they blow up the scene with a
Shakespearean flare right now I feel
really good you’re like some kind of
antidote mixes with the liquor and keeps
me imbalance welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top 10 dramatic
performances by action stars
did you lose your other wives this way I
think so but you’d have to ask them for
this list we’re focusing on deeply
moving performances from actors and
actresses we’re typically associated
with action films or at least are known
for portraying iconic action characters
or heroes I guess you do kind of blend
in did I spell it number 10 Bruce Willis
the six Smith’s want to play a game it’s
a mind-reading game by the end of the
20th century this tough-guy actor had
established himself as a bankable action
star
so most fans were a little shocked to
see Bruce Willis starring in some
psychological drama directed by I don’t
know some guy named M night Shyamalan
thank so what happened well you know
what happened Bruce killed it and with
all due respect to Haley Joel Osment I
see The Sixth Sense would have been a
much different film if it weren’t for
the contained sadness exhibited by
Willis you think ocean incidentally
Willis is performance made Wes
Anderson’s ears perk when casting his
2012 classic moonrise kingdom what’s
your rush you got your whole life in
front of yourself number nine Tom Hardy
lock yes I’ll explain when I’m not
driving it when I’m with you and Eddie
together okay so how’s this for a plot
hook a man drives around for 84 minutes
while having 36 phone conversations
No okay well what if he threw Mad Max in
there
oh yeah you know hope is a mistake in
Steven Knight subdued character study
life itself is conveyed through Hardy’s
first-rate performance and his
blue-collar character comes to grips
with father issues on affair a work
disaster and a possible divorce when I
left the side just over two hours ago I
had a job a life and now I have none of
those things
party effectively locked viewers in
allowing us to ride shotgun and
experience his plight in real time he’s
very emotional she hasn’t used to be an
emotional I think I think she’s normally
a very quiet person not all tough guys
can sell such a role but then again
Artie is an actor and a damn good one
right that’s its go on good night
number ich Hugh Jackman BB’s a table
name is Jean Valjean
he loves slicing up dudes his Wolverine
from the x-men franchise but he also
loves fabulous period films
so just imagine the faces of stunned
fanboys everywhere when they watch the
58 minute epic romantic musical that was
Tom Hooper’s name is a table he said
true what have done to an endless and
soulless it’s not the Hugh Jackman was
any less manly in it it’s just that some
action buffs didn’t realize he was a man
of many talents capable of stepping into
Jean Valjean shoes and balancing the art
of show tunes Swift ass-kicking Jackman
continues to keep bands on their toes
alongside with number seven Angelina
Jolie Girl Interrupted good son
she’s the 21st century’s first lady of
action films
if you’re a die-hard Angelina fan though
you know she was already handling her
business throughout the 90s hackers gia
Bone Collector I would say that you’re
putting your career at serious really
you think because your condition you
have the right to push people around I’m
sorry that is truly pathetic
they gave her last film of the decade in
which she portrayed the engaging sexy
and psychotic Lisa in James Mangold’s
Girl Interrupted
at this moment in history
Winona Ryder represented all the sweet
darlings of Hollywood and so Angelina
Jolie capitalized on every small detail
of her character to set herself apart
Lara Croft wasn’t born in England she
was born in a psych ward lady back off
number six Robert Downey jr. Chaplin you
want to understand me watch my movies
it takes a complicated actor to portray
one of cinema’s most complicated stars
say that I love this country I own
everything that’s precisely why
kangaroos then again Robert Downey jr.
is just a man and Charlie Chaplin was
far more than just a comical figure Josh
while Downey jr. had previously starred
on Saturday Night Live
today he’s known for his Iron Man
persona
in the early 90s not only did he beat
out iconic comedians such as Jim Carrey
Robin Williams and Peter Sellers for the
role but he also managed to honor the
legacy of Charlie Chaplin by producing
an honest portrayal
even if director Richard Attenborough
flashed his creative license here and
there nothing quite like it feeling of
him
number five starlet Joe Hanson lost in
translation I hope your push works out
man in one of her first Golden Globe
nominated performances the future Black
Widow starred opposite a legend of
cinema
Bill Murray while taking direction from
Hollywood royalty Sofia Coppola I don’t
so don’t stay here with me
mr. Tran spend at only 18 years of age
Scarlett Johansson proved capable of
holding her own while showcasing the
charm and grace that would make her a
defining sex symbol of the decade with
the always relevant Murray selling the
concept of being lost in translation
it was Scarlett that hypnotized viewers
with her timeless screen presence and
natural charisma
you really are number four
Christian Bale the fighter who used to
be two pride alone uh made here with
Mark Wahlberg serving as the comm center
of David O Russell’s Micky Ward biopic
Christian Bale managed to combine
heartbreak and comedy without going over
the edge he’s a great guy he’s a great
fighter okay go on
and she’s earning as the half-brother of
the film’s real-life subject the actor
stepped away from the stoicism of his
Dark Knight character and produced a
fragile man facing his own battle with
personal demons hey trust me all right
done as a result bail essentially
produced a film within a film a meta
commentary on the perils of mixing
family loyalty and drug addiction my
hero I was I was number three Jennifer
Lawrence silver linings playbook I
opened up to you and you judge to move
you’re an asset you know follow up to
the fighter David O’Russell directed
another film about family dysfunction
but with the heightened sense of comedy
while also tackling depression and
bipolar disorder old dear old enough to
have a marriage and did not wind up in a
mental hospital winning the Academy
Award for best actress Jennifer Lawrence
renewed the life of her supporting
characters but not because Tiffany
Maxwell wasn’t necessarily balanced
herself or committed to a cause like
Katniss Everdeen
I’m just the crazy slut with a dead
husband no she was just trying to get by
like everybody else and the interactions
with Pat solatano
unbaled the beauty of recognizing one’s
personal flaws while understanding the
perspective of others I mean Humanity is
just nasty and there’s no silver lining
much like in Winter’s Bone Lawrence
brought a sense of truth to her role do
you feel that that’s emotion number two
Tom proves born on the fourth of July
people say people say if you don’t love
America and get the hell out
well I love America based on the
real-life experiences of Vietnam veteran
Ron Kovic who co-wrote the film with
director Oliver Stone also a Vietnam vet
born on the 4th of July
floored audiences thanks to the lived-in
performance of one Tom Cruise yes that’s
top guns Pete
maverick Mitchell but this was no cookie
cutter wink of the eye role for Cruz as
he was tasked with not only making Kovac
proud but also representing the
experiences of so many veterans upon
returning home from war and well he got
the job done 10 years later
Cruz once again proved his versatility
in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia how
am i doing
I’m quietly judging you before we unveil
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions did you tell him we call him
Cupid no that’s our joke I had a chat
with young Alice fancier course so too
much for you to come over and just say
hi to him
excuse me you know who that is it’s John
du Pont I guess that must have alarmed
you turning out like she touched me on
more than alarm you that won’t be
necessary
your report very detailed for me it
wasn’t very entertaining so that’s my
hobby I wash it in mega pity shit if you
commercial Karate blah blah blah blah
Vespa unquote this you’re going with
these offs
you don’t have to sleep at the station
if you don’t want
you can stay in my basement until you
find the new place
don’t ever let somebody tell you you
can’t do something
not even me number one Liam Neeson
Schindler’s List tonight as human beings
we are all flawed individuals Steven
Spielberg’s sobering Schindler’s List
reminded us that Redemption can be
achieved through goodwill and genuine
respect for others power is when we have
every justification to kill and we don’t
blame the purveyor of decency Liam
Neeson channeled the spirit of Oscar
Schindler a German who saved hundreds
upon hundreds of Polish Jews and forever
altered their perception of a deeply
traumatic experience at the time Neeson
was most known for his role as dark man
and he would go on to take the lead in
the taken franchise but in 1993 he
served as the face of the human spirit
and what can be accomplished from
patience positivity and respect we’re
protected by powerful friends you should
know that list what’s your favorite
dramatic performance by an action star
oh I think you know I’m serious
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com forgive me
Shakespearean flare right now I feel
really good you’re like some kind of
antidote mixes with the liquor and keeps
me imbalance welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top 10 dramatic
performances by action stars
did you lose your other wives this way I
think so but you’d have to ask them for
this list we’re focusing on deeply
moving performances from actors and
actresses we’re typically associated
with action films or at least are known
for portraying iconic action characters
or heroes I guess you do kind of blend
in did I spell it number 10 Bruce Willis
the six Smith’s want to play a game it’s
a mind-reading game by the end of the
20th century this tough-guy actor had
established himself as a bankable action
star
so most fans were a little shocked to
see Bruce Willis starring in some
psychological drama directed by I don’t
know some guy named M night Shyamalan
thank so what happened well you know
what happened Bruce killed it and with
all due respect to Haley Joel Osment I
see The Sixth Sense would have been a
much different film if it weren’t for
the contained sadness exhibited by
Willis you think ocean incidentally
Willis is performance made Wes
Anderson’s ears perk when casting his
2012 classic moonrise kingdom what’s
your rush you got your whole life in
front of yourself number nine Tom Hardy
lock yes I’ll explain when I’m not
driving it when I’m with you and Eddie
together okay so how’s this for a plot
hook a man drives around for 84 minutes
while having 36 phone conversations
No okay well what if he threw Mad Max in
there
oh yeah you know hope is a mistake in
Steven Knight subdued character study
life itself is conveyed through Hardy’s
first-rate performance and his
blue-collar character comes to grips
with father issues on affair a work
disaster and a possible divorce when I
left the side just over two hours ago I
had a job a life and now I have none of
those things
party effectively locked viewers in
allowing us to ride shotgun and
experience his plight in real time he’s
very emotional she hasn’t used to be an
emotional I think I think she’s normally
a very quiet person not all tough guys
can sell such a role but then again
Artie is an actor and a damn good one
right that’s its go on good night
number ich Hugh Jackman BB’s a table
name is Jean Valjean
he loves slicing up dudes his Wolverine
from the x-men franchise but he also
loves fabulous period films
so just imagine the faces of stunned
fanboys everywhere when they watch the
58 minute epic romantic musical that was
Tom Hooper’s name is a table he said
true what have done to an endless and
soulless it’s not the Hugh Jackman was
any less manly in it it’s just that some
action buffs didn’t realize he was a man
of many talents capable of stepping into
Jean Valjean shoes and balancing the art
of show tunes Swift ass-kicking Jackman
continues to keep bands on their toes
alongside with number seven Angelina
Jolie Girl Interrupted good son
she’s the 21st century’s first lady of
action films
if you’re a die-hard Angelina fan though
you know she was already handling her
business throughout the 90s hackers gia
Bone Collector I would say that you’re
putting your career at serious really
you think because your condition you
have the right to push people around I’m
sorry that is truly pathetic
they gave her last film of the decade in
which she portrayed the engaging sexy
and psychotic Lisa in James Mangold’s
Girl Interrupted
at this moment in history
Winona Ryder represented all the sweet
darlings of Hollywood and so Angelina
Jolie capitalized on every small detail
of her character to set herself apart
Lara Croft wasn’t born in England she
was born in a psych ward lady back off
number six Robert Downey jr. Chaplin you
want to understand me watch my movies
it takes a complicated actor to portray
one of cinema’s most complicated stars
say that I love this country I own
everything that’s precisely why
kangaroos then again Robert Downey jr.
is just a man and Charlie Chaplin was
far more than just a comical figure Josh
while Downey jr. had previously starred
on Saturday Night Live
today he’s known for his Iron Man
persona
in the early 90s not only did he beat
out iconic comedians such as Jim Carrey
Robin Williams and Peter Sellers for the
role but he also managed to honor the
legacy of Charlie Chaplin by producing
an honest portrayal
even if director Richard Attenborough
flashed his creative license here and
there nothing quite like it feeling of
him
number five starlet Joe Hanson lost in
translation I hope your push works out
man in one of her first Golden Globe
nominated performances the future Black
Widow starred opposite a legend of
cinema
Bill Murray while taking direction from
Hollywood royalty Sofia Coppola I don’t
so don’t stay here with me
mr. Tran spend at only 18 years of age
Scarlett Johansson proved capable of
holding her own while showcasing the
charm and grace that would make her a
defining sex symbol of the decade with
the always relevant Murray selling the
concept of being lost in translation
it was Scarlett that hypnotized viewers
with her timeless screen presence and
natural charisma
you really are number four
Christian Bale the fighter who used to
be two pride alone uh made here with
Mark Wahlberg serving as the comm center
of David O Russell’s Micky Ward biopic
Christian Bale managed to combine
heartbreak and comedy without going over
the edge he’s a great guy he’s a great
fighter okay go on
and she’s earning as the half-brother of
the film’s real-life subject the actor
stepped away from the stoicism of his
Dark Knight character and produced a
fragile man facing his own battle with
personal demons hey trust me all right
done as a result bail essentially
produced a film within a film a meta
commentary on the perils of mixing
family loyalty and drug addiction my
hero I was I was number three Jennifer
Lawrence silver linings playbook I
opened up to you and you judge to move
you’re an asset you know follow up to
the fighter David O’Russell directed
another film about family dysfunction
but with the heightened sense of comedy
while also tackling depression and
bipolar disorder old dear old enough to
have a marriage and did not wind up in a
mental hospital winning the Academy
Award for best actress Jennifer Lawrence
renewed the life of her supporting
characters but not because Tiffany
Maxwell wasn’t necessarily balanced
herself or committed to a cause like
Katniss Everdeen
I’m just the crazy slut with a dead
husband no she was just trying to get by
like everybody else and the interactions
with Pat solatano
unbaled the beauty of recognizing one’s
personal flaws while understanding the
perspective of others I mean Humanity is
just nasty and there’s no silver lining
much like in Winter’s Bone Lawrence
brought a sense of truth to her role do
you feel that that’s emotion number two
Tom proves born on the fourth of July
people say people say if you don’t love
America and get the hell out
well I love America based on the
real-life experiences of Vietnam veteran
Ron Kovic who co-wrote the film with
director Oliver Stone also a Vietnam vet
born on the 4th of July
floored audiences thanks to the lived-in
performance of one Tom Cruise yes that’s
top guns Pete
maverick Mitchell but this was no cookie
cutter wink of the eye role for Cruz as
he was tasked with not only making Kovac
proud but also representing the
experiences of so many veterans upon
returning home from war and well he got
the job done 10 years later
Cruz once again proved his versatility
in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia how
am i doing
I’m quietly judging you before we unveil
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions did you tell him we call him
Cupid no that’s our joke I had a chat
with young Alice fancier course so too
much for you to come over and just say
hi to him
excuse me you know who that is it’s John
du Pont I guess that must have alarmed
you turning out like she touched me on
more than alarm you that won’t be
necessary
your report very detailed for me it
wasn’t very entertaining so that’s my
hobby I wash it in mega pity shit if you
commercial Karate blah blah blah blah
Vespa unquote this you’re going with
these offs
you don’t have to sleep at the station
if you don’t want
you can stay in my basement until you
find the new place
don’t ever let somebody tell you you
can’t do something
not even me number one Liam Neeson
Schindler’s List tonight as human beings
we are all flawed individuals Steven
Spielberg’s sobering Schindler’s List
reminded us that Redemption can be
achieved through goodwill and genuine
respect for others power is when we have
every justification to kill and we don’t
blame the purveyor of decency Liam
Neeson channeled the spirit of Oscar
Schindler a German who saved hundreds
upon hundreds of Polish Jews and forever
altered their perception of a deeply
traumatic experience at the time Neeson
was most known for his role as dark man
and he would go on to take the lead in
the taken franchise but in 1993 he
served as the face of the human spirit
and what can be accomplished from
patience positivity and respect we’re
protected by powerful friends you should
know that list what’s your favorite
dramatic performance by an action star
oh I think you know I’m serious
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com forgive me
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