you know what they call a quarter
pounder with cheese
they don’t come on a quarter pounder
with cheese I get the metric system it
was on the floor pentagrams and what did
he call it they call it
raw Alex Royale two stars are born but
careers are made and one film usually
leads the way welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 career defining movies
for this list we’ve chosen the 10
biggest actors with whom we associate
one breakthrough role more than any
other me younger sonís and a dishonest
man you can always trust to be this one
honestly
number 10 Anthony Hopkins The Silence of
the Lambs the phrase I’m having an old
fan today took on new meaning after the
Silence of the Lambs and Anthony Hopkins
career went from distinguished to
legendary tell me about it and don’t lie
right now
Hopkins deliciously nasty
characterization made Hannibal the
cannibal unforgettable and created a new
standard for screen villainy people will
say we’re in love after lambs Hopkins
devoured the screen in performances that
were as tasty as say some liver with
fava beans and a nice Chianti number 9
Sigourney Weaver aliens 1979’s
alien marked Sigourney Weaver as a major
star but it was the 1986 sequel that
cemented her reputation give it a rest
whatever winning an Oscar nomination for
a science fiction film isn’t easy but
Weaver’s indelible portrayal of Ellen
Ripley managed that neat trick god damn
it that’s not all she says badass as any
male action hero but Weaver in views
this one-woman army with complexity
depth and a fierceness you won’t forget
get away from her you bitch
number eight Patrick Swayze Dirty
Dancing
Patrick Swayze was just another muscled
up pretty boy before he lifted Jennifer
gray and dirty dancing suddenly he was a
somebody nobody puts Baby before his
acting wasn’t brilliant but his smooth
moves were the steps aren’t enough field
music there was suddenly a soul behind
the hunky facade and the connection he
made with women in the audience was
electrifying nobody put Swayze in a
corner
check
number seven Daniel Radcliffe Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Harry –
getting cast in the film version of the
era’s most popular book series would put
pressure on any actor let alone an 11
year old Radcliffe proved a natural
screen presence in the first Harry
Potter movie and a natural fit for the
role of the boy wizard know you’ve made
a mistake I mean I can’t bail Oh Wiz it
although he grew significantly as an
actor over the course of eight films the
determination vulnerability joy and
underlying anger were there from the
beginning and audiences couldn’t get
enough how are you can’t do that come on
e I can’t always help it number six
Julia Roberts pretty woman I don’t think
we have anything for you you’re
obviously in the wrong place please
leave the smile that launched a thousand
films got its real start in 1990s pretty
woman Julia Roberts was a somebody but
this film defined her persona as sexy
and gorgeous but with a girl next door
edge do you remember me
no I’m sorry I was in here yesterday you
wouldn’t wait on me oh you work on
Commission right oh yes big mistake big
huge only Roberts could make a
potentially smarmy flick about an escort
and her John into an enchanting romp and
her reward was a crown as the era’s
reigning box-office queen holy shit
number 5 Heath Ledger The Dark Knight
let’s put a smile on that face
and why so serious Heath Ledger’s
intoxicating turn as the Joker is the
kind of performance that lives on for
decades and the stars tragic death
before the film’s release doubles the
impact he makes here see I’m not a
monster
I’m just ahead of the curve maniacally
fearless Ledger dominates the screen in
every frame yet looking back one sees
how his earlier performances all
contributed to this final burst of glory
you know what I am I’m a dog chasing
cars I wouldn’t know what to do with one
if I caught it no I just do things
number four Hugh Jackman x-men actually
go upside knees
what would you prefer yellow spandex
Wolverines adamantium claws can rip into
anything and to thousands x-men let hugh
jackman rip into the top class of
stardom a star in his native Australia
it was this fierce animalistic rage as
Wolverine that solidified the Stars
appeal come on you afraid you might like
it
x-men also demonstrated how best to use
Jackman as the first among equals in a
strong package fight with you I’ll join
the team be an x-man
what the hell do you think you are
you’re a mutant number 3 Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry Eastwood’s famous Dirty
Harry catchphrases go ahead make my day
actually appeared in a sequel to the
1971 film but the original movie is the
one that made Eastwood’s career you’ve
got to ask yourself one question do I
feel lucky
well do you punk sure he was already
well known for his taciturn deadpan
characterizations but the combination of
pure attitude dead to rights dialogue
captivating violence and sheer animal
power that Dirty Harry produced in
Eastwood brought everything together in
one place for the first but definitely
not the last time now you know why they
call me dirty here every dirty job that
comes along number 2 Arnold
Schwarzenegger The Terminator I’ll be
back three simple words that foretold
the future after 1984 is the Terminator
and especially after its 1991 sequel
Schwarzenegger was a muscle-bound
box-office machine now don’t take this
the wrong way but you are a terminator
right featuring Arnie is classically
tough cool and unstoppable the
Terminator proved that even when playing
a villain the star’s charisma made him
the main event hey bunny got a dead cat
in there or what
you asshole before we unveil our number
one pick here are a few honorable
mentions I’ve got a little snack for you
Jack Sparrow isn’t it
Captain Jack Sparrow number one Bruce
Willis die hard this movie catapulted
Bruce Willis to genuine movie
superstardom by confounding expectations
when other action films featured
superhuman tough guys die hard focused
on Willis’s everyman approach you won’t
hurt me yeah why not because you’re a
policeman there are rules for policemen
yeah so my captain keeps telling me
muscled yeah but John McClane appeals to
the masses because he could be any guy
off the street no no no wait I didn’t
get oh I’d say it again the film also
let Willis’s wisecracking working-class
persona shine through and set the tone
for a string of hits to come why does
this keep happening to us
do you agree with our list which movie
do you think defined an actor’s career
most for more entertaining top 10s like
this one published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com thank you for
all your cooperation by the way do you
have a mint
pounder with cheese
they don’t come on a quarter pounder
with cheese I get the metric system it
was on the floor pentagrams and what did
he call it they call it
raw Alex Royale two stars are born but
careers are made and one film usually
leads the way welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 career defining movies
for this list we’ve chosen the 10
biggest actors with whom we associate
one breakthrough role more than any
other me younger sonís and a dishonest
man you can always trust to be this one
honestly
number 10 Anthony Hopkins The Silence of
the Lambs the phrase I’m having an old
fan today took on new meaning after the
Silence of the Lambs and Anthony Hopkins
career went from distinguished to
legendary tell me about it and don’t lie
right now
Hopkins deliciously nasty
characterization made Hannibal the
cannibal unforgettable and created a new
standard for screen villainy people will
say we’re in love after lambs Hopkins
devoured the screen in performances that
were as tasty as say some liver with
fava beans and a nice Chianti number 9
Sigourney Weaver aliens 1979’s
alien marked Sigourney Weaver as a major
star but it was the 1986 sequel that
cemented her reputation give it a rest
whatever winning an Oscar nomination for
a science fiction film isn’t easy but
Weaver’s indelible portrayal of Ellen
Ripley managed that neat trick god damn
it that’s not all she says badass as any
male action hero but Weaver in views
this one-woman army with complexity
depth and a fierceness you won’t forget
get away from her you bitch
number eight Patrick Swayze Dirty
Dancing
Patrick Swayze was just another muscled
up pretty boy before he lifted Jennifer
gray and dirty dancing suddenly he was a
somebody nobody puts Baby before his
acting wasn’t brilliant but his smooth
moves were the steps aren’t enough field
music there was suddenly a soul behind
the hunky facade and the connection he
made with women in the audience was
electrifying nobody put Swayze in a
corner
check
number seven Daniel Radcliffe Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Harry –
getting cast in the film version of the
era’s most popular book series would put
pressure on any actor let alone an 11
year old Radcliffe proved a natural
screen presence in the first Harry
Potter movie and a natural fit for the
role of the boy wizard know you’ve made
a mistake I mean I can’t bail Oh Wiz it
although he grew significantly as an
actor over the course of eight films the
determination vulnerability joy and
underlying anger were there from the
beginning and audiences couldn’t get
enough how are you can’t do that come on
e I can’t always help it number six
Julia Roberts pretty woman I don’t think
we have anything for you you’re
obviously in the wrong place please
leave the smile that launched a thousand
films got its real start in 1990s pretty
woman Julia Roberts was a somebody but
this film defined her persona as sexy
and gorgeous but with a girl next door
edge do you remember me
no I’m sorry I was in here yesterday you
wouldn’t wait on me oh you work on
Commission right oh yes big mistake big
huge only Roberts could make a
potentially smarmy flick about an escort
and her John into an enchanting romp and
her reward was a crown as the era’s
reigning box-office queen holy shit
number 5 Heath Ledger The Dark Knight
let’s put a smile on that face
and why so serious Heath Ledger’s
intoxicating turn as the Joker is the
kind of performance that lives on for
decades and the stars tragic death
before the film’s release doubles the
impact he makes here see I’m not a
monster
I’m just ahead of the curve maniacally
fearless Ledger dominates the screen in
every frame yet looking back one sees
how his earlier performances all
contributed to this final burst of glory
you know what I am I’m a dog chasing
cars I wouldn’t know what to do with one
if I caught it no I just do things
number four Hugh Jackman x-men actually
go upside knees
what would you prefer yellow spandex
Wolverines adamantium claws can rip into
anything and to thousands x-men let hugh
jackman rip into the top class of
stardom a star in his native Australia
it was this fierce animalistic rage as
Wolverine that solidified the Stars
appeal come on you afraid you might like
it
x-men also demonstrated how best to use
Jackman as the first among equals in a
strong package fight with you I’ll join
the team be an x-man
what the hell do you think you are
you’re a mutant number 3 Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry Eastwood’s famous Dirty
Harry catchphrases go ahead make my day
actually appeared in a sequel to the
1971 film but the original movie is the
one that made Eastwood’s career you’ve
got to ask yourself one question do I
feel lucky
well do you punk sure he was already
well known for his taciturn deadpan
characterizations but the combination of
pure attitude dead to rights dialogue
captivating violence and sheer animal
power that Dirty Harry produced in
Eastwood brought everything together in
one place for the first but definitely
not the last time now you know why they
call me dirty here every dirty job that
comes along number 2 Arnold
Schwarzenegger The Terminator I’ll be
back three simple words that foretold
the future after 1984 is the Terminator
and especially after its 1991 sequel
Schwarzenegger was a muscle-bound
box-office machine now don’t take this
the wrong way but you are a terminator
right featuring Arnie is classically
tough cool and unstoppable the
Terminator proved that even when playing
a villain the star’s charisma made him
the main event hey bunny got a dead cat
in there or what
you asshole before we unveil our number
one pick here are a few honorable
mentions I’ve got a little snack for you
Jack Sparrow isn’t it
Captain Jack Sparrow number one Bruce
Willis die hard this movie catapulted
Bruce Willis to genuine movie
superstardom by confounding expectations
when other action films featured
superhuman tough guys die hard focused
on Willis’s everyman approach you won’t
hurt me yeah why not because you’re a
policeman there are rules for policemen
yeah so my captain keeps telling me
muscled yeah but John McClane appeals to
the masses because he could be any guy
off the street no no no wait I didn’t
get oh I’d say it again the film also
let Willis’s wisecracking working-class
persona shine through and set the tone
for a string of hits to come why does
this keep happening to us
do you agree with our list which movie
do you think defined an actor’s career
most for more entertaining top 10s like
this one published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com thank you for
all your cooperation by the way do you
have a mint
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