All-time best/worst accents from TV or film

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Best: Harry (Billy Crystal) in when Harry met Sally

Worst: Daphne from Frasier

Worst: Don Cheadle in Ocean's Eleven!

Worst I’ve seen recently: Michael C Hall in Safe. Yikes.

Isn’t that Daphne’s real accent though?

Dick van dyke; cockerny accent in Mary Poppins. Has to be heard to believed

Surely nothing tops Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins?

John Lithgow Pitch Perfect 3.

Julie Walters in Billy Elliot cannot do the accent at all. I know Durham/Sunderland is a bugger to do without it veering into Keith Fit from Gigglebiz territory or wandering off to Scotland or Ireland... but it's atrocious.

Dick van Dyke has to take the top prize for worst accent, but a close second is Sean Bean doing anything other than Sheffield.

The man pretending to be Geordie in Castle. It is absolutely appalling... He sounds Irish and they're playing Irish music in the background. It amazing to watch.

Daphne from frasier is a Londoner I think

Keanu reeves in Dracula, closely followed by Winona Ryder in Dracula!

Christian Slater in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

Angel from Buffy in his Irish youth; I cringe to watch!

Oh and best also from Buffy: Spike's English accent. I was really shocked to hear James Marsters was actually American!

Until I heard that, Dick Van Dyke's Cockney accent in Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang would have had my top WTF award.

Yes to dick van dyke, although it does enter the realms of so bad it's great! Personal nadir = Sean connery's 'irish' Cop in Goodfellas... or maybe Ewan McGregor's English accent in Emma (or any film he's done an English accent in!)

Best = David Tenant's dr who accent - was so surprised to hear him speak with a Scottish accent!

Best - Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors. Worst - Russell Crowe in Robin Hood. Hilariously bad!

Tom Cruise's 'Irish' ( I use the term VERY loosely!) accent in Far and Away and Julia Roberts even worse one in Michael Collins

Tom Cruise in Far and Away wins hands down!

Jason Statham's American accent in any film he's been in.

Oh my god. I live about 30 miles away from Newcastle. That accent from Castle has got to be the worst Geordie I've ever heard. Good god!

Mel Gibson’s Scottish on Brave Heart, has to be in the top ten worst at least.

Worst: Nicole Kidman in anything.

Wirst -Sean Connery doing anything other than his native Scottish accent. He played an eygptian in Highlander and a Russian in The Hunt for Red October both with a Scottish accent.

John Lithgow Pitch Perfect 3.
This.

I assume it was supposed to be so bad it’s comical but it was just bad.