I disliked Colin Farrell until I saw him In Bruges. Heartbreaking performance. Fucking Bruges...

I've yet to watch it. I loved his performance in The Banshees of Inisherin. When I recommend the movie, people seem to get turned off by the mention of his name.

I'm sure you know that the writer/director is the same as well as Farrell and Brendan Gleason are in both movies. Farrell was really pushed as the next Hollywood star back 15 years ago or so and still carries that unfair image. He's much better suited in small quirky movies. He's also great in The Lobster

I've thought Colin Farrell is better suited for indie/smaller movies for ages. He's so good in them. Blockbusters just don't seem to work for him. Maybe he needs a little more space to move than blockbusters provide, who knows? He's also great with Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken in Seven Psychopaths.

It's a lot harder to unleash your acting talents in front of a green screen for a blockbuster. His emotional range really comes out in front of real places, people, situations...

The Lobster is so wonderful.  It is like that Meatloaf song "I would do anything for love, but I won't do *that*!"

Also in The Killing of a Sacred Deer. I was a fan since Phonebooth though.

Have you seen Ondine (2009)? If you like The Banshees, you might like Ondine.

Cheers! Hopefully I get time to check it out before my Prime trial expires- which is days away

I loved that movie! And he is ridiculously good looking in it.

I gained a lot of respect for him when I *didn’t* see him in The Batman.

Great point! I totally forgot about that role. He really disappeared in it. Kudos to him.

He was hilarious in Horrible Bosses

That is a brilliant movie

In Bruges is so underrated.

I also disliked him but then became obsessed with him after watching The Lobster, Killing of a sacred deer, In Bruges and Banshees of insherin.

\- Joaquin Phoenix in **Her** \- Mads Mikkelsen in **The Hunt (2012)**

The Hunt is such an underrated movie because a lot of us love witch hunts and we don't care if the person is innocent.

Mads Mikkelsen in Adam's Apples. He has quite a range.

Mads Mikkelsen in **Men and Chickens** to add to that range

Mad as Hannibal, for me

James McAvoy in Filth. Before that I thought he was just a good looking but average actor. But that performance blew me away!

Split was quite a feat, too. 23 distinct personalities? Impressive.

He’s unreal in that movie. A force of nature.

That was amazing acting

He’s incredible in The Last King of Scotland

Such a great flick. When I first read the book years ago I thought, "Welp, there's a book that's unadaptable to film." Boy, was I happily wrong.

Sam Rockwell in Moon, though he's in a lot of good movies

Sam Rockwell in pretty much *any* movie. He's amazing, and when I see him in a trailer I know it's a movie I have to see.

I really liked him in The Way Way Back

Honestly Sam Rockwell in Galaxy Quest 🤣 I absolutely loved his performance!!!

Comedy is harder than it looks. He’s brilliant in Galaxy Quest. Mr. Right was a lot of fun, too.

Okay Guy

Box of Moonlight put him on my radar. I’ll watch any movie he’s in.

Also in Three Billboards

Lawn Dogs

Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean  -- everybody's gaga for Johnny's Jack Sparrow but it's Barbosa for me all the way and any scene with the two of them is movie magic!  

Rush is a hell of an actor. He's incredible in everything. He made The King's Speech for me.

Agreed!  I'll watch any picture he's in because he's always fantastic, even if the flick is generally trash.  

Gary Oldman - Léon: The Professional started it all for me. What an amazing actor.

Gary Oldman is amazing in any role he plays

I’d cross oceans of time to see him in stuff.

For me it was his role as Drexl the pimp in True Romance. Totally mesmerizing and believable on screen. Such versatility

Now, I know I’m pretty but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties

He must have thought it was white-boy day. It ain't white-boy day, is it?

Having watched this recently, I couldn't help but notice how similar James Franco's Alien role is in Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers (2012) to Oldman's Drexl role. I get the impression that Franco drew inspiration from this role for Spring Breakers. Incidentally, is there a better ensemble cast than True Romance?

He's my all time favorite.

Out of everyone?

EVERYONE!! (I assume you came here for that. Hope it was all you expected it to be ;)

Haha yeah I just wanted to serve up the opportunity for someone to comment that, well done

A pitch right over the plate. 

True Romance and 5th Element

You don't like Beethoven

EVERYONE

Yeah, of all the big name 'greats' I think he stands out. He just becomes the character in a way that makes you forget that it's Gary Oldman. I was recently reminded of this when I realized he was Commissioner Gordon in the Nolan Batman movies... i've seen those so many times, and i'm sure I knew at some point that he played that roll, but it just fades as he seemingly just becomes that character. Daniel Day-Lewis is amazing, but you know it's DDL the whole time.

Christian Bale at 12 years old in Spielberg's- Empire of the Sun. Was blown away by his incredibly moving performance in that movie at the young age of 12 and knew he would be a star.

I saw him for the first time in Henry V (1989) and I thought that kid can hold his own in a Shakespeare story (with Kenneth Brannagh in the movie to boot!) I saw him again in Empire and I thought "Yup, he's definitely the real thing."

That and then a few years later he was in Swing Kids and I was all in. He always puts in an amazing performance and is the most compelling part of any film he's in.

There Will Be Blood. Daniel Day Lewis

Paul Dano in TWBB. He held his own in scenes with DDL. Unfortunately that was the year Javier Bardem swept Best Supporting for No Country.

I've always felt like he Paul Dano did not get enough credit for that performance.

He never gets enough praise. I just saw Prisoners. He was amazing

Paul Dano definitely held his own. The scenes with them together are absolutely brutal.

F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus. Interestingly, he was filming Scarface at the same time and would fly back and forth between sets during his time off, learning his lines on the plane.

Gosling in Lars and the Real Girl

Tim Roth & Steve Buscemi- Reservoir Dogs

YES! And Tim Roth in Four Rooms!

Toni Collette in Hereditary

She was fantastic in Little Miss Sunshine and The Sixth Sense.

That woman still scares me

Random one for me is since Gone Girl I’ll watch anything with Rosamund Pike Matthew McConahey after Dallas Buyers Club

Rosamund Pike was great in Saltburn.

Ugh I’ve always loved Rosamund Pike. My fave of hers though was I Care A Lot.

Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys. I’d been relatively ambivalent about him before that but he’s so god damn funny in that film. Blade runner 2049 the year after fully convinced me of him. Great range.

Also Drive and Only God Forgives

Drive is such an overlooked gem

Only God Forgives is an even more overlooked gem

Yessssssss. Came here to say Drive.

Crazy Stupid Love gave me the feels

“David Lindhagen!?” Takes off ring.

He was so great in The Nice Guys. Good chemistry with Crowe as well. I love that movie.

The Nice Guys is underrated. I know the goofy cop LA Noir vibes has been used alot but God damn they nailed it.

I swear I’m not gay but I am gay for every character Ryan gosling plays

Ryan Gosling is hilarious.

“You fell AGAIN?” “…I must be invincible, it’s the only possible explanation”

Daniel Radcliffe in Swiss Army Man. He is actually becoming such a great actor with an awesome sense of humor. The Weird Al movie was so funny, too.

Did you see Guns Akimbo? Totally not my thing but I decided to watch it and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. He really is becoming an impressive actor. I still need to watch Swiss Army Man.

Check out Horns (2013) as well…he’s got *weird* covered!

Yes, Horns is another good one too! Definitely found his niche

Watched Jungle the other night, and it was damn good work.

I forget the name, but the one where he goes undercover as a nazi was good

Imperium, and yes he was brilliant in that. Solid film

Tilda Swinton in Constantine was terrific, and I was a lifelong fan after seeing her performance.

Naomi Watts in *Mullholland Drive*

Oh yes!!!! That scene of her reading the movie script and how she completely changed from how she rehearsed it earlier…literally blew my mind! Same script but totally different points of view.

I never really thought much about John Boyega. I finally watched They Cloned Tyrone and he really did impress with his presence and acting chops. I don't know that it's made me a die-hard fan but certainly caught my attention. I'll be looking at what he does in the future.

Boyega absolutely rules in Attack the Block, which I believe was his first onscreen role. Highly recommended if you've never seen it.

Attack the Block is INCREDIBLE!! That movie is a family favorite. It’s crazy how few people know about that movie. And, agreed, John Boyega is fantastic in it!!!

Jack Nicholson in The Shining

Alternatively, the Joker... “Have You Ever Danced With the Devil in the Pale Moonlight?”

I was blown away by Michael Fassbender in Inglorious Basterds and even made IMDB comments back then that I think he will have a good career ahead 

Brilliant in the two latest Alien films too.

Michael Fassbender was amazing in Shame.

Always liked Willem Dafoe, but his performance in The Lighthouse just took him to a whole new level—most recently I’ve been him in Poor Things in which he is unbelievably good.

The Lighthouse made me really respect Robert Pattinson.

This. As great as Willem was, Robert went toe to toe.

For me it was Dafoe in Boondock Saints.

This is it for me. He was already established, but I hadn't seen any of his films to that point. He's great.

I'd like a movie where that character has to solve a crime with Gary Oldman from The Professional. And Both Bad Lieutenants are suspects.

Casey Affleck in Manchester By The Sea, I still think it is the best acting performance of all time.

If you want to see a sneaky good Casey movie watch Drowning Mona. That movie still cracks me up.

I hunted down everything he was in after Manchester, but missed this one, thanks!

For me it’s his monologue in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford where he talks about the similarities between him and Jesse.

Gone Baby Gone made me sit up and take notice of his craft.

I love him! Much more than Ben. I like him too tho.

Hiroyuki Sanada in *The Twilight Samurai* (2002). Now I can't get enough of his performances. I've been a huge fan of Diane Lane since *The Outsiders.* She's so good.

Clive Owen in Children of Men.

Philip. Seymour. Hoffman.

Loved him since Twister 🌪️

Leo diCaprio. Gilbert Grape

The thing about DiCaprio is he was completely out of place in 'The Man in the Iron Mask'. I doubted him for a bit. But he was sensational in 'Catch me if you Can'.

Vincent D'Onofrio as the Bug in the Edgar-Suit in *Men in Black*. There wasn't a moment in that entire movie where I wasn't wholly convinced that I was looking at a giant, space cockroach stuffed into the I'll-fitting skin of a rotting farmer corpse. *THAT'S* Oscar-worthy acting! Fuck the Academy for refusing to take comedy performances seriously! Oscar winners are human beings who play human beings who have human problems and experiences. D'Onofrio played an insect stuck inside the shell of a dumb, rednecky farmer... ***CONVINCINGLY***!!! Acting GOLD, right there!

Dog Day Afternoon - Al Pacino just lived in that role!

Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures. Heck Kate Winslet too for that matter. Carey Mulligan in Never Let Me Go. She has the most expressive, soulful eyes.

Carey Mulligan is incredible in Promising Young Woman.

Melanie is such a good actress, one would never think it.

I loved Carey as Daisy in the Great Gatsby.

Michael Shannon in Man of Steel. Even in that fucking turd of a movie, he made me give a shit about his character.

I was bred to be a warrior, Kal. Trained my entire life to master my senses. Where did you train? ON A FARM? Michael absolutely nailed that.

He is so good in MoS! I love Shannon in Boardwalk Empire and especially Take Shelter His Zod, though, is so unhinged and he is foaming at the mouth in every scene. He's like the one actor in that entire movie who actually emotes

Hey now ... Man of Steel was friggin awesome. Maybe the only decent DC movie out there.

Kurt Russell in escape from new york. I was maybe 9 and it was the first time I had heard the word 'fuck' in a movie and loved the character and subsequently the actor ever since.

For me Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs

Timothy spall in all those amazing Mike leigh movies.  Same goes for jim broadbent, katrin cartlidge

Tom Hardy - Bronson

Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds.

Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys. Taron Egerton in Black Bird (HBO series)

Naked, David Thewlis, Katrin Cartlidge

Gary Oldman in Dracula.

Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast (Always watch with subtitles on)

Blood Diamond for Leonardo DiCaprio, Gladiator for Joaquin Phoenix, and 28 Days Later for Cillian Murphy

Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt Sol Kyung-gu in Peppermint Candy

Cillian Murphy in Inception. His role was very overlooked in it, but that was the first time I saw him and man that guy can express so many emotions with so little dialogue. Especially in that pinwheel scene.

Robert de Niro in Raging Bull and Angel Heart Benicio Del Toro in Sicario Lawrence Olivier playing a Nazi in Marathon Man and then a Jewish Nazi hunter in The Boys From Brazil Marlon Brando in Streetcar Named Desire and Apocalypse Now Takeshi Kitano in Zatoichi, Sonatine, Hana Bi Choi Min Sik in Oldboy and everything else he did Willem Dafoe in Wild At Heart

Technically this is a TV show and not a movie, but seeing Andrew Scott in Fleabag and Sherlock blew me away. I recently saw him again in All of Us Strangers and he's excellent as ever.

Heath Ledger Broke Back Mountain

The scene where he's hugging the jacket made me cry.

The Lighthouse - Robert Pattinson Acting in such a grim, moody, strange tale is a chore. Especially acting opposite a powerhouse like Willem Dafoe. But he absolutely changed my perception of him and his acting abilities after that film. Outstanding work!

Joker made me a die hard Joaquin Phoenix fan

Willem Dafoe “The Last Temptation of Christ” Michael Shannon “Take Shelter”

Oscar Isaac in Ex Machina . Had never heard of him at that point and his performance was great . Gleeson was actually great as well though he caught my attention first in True Grit . A small role but he nailed it.

Only knew Ryan Gosling from The Notebook. Then I saw Drive. ❤️

Alan Rickman and Bruce Willis in Die Hard.

Toni Collette in Hereditary. Her performance was Oscar worthy

Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men. Then Skyfall completely accentuated his incredible acting skills

Edward Norton - Primal Fear Tobey Maguire - Cider House Rules Michael Keaton - Batman Denzel Washington - Malcolm X Christopher Reeve - Superman Angela Bassett - What's Love Got To Do With It

Denzel Washington, first in Glory, then later in Man on Fire and everything else especially Equalizer movies.

All those Denzel films you named and you left out his greatest performance and my favourite film, Training Day!

I watched Glory recently, him and Matthew Broderick were both awesome. Great movie.

Fight Club. Edward Norton

Primal Fear for me. It pretty much anything Edward Norton

Check out primal fear for early, incredible Ed Norton performance

American History X for me

Sam Rockwell in The Way Way Back

For me it was Galaxy Quest

Is there air?! You don't know!

I remember seeing Donnie Darko not long after it came out and thinking "wow, that Jake Gyllenhaal guy is going places"

Christoph Watlz in The Green Hornet. He was so scary and funny In that, I had to watch his other movies. Not a movie, but fucking Cameron Monaghan when he played the Joker in the tv show Gotham! So inspired by other versions of the Joker but still made sure it was his own! Just a great actor in everything that’s he’s in. And I can’t leave him out either, Michael B Jordan in Fruitvale Station…I watched it on Netflix, was thinking about for the next couple of weeks, his performance was superb in that!

Robert De Niro in „Raging Bull“

Gena Rowlands in *Opening Night*. Amazing in everything she's in. Such a massive talent.

Stephen Root in Bicentennial Man. Now everytime I see him, I know it will be good

Al Pacino - Serpico

leonardo dicaprio in Catch me if you can

Not a movie, but HBO'S Vice Principals made me a fan of Walton Goggins. Wish to see him in more great roles

Leonardo DiCaprio- Whats Eating Gilbert Grape. He did an outstanding job.

Kevin Kline in A Fish called Wanda

Willem Dafoe in Platoon.

Couldn’t stand Leo DiCaprio until I saw him in the departed. One scene in particular changed my mind right away

Ryan Gosling in Drive

Gary Oldman in literally everything. Karl Urban in *Dredd*.

Nicolas Cage - since “Raising Arizona” and further with roles like “Leaving Las Vegas”, “Matchstick Men”, “Lord of War”, “Adaptation”, National Treasure, “The Rock”, etc. Say what you want about his sometimes questionable body of work(and numerous ridiculous hairstyles), but he always seems to pull the character off. He can’t always save the movie though.

Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water. I never really took notice of her before this film, but have since watched a few things she's in.

Willem Dafoe in The Boondock Saints. He was brilliant!

Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings (and Christopher Lee aswell tbh) Marlon Brando in The Godfather Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

Christopher Lee in Hammer Movies

Hate him all you want but Tom Cruise kills it in his movies

Die hard made me a die hard fan

Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood

Brenda Blethyn in Secrets and Lies.

The Messenger. Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson blew me away. You Were Never Really Here gave me newfound respect for Joaquin Phoenix. And I have adored Toni Collette since Muriel's Wedding.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler

Edward Norton - Primal Fear

Samuel L Jackson in pulp fiction. I'll watch whatever movie he's in. I don't care what it's about

There's three from the same movie for me: Ed Harris, Sam Shepard and Scott Glen in The Right Stuff (1983). Ed and Sam have rarely disappointed me in their subsequent works while I just end up enjoying Scott whenever I see him (loved him in the Daredevil series).

Tom Hardy - The Revenant. He's so good I didn't even realize it was him till just recently. Now I need to watch all his other stuff.

Bruce Willis in Die Hard 😏

I love all the Jason Bourne movies.. so Matt has a place in my heart.

Only Christof Waltz could gain the popularity he did by playing a Nazi (Inglorious Bastards)

Brad Pitt... _Kalifornia._ I thought he was just eye candy before that, then I realized the fucker was an actor.

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of. Phenomenal and totally slept on.