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The Best Actors Ever And Their Best Films!

by dziwnytenswiat • Created 4 years ago • Modified 1 week ago
One Film for each Actor from my list: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls023307077/
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  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    1. Once Upon a Time in America

    19843h 49mR
    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovern
  • Setsuko Hara and Chishû Ryû in Tokyo Story (1953)

    2. Tokyo Story

    19532h 17mNot Rated
    An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.
    DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsChishû RyûChieko HigashiyamaSô Yamamura
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, and Edward Arnold in You Can't Take It with You (1938)

    3. You Can't Take It with You

    19382h 6mApproved
    The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJean ArthurJames StewartLionel Barrymore
  • A Special Day (1977)

    4. A Special Day

    19771h 43mApproved
    Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.
    DirectorEttore ScolaStarsSophia LorenMarcello MastroianniJohn Vernon
  • Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden in Sabrina (1954)

    5. Sabrina

    19541h 53mApproved
    After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsHumphrey BogartAudrey HepburnWilliam Holden
  • The Seventh Seal (1957)

    6. The Seventh Seal

    19571h 36mNot Rated
    A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt Ekerot
  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

    7. The Grapes of Wrath

    19402h 9mApproved
    An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsHenry FondaJane DarwellJohn Carradine
  • "Birdman of Alcatraz" (Saul Bass Poster) 1962

    8. Birdman of Alcatraz

    19622h 27mApproved
    A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsBurt LancasterKarl MaldenThelma Ritter
  • Toshirô Mifune and Yûzô Kayama in Red Beard (1965)

    9. Red Beard

    19653h 5mNot Rated
    In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneYûzô KayamaTsutomu Yamazaki
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    10. The Godfather Part II

    19743h 22mR
    The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert Duvall
  • Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)

    11. Notorious

    19461h 42mApproved
    The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude Rains
  • Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, and Dianne Wiest in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

    12. Hannah and Her Sisters

    19861h 47mPG-13
    Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMichael Caine
  • Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby (1938)

    13. Bringing Up Baby

    19381h 42mApproved
    While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsKatharine HepburnCary GrantCharles Ruggles
  • Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    14. Double Indemnity

    19441h 47mApproved
    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. Robinson
  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

    15. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    19613h 10mNot Rated
    His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival.
    DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsTatsuya NakadaiMichiyo AratamaTamao Nakamura
  • Gérard Depardieu, Ernestine Mazurowna, and Yves Montand in Jean de Florette (1986)

    16. Jean de Florette

    19862hPG
    A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.
    DirectorClaude BerriStarsYves MontandGérard DepardieuDaniel Auteuil
  • Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

    17. Through a Glass Darkly

    19611h 30mNot Rated
    Recently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonGunnar BjörnstrandMax von Sydow
  • Babel (2006)

    18. Babel

    20062h 23mR
    Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.
    DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettGael García Bernal
  • The Third Man (1949)

    19. The Third Man

    19491h 44mApproved
    Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
    DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida Valli
  • Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)

    20. Modern Times

    19361h 27mG
    The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardHenry Bergman
  • Takashi Shimura in Ikiru (1952)

    21. Ikiru

    19522h 23mNot Rated
    A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi Himori
  • Alain Delon and Jean Gabin in Two Men in Town (1973)

    22. Two Men in Town

    19731h 40mNot Rated
    A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
    DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsAlain DelonJean GabinMimsy Farmer
  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)

    23. Missing

    19822h 2mPG
    When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.
    DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsJack LemmonSissy SpacekMelanie Mayron
  • Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Boys Town (1938)

    24. Boys Town

    19381h 36mApproved
    When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys.
    DirectorNorman TaurogStarsSpencer TracyMickey RooneyHenry Hull
  • Design for Living (1933)

    25. Design for Living

    19331h 31mPassed
    A woman cannot decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship.
    DirectorErnst LubitschStarsFredric MarchGary CooperMiriam Hopkins

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