I'm going with Duvall, hands down.
Actors with the BEST range
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Tom Hanks
Will Smith
Will Smith
Edward Norton
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Gary Oldman
Woody Harrelson
- a sadistic serial killer in Natural Born Killers
-a blind man in 7 Pounds
-a transvestite male prostitute in Anger Management
-a comedic athlete in Semi Pro
-an athlete in White Men Can't Jump
-a crippled man in The People -vs- Larry Flynt (nominated for Oscar in this role)
-a middle aged Zombie killer in the hit Zombieland
a retiring alcoholic marine in The Messenger (nominated for Oscar in this role)
Woody can...and Woody DOES DO IT ALL.
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- a sadistic serial killer in Natural Born Killers
-a blind man in 7 Pounds
-a transvestite male prostitute in Anger Management
-a comedic athlete in Semi Pro
-an athlete in White Men Can't Jump
-a crippled man in The People -vs- Larry Flynt (nominated for Oscar in this role)
-a middle aged Zombie killer in the hit Zombieland
a retiring alcoholic marine in The Messenger (nominated for Oscar in this role)
Woody can...and Woody DOES DO IT ALL.
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I'm going with Tom Hanks as well.
It's Tom Hanks. He could play a Senegalese lesbian and everyone would buy it.
Daniel Day-Lewis. Gary Oldman is a distant second.
All good choices... I give you....
John Lithgow...
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John Lithgow...
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The Rock
Russell Crowe:
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
The Insider
American Gangster
A Good Year
Master & Commander
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
The Insider
American Gangster
A Good Year
Master & Commander
Samuel L. Jackson
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It's not a reach to play an angry black man all the time.
I'd toss character actors (Gary Oldman, philip seymour hoffman) out...because that is their job.
For leading actors, I think the good ones have been names:
DDL
Johnny Depp
Ed Norton
Tom Hanks
Harrelson isn't a bad pick. Smith is either a comedian or action star (or comedic action star). Duvall...maybe he should make the list. He is often a tough guy, whether western or mobster or war...but he often shows a sensitive side too...ok...add Duvall to the list.
For leading actors, I think the good ones have been names:
DDL
Johnny Depp
Ed Norton
Tom Hanks
Harrelson isn't a bad pick. Smith is either a comedian or action star (or comedic action star). Duvall...maybe he should make the list. He is often a tough guy, whether western or mobster or war...but he often shows a sensitive side too...ok...add Duvall to the list.
Michael Cera
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It's not a reach to play an angry black man all the time.
Gary oldman is the only one mentioned that has actually played a midget. It should count for something.
Don Cheadle
Willem Dafoe
Robert DeNiro
+1 Ed Norton
+1 Johnny Depp
Gerard Butler
Dustin Hoffman
Brad Pitt (Snatch, Legend of the Fall, Se7en, Oceans movies, A River Runs through it, Inglorious Basterds, Ben Button, Seven Years in Tibet, Fight Club, and Burn After Reading)
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Willem Dafoe
Robert DeNiro
+1 Ed Norton
+1 Johnny Depp
Gerard Butler
Dustin Hoffman
Brad Pitt (Snatch, Legend of the Fall, Se7en, Oceans movies, A River Runs through it, Inglorious Basterds, Ben Button, Seven Years in Tibet, Fight Club, and Burn After Reading)
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Derek Zoolander hands down. Look at the emotional range captured here:
To go from the warm soil of the Earth simplicity of Magnum to the almost jump-through-your-screen intensity of Blue Steel almost takes your breath away.
To go from the warm soil of the Earth simplicity of Magnum to the almost jump-through-your-screen intensity of Blue Steel almost takes your breath away.
I think Leo Dicaprio deserves to atleast be in the conversation.
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Smith is either a comedian or action star (or comedic action star).
Ali, Seven Pounds, Pursuit of Happyness
Comedic actors have more range than serious actors. Most comedians in a serious role blow it out of the water.
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It's not a reach to play an angry black man all the time.
It's not a challenge to have sarcasm go over Rudy's head.
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I think Leo Dicaprio deserves to atleast be in the conversation.
Not a big fan, but I agree with that.
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It's not a challenge to have sarcasm go over Rudy's head.
And stupes as wel..
Sean Penn
I think Morgan Freeman wins. The guy has done it all.
I rather like Geoffrey Rush. I haven't seen much of him lately, but he has a pretty impressive resume.
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I think Morgan Freeman wins. The guy has done it all.
including his step-daughter
Kane Hodder
The character development he was able to give Jason from Friday the 13th VII to Friday the 13th VIII very few could have accomplished.
The character development he was able to give Jason from Friday the 13th VII to Friday the 13th VIII very few could have accomplished.
+1 for Brad Pitt. I will probably get flamed for it, but oh well.
and so on.....
and so on.....
Pitt is a great actor, I just don't see him as having a great range.
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Sean Penn
No. Bad.
He may be a great actor, but his inability to shut up about political issues makes it impossible for to enjoy anything that he does.
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