Actor with the best overall catalogue

gut Senior Member

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Mon, Dec 23, 2024 10:36 PM

List actually gets pretty hard to pick the last 5-6.

Name your pick and list their top movies.

Hate to do it, but he kind of blows everyone away. The MI series and Top Gun. But his catalogue is as diverse as any. A Few Good Men. He rarely, if ever, misses. Just too many to list. I feel like one of his underrated ones is Edge of Tomorrow. You probably forgot about Rain Man, and I love War of the Worlds

Ironman92 Administrator

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Mon, Dec 23, 2024 10:53 PM

Gotta go with Cruise but I’m not a movie expert at all.

Top Gun

The Firm

Rain Man

Risky Business

A Few Good Men was perfect IMO and Cruise was 💯

CenterBHSFan 333 - I'm only half evil

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Mon, Dec 23, 2024 11:14 PM

I voted for Mel Gibson. He's done so many movies, I can't list them all. But I voted for him because his resume is so diverse. He isn't typecast or stuck doing mostly one genre of movies like Tom Cruise or Keanu Reeves.

Laley23 GOAT

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Tue, Dec 24, 2024 1:11 AM

posted by CenterBHSFan
I voted for Mel Gibson. He's done so many movies, I can't list them all. But I voted for him because his resume is so diverse. He isn't typecast or stuck doing mostly one genre of movies like Tom Cruise or Keanu Reeves.

Tom Cruise is the antithesis of typecast, tf? Action, romance, comedy, drama, etc.

He would also be my pick without thinking. Though DeNiro, Ford, and Pitt are right there. I’ll have to revisit after the holiday.

brutus161 The Navy Guy

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Tue, Dec 24, 2024 8:27 AM

I don't know about catalog, but Tom Cruise is absolutely the best actor of the bunch. His acting in Jerry Maguire was so great, he made me think I actually wanted to fuck Renee Zellweger.

ptown_trojans_1 Moderator

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Tue, Dec 24, 2024 10:31 AM

Tom Hanks.

Look at his run in the 90s into the 2000s

All in a row: League of their own, sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Toy Story, That think you do, Saving Private Ryan, You've got Mail, Toy Story 2, the Green Mile, Cast Away, Road to Perdition, Catch me if you can.

Thats untouchable.

I'd say Denzel is up there too.

If anyone listens to the Rewatchables, there is a whole category on Cruise v. Hanks.

Dr Winston O'Boogie Senior Member

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Tue, Dec 24, 2024 10:49 AM

I like Brad Pitt’s catelog. He’s been in so many types of films, played all kind of characters.

My favorite actor on the list is Denzel.

BRF Senior Member

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Tue, Dec 24, 2024 1:12 PM

The list is too tough for me to choose a best.

I guess my top 4 would be Cruise, Pitt, Hanks and Washington.

BRF Senior Member

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Tue, Dec 24, 2024 1:14 PM

It’s too tough for me to pick a “best” from this list.

I guess my top 4 would be Cruise, Pitt, Washington and Hanks in no particular order.

geeblock Member

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Thu, Dec 26, 2024 12:56 PM

Kevin Costner should probably be on the list

Devils Advocate Brudda o da bomber

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Thu, Dec 26, 2024 2:17 PM

For sheer numbers you have to add Nick Cage

Laley23 GOAT

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Thu, Dec 26, 2024 2:41 PM

posted by ptown_trojans_1
Tom Hanks.
Look at his run in the 90s into the 2000s
All in a row: League of their own, sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Toy Story, That think you do, Saving Private Ryan, You've got Mail, Toy Story 2, the Green Mile, Cast Away, Road to Perdition, Catch me if you can.
Thats untouchable.
I'd say Denzel is up there too.
If anyone listens to the Rewatchables, there is a whole category on Cruise v. Hanks.

Cruise has a run as good if not better. Plus, he is still making good movies.

The Outsiders
Risky Business
All The Right Moves
Top Gun
Color of Money
Cocktail
Rain Man
Born on the 4th of July
Days of Thunder
A Few Good Men
8 Mission Impossible's (all of which go hard)
Interview with a Vampire
The Firm
Jerry Maguire
Eyes Wide Shut
Magnolia
Austin Powers 3
Collateral
Minority Report
The Last Samurai
War of the Words
Lions for Lambs
Tropic Thunder
Edge of Tomorrow
Rock of Ages
Top Gun: Maverick
2 Reacher movies

Actually think it is him or Pitt as I am going thru this more intently -- though Pitt has infinitely more misses than a lot of this list, but he also hits the top more often like DeNiro. The wide range of topics and genres they both have would give you tons of variety for almost any mood.

Also depends on what "overall best catalogue" means. Like, DeNiro arguably has the best 4-5 movies if you took all the movies from the actors listed. But, I wouldnt take his overall catalogue to only watch the rest of my life, if that makes sense.

CenterBHSFan 333 - I'm only half evil

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Thu, Dec 26, 2024 4:47 PM

As far as Brad Pitt goes, people always forget about Cool World, which was my first introduction to him.

When I think of Tim Cruise I think of action movies first and foremost. Same with Keanu Reeves.

gut Senior Member

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Thu, Dec 26, 2024 8:06 PM

posted by geeblock
Kevin Costner should probably be on the list

And Bruce Willis. Samuel Jackson.

Like I said, outside the 4-5 most seem to agree on, it gets really hard.

Laley23 GOAT

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Fri, Dec 27, 2024 3:40 PM

If we are nominating people who could be on the list, I would throw Christopher Walken and Willem DaFoe in there as sneaky good catalogues. Walken in a ton, rarely a lead. And in the future I'm taking all the Chalamet stock.

kizer permanente Senior Member

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Sun, Dec 29, 2024 1:42 PM

Cruise or Hanks. I like Hanks better so I’ll pick him.

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