Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

[Tim]

Liam Neeson (1952–)
1. Schindler's List (1993)
2. Michael Collins (1996)
3. Kinsey (2004)
4. The Naked Gun (2025)
5. Taken (2008)
6. Ordinary Love (2019)
7. Les Misérables (1998)
8. The Grey (2011)
9. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
10. A Monster Calls (2016)

Cillian Murphy (1976–)
1. Oppenheimer (2022)
2. Peaky Blinders (2013–2022)
3. Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
4. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
5. Small Things like These (2024)
6. Steve (2025)
7. Red Eye (2005)
8. Batman Begins (2005)
9. 28 Days Later (2002)
10. Peacock (2010)

Colin Farrell (1963–)
1. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
2. In Bruges (2008)
3. The Lobster (2015)
4. The Penguin (2024)
5. After Yang (2021)
6. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
7. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
8. Tigerland (2000)
9. Miss Julie (2014)
10. Phone Booth (2002)

[ManPerson]

I could see Peaky Blinders at #1.

[Tim]

Not sure, fugured Oppenheimer was super acclaimed and a huge hit as well. Feel Peaky Blinders' only clear win is influence (on Cillian's career).

[Tim]

River Phoenix (1970–1993)
1. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
2. Running on Empty (1988)
3. Stand by Me (1986)
4. Dogfight (1991)
5. The Mosquito Coast (1986)
6. Explorers (1985)
7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
8. Sneakers (1992)
9. The Thing Called Love (1993)
10. I Love You to Death (1990)

Heath Ledger (1979–2008)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
3. Candy (2006)
4. Two Hands (1999)
5. I'm Not There (2007)
6. A Knight's Tale (2001)
7. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
8. Ned Kelly (2003)
9. Lords of Dogtown (2005)
10. The Patriot (2000)

[Sherick]

You have a Gyllenhaal one too?

[Tim]

Jake Gyllenhaal (1980–)
1. Nightcrawler (2014)
2. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
3. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
4. Stronger (2017)
5. Donnie Darko (2001)
6. Southpaw (2015)
7. Love & Other Drugs (2010)
8. Enemy (2013)
9. Jarhead (2005)
10. October Sky (1999)

[ManPerson]

I could see Prisoners somewhere in there.

[Sherick]

Yeah I don't think October Sky and Donnie Darko's significance for breaking him out is as strong as it would be on other lists. Prisoners is the only real missing piece though.

[Tim]

1. Nightcrawler (2014)
2. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
3. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
4. Stronger (2017)
5. Donnie Darko (2001)
6. Southpaw (2015)
7. Love & Other Drugs (2010)
8. Prisoners (2013)
9. Enemy (2013)
10. Jarhead (2005)

Unless of course we want Prisoners to be even higher.

[Dubrow555]

Adam Sandler:

1. Uncut Gems
2. Punch-Drunk Love
3. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
4. Jay Kelly
5. Hustle
6. Reign Over Me
7. Click
8. Saturday Night Live
9. Hotel Transylvania
10. Billy Madison

(Alternates: Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer, Mr. Deeds)


Robert Pattinson:

1. Good Time
2. The Lighthouse
3. The Batman
4. Mickey 17
5. The Rover
6. Maps to the Stars
7. Cosmopolis
8. The King
9. High Life
10. How to Be

(Alternates: Die My Love, Water for Elephants, Twilight, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Devil All the Time)

[Dubrow555]

1. Nightcrawler (2014)
2. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
3. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
4. Stronger (2017)
5. Donnie Darko (2001)
6. Southpaw (2015)
7. Love & Other Drugs (2010)
8. Prisoners (2013)
9. Enemy (2013)
10. Jarhead (2005)

Unless of course we want Prisoners to be even higher.

I'd vote Prisoners higher, and Donnie Darko one slot higher.

[Tim]

Adam Sandler (1966–)
1. Uncut Gems (2019)
2. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
3. The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
4. Jay Kelly (2025)
5. Hustle (2022)
6. The Wedding Singer (1998)
7. Reign Over Me (2007)
8. Funny People (2009)
9. Spaceman (2024)
10. You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)

Eddie Murphy (1961–)
1. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
2. Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
3. Dreamgirls (2006)
4. Shrek (2001)
5. Saturday Night Live (1980–1984; 2019)
6. The Nutty Professor (1996)
7. Mr. Church (2016)
8. 48 Hrs. (1982)
9. Trading Places (1983)
10. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Robert Pattinson (1986–)
1. Good Time (2017)
2. The Lighthouse (2019)
3. Mickey 17 (2025)
4. The Rover (2014)
5. The Batman (2022)
6. High Life (2018)
7. The Lost City of Z (2016)
8. Cosmopolis (2012)
9. Tenet (2020)
10. Water for Elephants (2011)

Here is what I drafted for these two guys plus Eddie Murphy.

[Dubrow555]

Honestly, I'd go Shrek over Dreamgirls. Do we want to include something like "Delirious?"

[Tim]

Feel stand-up does not really qualifies as screen acting.

[ManPerson]

I'd have Coming to America on Murphy's list.

[Sherick]

I think Dolemite should be #1 myself.