Name 10 actors better than Paul Giamatti
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Dude gets it in. I've seen him play sleaze bags, intellectuals, quirky sidekicks, gangsters, and president, and he kills everything i've seen him. A true actor for real.
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Stanley Tucci, Robert Downey Jr, Johnny Deep, Steve Buscemi, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Tom Hardy, Leo DiCaprio!!!
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That being said dude is top 10
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Who is tom hardy? Will has made some duds, wild west, ali, . Thats only 8. I guess i could philip seymore hoffman.
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Of all time? or current cause I can list 15 better
Al Pacino
Robert Deniro
Denzell Washington
Bruce Willis
Jack Nicholson
Kevin Spacey
Will Smith
Kevin Costner
Kurt Russell
Leonardo De Caprio
Robert Downey Jr
George Clooney
Burt Reynolds
Mel Gibson
Wesley Snipes
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giovanni ribisi
john hawkes
philip seymour hoffman
joaquin phoenix
bryan cranston
anthony hopkins
denzel
benicio del toro
william h macy
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Benecio Del Toro
Javier Bardem
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Daniel Day Lewis
Jack Nicholson
Dustin Hoffman
Robert Redford
Marlon Brando
Robert Mitchum
Morgan Freeman
Gary Sinise
Stanley Tucci
Joaquin Phoenix
Al Pacino
Denzel Washington
Cary Grant
Samuel L Jackson
Robert Downey Jr
Mickey Rourke
James Caan
Harvey Keitel
Laurence Fishburne
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Ian McKellan
Sir Ben Kingsley
Michael Caine
Liam Neeson
....I Can Keep Going
>>>>> Giamatti And ? It Will Smith And Leo Too
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Denzel, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Jack Nicholson, Robert Downey Jr., Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Samuel L Jackson, Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr, Edward Norton, David Fassbender(once his potential is finally realized), Heath Ledger(RIP)... ok I'm going to stop. I like Paul Giamatti, but your setting yourself up for failure here bro.
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Who is tom hardy? Will has made some duds, wild west, ali, . Thats only 8. I guess i could philip seymore hoffman.
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He is a very good actor, and plays different roles as well. I suppose your favourite actor is subjective. If you had put someone like Al Pacino or Denzel Washington, people will always still choose who they think is better. Me personally. I think:
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Christian Bale
Leonardo Di Caprio
Denzel Washington
Sam Rockwell
Bryan Cranston
Ryan Gosling
Will Smith
Johnny Depp
Robert Downey Jr
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Paul Giamatti is that dude, very underrated. With that said I wouldn't name 10 better than him, but just say he is one of the elite actors in the industry now. IMO
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Paul Giamatti is that dude, very underrated. With that said I wouldn't name 10 better than him, but just say he is one of the elite actors in the industry now. IMO
Stop...just stop....lol. PG is a great character and supporting actor...he is not elite.
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When i started the thread i guess i shouldve indicated the category of contemporary. Its no question about some of the greats. But i wasnt referring to cats over fifty. Cats like brando, deniro, pacino,freeman ,nicholson, and sir anthony hopkins, thats another generation. Im referring to cats in Denzel generation. Some of the posters have some great lists, and some of them even jogged my memory. Like I forgot about cranston. Dude is great, bale, meh, ribisi, great, neeson, meh. But someone had burt reynolds, kevin costner, and kurt russell. Cmon son. Now that i've been enlightened, he still makes my top ten right now.
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Without naming the usuals:
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Benicio Del Toro
Michael Shannon
Jackie Earle Haley
Gary Oldman
Forest Whitaker
Edward Norton
Tom Wilkinson
Stanley Tucci
Kevin Spacey
and Frances McDormand
Paul Giamatti is a very fine actor. But I wouldn't put him in a "Top __" list just yet. -
Thegreatone3 wrote: »He is a very good actor, and plays different roles as well. I suppose your favourite actor is subjective. If you had put someone like Al Pacino or Denzel Washington, people will always still choose who they think is better. Me personally. I think:
(In no particular order)
Christian Bale
Leonardo Di Caprio
Denzel Washington
Sam Rockwell
Bryan Cranston
Ryan Gosling
Will Smith
Johnny Depp
Robert Downey Jr
Stanley Tucci
Co-sign Bryan Cranston x 1000. I watch Breaking Bad but I just saw him on old episodes of King of Queens. The two roles are night and day and he does both effortlessly. The guy is amazing. It's too bad he's not doing feature films because he is an Oscar-caliber actor. Definitely top 20.
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Iheart~Cali wrote: »Thegreatone3 wrote: »He is a very good actor, and plays different roles as well. I suppose your favourite actor is subjective. If you had put someone like Al Pacino or Denzel Washington, people will always still choose who they think is better. Me personally. I think:
(In no particular order)
Christian Bale
Leonardo Di Caprio
Denzel Washington
Sam Rockwell
Bryan Cranston
Ryan Gosling
Will Smith
Johnny Depp
Robert Downey Jr
Stanley Tucci
Co-sign Bryan Cranston x 1000. I watch Breaking Bad but I just saw him on old episodes of King of Queens. The two roles are night and day and he does both effortlessly. The guy is amazing. It's too bad he's not doing feature films because he is an Oscar-caliber actor. Definitely top 20.
Yeah I'm a ridiculous fan of Bryan Cranston - epic actor on Breaking Bad. I remember him from Malcolm in the Middle as the dad. But he ha been in Seinfeld and the King of Queens, and mostly did comedic roles. However he is doing some movies now because of his Breaking Bad fame. He was in the film Drive with Ryan Gosling, Contagion, Red Tails and The Lincoln Lawyer. As well as being included in upcoming film Total Recall with Colin Farrell -
Bryan Cranston Hasn't Done Enough Feature Films For Me To Put Him In The Elite List Of Actors But Dude Is A BEAST On BB...Definitely Deserved Every Emmy On His Mantle
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Haven't seen Drive or Lincoln Lawyer. Totally forgot he was in Contagion and Red Tails. The guy deserves nothing less than a leading role.
And on another topic, Leo was GOAT in Basketball Diaries. He cemented it for me with that film. -
johnny depp
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Tom cruise is so underrated him and Kurt Russell that's my dude. Pause
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Iheart~Cali wrote: »Haven't seen Drive or Lincoln Lawyer. Totally forgot he was in Contagion and Red Tails. The guy deserves nothing less than a leading role.
And on another topic, Leo was GOAT in Basketball Diaries. He cemented it for me with that film.
lincoln lawyer was some good ? . matthew mcconaughey got some chops...thought he lost em after a time to ? . -
nawledge_? wrote: »Bryan Cranston Hasn't Done Enough Feature Films For Me To Put Him In The Elite List Of Actors But Dude Is A BEAST On BB...Definitely Deserved Every Emmy On His Mantle
So you have to be in films to be an elite actor - that means Sarah Jessica Parker should be owed her Oscar now - right?
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Fortyacres&amule knows what i'm talking bout. I watched the John Adams joint yesterday and I was already a fan of his. Thats what prompted me to create this thread.I recently seen the flick where he was a Lawyer/ high school wrestling coach which took him up a notch, then the John Adams portrayal took it over the top. I'm talking bout dude went in. Had me choked up fo real in a scene where his wife of 54 yrs died. Aint too many people messing with dude. Not to mention the fact that dude is getting these roles based on his looks like s lot of actors on some peoples lists.
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I meant hes not getting roles based on looks.
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Thegreatone3 wrote: »nawledge_? wrote: »Bryan Cranston Hasn't Done Enough Feature Films For Me To Put Him In The Elite List Of Actors But Dude Is A BEAST On BB...Definitely Deserved Every Emmy On His Mantle
So you have to be in films to be an elite actor - that means Sarah Jessica Parker should be owed her Oscar now - right?
WTF? How do you make this leap??
Of course elite actors have to be doing feature films....the best of the best are in feature films. Being a great TV actor doesnt equate to being a GREAT film actor. -
atribecalledgabi wrote: »Iheart~Cali wrote: »Haven't seen Drive or Lincoln Lawyer. Totally forgot he was in Contagion and Red Tails. The guy deserves nothing less than a leading role.
And on another topic, Leo was GOAT in Basketball Diaries. He cemented it for me with that film.
lincoln lawyer was some good ? . matthew mcconaughey got some chops...thought he lost em after a time to ? .
Gonna stream this tonight. Been meaning to watch it since it came out.
@ rage: I disagree. A great actor is a great actor, no matter the medium...tv, film, stage..whatever. There might be different logistics involved but that doesn't change the actors abilities.
