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best 3-5 year/movie period of any actor

  • 12-09-2013 11:53PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Bowlardo


    Rented out "Oblivion" which was poor. I rememered I rented "Jack reacher" which was even worse. It got me think who the hell is Tom Cruises agent and how come all his films are ****e in recent years. This in turn lead me in to think who had the best agent for a set period of time. That is to say who had a consistent (1 turkey allowed) run of films that were good films/successful.

    I Looked up pacino, De Niro and Jack and none of them had an uninterupted run of very good films. I have so far only came up with two that match my criteria.

    Can you think of anyone that comes near the run of films ED and Harrison had earlier in their careers?

    ed norton
    1999 Fight Club
    1998 American History X
    1998 Rounders
    1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt
    1996 Primal Fear
    harrison ford
    1985 Witness
    1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    1982 Blade Runner
    1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
    1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    All I can think of is John Cazale...two of the Godfather films, Deer Hunter and Dog Day Afternoon. Haven't seen the Conversation though. Might be six years as well.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    De Niro four year period...


    1976 The Godfather Part II
    1977 Taxi Driver
    1979 The Deer Hunter
    1980 Raging Bull

    Himself and Al Pacino are the greatest of all time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Bowlardo


    FearDark wrote: »

    Himself and Al Pacino are the greatest of all time.

    not about the greatest. it's about the great 4/5 year period.
    see de niro below

    1980 Raging Bull
    1978 The Deer Hunter
    1977 New York, New York
    1976 The Last Tycoon
    1976 1900

    1976 Taxi Driver
    1974 The Godfather: Part II


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 526 ✭✭✭ManOnFire


    FearDark wrote: »
    De Niro four year period...


    1976 The Godfather Part II
    1977 Taxi Driver
    1979 The Deer Hunter
    1980 Raging Bull

    Himself and Al Pacino are the greatest of all time.

    cannot argue with them four, incredible!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    Jim carrey
    1994 - ace Ventura pet detective
    The mask
    Dumb and dumber
    1995 - ace Ventura when nature calls
    Batman forever
    1997 -liar liar

    Some don't like him but I seen all these when I was a kid and thought he was halarious
    Still do


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    Daniel Day Lewis. 1998 - 2002. Gangs of New York. Does that count?

    Jim Carrey had a decent mid 90s run save a Batman film.

    But really, DiCaprio had a good run with Catch me if you Can, Gangs of New York, the Aviator, the Departed & Blood Diamond from 2002 to 2006.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    Bowlardo wrote: »
    not about the greatest. it's about the great 4/5 year period.
    see de niro below

    1980 Raging Bull
    1978 The Deer Hunter
    1977 New York, New York
    1976 The Last Tycoon
    1976 1900

    1976 Taxi Driver
    1974 The Godfather: Part II

    Jesus, I'm sorry I replied to your thread now.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,628 ✭✭✭Femme_Fatale


    Sean Penn 1999 to 2004: Sweet And Lowdown, I Am Sam, Mystic River, 21 Grams, The Assassination of Richard Nixon.

    Clint Eastwood 1966 to 1971: (the Spaghettis and Misty and Dirty Harry).
    lahalane wrote: »
    Haven't seen the Conversation though.
    Brilliant film. Love all that paranoia stuff from the early 70s.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Burky126


    Gary Oldman

    1991-JFK
    1992-Dracula
    1993-True Romance
    1994-Leon:The Professional


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,742 ✭✭✭dirtyden


    I was about to say Dicaprio Lahalane, good call.

    He really has been in consistently watchable films for years now.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    Robert Redford:

    1973: The Way We Were, The Sting

    1974: The Great Gatsby

    1975: Three Days of the Condor

    1976: All the Presidents Men

    1977: A Bridge Too Far


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Bowlardo


    FearDark wrote: »
    Jesus, I'm sorry I replied to your thread now.
    Sorry for being finicky feardark.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭BOHtox


    lahalane wrote: »
    All I can think of is John Cazale...two of the Godfather films, Deer Hunter and Dog Day Afternoon. Haven't seen the Conversation though. Might be six years as well.

    Top call! What an actor too. Taken way before his time. He never starred in a movie that wasn't amazing!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    Sean Penn 1999 to 2004: Sweet And Lowdown, I Am Sam, Mystic River, 21 Grams, The Assassination of Richard Nixon.

    Clint Eastwood 1966 to 1971: (the Spaghettis and Misty and Dirty Harry).

    Brilliant film. Love all that paranoia stuff from the early 70s.

    Good stuff. May check it out...illegally online. Kind of gutted I didn't think of Clint Eastwood since I have a man crush on him and the Good, the Bad and the Ugly is my favourite filum ever :( but well picked, fair play.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    dirtyden wrote: »
    I was about to say Dicaprio Lahalane, good call.

    He really has been in consistently watchable films for years now.

    Even his first few films were very good. I made a point of watching some this summer. Quality actor even from a young age.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    James Dean

    East Of Eden
    Rebel
    Giant


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭SouthTippBass


    Schwarzenegger's run in the late 80's/ early 90s was pretty good.

    1987: Predator
    1987: The running man
    1990: Total Recall
    1991: Terminator 2


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    Brad Pitt had a great run 99-'03

    Fight Club
    Snatch
    Spy Game
    Oceans 11

    Actually if you take out one or two dodgy ones he had a very impressive from 95


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    Tom Hanks

    93-95
    Philadelphia
    Forrest Gump
    Apollo 13
    Toy Story

    98-2004
    Saving private Ryan
    You got mail (A slight blemish :))
    Toy Story 2
    The green mile
    Castaway
    Road to perdition (have not seen it)
    Catch me if you can
    The terminal


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    Tom Hanks

    93-95
    Philadelphia
    Forrest Gump
    Apollo 13
    Toy Story

    98-2004
    Saving private Ryan
    You got mail (A slight blemish :))
    Toy Story 2
    The green mile
    Castaway
    Road to perdition (have not seen it)
    Catch me if you can
    The terminal

    Edit your list a tad
    Tom Hanks

    1993 - Philadelphia
    1994 - Forrest Gump
    1995 - Toy Story & Apollo 13
    1998 - Saving Private Ryan
    1999 -Green mile (Toy Story 2)
    2000 - Cast Away
    2002 - Road to Perdition
    2004 - The Terminal

    Dies that year with 'The Ladykillers' ?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    Tom Hanks

    98-2004
    Saving private Ryan
    You got mail (A slight blemish :))
    Toy Story 2
    The green mile
    Castaway
    Road to perdition (have not seen it)
    Catch me if you can
    The terminal


    Think we might have a winner, fair enough You got mail and the terminal weren't great but hardly poor


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    Will Smith: 95 to 2000 or so. Bad Boys, Independence Day, Wild Wild West, Enemy of the State, Men in Black. All major box office hits


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Burky126


    Steve Buscemi

    1990-Miller's Crossing
    1991-Barton Fink
    1992-Resevoir Dogs
    1994-Hudsucker Proxy/Pulp Fiction
    1995-Desperado
    1996-Fargo
    1998-The Big Lebowski


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    Kevin Costner:

    1987: The Untouchables, No Way Out

    1988: Bull Durham

    1989: Field of Dreams

    1990: Dances With Wolves

    1991: JFK


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    Wallis Clark

    It Happened One Night -1934
    Mutiny on the Bounty -1935
    The Great Ziegfeld -1936
    You Can't Take It With You -1938
    Gone with the Wind -1939


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    Wallis Clark

    It Happened One Night -1934
    Mutiny on the Bounty -1935
    The Great Ziegfeld -1936
    You Can't Take It With You -1938
    Gone with the Wind -1939

    I must have seen that film 20 times and I can't for the life of me remember him in it anywhere!

    Great selection of movies there, though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭mystic86


    What about DiCaprio 2006-2010 inclusive?

    The Departed
    Blood Diamond
    Shutter Island
    Inception


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Steve Guttenberg

    Police Academy 1984
    Cocoon 1985
    Short Circuit 1986
    Three Men And A Baby 1987

    Ignore the crap he made in between these classics.:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 mr big boy


    Matt Damon late 90's he did a few great movies one after the other

    Dogma
    Saving private Ryan
    Good Will Hunting
    Rounders
    Talented Mr Ripley


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,489 ✭✭✭Yamanoto


    Diane Keaton...

    1972 The Godfather
    1972 Play It Again, Sam
    1973 Sleeper
    1974 The Godfather Part II
    1975 Love and Death


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