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Cate Blanchett334 voters18 Performances That Prove Cate Blanchett Is The Most Versatile Actor Of Her GenerationSome famous actresses have a career driven by their unique looks, while others use their skill at performing to play believable su...
Gary Oldman2k voters16 Performances That Prove Gary Oldman Is Hollywood’s Greatest ShapeshifterFew performers have had such a versatile career as Gary Oldman. Children know him as the Sirius Black actor from the Harry Potter ...
Robin Williams286 voters17 Wildly Different Performances That Prove Robin Williams Could Do EverythingThe comedic superstar is no longer with us, but the best Robin Williams performances will endure forever. Williams, who took his o...
Tilda Swinton292 voters16 Movies That Prove Tilda Swinton Never Does The Same Thing TwiceFew actors have as varied a body of work as Tilda Swinton. She's as comfortable (and believable) as a crass, off-brand Anna Wintou...
Daniel Day-Lewis1.4k voters13 Daniel Day-Lewis Performances That Prove The Mad Genius Of His Notorious MethodToday, the Stanislavski Method is probably best known as the thin basis a certain type of actor uses to justify extreme behavior i...
Willem Dafoe1.4k voters22 Weird Willem Dafoe Performances That Show He's Great In EverythingSome A-list Hollywood stars succeed by playing variations of one character throughout their entire career. Some examples would be ...
Robert Downey Jr.229 votersRobert Downey Jr. Roles (Besides Iron Man) That Prove He's A Great ActorRobert Downey Jr. pretty much owns the role of Iron Man, but many other roles as well. His abilities go way beyond playing a snark...
Christopher Walken632 votersIncredible Performances To Remind You That Christopher Walken Is More Than A Guy Who Talks FunnyIn this day and age, Christopher Walken has become a meme of a man, a caricature of his admittedly unusual public image, primarily...
Vincent D'Onofrio21.6k votersVincent D'Onofrio Is Awesome In Everything - Even If You Don't Recognize Him Half The TimeIf you watch films on a regular basis, you've undoubtedly seen a bunch of Vincent D'Onofrio movies. But did you always know it was...
Tim Curry4.2k votersRoles That Prove Tim Curry Is An Even More Incredible Actor Than He Gets Credit ForWhether it be striking pure terror with a single glance, nailing his signature vocals and notable laugh, or simply owning it in a ...
Bruce Willis93 voters14 Surprisingly Nuanced Bruce Willis PerformancesWhen audiences think of Bruce Willis, the phrase "yippie kay yay" tends to come to mind. Chances are if you've seen Willis on scre...
Brad Dourif713 votersBrad Dourif Is Amazing In Everything And Deserves Way More RecognitionBrad Dourif is one of “those guys.” You know, the actors who show up in a movie or a show, and you know you’ve seen them before, b...
Sam Neill6.1k viewsSam Neill Is A Low-Key Acting Legend And Possibly The Most Interesting Man In HollywoodBorn in Northern Ireland in 1947, Sam Neill moved to New Zealand with his family when he was still a child, and he's called that i...
Crispin Glover371 votersCrispin Glover Is Awesome And Eccentric In Everything, Even If You Don't Recognize Him Half The TimeCrispin Glover movie roles always offer the promise of seeing something completely unexpected. While widely recognized as being pr...
Total Nerd4.2k votersThe Greatest Single-Scene Performances In Movie HistoryIt takes a great actor to make a brief movie appearance memorable. The best single-scene performances provide a lesson in how it's...
Sam Rockwell721 voters18 Strange, Surprising Performances That Show Why Everyone Loves Sam RockwellThe best Sam Rockwell performances span a wide variety of genres. Here's an actor who can do it all - comedy, drama, science ficti...
Kathy Bates236 votersKathy Bates Is Awesome In Everything, And Most People Don’t Even Realize ItIf you had to pick Kathy Bates's best role, which would it be? If you're a horror buff, you probably think of her as Annie Wilkes ...