for gen X-ers. now that PS Hoffman is gone who do you think is the best male actor of our generation

[arely staircase]

Age wise I would put Dicaprio on the younger end and Sean Penn on the older end of the spectrum

[Texasgal]

1. Joaquin Phoenix? n/t

[arely staircase]

3. definitely a good one. nt

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Couldn't agree more with either choice.

[arely staircase]

5. I would put "marky mark" wallburg in there too. though not as good as Dicaprio or penn. nt

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. DiCaprio is a good bet: he's a genius, really..and a dark horse: McConaughey

His work in Dallas Buyer's Club and True Detective are a revelation, and reflect back on all the rom-com characters he was forced to play. Think of him in Dazed and Confused: he already stole that film, and his part was trifling, reducible to a line (I keep gettin' older and they keep stayin' the same).

There are many more. Clive Owen is silly good, but hasn't been given the range of roles to prove it.

[arely staircase]

8. yeah mccaunaghey' rise reminds me of penn a la spicoli nt

[LittleBlue]

6. Older: Crowe. Younger: Bale.

For the sake of discussion, I'll throw those two names in.

[arely staircase]

11. both great nt

[arely staircase]

13. clooney? nt

[Warren DeMontague]

28. I like Clooney.

[arely staircase]

29. and he would be older end genx, no? nt

[Warren DeMontague]

34. i think so.

Edited: actually according to wikipedia he was born 61 so technically, that's a boomer.

[TeeYiYi]

44. Did you ever see...

... Dusk Till Dawn? (1996) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116367/

I watched it by accident, about a week ago, for the first time. (Late night, early morning red beers and chronic...) It's a Tarantino film. Good performances by the main characters, including George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin and Harvey Keitel.

It's a surprisingly good film considering its alt grindhouse genre, but then, I like all Quentin Tarantino films. I really think this might be one of George Clooney's better performances.

Not a film for everyone. Check it out, Warren...

TYY

[Warren DeMontague]

48. I think I did, a long time ago. It's like a vampire/mystical zombie type deal, right?

There were a lot of movies I watched in the 90s that I have only a hazy recollection of... probably not too hard to figure out why.

Perhaps one of these days I will revisit it. Thanks for the recommend!

[TeeYiYi]

50. I had no idea about the vampire angle...

...until it happened. What a twisty surprise. I'm not big on vampire/zombie movies so I'm pretty sure that had I known in advance, I'd have probably skipped it entirely... Glad I didn't. It was a Tarantino film that I'd never even heard of.

To any Friday night weekend warriors reading this subthread, --->> you should queue 'From Dusk till Dawn' into your party weekend 'B-Movie' mindless entertainment lineup...

TYY

[Warren DeMontague]

68. Yeah, shit, sorry for the spoiler.

[TeeYiYi]

72. No, you didn't spoil it...

I watched it a week or two ago. I meant that I didn't have a clue what it was about before I watched it. The vampire angle surprised me.

It was solid B movie, late night weekend entertainment.

TYY

[TDale313]

7. Ryan Gosling

Kinda on the cusp (born in '80 I believe). Amazing actor.

[arely staircase]

9. more millenial, no?

But damn good.

[TDale313]

14. Not millenial... Possibly GenY

Most dates I've seen would count someone born in 1980 as tail end Gen X

[arely staircase]

15. yeah you are right x/y axis. nt

[Pretzel_Warrior]

10. Matt Damon is pretty good.

RIP River Phoenix
RIP Heath Ledger
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman

[arely staircase]

12. all huge losses nt

[cthulu2016]

16. Ed Norton

[arely staircase]

17. oh hell yeah

What about Pitt. Those two guys were brilliant in Fight Club among many other things.

[LuvNewcastle]

74. I agree.

[arely staircase]

18. does malkovich make gen x cut or late baby boomer? nt

[Spirochete]

19. Baby Boomer

He's 60 - 8 days younger than me. Kim Basinger is a day older than Malkovich, which is harder for me to believe.

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. I enjoyed PS, but I wouldn't ever say he was the "best male actor" of my generation.

And there really isn't one. They all bring something different to the table. I'm not an actor snob.

[arely staircase]

22. I did. thought his range was incredible

But that's cool. Milliage may vary.

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. I thought he was terrific, and I will miss him terribly.

Just as I miss Heath.

[Ohio Joe]

21. For older actor, I go with Tom Hanks... Younger is Tatiana Maslany - nt

[trublu992]

24. Paul Giamatti hands down

[XRubicon]

25. Yes.

[arely staircase]

30. oooh good one nt

[pacalo]

32. Good choice.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

54. Good one, I think he'll be picking up the PSH roles, too

I've also been told he's my celebrity look-alike. And it used to be Billy Joel!

Johnny Depp and Mark Ruffalo in addition to everyone else named

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

63. Woody Harrelson, too

I mean, I'm just naming a bunch of honorable mentions at this point.

[mnhtnbb]

26. Daniel Day-Lewis, but he's 10 years older than PS Hoffman was.

Still, two Academy Awards. Not shabby.

[John1956PA]

35. Three: "My Left Foot," "There Will Be Blood," "Lincoln."

An outstanding actor. Also, he delivered a great acceptance speech last year at the Academy Awards Show.

[Warren DeMontague]

27. He hasn't done anything to challenge his chops, lately, but Robert Downey Jr. is very good.

Also Johnny Depp, who is eminently watchable.

DiCaprio has good range, as he has proven with the historical roles like Hoover and Hughes.

[arely staircase]

31. never saw hoover

You recommend?

[Warren DeMontague]

33. Im a total history nerd, so i may not be the best person to ask.

I found it interesting, not spectacular. Maybe like a 6 or 7.

Like the Howard Hughes thing it spent a good amount of time speculating on the psychology of the dude, which i found compelling.

[arely staircase]

38. I will put it up the list nt

[justiceischeap]

36. Okay, my picks miss Gen X by 3 years but I'm picking them anyway

Steve Buscemi & Frances McDormand

[Warren DeMontague]

49. You want to feel old?

Okay, nerdy Doctor Who fans who also happen to be film buffs.

This guy:



is this guy:




Oh, and this lady:



is this lady:

[Amaya]

37. Joaquin phoenix

Leonardo Dicaprio, Matthew mcconaughey, Michael Fassbender

[fishwax]

39. Don Cheadle

[arely staircase]

41. fuck yeah cheadle nt

[historylovr]

43. Yes! How could I forget Cheadle? nt

[Tom Ripley]

58. +1000

[historylovr]

40. Richard Armitage is damn good.

And of course Robert Downey Jr., Viggo Mortesen, Sean Bean, Kenneth Branagh. Tom Hiddleston, but I guess he's Millennial.

[arely staircase]

42. RD jr for shure

What happened to all the brat packers who were supposed ti be our generations' best? Ironically Robert California wasbthe best of that bunch.

[AnnieBW]

47. Viggo Mortensen. Oh, yes.

Yum.

[Blue_In_AK]

53. He is SO hot.

I'm an old boomer, but I can still appreciate eye candy. (Yes, I'm objectifying.)

[Drew Richards]

45. Damon for sure

[AnnieBW]

46. Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Denzel Washington

Just a few that I could name. I'm sure that there's more.

[Ed Suspicious]

52. all really damn good.

[quinnox]

56. Bale is a fine actor, no question. And I used to not like Jackman

but he very much impressed me in "Wolverine". Yep, his acting impressed me (for the first time) in a super hero film, weird but true.

[Ed Suspicious]

51. Does Edward Norton make the age cut?

[Ilsa]

75. I think he's fantastic. nt

[quinnox]

55. My opinion is Russell Crowe is an amazing actor

and sorry, but I don't think Dicaprio is "all that", nor Sean Penn either.

[Tom Ripley]

59. I agree with you about Crowe, but he rarely makes movies that I'm interested in seeing

I'm afraid that he is going to inherit Charlton Heston's mantle of "Leading Actor Who Plays Characters Who Don't Wear Pants"

[quinnox]

60. He has done some duds lately

I fear you might be right about his future roles.

[Tom Ripley]

57. I hope that Hoffman's death means that Vincent D'Onofrio will now get more work

I know that sounds crass, but it's true.

[Samantha]

61. Headed to the bottom of this thread to post Vincent D'Onofrio when I saw your post

I have thought for a long time he is in a class by himself. I have not seen anyone equal to him.

Sam

[Tom Ripley]

64. He is the best

[Pretzel_Warrior]

70. I loved him in Happy Accidents which has one of my crushes Marisa Tomei

I first saw it on IFC and bought the DVD soon after back around 2004. Very quirky great movie concept.

[quinnox]

62. I see no one has mentioned Tom Cruise. Ok, but I think in terms of sheer "movie star" charisma

he is either at the top or near the top. I happen to think he is a good actor too. Not one of the best, but good.

[TM99]

65. Tom Cruise is not a Generation X

He was born in the early 1960's. Russell Crowe would also be considered a Boomer. The cutoff for Gen Xer's is generally no early than 1966 and no later than 1976 or 1977.

[quinnox]

66. OK, fine. I just was wondering why he hadn't been mentioned

I know many people don't like him any more because of the Scientology thing, but I personally don't care about that, he can believe anything he wants to.

And I have also heard he is super nice in real life, he is not like many big movie stars who are arrogant jerks.

[TM99]

67. Oh, please don't get me wrong

I was not disparaging him, I was just pointing out that he was not a Gen Xer.

I personally have always enjoyed his body of work. The Last Samurai is still in my top 10 list of great films that I personally like.

I have some friends in the industry, and while I have never met him myself, I too have heard that he is a very nice man in real life despite his rather 'wanky' religious beliefs.

[Bonobo]

69. I agree with DiCaprio and Bale but would give the edge to Bale. nt

[Bonobo]

73. Matthew Mcconaughey should also be mentioned. nt