He might be one of the greatest supporting actors of all time for me. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t get an Oscar, the guy steals every scene he is in, consistently carries movies for like however many decades now.
He has a number of campy films, and a number of straight to DVD forgettable films, but God damn if he doesn't bring it ever single time and make it worth a watch.
That Gerard Butler submarine movie, Gary Oldman was the only actor there that I felt took that shit seriously, and he was in the movie for like less than 5 or 10 minutes.
I don’t know what the hell is going on in that clip and I almost don’t want to. I’d hate to see the movie and have that make sense. It’s perfect in its absurdity.
I took a chance on "winning season" recently.
Even in a hackneyed rag tag bunch of underdogs sports movie where he plays the jaded washed up coach, he still made it enjoyable the whole way through.
Swiss army man was my first thought lmao I watched that movie and I.... I still don't know what to think.
But the last line from the movie sums it up perfectly...
"What the fuck!?"
I don't remember if it was a review or the marketing, but I always thought the line "The first fart will make you laugh, the last fart will make you cry" really summed up the movie well. I loved it, and I generally hate fart humor!
That was apparently their pitch to Dano and Radcliffe.
Dano said he had to be in it simply because he wouldn't be able to watch the movie without being jealous of whoever else took the role.
Wolverine when
Seriously gruffy version of him looks like a young hugh jackman just a bit shorter which is even more perfect for the character adaptation
> just a bit shorter
I mean, 10 inches shorter, which I think is pretty much perfect for Wolverine (well, 2 inches too tall according to the comics, but close enough)!
Yup. That's why the name in the first place - wolverines are small (and hairy) creatures with a reputation for picking and winning fights above their weight.
Wolverines were the Honey Badger before the Honey Badger.
Hugh is great in the role but it was a bit of a shame to lose that.
Besides being a talented actor, Christian Bale almost kills himself for any role by either starving or overeating or pumping iron (and no doubt taking some “supplements”) like a madman.
I felt so bad. He was such a cool dark villain for a clusterfuck of a film that they clearly wanted to make ‘funnier than Ragnarok’. Absolutely dumbass decision. Ragnarok was funny because it didn’t try too hard. Same as the reason the PotC films went downhill from the first one.
He is literally the only good part of that movie. Natalie looked good that was the only other good part of that movie. It's a shame. I wanted it to be a good movie so bad.
He went from American Psycho (2000), in great “normal” shape, to The Machinist (2004), where he looked near-death after a diet of one apple a day with black coffee, to Batman Begins (*2005!*), in fucking superhero shape.
Thats insane even for Hollywood drugs.
100% agree. And as further proof, Michael treated his role in the Muppet Christmas Carol like he was opening a Shakesperian production in the West End.
I’ve heard it said that the reason Michael Caine’s and Tim Curry’s performances in The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island worked so well is because Caine acted as though the Muppets were fellow human actors, and Curry acted as though he was a Muppet, and I think that sums it up nicely.
I remember his interview when asked whether he had seen for Jaws: The Revenge and he said "I have never seen it. However, I have seen the house that it bought my mother, and it’s marvellous.”
I remember reading somewhere or seeing in a documentary that some actors refer to the “ Micheal Caine school of acting “ , it’s not an actual school of course it just basically means take any role you get offered , whether it’s for a blockbuster or a b movie , and put your full heart into it . you’ll get recognition , or you won’t … but you’ll still get paid and you’ll still get more job offers 😂
Well it was his first movie. Movie shot on tape anyway... For PBS... He was established as a wonderful actor. What was he doing in this piece of sh-urely quality, quality programming.
I came here to say this. It took me a while to find, but there was an otherwise brutal review of Street Fighter that has always stuck with me because of how he was described:
"Programmed rather than plotted, "Street Fighter" is notable only for being the last film made by Raul Julia, an actor far too skilled for the demands of the evil warlord, Gen. M. Bison, but far too professional to give anything less than his best."
Full review here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/streetfighterpg13harrington_a0ad15.htm
I came here looking for this comment! Toni Collette is, to me, the most dedicated and talented actress/actor currently alive. She has a crazy range of talent, she can do comedy, drama, horror etc. She always blows me away.
Some would say he’s had bad performances (I would never say this) but I don’t think anyone would say he phoned it in. Definitely full commitment and effort into an astounding number of movies.
I'm shocked how far I had to scroll for nic cage.
My favorite quote summing up his career is "there's plenty of bad nic cage movies, but it's not cuz of nic cage."
The dude commits to his roles every time.
Florence Pugh. I didn’t understand the hype until I watched Midsommar. Then I realized how unhinged she is & I’ve watched everything she’s been in since. Also, Anya Taylor-Joy is incredible.
Ben Kingsley will seemingly show up for anyone willing to cut him a check and he has been in some capital-D DOGSHIT movies. More than a couple. However, he does seem to legit show up. I can't think off hand of one where he was half-assing it.
I've never seen someone elevant the role of the main character's GF as much as she did in Peep Show too (Actually pretty much everyone elevates so much in that show but she especially).
Alan Tudyk
He gives 100 and 10% to every single roll. He takes the smaller characters and makes something of them, makes them larger than life.
Everyone is listing out well known actors. You know who does the work? Character actors. The ones you know only by “oh! They are in this movie/show. You know it’s going to be good.”
Margo Martindale
Clint Howard
Stephen Root
Joel Murray
Yep! My favorite with him is The Hateful Eight! He was also added to the cast of The White Lotus for season 3! The man is on fire right now and Fallout is introducing him in all his glory to a whole new group of people.
>The man is on fire right now
I recently looked up his filmography on IMDB and it went a lot further back than I expected. I was only introduced to him in The Shield (which is like, what, 20ish years ago now?)
I feel like Christopher Walken always puts his brand of effort into any performance he gives.
Poolhall Junkies is an objectively bad Rounders rip off, but he’s consistently hilarious in it and his Lion monologue towards the end has lived on and is probably 100x more popular than the movie itself. (Mostly because it was featured in a compilation of Lebron highlights from 2016, but still).
I've never seen Patrick Wilson phone in a performance. No matter what kind of movie he's in, even something as dumb as Moonfall, he always gives it 100%.
Matthew Lillard. Doesn't matter whether he's playing a serial killer, a stoner or a punk, he always brings it. He's incredibly versatile, so it's always a joy to watch him tackle a new role. It honestly excites me. Is he going to dance and make you think of him whenever you hear the song Give it to me by Rick James? Is he going to play the role of a beloved cartoon character so well that he ends up replacing the voice actor? Let's find out!
Not a lot of actors can expertly play to the back of the room in a movie and get away with it.
Dude was theatrical in a way that never felt overbearing because he had so much personality.
Michael Shannon, I always felt this way but it was confirmed further with his bit role as a goofy drug dealer/ghosts of Christmas in The Night Before. If he’s in a movie, it’s worth a shot for me. Even shitty Christmas comedies.
Nic Cage is the GOAT of this - no matter how crappy a film, he puts his all into it. This is why he is so beloved, despite being a bit weird and out there these days.
Patrick Swayze. In Roadhouse, everyone else seemed in on the joke that it was a pretty ridiculous premise/movie, and he took it completely seriously. Which is what made it a classic.
Bill Pullman. Haven't seen every single one of his films/TV shows, but he's been quietly compelling in everything I've seen, even the fluffier rom-coms. He's astonishingly good in *The Sinner*.
Chris Cooper. He hasn't done much lately but he's like a Gene Hackman. There is always so much depth to his performance. I remember one role he actually had his front teeth removed to play the character.
I've said it before: Cats is a steaming pile of doo-doo, but I have to admit that every A-class actor and actress in that steaming pile of doo-doo gives 110%.
Rachel McAdams. She puts in %100 and acts from her heart. Her range is underrated
James McAvoy as well. I’m watching Split and I couldn’t picture anyone else doing this.
Embeth Davidtz
Before she was in Schindler’s List, Fallen, Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men, Spiderman, Dragon Tattoo… she was giving her all in Army of Darkness. And she was 100% all in on a dramatic role.
Michael Cane.
No one told him his co-stars were muppets. He played Scrooge as straight and dramatically compelling as anyone ever has. It was brilliant.
Nicholas Cage's entire shtick.
like the rumor about him going bankrupt and him phoning in movies is mostly false. He never actually went bankrupt, just happened to invest in property at a really bad time, and owed like 6 million. He admits he accepted alot of questionable roles cause he wanted the money, but didn't half ass it, which ended up kind of working out, because that's how we got movies like Mandy and Color out of Space
Jeffrey Wright. The first role I remember seeing him play was Peoples Hernandez and I can only imagine that he was approached numerous times during filming and told "We're only making a Shaft movie. You don't need to put this much effort into it."
On the flip side of this, David Cross in the second chipmunk movie was hilarious because it was so obvious he was hating every minute of it, and was 'quiet quitting'.
Willem Dafoe. Don't think I've ever seen him phone it in, even when doing a David Cage game
THERE WAS A FIYAHH FIIIGHT Insane effort for a dumb movie.
My wife and I quote this movie regularly
Where you goin?! Nowhere!
Being able to say this during an actual firefight was one of my greatest pleasures in life.
What movie is that?
Boondock Saints
He might be one of the greatest supporting actors of all time for me. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t get an Oscar, the guy steals every scene he is in, consistently carries movies for like however many decades now.
Willem Dafoe is brilliant.
Inside Man was a weird one of his. He wasn’t bad in it, I think the script just didn’t allow him to do anything .
Add Gary Oldman to the list.
EVERYONE!!!
The man is a chameleon, and he brings the heat everytime no matter how crap the job is. This is the answer.
Even in that episode of FRIENDS where he played an actor opposite of Joey that taught him to spit during dialogue 🤣
Jean Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg
Drexel Spivey Detective Stansfield
Add to that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
He had the role of a lifetime in Tiptoes
He has a number of campy films, and a number of straight to DVD forgettable films, but God damn if he doesn't bring it ever single time and make it worth a watch.
That Gerard Butler submarine movie, Gary Oldman was the only actor there that I felt took that shit seriously, and he was in the movie for like less than 5 or 10 minutes.
I still have no idea what he actually looks like.
Gotta hand it to him, he is always up to chewing some scenery no matter what the quality of the film is.
Sam Rockwell - I submit [this scene from Gentleman Broncos](https://youtu.be/se0ckIK7Acs?si=GOsoMjne9C2GaIql)
This is one of my favourite movies lol, mostly because of Sam Rockwell.
Mine too!
Love this movie. I think every scene with Rockwell is hilarious, and absolutely preposterous.
Loved him in the original TMNT live action.
I don’t know what the hell is going on in that clip and I almost don’t want to. I’d hate to see the movie and have that make sense. It’s perfect in its absurdity.
[Or this](https://youtu.be/qopdYE3_QoU?si=9WCra-ipwIkSsFOq)
I took a chance on "winning season" recently. Even in a hackneyed rag tag bunch of underdogs sports movie where he plays the jaded washed up coach, he still made it enjoyable the whole way through.
Daniel Radcliffe Dude has that fuck you money so he only really takes roles he wants to do and not one's he has to
"You want me to play the corpse? Fuck yes."
Swiss army man was my first thought lmao I watched that movie and I.... I still don't know what to think. But the last line from the movie sums it up perfectly... "What the fuck!?"
I don't remember if it was a review or the marketing, but I always thought the line "The first fart will make you laugh, the last fart will make you cry" really summed up the movie well. I loved it, and I generally hate fart humor!
That was apparently their pitch to Dano and Radcliffe. Dano said he had to be in it simply because he wouldn't be able to watch the movie without being jealous of whoever else took the role.
Guns Akimbo. A hilarious, albeit low quality movie. I absolutely love it.
One of my hands down favorite movies ..... didn't do so well in ratings but man I loved it.
Gotta be ready!
Wolverine when Seriously gruffy version of him looks like a young hugh jackman just a bit shorter which is even more perfect for the character adaptation
> just a bit shorter I mean, 10 inches shorter, which I think is pretty much perfect for Wolverine (well, 2 inches too tall according to the comics, but close enough)!
Wolverine was short. Jackman was tall.
Yup. That's why the name in the first place - wolverines are small (and hairy) creatures with a reputation for picking and winning fights above their weight. Wolverines were the Honey Badger before the Honey Badger. Hugh is great in the role but it was a bit of a shame to lose that.
I'm glad that he finally got a career-defining role when he was cast as Weird Al.
Besides being a talented actor, Christian Bale almost kills himself for any role by either starving or overeating or pumping iron (and no doubt taking some “supplements”) like a madman.
I wish there had been a better Thor movie for him.
I felt so bad. He was such a cool dark villain for a clusterfuck of a film that they clearly wanted to make ‘funnier than Ragnarok’. Absolutely dumbass decision. Ragnarok was funny because it didn’t try too hard. Same as the reason the PotC films went downhill from the first one.
Yeah, Passion of The Christ 3 took a turn for the worst
Actually lol’d, thank you.
Passion of the Christ 2: Crucify This was my fav
Perfect casting Rock bottom script
He is literally the only good part of that movie. Natalie looked good that was the only other good part of that movie. It's a shame. I wanted it to be a good movie so bad.
He gives his all in every role. Even if the movie flops, he always gets well deserved praise for his acting.
The Machinist. Nuff said
He went from American Psycho (2000), in great “normal” shape, to The Machinist (2004), where he looked near-death after a diet of one apple a day with black coffee, to Batman Begins (*2005!*), in fucking superhero shape. Thats insane even for Hollywood drugs.
Seriously. Bale is literally just going to drop dead one day out of nowhere when his heart stops.
This is a good portion of Michael Caine’s career.
100% agree. And as further proof, Michael treated his role in the Muppet Christmas Carol like he was opening a Shakesperian production in the West End.
I’ve heard it said that the reason Michael Caine’s and Tim Curry’s performances in The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island worked so well is because Caine acted as though the Muppets were fellow human actors, and Curry acted as though he was a Muppet, and I think that sums it up nicely.
and it was perfect
It remains my favourite version of A Christmas Carol.
I remember his interview when asked whether he had seen for Jaws: The Revenge and he said "I have never seen it. However, I have seen the house that it bought my mother, and it’s marvellous.”
I remember reading somewhere or seeing in a documentary that some actors refer to the “ Micheal Caine school of acting “ , it’s not an actual school of course it just basically means take any role you get offered , whether it’s for a blockbuster or a b movie , and put your full heart into it . you’ll get recognition , or you won’t … but you’ll still get paid and you’ll still get more job offers 😂
Viola Davis
I don't think Raul Julia phoned in any performance.
Not even Overdrawn at the Memory Bank?
Well it was his first movie. Movie shot on tape anyway... For PBS... He was established as a wonderful actor. What was he doing in this piece of sh-urely quality, quality programming.
“Filmed in soap opera vision”.
"He looks more disappointed than shot"
I came here to say this. It took me a while to find, but there was an otherwise brutal review of Street Fighter that has always stuck with me because of how he was described: "Programmed rather than plotted, "Street Fighter" is notable only for being the last film made by Raul Julia, an actor far too skilled for the demands of the evil warlord, Gen. M. Bison, but far too professional to give anything less than his best." Full review here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/streetfighterpg13harrington_a0ad15.htm
Toni Collette kills it no matter what
That Mafia Mamma, or whatever it was called, thar she released last year wasn't really her best work, but anything above that and she delivers 100%
I came here looking for this comment! Toni Collette is, to me, the most dedicated and talented actress/actor currently alive. She has a crazy range of talent, she can do comedy, drama, horror etc. She always blows me away.
Toni is super underrated I reckon, Hereditary was her absolute career-best and she wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar!!
Nicolas Cage, babyyy
All the time. Every time.
Not the bees!
Should be at the top. Homeboy does not phone it in and he's been in some real stinkers.
There's bad nic cage movies, but it's never cuz a bad performance from nic cage.
Some would say he’s had bad performances (I would never say this) but I don’t think anyone would say he phoned it in. Definitely full commitment and effort into an astounding number of movies.
I'm shocked how far I had to scroll for nic cage. My favorite quote summing up his career is "there's plenty of bad nic cage movies, but it's not cuz of nic cage." The dude commits to his roles every time.
ABC
This is too far down. Nic Cage is the GOAT
I came here for this.
Michael Sheen. That dude brings it even in 30 Rock.
Florence Pugh. I didn’t understand the hype until I watched Midsommar. Then I realized how unhinged she is & I’ve watched everything she’s been in since. Also, Anya Taylor-Joy is incredible.
Mia Goth is getting there, that chick is always cooking.
Denzel Washington
Denzel is legit a GOAT, if not the GOAT imo. Just unreal in everything he does.
Peter Stormare. Dude brings it no matter what role he’s playing.
The best "Satan" ever put to film IMO.
He is so convincing I was ready to dish out for a Cinco Boy.
Only good part in the steaming pile of excrement that is Armageddon.
Watch your mouth
Just like REAL RUSSIAN HEROOO!!!
Anne Hatthaway is my choice. Whether it's comedy, drama, or thriller she always get the character to invoke the feels.
Anthony Hopkins — he always gives 100% effort, even in crappy films.
Anthony Hopkins playing Odin being impersonated by Loki being played by Tom Hiddleston is magnificent.
"Ohshit"
The Rite is truly shit though
I found it fascinating that he is on the autism spectrum.
I think he gave zero fucks about MI2. Or maybe I'm confusing it with some other movie.
Gary Oldman... This answer is always Gary Oldman
Steve Buscemi was even great in all those goofy 90s Sandler movies he was in
"You can do it!"
And Airheads, also starring Sandler and Brendan Fraser. It's a classic
Samuel L Jackson, whether it's in a serious role or one that's campy as hell
Peter Dinklage. He did a b list movie called Knights of badassdom, and he didn't bring any less than he did to Game of Thrones.
Ben Foster. Highly underrated and I honestly don't know why.
Paul Giamatti I remember watching this crappy medieval movie on tv with him but dude still absolutely cooked Edit: movie was called Ironclad
He will always be Pig Vomit from Private Parts to me.
I always think of him in the illusionist, as it’s one of my favourite films.
Michael Caine, dude never mails it in. He acted the shit out of Muppets Christmas
Leonardo DiCaprio anything you see him in, whether it be romantic, action, teenage stuff, psychological thriller anything he’s so good.
Man in the iron mask. Absolutely will never say he was good, absolutely will never say he wasn't giving his all either though lol.
I like Michael Fassbender in everything he's in. Can't tell if he's just very good or gives his best all the time.
Which is especially impressive because half his movies are utter tripe. And he still brings his A game every time.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Christopher Walken for me, Click and Welcome to the Jungle both spring to mind
Ben Kingsley will seemingly show up for anyone willing to cut him a check and he has been in some capital-D DOGSHIT movies. More than a couple. However, he does seem to legit show up. I can't think off hand of one where he was half-assing it.
Daniel Day Lewis. The man aimed for excellence in everything he did.
DDL was so good in Gangs of New York he made the rest of the cast look out of place.
John C Reilly and Brendan Gleeson would like a word lol.. but yeah, he's my favorite actor
Olivia Coleman - stellar in everything (especially Hot Fuzz!)
I've never seen someone elevant the role of the main character's GF as much as she did in Peep Show too (Actually pretty much everyone elevates so much in that show but she especially).
James McAvoy
I recently just saw Switch for the first time, and wow was he amazing in that
Liev Schreiber. Alan Rickman. I once tried to think of any movie he was in that he wasn't the best part of, and came up empty-handed.
Stellan Skarsgard is a legend
Jack Black. Always goes all out. I've seen Tenacious D twice, 20+ years apart, and he gives his all on stage, too.
He's pretty good in absolute dross like the neverending story 3 too.
Alan Tudyk He gives 100 and 10% to every single roll. He takes the smaller characters and makes something of them, makes them larger than life. Everyone is listing out well known actors. You know who does the work? Character actors. The ones you know only by “oh! They are in this movie/show. You know it’s going to be good.” Margo Martindale Clint Howard Stephen Root Joel Murray
Walton Goggins. Hands down!
Absolutely. He has never had a bad performance and he levels up any character he plays.
I haven't started watching Fallout yet, but The Shield? Justified? The Rightous Gemstones? The man can fuckin' act.
Yep! My favorite with him is The Hateful Eight! He was also added to the cast of The White Lotus for season 3! The man is on fire right now and Fallout is introducing him in all his glory to a whole new group of people.
>The man is on fire right now I recently looked up his filmography on IMDB and it went a lot further back than I expected. I was only introduced to him in The Shield (which is like, what, 20ish years ago now?)
Yea. He has carved out a very nice career for a long time.
Wolton ~~Goggins~~ Ghoulgins.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
I feel like Christopher Walken always puts his brand of effort into any performance he gives. Poolhall Junkies is an objectively bad Rounders rip off, but he’s consistently hilarious in it and his Lion monologue towards the end has lived on and is probably 100x more popular than the movie itself. (Mostly because it was featured in a compilation of Lebron highlights from 2016, but still).
I immediately thought of Jeff Bridges too. Extraordinary talent and always commits to any role.
I've never seen Patrick Wilson phone in a performance. No matter what kind of movie he's in, even something as dumb as Moonfall, he always gives it 100%.
Leeland Orser
Best panicked guy in the business.
Yet to see John Goodman phone in a performance
Gene Hackman
Matthew Lillard. Doesn't matter whether he's playing a serial killer, a stoner or a punk, he always brings it. He's incredibly versatile, so it's always a joy to watch him tackle a new role. It honestly excites me. Is he going to dance and make you think of him whenever you hear the song Give it to me by Rick James? Is he going to play the role of a beloved cartoon character so well that he ends up replacing the voice actor? Let's find out!
Cate Blanchett in every single role giving it all, but especially as Bob Dylan.
Naomi Watts. Can't believe she doesn't have an Oscar yet. Toni Colette. Mia Goth has been great in everything I've seen her in.
Raul Julia. Even during filming the Street Fighter movie, he still did his best while fighting stomach cancer.
Not a lot of actors can expertly play to the back of the room in a movie and get away with it. Dude was theatrical in a way that never felt overbearing because he had so much personality.
Michael Shannon, I always felt this way but it was confirmed further with his bit role as a goofy drug dealer/ghosts of Christmas in The Night Before. If he’s in a movie, it’s worth a shot for me. Even shitty Christmas comedies.
Nic Cage is the GOAT of this - no matter how crappy a film, he puts his all into it. This is why he is so beloved, despite being a bit weird and out there these days.
Tom Cruise always goes hard
Patrick Swayze. In Roadhouse, everyone else seemed in on the joke that it was a pretty ridiculous premise/movie, and he took it completely seriously. Which is what made it a classic.
Christian Bale in Thor: Love and Thunder
Bill Pullman. Haven't seen every single one of his films/TV shows, but he's been quietly compelling in everything I've seen, even the fluffier rom-coms. He's astonishingly good in *The Sinner*.
Kathy Bates
Nice try everybody. The correct answer is Tim Curry!
Came to say this. Man killed every role no matter the content. Just chewed up every scene he was ever in.
Tom hanks
Walton Goggins for sure.
Chris Cooper. He hasn't done much lately but he's like a Gene Hackman. There is always so much depth to his performance. I remember one role he actually had his front teeth removed to play the character.
Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls. Say what you will about the quality, she committed to it like few others have
I find Ryan Gosling is usually giving his all, and he can do anything really. He’s a lot of fun to watch.
JK Simmons. Especially his animated performances. Love this man’s voice lol.
Vincent D'Onofrio...
I've said it before: Cats is a steaming pile of doo-doo, but I have to admit that every A-class actor and actress in that steaming pile of doo-doo gives 110%.
I'm not saying he always makes the right choices, but Jared Leto doesn't really give phoned in performances.
Jennifer Coolidge
"and with a career defining performance: Gary Oldman" the Tiptoes trailer lol.
John C Riley, I haven't seen the Sherlock movie he did, but everything else I've seen him in is a 10/10 performance
Jeremy Irons in the Dungeon and Dragons movie. Also, Jeremy Irons as Lord Vetenari in Discworld movies.
He's not my favourite actor by any means, but Tommy Lee Jones never phones in a performance. Not even in Under Siege. Also, Tim Curry. Come on.
Patrick Stewart
Nicholas Cage hands down
Nic Cage!
Not enough love for the character actors out there. James Hong and Keith David are my guys!
Rachel McAdams. She puts in %100 and acts from her heart. Her range is underrated James McAvoy as well. I’m watching Split and I couldn’t picture anyone else doing this.
Embeth Davidtz Before she was in Schindler’s List, Fallen, Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men, Spiderman, Dragon Tattoo… she was giving her all in Army of Darkness. And she was 100% all in on a dramatic role. Michael Cane. No one told him his co-stars were muppets. He played Scrooge as straight and dramatically compelling as anyone ever has. It was brilliant.
Brian Cox. Whether he’s in a stoner comedy or a Shakespeare tragedy, he always brings his A game.
Paul Rudd.
Not an actor/actress but honorable mention Phil Collins for his Tarzan soundtrack, good God man you didn't have to go that hard!
Christian Bale. Too bad he's apparently an absolute toolbag to work with.
Roger Moore, some of his famous movies had silly moments but he always gave 100%
Daniel Day-Lewis, brings it to every movie, don't think I've ever seen him phone one in.
Brandon Lee...
Dennis Quaid. He's in some bad stuff like The Intruder, but you can tell he's just going so hard in roles like that.
Nicholas Cage's entire shtick. like the rumor about him going bankrupt and him phoning in movies is mostly false. He never actually went bankrupt, just happened to invest in property at a really bad time, and owed like 6 million. He admits he accepted alot of questionable roles cause he wanted the money, but didn't half ass it, which ended up kind of working out, because that's how we got movies like Mandy and Color out of Space
Thought this might’ve been r/extramile for a minute 🤣
Day Lewis Dafoe Bale Di Caprio
Martin Short in The Santa Clause 3. That shitty movie is worth watching just for his big North Pole broadway number.
Jeffrey Wright. The first role I remember seeing him play was Peoples Hernandez and I can only imagine that he was approached numerous times during filming and told "We're only making a Shaft movie. You don't need to put this much effort into it."
On the flip side of this, David Cross in the second chipmunk movie was hilarious because it was so obvious he was hating every minute of it, and was 'quiet quitting'.
Jack Nicholson.
Billy Zane
Matthew Lillard. He is the master of spit everywhere emotional acting. And he does a banging Shaggy impression too.