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Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2026 9:03 pm
by 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. Prisoners (2013)
8. Love & Other Drugs (2010)
9. Enemy (2013)
10. Jarhead (2005)

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. Reign Over Me (2007)
7. The Wedding Singer (1998)
8. Funny People (2009)
9. Click (2006)
10. Saturday Night Live (1990–1995; 1996–2024)

Eddie Murphy (1961–)
1. Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
2. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
3. Shrek (2001)
4. Dreamgirls (2006)
5. Saturday Night Live (1980–1984; 2019)
6. The Nutty Professor (1996)
7. Coming to America (1988)
8. Mr. Church (2016)
9. 48 Hrs. (1982)
10. Trading Places (1983)

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. Cosmopolis (2012)
8. Maps to the Stars (2014)
9. The Lost City of Z (2016)
10. Tenet (2020)

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2026 10:06 pm
by Sherick
Nice! That's two lists I'd really wanted to see, and two I couldn't imagine seeing.

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2026 8:54 am
by Dubrow555
All look good!

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2026 2:35 pm
by Tim
ManPerson wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 2:47 pm Figured I'd make a list for someone whose work is generally more within the realm of television.

Giancarlo Esposito (1958-)
1. Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
2. Better Call Saul (2015-2022)
3. The Mandalorian (2019-2023)
4. Do the Right Thing (1989)
5. Godfather of Harlem (2019-)
6. Fresh (1995)
7. The Boys (2019-2026)
8. Revolution (2012-2014)
9. Homicide: Life On the Street (1993-1999)
10. Far Cry 6 (2021)
Bryan Cranston (1969–)
1. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
2. Trumbo (2015)
3. Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
4. All the Way (2016)
5. Your Honor (2020–2023)
6. Sneaky Pete (2015–2019)
7. Isle of Dogs (2018)
8. Curb Your Enthusiasm (episode: "Running with the Bulls") (2018)
9. The Studio (2025)
10. Electric Dreams (episode: "Human Is") (2018)

Peter Dinklage (1969–)
1. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
2. The Station Agent (2003)
3. Cyrano (2021)
4. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
5. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
6. My Dinner with Hervé (2018)
7. Find Me Guilty (2006)
8. Death at a Funeral (2007; 2010)
9. Rememory (2017)
10. I Think We're Alone Now (2018)

Benedict Cumberbatch (1976–)
1. Sherlock (2010–2017)
2. The Power of the Dog (2021)
3. The Imitation Game (2014)
4. Hawking (2004)
5. Patrick Melrose (2018)
6. Parade's End (2012)
7. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
8. The Fifth Estate (2013)
9. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
10. Doctor Strange (2016)

James Gandolfini (1961–2013)
1. The Sopranos (1999–2007)
2. Enough Said (2013)
3. True Romance (1993)
4. The Drop (2014)
5. The Mexican (2001)
6. Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
7. Killing Them Softly (2012)
8. Not Fade Away (2012)
9. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
10. In the Loop (2009)

Did made the lists for some TV guys as well.

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2026 4:35 pm
by ManPerson
Maybe the Better Call Saul episodes he's in could be included.

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2026 6:39 pm
by Dubrow555
Tom Hardy:

1. Bronson
2. The Revenant
3. Locke
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. The Dark Knight Rises
6. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
7. Warrior
8. Legend
9. Lawless
10. Inception

(Alternates: Venom, Dunkirk, The Drop, Taboo)

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2026 7:54 pm
by Tim
Tom Hardy (1977–)
1. Bronson (2008)
2. The Revenant (2015)
3. Locke (2013)
4. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
5. Legend (2015)
6. Warrior (2011)
7. The Drop (2014)
8. Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007)
9. Inception (2010)
10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Here's what I have for him.

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:00 pm
by Tim
Christopher Walken (1943–)
1. The Deer Hunter (1978)
2. The Dead Zone (1983)
3. King of New York (1990)
4. Pennies from Heaven (1981)
5. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
6. True Romance (1993)
7. Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice (2001)
8. At Close Range (1986)
9. Communion (1989) 
10. Seven Psychopaths (2012)

Donald Sutherland (1935–2024)
1. Ordinary People (1980)
2. Klute (1971)
3. M*A*S*H (1970)
4. Don't Look Now (1973)
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
6. Without Limits (1998)
7. 1900 (1976)
8. Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990)
9. Threshold (1981)
10. Steelyard Blues (1973)

Michael Douglas (1944–)
1. Wall Street (1987)
2. Behind the Candelabra (2013)
3. Wonder Boys (2000)
4. Solitary Man (2009)
5. The Kominsky Method (2018–2021)
6. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1976)
7. Fatal Attraction (1987)
8. Running (1979)
9. The War of the Roses (1989)
10. The American President (1995)

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2026 12:51 pm
by Sherick
Tim wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:00 pm Christopher Walken (1943–)
1. The Deer Hunter (1978)
2. The Dead Zone (1983)
3. King of New York (1990)
4. Pennies from Heaven (1981)
5. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
6. True Romance (1993)
7. Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice (2001)
8. At Close Range (1986)
9. Communion (1989) 
10. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
I don't think I'd have a music video appearance on this, especially when it's just him dancing. Severance or Sarah, Plain and Tall would be good on this.

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2026 10:10 pm
by Tim
So:

1. The Deer Hunter (1978)
2. The Dead Zone (1983)
3. King of New York (1990)
4. Pennies from Heaven (1981)
5. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
6. True Romance (1993)
7. At Close Range (1986)
8. Communion (1989) 
9. Severance (2022–2025)
10. Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2026 12:14 pm
by Sherick
Yep, good stuff.

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 1:04 pm
by Tim
Andy Serkis (1964–)
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
5. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
6. King Kong (2005)
7. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2009)
8. Longford (2006)
9. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
10. Mowgli (2018)

Ian Holm (1931–2020)
1. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
2. Chariots of Fire (1981)
3. Alien (1979)
4. The Bofors Gun (1968)
5. Dreamchild (1985)
6. The Lost Boys (1978)
7. The Fifth Element (1997)
8. The Madness of King George (1995)
9. Brazil (1985)
10. Ratatouille (2007)

Sean Astin (1971–)
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
4. Rudy (1993)
5. Stranger Things (2017)
6. The Goonies (1985)
7. 24 (2006)
8. Woodlawn (2015)
9. Toy Soldiers (1991)
10. Staying Together (1989)

Elijah Wood (1981–)
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2. Maniac (2012)
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
5. Grand Piano (2013)
6. I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
7. Come to Daddy (2019)
8. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017)
9. Sin City (2005)
10. The War (1994)

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2026 10:28 am
by Sherick
Since we’ve already established that we can do this, I believe Clair Obscur should be in Serkiss’s list.

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2026 4:47 pm
by Tim
So:

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
5. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
6. King Kong (2005)
7. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2009)
8. Longford (2006)
9. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)
10. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2026 5:37 pm
by ManPerson
ManPerson wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 4:35 pm Maybe the Better Call Saul episodes he's in could be included.
'He' being Bryan Cranston.

Re: Greatest Screen Performances per Film Actors

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2026 7:02 pm
by Tim
I figured. I did add it on the first page.