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All of the actors mentioned have a high batting average, but I don't think you're going to find anybody who doesn't have their share of bad flicks.

I think a more interesting question might be "Who is the best actor with the most bad movies?"

Kevin Costner FTW?

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Ahem, Waterworld?

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Ahem, did you even read the post?

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for Boro's "good actor in lotsa bad films" question:

Val Kilmer

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Hayden Panetierre

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Jimmy Stewart

Highest Batting average ever was John Cazale

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DeCaprio and Crowe already mentioned in this thread, but just wanted to say, both in The Quick and the Dead.

I love this movie personally, and think both actors do a bang up job (even Sharon Stone is good in it) but lots of people loathe it.

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thats funny, because i love this movie too, and everyone i know thinks its terrible. ah well.

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Each one of the actors mentioned has been in a movie that I thought was mediocre, at best. But as been said, it's inevitable that even the best actors put out some duds. It's usually not their fault.

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Which one was DiCaprio's mediocre movie?

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The Beach. The Man in the Iron Mask. Both terrible.

But besides those, pretty good resume.

How about Robert Redford? Granted, I haven't seen lots of his movies from the 70's and 80's, but those that I have seen (save for the Horse Whisperer, but lots of people liked it) are good. I'm sure theres some crappy ones in there though.

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Lions For Lambs is a total bomb.

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Lions For Lambs is a total bomb.

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Aw that's disappointing to hear. I was hoping it would be good. I liked his direction in The Quiz Show. So what was bad about it, the acting or the script?

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Lions For Lambs is a total bomb.

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Aw that's disappointing to hear. I was hoping it would be good. I liked his direction in The Quiz Show. So what was bad about it, the acting or the script?

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Script. One reveiwer said: "If you go see this movie, make sure to wear your Sunday best, because you are going to be preached at for two hours."

Also, characters. All of the characters are archetypes; completely flat, every single one of them.

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depending on how much you hate the prequels...

edit: I mean, obv Portman has made 3 bad movies, but I think Star Wars is a forgivable mistake, and she'll probably never make a bad movie again

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Clint Eastwood

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Christian Bale if you forgive his early choices and just look at the sick string he's had this decade.

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Besides the Oceans sequels and Mr and Mrs Smith I would say Brad Pitt.

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Jimmy Stewart

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John Cazale is a fantastic answer. RIP.

Don't forget the spectacular misfire The Quick and the Dead, starring both Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio directed by Sam Raimi.

Edit: I always feel dumb when I read most every post except the one that already says exactly what I was going to add.

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The Beach would certainly qualify as mediocre or less.

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I strongly disagree

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I was going to suggest Albert Finney, until I noticed he was in A Good Year with Crowe.

I thought Brad Pitt was a ridiculous answer, but he actually doesn't make many bad movies. However, I can't look at the guy and not go to myself, "What's in the booooooooooooox. What's in the booooooooooooooox."

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christian bale: reign of fire sucked i still [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] him but that movie was awful... and laurel canyon was sort of bleh..

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Uhh, yeah actually, amazed I didn't think of this. Man did 5 movies, all were perfect. Godfather, Godfather II, Deer Hunter, Dog Day Afternoon, The conversation. Win win win win win.

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[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] John Cazale, but

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Which actors with more than say 20 movies have made the fewest "weak" movies.

I say Denzel. Most of his movies are real good, and none were truly bad.IMo deja vu was his worst and was still entertaining.

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Yeah, true.

What about Kevin Spacey?

I don't think I've seen a lot of his movies, but I can't think of any bad ones. The Negotiator, but I wouldn't say that was bad, it was decent, I thought.

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Another great actor with lots of bad movies is Michael Caine.

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Hugo Weaving. (All solid films, never the star)

Macaulay Culkin (Sure laugh, but once he hits the 20 movie plateau it is likely the only negatives will be Home Alone 2 & 3.)

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John Malkovich FTW

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Robert Duvall (for the most part) - that awful Tom Cruise NASCAR abortion.

Rod Steiger / Richard Burton / Peter Otoole (hard to find a bunch of duds among this bunch)

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Denzel, Crowe and Hanks are all good answers, but I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned Morgan Freeman. Check out his run from about 1988 onward. Mostly good stuff.

But the clear winner is...

Al Pacino, 1971-1975 and 1989-present*. Subtracting for the two years that he made Gigli and S1m0ne that's still 20 years. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]


*See also "Scarface," 1983.

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Yeah, true.

What about Kevin Spacey?

I don't think I've seen a lot of his movies, but I can't think of any bad ones. The Negotiator, but I wouldn't say that was bad, it was decent, I thought.

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He was in Pay It Forward and that is one of the worst movies I have ever seen and it takes A LOT for me not to like a movie.

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Damn, I was gonna say Denzel the second I saw this list.


Okay then, I'll go with Christian Bale.

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QFMFT-- this guy doesnt [censored] around, 90% of any movie he signs on for he KNOWS is going to be good, and he doesnt sign on for [censored]/typical roles either-- he takes on the most challenging and diversifiede roles possible, unlike Denzel who takes on the same role in just about every movie, not saying hes bad, hes fantastic, but Christian Bale wins this thread, /thread.

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I agree. Man has serious acting skills and seems to look for roles where he can push it to the limit, he is amazing!

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Damn, I was gonna say Denzel the second I saw this list.


Okay then, I'll go with Christian Bale.

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QFMFT-- this guy doesnt [censored] around, 90% of any movie he signs on for he KNOWS is going to be good, and he doesnt sign on for [censored]/typical roles either-- he takes on the most challenging and diversifiede roles possible, unlike Denzel who takes on the same role in just about every movie, not saying hes bad, hes fantastic, but Christian Bale wins this thread, /thread.

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I agree. Man has serious acting skills and seems to look for roles where he can push it to the limit, he is amazing!

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r u referring to denzel or bale

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Pauly Shore and Tom Arnold are the first names that come to mind.

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Well, not fer nuthin'............

......but From "Bang the Drum Slowly" 1973 until around 2000, Robert DeNiro has not been in many bow-wows, and the ratio of Superb to average has got to be higher than most any other actor?

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It's all about Clint Howard baby!
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Peter North.

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I'd add Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire, and Philip Seymour Hoffman; I'd probably throw John Tuturro in there too, except for his unfortunate habit of saying yes to Adam Sandler.

But overall, my first pick would have to be ... Bill Murray. A few genuinely crappy movies, a few misfires, and a ton of great or near-great or at least good, interesting movies.

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Tobey Maguire made Spiderman 1 2 3, this sort of eliminates him right off the bat.

Benicio Del Toro, I havn't seen most of his movies I guess, just a few, but all were great. Except The Hunted, but that wasn't THAT bad.

Hoffman, agreed, great actor too.

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psHoffman did mission impossible 3, he was also in red dragon which was very meh...but a solid actor...

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Peter North.

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Not that there's anything wrong with that......

it may not be hugely obvious from the title, but 'Euromen' is actually a gay-porn movie. That's right; Peter North was once gay-for-pay. He actually made several gay movies, acting in both active (top) and passive (bottom) roles, but the one the scene he's remembered for is when he took one for the team off of Rick Donovan in 'The Bigger the Better' (1984); a not unimpressive feat.

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Tobey Maguire made Spiderman 1 2 3, this sort of eliminates him right off the bat.

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? The first two spiderman movies are as good as a movie based on a comic book can get (other than Sin City) imo. Granted, the third one sucked, and none of them are, or aspire to be, art, but they're still good movies.

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Tobey Maguire made Spiderman 1 2 3, this sort of eliminates him right off the bat.

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? The first two spiderman movies are as good as a movie based on a comic book can get (other than Sin City) imo. Granted, the third one sucked, and none of them are, or aspire to be, art, but they're still good movies.

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Check out Superman with Christopher Reeves, Batman (Begins?) with whats that dudes name...Wow, I can't remember the lead, but Michael Caine and Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman are in it. Those were both good movies. I thought the first Spiderman was decent, thought the 2nd was terrible, and therefore I didn't bother to see the third, which I heard was even worse.

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I thought the first Spiderman was decent, thought the 2nd was terrible

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Paul Newman

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