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Jimmy Stewart - It's a Wonderful Life, The Philadelphia Story, Rear Window

Katharine Hepburn - The African Queen, On Golden Pond, The Philadelphia Story

Bette Davis - All About Eve, Dangerous, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday

Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver

Joe Pesci - Goodfellas

Orson Welles - Citizen Kane

Laurence Olivier - Hamlet, Rebecca

Al Pacino - The Godfather Parts I, II, III

Kevin Spacey - American Beauty

[Erin123]

Ok...I'm going to try and name some that haven't been said...

Guy Pearce - Memento, L.A. Confidential
Kenneth Branagh - Hamlet
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption
Ralph Fiennes - Schindler's List, Onegin, Red Dragon, The English Patient
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon
Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Eating Gilibert Grape
Daniel Day-Lewis - In the Name of the Father
Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction

And what about some more women on the lists!!!

Helena Bonham Carter - Wings of the Dove, Room With a View
Juliette Binoche - 3 Colours (red, white blue), The English Patient
Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth
Frances McDormand - Fargo, Almost Famous

[Dietrich]

Originally posted by Erin123: "And what about some more women on the lists!!!"

Couldn't agree more..

Sigourney Weaver: Alien and Aliens
Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis: Thelma And Louise
Marilyn Monroe: Some Like It Hot
Louise Fletcher: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Kim Novak: Vertigo

..to name just a few. :cool:

[KornKidJedi]

Robert De Niro-Taxi Driver,The Deer Hunter and Raging Bull
Samuel L.Jackson-Pulp Fiction,Jackie Brown,and Unbreakable
John Travolta-Saturday Night Fever, Blow Out, Urban Cowboy, and Pulp Fiction
Pam Grier-Coffy and Jackie Brown
Christopher Walken-The Deer Hunter, The Dead Zone, and Pulp Fiction
Tim Roth-Reservoir Dogs and Four Rooms
Ellen Burstyn-Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore and Requiem for a Dream

[SIREN30]

Best Male performances:

1. Jimmy Stewart: Mr Smith Goes to Washington
2. Gregory Peck: To Kill A Mockingbird
3. Marlon Brando: On the Waterfront
4. Kenneth Brannagh: Henry V
5. Brad Pitt: Kalifornia
6. Anthony Hopkins: Silence of the Lambs
7. F. Murray Abrahams: Amadeus
8. Robin Williams: Dead Poets Society
9. Anthony PErkins: Psycho
10. Robert Donat: Goodbye Mr Chips

Best Female Performances:

1. Emma Thompson: Sense and Sensibility
2. Bette Davis: All About Eve
3. Sissy Spacek: The coal Miners Daughter
4. Sally Field: Places In the Heart
5. katherin Hepburn: The LIon In Winter
6. Claire Danes: Willaim Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
7. Isabel Adjani: Camille Claudel
8. Audrey Hepburn: ROman Holiday
9. Elizabeth Taylor: Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
10.Barbra Steisand: Hello Dolly

[Voodoodoll]

Am agreeing with most of what I'm reading - espec. James Stewart and Katherine Hepburn :)

I wanted to add:
Dennis Hopper - Blue Velvet
Anthony Perkins - Psycho
Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive
Renee Zellwegger - Nurse Betty
Tim Robbins - Shawshank Redemption
Bruce Campbell - Evil Dead Trilogy (well, the last 2 anyway)
Jason Mewes - any Kevin Smith film, even if he isnt acting he's creating a great character :D