Good Actors Most Underrated Performances

[Dick Dance]

Tommy Lee Jones (Rules Of Engagement, Batman Forever

Samuel L. Jackson (Rules Of Engagement, Jurassic Park)

Arnold Schwarzenegger (End Of Days)

Nick Nolte (Blue Chips, The Thin Red Line)

Johnny Depp (Donnie Brasco)

Al Pacino (Donnie Brasco, Any Given Sunday)

Mel Gibson (The Patriot)

[Antonio]

Jack Nicholson (BLOOD & WINE)
Al Pacino (THE GODFATHER, PART III)
Nick Nolte (AFFLICTION)
Mimi Rogers (THE RAPTURE)
Nicole Kidman (TO DIE FOR)
Annette Bening (BUGSY)

[ColinM]

Al Pacino - Dick Tracy
Morgan Freeman - Nurse Betty
Samuel L. Jackson - The Caveman's Valentine

[EBastard]

Tom "Greatest Underrated Actor Ever" Sizemore-Witness Protection,1999

[notchreturns]

Kevin Spacey- Swimming With Sharks
Nick Nolte- Affliction
Matthew Broderick- Glory
Gary Oldman- The Contender
Jennifer Lopez- Out Of Sight
William Peterson- Manhunter
Steve Martin- The Spanish Prisoner
Elias Koteas- The Thin Red Line
Gene Hackman- The Birdcage
Ben Affleck- Chasing Amy
Nicholas Cage- Bringing Out The Dead

[Delmore Schwartz]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by notchreturns:
Kevin Spacey- Swimming With Sharks
Nick Nolte- Affliction
Matthew Broderick- Glory
Gary Oldman- The Contender
Jennifer Lopez- Out Of Sight
William Peterson- Manhunter
Steve Martin- The Spanish Prisoner
Elias Koteas- The Thin Red Line
Gene Hackman- The Birdcage
Ben Affleck- Chasing Amy
Nicholas Cage- Bringing Out The Dead

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Mathew Broderick in "Glory' I agree unreservedly. A truly underrated performance.

[movieDUDE68686]

Reece Witherspoon - election
Mathew Broadrick - election

michael dougles - wonder boys / traffic

the entire cast of magnola (best film ever!)

[SAI]

Julianne Moore: Hannibal (Not given the credit it deserves because she's not Jodie Foster)
Chloe Sevigny: Boys Don't Cry (A remarkable performance overlookd because of an oscar winning co-star)
Melora Walters: Magnolia (The finest performance in the film, but all people taled about was Tom Cruise (though he was brilliant too))
Kate Winslet: Heavenly Creatures (Underrated because it appears that about 6 people have seen this film)

[ColinM]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SAI:
Julianne Moore: Hannibal (Not given the credit it deserves because she's not Jodie Foster)</font>

Great choice!

[BakeTheMooCow]

Marlon Wayans and Jared Leto (Requiem For A Dream)

The women in the movie got a lot of credit, and deservedly so. But Wayans and Leto were also excellent, I think due to their previous work.

Wayans is normally known for his outrageous comedies but he can act seriously, as he showed in the movie and Leto is a great actor in my opinion, not just a pretty face (Fight Club, American Psycho, Panic Room).

[Delmore Schwartz]

Sorry, the computer's playing up.



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[Delmore Schwartz]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SAI:
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Chloe Sevigny: Boys Don't Cry (A remarkable performance overlookd because of an oscar winning co-star)

I agree, Chloe Sevigny was great in that movie. She's a major talent.



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[Professor Falk]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Antonio:
Jack Nicholson (BLOOD & WINE)
Nick Nolte (AFFLICTION)</font>


Excellent calls. My personal "Underrated Pacino" choice would be And Justice For All.

[sanshodayu]

James Woods in Salvador and Once upon a Time in America.I agree with SAI that Heavenly Creatures should be better known.Who would have thought Winslet would have such a murky past?I always thought she seemed such a decent person.

[A.J. Hakari]

Robert Redford - THE LAST CASTLE
Anthony Hopkins - HEARTS IN ATLANTIS
Ethan Hawke - A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
Jim Carrey - THE MAJESTIC
Carl Reiner - OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001)

[kubotakhan01]

Djimon Hounsou-Amistad

The Guy had to learn a different language and speak it throughout the entire film, along with giving an electrifying performance...and he got no oscar nod? What the hell???!!

[BruceWayne]

Val Kilmer - Tombstone
John Goodman - The Big Lebowski

[max]

Val Kilmer - THUNDERHEART
Reese Witherspoon - FREEWAY
Vincent D'Onofrio - ED WOOD
Elizabeth Mastrantonio - LIMBO
Ewan McGregor - MOULIN ROUGE
Ray Winstone - SEXY BEAST
Jeff Bridges - He may be the most underrated actor ever. But I think his most underrated performance was in THE BIG LEBOWSKI.

[ColinM]

Ed Harris in Just Cause - The only really good thing about that movie.

[Hannibal21]

Robert De Niro - ANGEL HEART
Al Pacino - THE GODFATHER PART III
Humphrey Bogart - THE PETRIFIED FOREST
Meryl Streep - Death Becomes Her (showcases her comedic talents)
Bette Davis - ALL THIS, AND HEAVEN TOO
Jeff Bridges - THE BIG LEBOWSKI
Jimmy Stewart - ROPE

[KornKidJedi]

Robert De Niro in The King Of Comedy
John Cazale in The Godfather Part II
Pam Grier in Jackie Brown
Chow Yun-Fat in The Killer
Christopher Walken In King Of New York
Lee Van Cleef in The Good The Bad and The Ugly

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by ColinM
Ed Harris in Just Cause - The only really good thing about that movie.

Mr. Fishburne also turns in a better-than-the-movie performance.


Jeff Bridges: Rancho Deluxe and Cutter's Way. He was also the only good thing about the remake of The Vanishing

Elias Koteas: Exotica (a complex, easy to hate character that he gave humanity to.)

Samuel L. Jackson: The Red Violin

Tim Roth: Gridlock'd

Paul Newman: Buffalo Bill and the Indians

Denzel Washington: For Queen and Country

Harvey Keitel: Smoke and Shadrach

H. Bogart: In A Lonely Place (Not widely known...)

Robert Mitchum: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Gregory Peck: Moby Dick

Marlon Brando: Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) and One Eyed Jacks

Katherine Hepburn: Summertime

Sidney Poitier: Buck and the Preacher (a terrific movie he also directed.)

[Annie Hall]

Jeff Bridges--Fearless

Robin Williams--One Hour Photo

Christopher Walken--The Dead Zone

Ewan McGregor--Moulin Rouge!

Kate Winslet--Heavenly Creatures

Melanie Lynskey--Heavenly Creatures

Adrien Brody--Oxygen

Laurence Fishburne--Just Cause

Kevin Spacey--Swimming with Sharks

Jude Law--Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Mary Louise Parker--Bullets Over Broadway

Jimmy Stewart: Rope

Peter O'Toole: The Ruling Class

Rufus Sewell: Dark City

Kerry Fox: Shallow Grave

[Hannibal21]

Originally posted by Buck Turgidson


H. Bogart: In A Lonely Place (Not widely known...)

Robert Mitchum: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Katherine Hepburn: Summertime



I agree with you on all your choices, Buck. But these 3 gave me strong impressions especially.

More...

Marilyn Monroe - NIAGARA
Humphrey Bogart - THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (same for PETRIFIED FOREST, he should've gotten at least an oscar nom for both these films. When he's playing a hero that everybody loves, he's great; when he's playing a villain like in these two films, he's still amazing. Bogie is a great legend, but he's grossly underrated as an actor)
Joan Crawford - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?
Gregory Peck - THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT
Ava Gardner - THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA
Clark Gable - MOGAMBO
Katharine Hepburn - SUMMERTIME & THE RAINMAKER
Fred Astaire - ON THE BEACH

[Annie Hall]

Oh! An obvious one I completely forgot

Robin Tunney--Niagara, Niagara

[Cosimo]

John Hurt (Midnight Express)
Nick Nolte (Q and A)
Harvey Keitel (Smoke)
Terrence Stamp (The Limey)
Gary Oldman (A State Of Grace)
James Caan (The Yards)
Jack Nicholson (The Last Detail)
Al Pacino (Insomnia)

[syxxpac]

Al Pacino (Insomnia)
Robert De Niro (Casino)
Ray Liotta (Narc)
Michael Biehn (The Abyss)
John Travolta/Nicolas Cage (Face/Off)
Val Kilmer (Tombstone)

[The 8 Ball]

Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
John Goodman - The Big Lebowski
Ozzie Davis - Do The Right Thing
Phillip Baker Hall - Hard Eight
John C Reilly - Hard Eight
Emliy Watson - Punch Drunk Love
April Grace - Magnolia
Barry Pepper - 25th Hour
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - 25th Hour
Brian Cox - 25th Hour
Danny Aiello - Leon AKA The Professional
Sean Bean - Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring
Gong Li - The Emperor and The Assassin
He Zhiwen - The Emperor and The Assassin
Leslie Cheung - Ashes of Time
Bridgitte Lin - Ashes of Time
Michelle Reis - Fallen Angels
Charlie Yeung - Fallen Angels
Takeshi Kaneshiro - Fallen Angels
Carina Lau - Days of Being Wild
Andy Lau - Days of Being Wild
Maggie Cheung - Dragon Inn
Tashiro Mifune - Samurai 1
Tony Leung Chiu-wai - Hero
Jackie Chan - The Accidental Spy

[ColinM]

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0221027/3

Johnny Depp in Blow

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by Annie Hall
Oh! An obvious one I completely forgot

Robin Tunney--Niagara, Niagara

She's truly awesome in that.

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by Hannibal21
Ava Gardner - THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA
Clark Gable - MOGAMBO


Ava's pretty great in Mogambo, too. I wouldn't have looked twice at Grace Kelly with her around, myself.

You're definitely right about her performance in Night... Bette Davis played that role on Broadway, but I can't imagine anybody but Ava in it. She had started to lose her overwhelming beauty by then, but she was still really sexy. The kind that counts, that comes from within.

"If 'paramour' means what I think it does, you're gamblin' with your teeth..." :D

[Hannibal21]

Originally posted by Buck Turgidson
Ava's pretty great in Mogambo, too. I wouldn't have looked twice at Grace Kelly with her around, myself.

You're definitely right about her performance in Night... Bette Davis played that role on Broadway, but I can't imagine anybody but Ava in it. She had started to lose her overwhelming beauty by then, but she was still really sexy. The kind that counts, that comes from within.

I agree, Ava was also excellent in Mogambo; I love Grace Kelly, but in that film her performance didn't come close to neither Ava or Clark's.

You're right, as much as I LOVE Bette Davis (my top actress), nobody could've played that role as well as Ava did. That presence of hers with that intense, powerful performance in that movie makes her a great actress, along with the rest of her films. As an actress, Ava's quite underrated imo.

[Clarkey07]

Jim Carrey (The Magestic)
Dustin Hoffman (Moonlight Mile)
Barry Pepper (25th Hour)
Edward Norton (Rounders)
Vince Vaughn (Swingers)