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Who are your top 5 favorite actors?

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Living/Active?

JK Simmons
Will Smith
John Cusack
Ed Norton
Denzel Washington

Not necessarily in that order
I haven’t seen enough of Simmons’ work to put him in my Top 5, but he and David Rasche had two fantastic scenes in Burn After Reading.



The eye roll by Simmons when Palmer tells him Cox is in a coma is perfect.

 
My personal favorites:

1. Cruise
2. Denzel
3. Sly
4. Oldman
5. Hopkins

Whacha got?
Caveat: My favorite list is not necessarily who I'd choose as best. These are who I've never hesitated to see on the big screen:

- Cruise
- Sly
- Eastwood
- Denzel
- Hanks

Honorable Mention: Jackson L.
 
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Harry Dean Stanton
Paul Giamatti
Samuel L Jackson
Christopher Walken
Sebastian Stan (Highly deserved his win for Best Actor at the Golden Globes for A Different Man)

If they have to be living actors, then replace HDS with Willem DeFoe.
 
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I mean its all subjective... but it's rated 39th of all-time on IMDB top 250
It is, you’re right. It wasn’t my cup of tea, nor my wife. He is a great actor and the only reason we finished the film. The fact it’s rated 39th all time is further evidence that the people who decide these rankings are not to be taken seriously. You can’t tell me it’s even in the top 500 best films, let alone top 50. What a joke lol.
 
It is, you’re right. It wasn’t my cup of tea, nor my wife. He is a great actor and the only reason we finished the film. The fact it’s rated 39th all time is further evidence that the people who decide these rankings are not to be taken seriously. You can’t tell me it’s even in the top 500 best films, let alone top 50. What a joke lol.
I think imdb top 250 is a fantastic gauge of if a movie is good or not
 
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Hanks
Thornton
Daniel Day Lewis
Morgan Freeman
Michael Caine

Edit: I reserve the right to edit because two names came to mind immmediatly. Hackman and Robert Duvall. Robert Downey Jr. is pretty damn good as well. It broke my heart watching him cross examine his dad, Duvall, in the Judge
 
I know, right? I still love too many of his movies. High Fidelity will always be one of my favorites.
John Cusack is probably one of my favorite PEOPLE who also happens to be in many of my favorite films. He’s definitely there, just not versatile enough for top five. High Fidelity is an all-time great movie. Great overall cast though. Wish we would have seen more from Danish actress Iben Hjele who played his love interest.
 
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