Your favorite acting moments (Read Post 11)

[Runwildboys]

You know, those times when an actor does or says something that makes you think, "Nobody could have done that better. Nobody else would have made that scene so believable."

 

[Montanalo]

Colonel Jessup's (Jack Nicholson) "You want answers" speech from A Few Good Men

 

[Runwildboys]

Colonel Jessup's (Jack Nicholson) "You want answers" speech from A Few Good Men

Great choice!

 

[DallasEast]

Honestly, I am completely caught up in a Taraji P. Henson fog right now after watching Straw and then posting about it the rate movie thread a little while ago. There will likely be more examples I will post later but the first one that popped into my head was from Hidden Figures:

 

[Montanalo]

Anthony Hopkins monologue in "Silence of the Lambs"

 

[Montanalo]

Honestly, I am completely caught up in a Taraji P. Henson fog right now after watching Straw and then posting about it the rate movie thread a little while ago. There will likely be more examples I will post later but the first one that popped into my head was from Hidden Figures:

She's a great actress and this was a great role for her.

 

[Tabascocat]

 

[DallasEast]

 

[Tabascocat]

 

[DallasEast]

 

[DallasEast]

Caution: Some scenes will contain adult language.

 

[DallasEast]

There are better Al Pacino scenes, like from Scent of a Woman, although I would say there are not many that eclipse this one--which is one of my all-time favorites:

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

The diner scene from Heat is top tier…

 

[Khartun]

Val nails Doc.



The best Christmas move ever.

 

[Montanalo]

Perhaps my all time favorite monolog (not necessarily performance) in any movie: Robert Shaws speech in "Jaws"

 

[Khartun]

 

[Montanalo]

Val nails Doc.



The best Christmas move ever.

Perhaps Kilmer's best role and performance

 

[Khartun]

Perhaps my all time favorite monolog (not necessarily performance) in any movie: Robert Shaws speech in "Jaws"

Man, I'm sad this didn't immediately come to mind. Perhaps one of the all time great performances.

 

[DallasEast]

^ This clip was played during the reading of the Best Actress nominees during the 59th Academy Awards ceremony.

 

[Runwildboys]

Honestly, I am completely caught up in a Taraji P. Henson fog right now after watching Straw and then posting about it the rate movie thread a little while ago. There will likely be more examples I will post later but the first one that popped into my head was from Hidden Figures:

Oh yeah, I don't even have to press play. That was such a powerful scene. My heart broke for her.