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Old 05-23-03 | 10:21 PM
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I liked that young kid version of the young kid in Almost Famous.

The kids in Spy Kids are pretty good too. They aren't particularly cute, or funny or witty, but they're pretty natural. They're like Everykid.
Old 11-05-03 | 09:31 AM
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i'll bump this thread to second both kirsten in interview with the vampire, and natalie for leon. both haven't done any good acting performances since (well, maybe we can give leway to kirsten due to the "rain" scene in spiderman and almost all of crazy beautiful)
Old 11-05-03 | 10:37 AM
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Old 11-05-03 | 10:42 AM
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i always get Mickey Rooney mixed up with Mickey Rourke........don't ask why
Old 11-05-03 | 10:46 AM
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Easy. Jake Lloyd.
Old 11-05-03 | 10:57 AM
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Easy. Jake Lloyd.
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Old 11-05-03 | 03:24 PM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
i'll bump this thread to second both kirsten in interview with the vampire, and natalie for leon. both haven't done any good acting performances since (well, maybe we can give leway to kirsten due to the "rain" scene in spiderman and almost all of crazy beautiful)
Apparently you haven't watched too many Natalie Portman movies. Shame on you. She did an excellent job in Beautiful Girls.

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thatll go on my to rent list.
Old 11-05-03 | 04:30 PM
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Old 11-05-03 | 05:55 PM
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Ah, always nice to contribute to an old thread.

My favorite child actor is probably Ann Carter, who was the star of The Curse of the Cat People and in a bunch of other movies, such as The Two Mrs. Carrolls.

But I have to also mention the two girls in FairyTale A True Story, because their performances are just phenomenal.

I also thought Liesel Matthews was very good in A Little Princess, and both kids in Signs were great.

Finally, I'll heartily second (or is that third) the call for Lucas Black in Sling Blade.
Old 11-05-03 | 06:09 PM
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Don't know their names, but those two kids in The Others, especially the girl were awesome.
Old 11-05-03 | 09:38 PM
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Natalie Portman
Henry Thomas
Macaulay Culkin
Kieran Culkin
Rory Culkin
Christian Bale
Justin Henry
Drew Barrymore
Haley Joel Osment
Kirsten Dunst
Jodie Foster

And the legendary Shirley Temple.
Old 11-05-03 | 10:09 PM
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The girl in Whale Rider was really good.
Old 11-05-03 | 11:28 PM
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Natalie Portman in Leon
River Phoenix in any movie
Jodie Foster
Kirsten Dunst in Interview with a Vampire
Haley Joel Osment in Sixth Sense
Henry Thomas in ET
Old 11-06-03 | 04:39 AM
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Christian Bale
Linda Blair
Kirsten Dunst
Jodie Foster
Judy Garland
Jena Malone
Haley Joel Osment
Anna Paquin (too bad I haven't watched The Piano yet )
Natalie Portman (yes, I've watched Beautiful Girls too, and found it enjoyable )
Henry Thomas

I also thought Liesel Matthews was very good in A Little Princess,
Yes! I almost forgot this movie until you mentioned it. Great movie indeed.

And I've been meaning to watch Kolya for some time, but the rental which has the disc went belly up. Sigh...
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Old 11-06-03 | 02:44 PM
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Seeker's on the money. That girl in Whale Rider- Keisha Castle-Hughes was probably the best performance by a child I've seen, except for maybe Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun.

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Old 11-06-03 | 02:58 PM
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Old 11-06-03 | 06:31 PM
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Thanks a lot rypro. I shit my pants when I saw a thread on the first page started by Rocky_Stallone.
Old 11-06-03 | 08:23 PM
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Matthew Harbour - Equilibrium
Old 11-07-03 | 08:56 AM
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Old 11-07-03 | 10:28 AM
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Tatum O'Neil - Paper Moon and Bad New Bears
Anna Paquin- Piano and Fly Away Home
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I know it is TV, but Little Ronnie Howard as Opie in The Andy Griffith Show, especially in "Opie the Birdman".

I know Medium Ron Howard and Big (bald) Ron Howard gained fame later in Happy Days and as a movie director, respectively. But as a child actor in TAGS, he was great.
Ron Howard as Opie immediately came to mind. There are some classic episodes with depth, feeling and emotion that would not have happened if they'd use most other kids.
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Originally posted by big whoppa
Tatum O'Neil - Paper Moon and Bad New Bears
That's the other person that came to mind. Two great performances.

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