Who do you think was the BEST actor/actress cast in a film.

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For me Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain.

Blimey, loads!

Jodie Foster in The Accused
Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects, and in American Beauty.
Gerard Depardieu in Jean De Florette
Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

all just for starters!

My mistake,was multi tasking ,meant Clark Cable-Gone with the wind

Doris day films and Goldie Hawn (esp. Private Benjamin) They are great comic actors. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in Some Like it Hot. Agree Cher in the Mask (cried my eyes out)
Johnny Depp in almost anything.
One to watch out for Jason Statham in Transporter & The Bank Job. Fab Actor.
Just on looks of course Paul Newman and Errol Flynn. P.S Gone with the Wind Clark Gable...

LottieJ - oh I know!!

Bette Davis too, of course! No-one else could have played that character in Now Voyager.

Peter Lorre in Casablanca.
Dustin Hoffman in the Graduate
Alec Guiness in Kind Hearts and Coronets.

This thread is fab - I've been remembering so many brilliant films and actors all evening. Though it has made me realise I really should start watching more films made after 1950!

Grace Kelly in High Society
Kate Hepburn in Bringing up Baby!!!

And just remembered Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman in Driving Miss Daisy too!!

Harrison Ford as Han Solo

Agree with Lottie on Cary Grant, huge fan. and Starbear Some like it hot is my favourite film, great casting. Tony Curtis does an impression of Cary Grant in this when he dresses up as the millionaire to try and impress Marylin Monroe. It was a great impression.

Oh forgot to mention, love Johnny Depp too, his Jack Sparrow character is brill.

Ben Stiller, a bit typecast these days, but just love him to bits especially in Meet the Fockers, great casting in that too.

Edward Norton in Primal Fear

Another Ed Norton suggestion -
American History X

That film (and Ed Norton with his shirt off) blew me away the first time i saw it.

Christopher Eccleston in Jude

John Cusack in Usual Suspects

Robert De Niro in Angel Heart

Ed Norton/Brad Pitt/Helen Bolom in Fight Club (All 3, SUPERB)

Robert de Niro - Taxi driver/Raging Bull/Once upon a time in America/Godfather 2

Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption

Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer

Michael Caine in Educating Rita, best drunk acting I've ever seen, and such sadness in his eyes.

Susan Sarandon in Thelma and Louise.

Michael Caine in just about anything.

Brando - On the Waterfront

harrison ford as indiana jones

sean connery as james bond

marilyn munroe - all

the guy from 'war games' he was soo cute!

brad pit in fight club (god that was a brilliant film, didn't realise what a good actor he was till then! )

classics all

true theconfusedone... have you seen sleuth? Michael Caine and Lawrence Olivier bouncing off the scenery!

Yes HF and in Children of Men, he was so great in that.

He is one actor who has got so better as he got older.

Loved him in The Dark Knight too.

He's great, I could watch those old Harry Palmer films from the 60s over and over!

ewan mcgregor in moulin rouge.

pierce brosnan as james bond

kevin kline and meg ryan in french kiss.

julie andrews in mary poppins and sound of music - love that woman!