BEST MOVIES WITH A LEAD ACTOR/ACTRESS

[Hannibal21]

1. CASABLANCA
Lead Actor: Humphrey Bogart (as Rick Blaine)
Lead Actress: Ingrid Bergman (as Ilsa Lund)

2. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
Lead Actor: Jack Nicholson (as R.P. MacMurphy)
Lead Actress: Louise Fletcher (as Nurse Ratched)
(also some people might not think of Nurse Ratched as a lead)

3. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Lead Actor: Anthony Hopkins (as Hannibal Lecter)
Lead Actress: Jodie Foster (as Clarice Starling)

4. GONE WITH THE WIND
Lead Actor: Clark Gable (as Rhett Butler)
Lead Actress: Vivien Leigh (as Scarlett O'Hara)

5. SUNSET BOULEVARD
Lead Actor: William Holden (as Joe Gillis)
Lead Actress: Gloria Swanson (as Norma Desmond)

6. THE AFRICAN QUEEN
Lead Actor: Humphrey Bogart (as Charlie Allnut)
Lead Actress: Katharine Hepburn (as Rose Sayer)

7. REBECCA
Lead Actor: Laurence Olivier (as Maxim de Winter)
Lead Actress: Joan Fontaine (as Mrs. de Winter)

8. SPELLBOUND
Lead Actor: Gregory Peck (as J.B.)
Lead Actress: Ingrid Bergman (as Dr. Constance Peterson)

9. THE GRADUATE
Lead Actor: Dustin Hoffman (as Ben Braddock)
Lead Actress: Anne Bancroft (as Mrs. Robinson)

10. CHINATOWN
Lead Actor: Jack Nicholson (as J.J. Gittes)
Lead Actress: Faye Dunaway (as Evelyn Mulwray)

What are the best movies with both a lead male and female player? According to you?

[Strider]

Personally, the best film with a lead actor/actress is "One Flew Over the Cuckcoo's Nest"... no doubt.

Strider

[Antonio]

AMERICAN BEAUTY
Lead Actor: Kevin Spacey
Lead Actress: Annette Bening

ANNIE HALL
Lead Actor: Woody Allen
Lead Actress: Diane Keaton

ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
Lead Actor: James Woods
Lead Actress: Melanie Griffith

BLOW OUT
Lead Actor: John Travolta
Lead Actress: Nancy Allen

BUGSY
Lead Actor: Warren Beatty
Lead Actress: Annette Bening

CARRINGTON
Lead Actor: Jonathan Pryce
Lead Actress: Emma Thompson

CHINATOWN
Lead Actor: Jack Nicholson
Lead Actress: Faye Dunaway

DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Lead Actor: John Malkovich
Lead Actress: Glenn Close

DEAD MAN WALKING
Lead Actor: Sean Penn
Lead Actress: Susan Sarandon

THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges
Lead Actress: Michelle Pfeiffer

HALLOWEEN
Lead Actor: Donald Pleasence
Lead Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Lead Actor: Clark Gable
Lead Actress: Claudette Colbert

LEAVING LAS VEGAS
Lead Actor: Nicolas Cage
Lead Actress: Elisabeth Shue

MISERY
Lead Actor: James Caan
Lead Actress: Kathy Bates

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
Lead Actor: Jack Nicholson
Lead Actress: Louise Fletcher

THE PRINCESS & THE WARRIOR
Lead Actor: Benno Furmann
Lead Actress: Franka Potente

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Lead Actor: Anthony Hopkins
Lead Actress: Jodie Foster

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Lead Actor: Marlon Brando
Lead Actress: Vivien Leigh

WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
Lead Actor: Laurence Fishburne
Lead Actress: Angela Bassett

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Lead Actor: Richard Burton
Lead Actress: Elizabeth Taylor

I found 20 Lead Actor/Actress pairings that I loved. They are all listed in alphabetical order.

[ANavissi500]

Moulin Rouge!
Actor - Ewan McGregor
Actress - Nicole Kidman

As Good As It Gets
Actor - Jack Nicholson
Actress - Helen Hunt

The Graduate
Actor - Dustin Hoffman
Actress - Anne Bancroft

Kramer vs. Kramer
Actor - Dustin Hoffman
Actress - Meryl Streep

Adaptation
Actor - Nick Cage
Actress - Meryl Streep

And another personal favorite........

THE MEXICAN
Actor - Brad Pitt
Actress - Julia Roberts

This movie gets very little love and I like to hype it up whenever I can.

[Tom Samborski]

The Silence Of The Lambs

Lead Actor- Anthony Hopkins
Lead Actress- Jodie Foster


Misery

Lead Actor- James Caan
Lead Actress- Kathy Bates


One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Lead Actor- Jack Nicholson
Lead Actress- Louise Fletcher

[Tagia_Romero]

The Adventures of Robin Hood:
Actor: Errol Flynn
Actress: Olivia deHavilland

The Terminator:
Actor: Michael Beihn
Actress: Linda Hamilton

The Abyss:
Actor: Ed Harris
Actress: Mary Elizabeth Mastarantonio

Gone With The Wind:
Actor: Clark Gable
Actress: Vivien Leigh

Starman:
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Karen Allen

Sophie's Choice:
Actor: Kevin Kline
Actress: Meryl Streep

Sunset Boulevard
Actor: William Holden
Actress: Gloria Swanson

The Silence of the Lambs:
Actor: Sir Anthony Hopkins
Actress: Jodie Foster

Grease:
Actor: John Travolta
Actress: Olivia Newton John

Moulin Rouge!:
Actor: Ewan McGregor
Actress: Nicole Kidman

Bram Stoker's Dracula:
Actor: Gary Oldman
Actress: Winona Ryder

The African Queen:
Actor: Humphrey Bogart
Actress: Katherine Hepburn

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark:
Actor: Harrison Ford
Actress: Karen Allen

Aliens:
Actor: Michael Beihn
Actress: Sigourney Weaver

The Stendhal Syndrome:
Actor: Thomas Krestchmann
Actress: Asia Argento

Terms of Endearment:
Actor: Jack Nicholson
Actress: Shirley McClaine

To Have and To Have Not:
Actor: Humphrey Bogart
Actress: Lauren Bacall

[The Other]

Some that haven't been said yet:

BRINGING UP BABY
Lead Actor: Cary Grant
Lead Actress: Katharine Hepburn

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Lead Actor: Johnny Depp
Lead Actress: Winona Ryder

GASLIGHT
Lead Actor: Charles Boyer
Lead Actress: Ingrid Bergman

IN THE BEDROOM
Lead Actor: Tom Wilkinson
Lead Actress: Sissy Spacek

THE LION IN WINTER
Lead Actor: Peter O'Toole
Lead Actress: Katharine Hepburn

NOTORIOUS
Lead Actor: Cary Grant
Lead Actress: Ingrid Bergman

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Lead Actor: Richard Burton
Lead Actress: Elizabeth Taylor

[Sugar Magnolia]

Oh, you meant Actor/Actress pairings. I was just about to say most films have a lead actor or actress...

[Annie Hall]

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Actor: George Peppard
Actress: Audrey Hepburn

Rear Window
Actor: Jimmy Stewart
Actress: Grace Kelly

Impromptu
Actor: Hugh Grant
Actress: Judy Davis

The Apartment
Actor: Jack Lemmon
Actress: Shirley Maclaine

Heathers
Actor: Christian Slater
Actress: Winona Ryder

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Actor: Spencer Tracy
Actress: Katherine Hepburn

On Golden Pond
Actor: Henry Fonda
Actress: Katherine Hepburn

When Harry Met Sally
Actor: Billy Crystal
Actress: Meg Ryan

[Trinity]

1. Moulin Rouge! (Kidman & McGregor)
2. Gone with the Wind (Leigh & Gable)
3. Casablanca (Bogart & Bergman)
4. The Silence of the Lambs (Hopkins & Foster)
5. The End of the Affair (Moore & Fiennes)
6. Jerry Maguire (Cruise & Zellweger)
7. Rebecca (Olivier & Fontaine)
8. Annie Hall (Allen & Keaton)
9. Ninotchka (Garbo & Douglas)
10. As Good As It Gets (Nicholson & Hunt)

[EvilDeadGirl]

The Silence Of The Lambs

Lead Actor- Anthony Hopkins
Lead Actress- Jodie Foster

Misery

Lead Actor- James Caan
Lead Actress- Kathy Bates

Edward Scissorhands

Lead Actor - Johnny Depp
Lead Actress - Winona Ryder

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Actor - Gary Oldman
Actress - Winona Ryder