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[FoxMcChief]

If you do, what are they? If that's too hard, do you have a top 3? I'm watching some YouTube videos of greatest scenes or monologues, and it seems like Leonardo DiCaprio might be more favorite actor. Which actually shocked me.

I saw his performances in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Basketball Diaries and others. And it made me think, I really do like this dudes work more than others.

But my favorite movie might be The Shawshank Redemption. There are few movies that stop me in my tracks until I finish it. It has to be up there as the movie I've seen the most in my life. It doesn't matter where it's it in the past on cable. If it was on, I was watching it. I want to say Braveheart or Pulp Fiction, but Shawshank is like a movie drug that I can't quit.

 

[Sand Dan Glokta]

I love the shawshank redemption.
Overall I'd say:

 

[bender]

Shawkshank and Pulp Fiction would probably make my top three and I love Morgan Freeman and Samuel L Jackson to pieces. My list tends to be pretty fluid and I think I'd need a top 20 to cover the movies that I really adore.

 

[Liopleurodon]

Favorite movie: Pokemon Movie 1

Favorite actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Favorite movie: Pokemon Movie 1

Favorite actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

[p_xavier]

Arika, Daniel Bruhl.

 

[jason10mm]

He's so far in the lead it isn't even funny.

 

[Escape Goat]

Probably Sam Rockwell. He disappears into every role and he clearly takes time to put work in before the cameras start rolling. He is the anti Tom Cruise who is just Tom Cruise in every film since, I dunno, the late 90s?

 

[Hoddi]

Robocop and Starship Troopers will always be my official two favorite films. Some of it may be down to nostalgia but I'll always insist that they're genuinely great movies. Third place is more of a toss up but Predator/Terminator/Aliens all kinda share that spot. I'd say it was Total Recall but I don't want to sound like a Paul Verhoeven groupie.

But it also matters that I wasn't the same age when I saw all these films. Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Inglorious Basterds are all top tier films that I could watch endlessly and I also think Natural Born Killers is an absolute masterpiece.

I care less about actors though. Many are quite likeable but I never go to see 'the new DiCaprio movie' or whatever. But I'll watch a new Shane Black movie as soon as possible.

 

[Robot Carnival]

there are just too many good movies to really put one as my favorite. off the top of my head.

Goodfellas
Alien/Aliens
The Godfather
Akira
Terminator 2
Casablanca
Her
Lost In Translation
The Hateful Right
Heat
Love Actually
21/22 Jump Street
Last Holiday
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy
The Silence Of The Lambs
pretty much everything from Studio Ghibli
Leon: The Professional
Up
Wall-E
Rear Window

the list goes on.

as for actor, I think it's either going to be Tom Hanks or Samuel L. Jackson. for very different reasons thou.

 

[CGNoire]

Favorite Movie: The Matrix

Favorite Actor: This is too hard so I'd rather list them by decade.

80s: Arnold
90s: Bruce Willis
2000s: Paul Giamotti
2010s: Michael Fastbender

 

[jason10mm]

Robocop and Starship Troopers will always be my official two favorite films. Some of it may be down to nostalgia but I'll always insist that they're genuinely great movies. Third place is more of a toss up but Predator/Terminator/Aliens all kinda share that spot. I'd say it was Total Recall but I don't want to sound like a Paul Verhoeven groupie.

Ain't no shame in that. Verhoeven has made some LEGENDARY films.

It's funny, just a few men made almost all the films I really enjoy. Scott, Cameron, McTiernan, Spielberg, f'n bizarre how so much came from so so few (and the obviously stellar teams they assembled).

 

[kevboard]

Schwarzenegger

True Lies

 

[The_hunter]

Favourite movie right now is American Graffiti.

 

[KrakenIPA]

there are just too many good movies to really put one as my favorite. off the top of my head.

Goodfellas
Alien/Aliens
The Godfather
Akira
Terminator 2
Casablanca
Her
Lost In Translation
The Hateful Right
Heat
Love Actually
21/22 Jump Street
Last Holiday
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy
The Silence Of The Lambs
pretty much everything from Studio Ghibli
Leon: The Professional
Up
Wall-E
Rear Window

the list goes on.

as for actor, I think it's either going to be Tom Hanks or Samuel L. Jackson. for very different reasons thou.

How different would Heat be if it had supporting actor Samuel Jackson? And maybe Val play Jules and Sammy J stars in The Saint. 1998 was crazy.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Unfortunely, I am the hipster that have to pick Ikiru, and the lead actor Takashi Shimura is my favorite actor. From Godzilla to Seven Samurai, he was great as everything from the everyman to the wise leader.

Some other films I love:

Predator, Die Hard 1 & 3, Terminator 2, LOTR Trilogy, The Matrix, First Blood, The Truman Show, Taxi Driver, Gladiator, Once Upon a Time in the West, Das Boot, Bambi, The Incredibles, Wall-E, Rocky III, Dead Poets Society, Avengers: Infinity War, Alien, Any Given Sunday and on and on.

 

[Lord Panda]

Favourite director:

Favourite actors:

My favourite movies of all time?

TMNT

Aliens

Terminator 2

Favourite movie soundtrack: Return of the King but especially this piece:

 

[poppabk]

Assault on Precinct 13
Glengarry Glen Ross
Daniel Day Lewis
Michael Caine
Gary Oldman

 

[FoxMcChief]

I know I said in the OP Shawshank Redemption and Leonardo DiCaprio. And I still think they are, but I feel like I have to at least mention The Green Mile and Tom Hanks.

 

[Ozzie666]

For me favourite movie is Empire Strikes Back followed by a few James Cameron movies (T2, Aliens etc)

I havent thought about my favourite actor since Robert Redford died, The Natrual, Sneakers and so many other movies.

 

[MayauMiao]

For actors:

Tom Cruise

Arnold

..and of course, Leo.

 

[ssringo]

Movie of choice since the 80s has been Back to the Future.

Actor of choice has to be Leo. The man is consistently fantastic.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Both actor and movie. Dont watch the 2012 remake. It's shit.

 

[StueyDuck]

Favorite movie: back to the future

Actor: Sam Rockwell

Bonus: Tommy Cruise, Arnie, Sly

 

[adamsapple]

My personal GOAT movie.

 

[Alandring]

Favorite movie: Watchmen.

I don't really have a favorite actor; there is many actors I like and a few I don't, but no one is above everyone else. But, on the other hand, I have four favorite movie directors (in no particular order):
- The Wachowski
- Lord & Miller
- Edgar Wright
- Zack Snyder

 

[nkarafo]

Movie:

Actor then:

Actor now:

 

[pachura]

Movie? Lost Highway
(followed by Leaving Las Vegas, The Doors and Requiem for a Dream)

Actor? Young De Niro
(followed by Gary Oldman and Christian Bale)

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

My favourite film is Clueless, with Alicia Silverstone.

I don't really have a favourite actor or actress that I'll definitely watch if they're in something but I'll give a shout out to Tilda Swinton, she's a fantastic actress.

I do however absolutely loathe Tom Cruise and refuse to watch films that he's in.

 

[ZeroZeroQuatre]

Male actors : Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix and Nicolas Cage.
Female actors : Kathy Bates, Jodie Foster and Michelle Pfeiffer.

 

[kunonabi]

Stallone would be my favorite actor.

Hard to say favorite movie but I do have a top 10 that isn't ranked.

So excluding SW movies:

Jawbreaker
Black Belt Jones
Rocky II
Gorgeous
Police Story 2
Suspiria(Original)
Spirited Away
The Return of Captain Invincible
Audition
Sleepy Hollow

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[bitbydeath]

Elm Street 3, can never get enough.

 

[John Marston]

Shit, that's like asking a parent to pick their favorite kid

Favorite actor: Daniel Day-Lewis

Close second is Philip Seymour Hoffman

Favorite actress: Cate Blanchett

Favorite movie: John Carpenter's The Thing

 

[HRK69]

Man, it's hard to pick a single favorite movie when there's *so much* great stuff out there. I honestly can't name just one, so here are a few that really stuck with me:

**The Lord of the Rings trilogy**
I mean… what even needs to be said at this point? I return to it at least once a year. Pure cinematic escapism, and in my eyes, a perfect trilogy

**YES, OF COURSE I ONLY WATCH THE EXTENDED EDITIONS.**

I even know exactly which scenes are new. I've watched the theatrical cuts so many times that the extended editions still feel fresh to me.

**There Will Be Blood**
This movie got me into films as an adult. It's the only movie I've ever watched twice in the same night. It left a massive impression on me and genuinely made me curious about what else cinema had to offer. Sounds strange, I know.

**The Dark Knight**
What if this were a Michael Mann–style crime thriller that just happens to have Batman in it? It completely redefined the ceiling for superhero movies.

**The Holdovers**
Only saw this recently, but it instantly became one of my favorites. Quietly powerful and incredibly human.

**The Avengers / Avengers: Infinity War**
Ensemble movies will always have a soft spot in my heart. They absolutely nailed the first Avengers and Infinity War is still the perfect comic book movie to me. Can't wait for Doomsday

**Actors?**
Leonardo DiCaprio
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sydney Sweeney
Joaquin Phoenix
Daniel Day-Lewis
Brad Pitt
…and yeah, I love me some Ryan Gosling too.

There are just too many great movies and performances to name them all

 

[DaciaJC]

Don't really care about individual actors.

 

[AJUMP23]

Movie: A NEW HOPE

Actor: not really. Bruce Willis.

Director: Ridley Scott.

 

[Rockondevil]

Actor is Jim Carrey
Movies are tied V for Vendetta and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

 

[Mr1999]

Movies: Robocop, The Matrix and Amadeus
Actor: probably Dustin Hoffman

 

[E-Cat]

The Hateful Right

Tarantino gone full leftie

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Movie: Rocky
Actor: Robert Duvall

 

[The Cockatrice]

Too many to count. Tom Cruise, Arnold, Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, etc. They all starred in the greatest stuff like Blade Runner, MI, T2, etc.

 

[shamroxor]

It used to be Harrison Ford but for me the quality of his movies took a nosedive since Airforce one (Bladerunner is Gosling's movie) He seems like such a miserable guy in interviews too.
Michael Shannon always elevates any movie he's in so I guess he's my favourite for now.
I can't imagine ever getting bored of Aliens, ever since I taped it off TV years ago it's overshadowed most action movies through the years.

 

[DragoonKain]

Lost in Translation and Michael Clayton have been my two favorite movies for years. They are 1a and 1b. Will take a lot to dethrone them. As for favorite actor, not really.

 

[TastyPastry]

the goose. love him especially in blade runner 2049 and drive. both movies mean a lot to me.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Spoiler: FAVORITE ACTORS

Jenna Ortega
Nicholas Cage
Daniel Day-Lewis
Samual L Jackson
Micheal Fassbender
Brad Pitt
Michael Stuhlbarg
Ray Liotta
Ethan Hawke
Jack Huston
Cas Anvar
Tom Hardy
Mad Mikkelson
Ian McShane
Irrfan Khan
J. K. Simmons
Jeffery Wright
Jonny Lee Miller
John Carroll Lynch
John C Reilly
Keith David
Keri Russell
Lance Reddick
Luis Guzman
Martin Starr
Marlon Brando
Matthew Rhys
Micheal Pitt
Micheal Sheen
Morgan Freeman
Noah Emmerich
Noah Taylor
Paul Giamatti
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Powers Boothe
Rebecca Ferguson
Thomas Jane
Tim Blake Nelson
Timothy Olyphant
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Burn Gormen
Denzel Washington
Wes Chatham
Alia Bhatt
Ajay Devgn
Cailee Spaeny
Sadie Sink
Josh Brolin
Rhea Seehorn
David Harbour
Kiernan Shipka
Billy Bob Thornton
Bruce Willis
Bill Skarsgard
Tyler Chase
Walter Goggins
Jim Carrey
Tom Hanks
Joe Pesci
Kieran Culkin
Hugh Jackman
Mia Goth
Joseph Quinn
Will Ferrell
Jon Hamm
Emma Stone
Vanessa Kirby
Olivia Cooke
Chris Evans
Sophia Lillis
Tim Curry
John Candy
Kumail Nanjiani
Keanu Reeves
Mel Gibson
Jude Law
Micheal Caine
Kaitlyn Dever
Dakota Fanning
Maggie Smith
Rosa Salazar
Jamie Chung
Bella Heathcote
Caroline Dhavernas
Sarah Gadon
Jane Levy
Kate Mara
Rooney Mara
Christina Ricci
Evan Rachel Wood
Emilia Jones
Julie Garner
Jake Gyllenhaal
Tim Allen
Florence Pugh
Ana de Armas
Margot Robbie
Dakota Johnson
Sasha Calle
Antje Traue
May Calamawy
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Lizzy Caplan
Eva Green
Jessica Parker Kennedy
Milly Alcock
Margaret Qualley
Liam Neeson
Jason Bateman
Cillian Murphy
Henry Cavill
Rosamund Pike
Elle Fanning
Robert Pattinson

Off the top of my head

 

[Putonahappyface]

Difficult question with so many talented Actors and Actresses. The same goes for films.

Favourite Actor Tom Hanks.

Favourite Actress Sigourney Weaver.

Favourite film.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Favourite film.

 

[Putonahappyface]

It's almost impossible for me to pick just one film or one Actor, Actress.

 

[skneogaf]

Back to the future part 1

Tom cruise is such a great action actor, stunts alone make me like the lil guy.