Actors/Actresses With Consecutive Great Movies
#1
DVD Talk Special Edition
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posts: 1,831
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Actors/Actresses With Consecutive Great Movies
I was looking at Harrison Ford's filmography recently and I saw that he had a pretty long list of consecutive great or high-grossing movies:
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Blade Runner (1982)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Witness (1985)
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Frantic (1988)
Working Girl (1988)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Patriot Games (1992)
The Fugitive (1993)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
You may even make a case with Sabrina, The Devil's Own and Air Force One, but after that it seems to drop off.
Can you think of another actress/actor who's had this kind of staying power?
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Blade Runner (1982)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Witness (1985)
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Frantic (1988)
Working Girl (1988)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Patriot Games (1992)
The Fugitive (1993)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
You may even make a case with Sabrina, The Devil's Own and Air Force One, but after that it seems to drop off.
Can you think of another actress/actor who's had this kind of staying power?
#2
DVD Talk Legend
Tom Hanks, for the last 10 years:
Catch Me If You Can (2002) [Actor .... Carl Hanratty]
Road to Perdition (2002) [Actor .... Michael Sullivan]
Cast Away (2000) [Actor .... Chuck Noland] [Producer]
Green Mile, The (1999) [Actor .... Paul Edgecomb]
Toy Story 2 (1999) [Actor .... Woody] [Singer]
You've Got Mail (1998) [Actor .... Joe Fox]
Saving Private Ryan (1998) [Actor .... Capt. John Miller]
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Toy Story (1995) [Actor .... Woody]
Apollo 13 (1995) [Actor .... Jim Lovell]
Forrest Gump (1994) [Actor .... Forrest Gump]
Philadelphia (1993) [Actor .... Andrew Beckett]
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) [Actor .... Samuel 'Sam' Baldwin]
League of Their Own, A (1992) [Actor .... Jimmy Dugan]
Catch Me If You Can (2002) [Actor .... Carl Hanratty]
Road to Perdition (2002) [Actor .... Michael Sullivan]
Cast Away (2000) [Actor .... Chuck Noland] [Producer]
Green Mile, The (1999) [Actor .... Paul Edgecomb]
Toy Story 2 (1999) [Actor .... Woody] [Singer]
You've Got Mail (1998) [Actor .... Joe Fox]
Saving Private Ryan (1998) [Actor .... Capt. John Miller]
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Toy Story (1995) [Actor .... Woody]
Apollo 13 (1995) [Actor .... Jim Lovell]
Forrest Gump (1994) [Actor .... Forrest Gump]
Philadelphia (1993) [Actor .... Andrew Beckett]
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) [Actor .... Samuel 'Sam' Baldwin]
League of Their Own, A (1992) [Actor .... Jimmy Dugan]
#8
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: The member formally known as Guitar_God
Posts: 1,240
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Since Sly Stallone wouldn't even count in this topic, I would have to say....
Al Pacino:
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III
Dog Day Afternoon
Scarface
Heat
GlenGarry GlenRoss
Dick Tracy
Frankie and Johnny
Scent of a Woman
Carlito's Way
Heat
Donnie Brasco
The Devil's Advocate
The Insider
Any Given Sunday
Insomnia
Although I do think his career starting falling down when the movie "Simone" came out, that movie wasn't very good IMO and it didn't sell very well in the theater. I don't think "The Recruit" did that well in the box office either.
Al Pacino:
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III
Dog Day Afternoon
Scarface
Heat
GlenGarry GlenRoss
Dick Tracy
Frankie and Johnny
Scent of a Woman
Carlito's Way
Heat
Donnie Brasco
The Devil's Advocate
The Insider
Any Given Sunday
Insomnia
Although I do think his career starting falling down when the movie "Simone" came out, that movie wasn't very good IMO and it didn't sell very well in the theater. I don't think "The Recruit" did that well in the box office either.
#10
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Witness (1985)
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Frantic (1988)
Working Girl (1988)
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Frantic (1988)
Working Girl (1988)