Movies with multiple stars

[Fronken]

I've been thinking about this for a while, and i thought it would be good to post a thread about this (my search came up with nothing), Anyway, the thread is about movies in which multiple actors/actresses do the best work of their careers.

Most movies include alot of famous actors and stars, but alot of them are just plain bad, an example of a movie with only stars that sucked is Rat Race, with Breckin Meyer, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Whoopi Goldberg etc.., this movie has alot of good actors yet it is really bad.

Now for the good part.

Movies that include alot of famous people (then and now), that did their best work in the same movie.

The ones i can think of are:

Shawshank Redemption
Voted best movie ever by 414,230 people, 9.1/10 rating on IMDB.
This is a great example of the movies im looking for, in this movie both Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman did their best work, and all in all its a pretty flawless movie.

Fight Club
In this movie both Brad Pitt and Edward Norton made their best efforts when it comes to acting (And that's saying ALOT).
This is also one of those movies that really changed society, it changed how alot of people viewed the world, it also spawned many copy-cats with Actual fight clubs getting started after this movie, there's also Alot of qoutes from this movie that just about everyone knows about, for example, the "Rule nr 1 is ...., Rule nr 2 is ...." qoute i dont think anyone above the age of 15 hasnt heard.

Boondock Saints
This movie is one of those movies you either love or hate, i have heard both, and i personally love it, the acting is great, the story is great, the music is phenomenal, everything just goes together.
In this there are 3 actors who really stand out from the masses: Willem Dafoe for his amazing acting and portraying of the homosexual And homophobic crime scene detective.
Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery for their portrayal of 2 irish brothers who have a very strong sense of faith.
This movie also coined some famous words, "Veritas Aequitas", which now has become a become one of my all time favourite tattoo cause of its meaning And its referencing to Boondock Saints.

Leon - The Professional
This movie is truely one of a kind, the story is amazingly gripping and really makes you feel sympathy for the characters and their fates, only bad thing i've heard about this movie is that it is alot like Nikita, which was created by the same guy (Luc Besson), and while i do agree to some degree, it still isnt a bad thing in any way.
There are 3 actors in this movie that really show what they are capable of:
Jean Reno for his amazing acting as the lonely yet lovable professional assassin.
Natalie Portman for her acting as the mentally tormented young girl who's last shot at life comes from the aformentioned loner who takes her in under his wing and teaches her the trade.
Gary Oldman as the somewhat psycho drug cartell leader who's grudge against Leon and Mathilda really shines through and is perfectly portrayed.


These are my picks for the 4 movies in which the most actors have made their best work, ofcourse this is all just my personal thought, and feel free to debate them if you dont agree.

Actors covered:

Tim Robbins
Morgan Freeman
Brad Pitt
Edward Norton
Willem Defoe
Norman Reedus
Sean Patrick Flanery
Jean Reno
Natalie Portman
Gary Oldman

Do you agree with my choices?
Do you have any other examples of such movies where multiple actors pull of their best acting yet?

 

[Antidamacus]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

This. Also it'd probably depend on the script and the actors' interest in the film.

 

[Fronken]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

Wow..did you even read my post?

That wasnt what i was saying At all, what i was wondering is if there's any other examples of movies in which multiple famous actors/actresses pull of their best performance.

 

[Ken Korda]

Undoubtedly you have picked some movies with fine acting but two or three major actors doesn't really put it above average. For true ensemble movies I look to 'A Bridge Too Far'. You'd be hard pressed to find a British actor from the period who wasn't in that film.

 

[Fronken]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

This. Also it'd probably depend on the script and the actors' interest in the film.

Once again, did you even read my post?

"Do you have any other examples of such movies where multiple actors pull of their best acting yet?"

 

[Fronken]

Undoubtedly you have picked some movies with fine acting but two or three major actors doesn't really put it above average. For true ensemble movies I look to 'A Bridge Too Far'. You'd be hard pressed to find a British actor from the period who wasn't in that film.

I wasnt looking for 'ensemble movies', i was looking for movies in which alot of famous actors pulled of their best work to this day together.

But yeah, 'A Bridge Too Far' is an exellent movie.

 

[Antidamacus]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

Wow..did you even read my post?

That wasnt what i was saying At all, what i was wondering is if there's any other examples of movies in which multiple famous actors/actresses pull of their best performance.

Yes I did. But why would would you do it any other way?

What's more logical, going through thousands and thousands of actors and seeing which movies they were in, which had other stars and which had both of them giving good performances

OR

going through hundreds of movies and looking for ones with 2 or more stars and then finding ones with good performances?

 

[fulano]

I'd say The Dark Knight, and the Ocean trilogy(if you liked those movies, I for one was ambivalent), those movies did well for themselves, and there probably were lots of egos on set which may or may not have been hard to manage, but if the movies came out as they did, I believe those involved were invested in making it work.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

This. Also it'd probably depend on the script and the actors' interest in the film.

Once again, did you even read my post?

"Do you have any other examples of such movies where multiple actors pull of their best acting yet?"

Yes I did, and the answer is clearly No, I don't have any offerings but I have advice for people who will go and search for such films.

 

[Fronken]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

This. Also it'd probably depend on the script and the actors' interest in the film.

Once again, did you even read my post?

"Do you have any other examples of such movies where multiple actors pull of their best acting yet?"

Yes I did, and the answer is clearly No, I don't have any offerings but I have advice for people who will go and search for such films.

Where did i ever say that i have gone and searched for movies like the ones i explained?

Seriously, dont try and put words in my mouth in order to make me look bad just because you cant get away with trolling in this thread.

All of the movies above i have seen by chance, either on TV or i've been recommended by friends to watch them, because they are good, and they just happen to be movies in which more than 1 actor does the best performance of their career.

Oh, and consider yourself reported for trolling.

 

[Fronken]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

Wow..did you even read my post?

That wasnt what i was saying At all, what i was wondering is if there's any other examples of movies in which multiple famous actors/actresses pull of their best performance.

Yes I did. But why would would you do it any other way?

What's more logical, going through thousands and thousands of actors and seeing which movies they were in, which had other stars and which had both of them giving good performances

OR

going through hundreds of movies and looking for ones with 2 or more stars and then finding ones with good performances?

Where did i say i have searched for movies like these?
Where did i say that i have gone through hundreds of movies just looking for movies like these?

NO WHERE.

So stop trolling and give it up, these are all movies i have seen by chance, none of them i have actually looked up before i watched them, i have been recommended to watch them by friends and i've seen them all because i had heard they were good, i never even asked if anyone did any great acting, i just went with it and watched the movie for myself.

So neither of the options are even close to why i posted this thread, and Please, read through the post correctly before you even comment, otherwise you'll end up looking like an idiot.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

Most movies include alot of famous actors and stars, but alot of them are just plain bad, an example of a movie with only stars that sucked is Rat Race, with Breckin Meyer, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Whoopi Goldberg etc.., this movie has alot of good actors yet it is really bad.

It's a terrible film but I find it to be a very watchable and enjoyable. And also John Cleese is the man.
They may not be their best performances, but I think most of the actors in Tarantino films. Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs was brilliant. Those films all have good line ups and most of the cast give very good performaces.
Pacino and De Niro are absolutely ace in Heat.
=]

 

[Socdk]

My long-term memory is like a guppys... Close to non-exsisting. But a few ones that spring to mind (for me that is):

Sin City

Might be a bit too obvious due to the star-spangled cast. However I think most of them really displayed incredible acting, but it might be carried a bit by the style of the movie.

Bruce Willis
Elijah Wood
Nick Stahl
Mickey Rourke
Jessica Alba
Clive Owen

Donnie Brasco

Al Pacino
Johnny Depp
Michael Madsen

The Godfather

And you can't bring up "movies with multiple actors on their peak" without mentioning The Godfather of them all, The Godfather! Don't need to say more about this, it speaks for itself

Sorry I can't be bothered to write a bunch about the various movies. My brain is in daze-mode I guess. Just good flicks with good acting.

 

[Socdk]

I think the idea was for people to mention movies that they simply just remember...? No need to be an idiot over this.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

This. Also it'd probably depend on the script and the actors' interest in the film.

Once again, did you even read my post?

"Do you have any other examples of such movies where multiple actors pull of their best acting yet?"

Yes I did, and the answer is clearly No, I don't have any offerings but I have advice for people who will go and search for such films.

Where did i ever say that i have gone and searched for movies like the ones i explained?

Seriously, dont try and put words in my mouth in order to make me look bad just because you cant get away with trolling in this thread.

All of the movies above i have seen by chance, either on TV or i've been recommended by friends to watch them, because they are good, and they just happen to be movies in which more than 1 actor does the best performance of their career.

Oh, and consider yourself reported for trolling.

Well you obviously care about multiple-star movies enough to make a thread about it. Misguided advice is hardly trolling. I wouldn't want put words in your mouth to "make you look bad" anyway,I have better things to do, like lick batteries.

Edit:

Sin City

Might be a bit too obvious due to the star-spangled cast. However I think most of them really displayed incredible acting, but it might be carried a bit by the style of the movie.

Bruce Willis
Elijah Wood
Nick Stahl
Mickey Rourke
Jessica Alba
Clive Owen


The Godfather

And you can't bring up "movies with multiple actors on their peak" without mentioning The Godfather of them all, The Godfather! Don't need to say more about this, it speaks for itself

I agree with these now I start to think.

I think the idea was for people to mention movies that they simply just remember...? No need to be an idiot over this.

I'll stop now.

 

[Antidamacus]

Where did i say i have searched for movies like these?

You mean besides the fact you listed movies you liked and movies you didn't like?

Where did i say that i have gone through hundreds of movies just looking for movies like these?

NO WHERE.

I fail to see where I said you did. I seem to recall saying that you should.

So stop trolling and give it up, these are all movies i have seen by chance, none of them i have actually looked up before i watched them, i have been recommended to watch them by friends and i've seen them all because i had heard they were good, i never even asked if anyone did any great acting, i just went with it and watched the movie for myself.

You're asking people if they know good movies where actors (stars) gave their best (or one of their best) performances.

Since no one has encyclopedic memory on every movie they've ever seen and what actors where in it, I gave handy tips on tracking down movies you've seen and how to check the actors and then rate the performance.

So neither of the options are even close to why i posted this thread, and Please, read through the post correctly before you even comment, otherwise you'll end up looking like an idiot.

I don't think that will be an issue.

 

[Snor]

Undoubtedly you have picked some movies with fine acting but two or three major actors doesn't really put it above average. For true ensemble movies I look to 'A Bridge Too Far'. You'd be hard pressed to find a British actor from the period who wasn't in that film.

I wasnt looking for 'ensemble movies', i was looking for movies in which alot of famous actors pulled of their best work to this day together.

But yeah, 'A Bridge Too Far' is an exellent movie.

very good movie + sean connery is in and it happens in the greatest country in the world *nationalistic bumbojumbo*

also doesn't oceans 12 have a lot of famous actors in it?

 

[Fronken]

The best way is to pick a good movie and see how many stars are in it?

This. Also it'd probably depend on the script and the actors' interest in the film.

Once again, did you even read my post?

"Do you have any other examples of such movies where multiple actors pull of their best acting yet?"

Yes I did, and the answer is clearly No, I don't have any offerings but I have advice for people who will go and search for such films.

Where did i ever say that i have gone and searched for movies like the ones i explained?

Seriously, dont try and put words in my mouth in order to make me look bad just because you cant get away with trolling in this thread.

All of the movies above i have seen by chance, either on TV or i've been recommended by friends to watch them, because they are good, and they just happen to be movies in which more than 1 actor does the best performance of their career.

Oh, and consider yourself reported for trolling.

Well you obviously care about multiple-star movies enough to make a thread about it. Misguided advice is hardly trolling. I wouldn't want put words in your mouth to "make you look bad" anyway,I have better things to do, like lick batteries.

Once again you have prooven that you didnt actually understand my text >_<

I NEVER said that having multiple-stars do their best performance in the same movie was a big deal to me, i never even think about it before i watch a movie i know there are alot of good actors in.

Only reason i created this thread was that i found it interesting how there are movies in which the actors all pull the best acting of their careers.

Oh, and btw, "I don't have any offerings" (as you said in an earlier comment), does imply that you are simply trolling, seeing as imput on the movies i "reviewed" or other examples of great movies with superb acting was the 2 things i was asking for, if you didnt have anything to offer, you shouldnt be commenting AT ALL...that is what a troll does.

 

[Antidamacus]

"Anyway, the thread is about movies in which multiple actors/actresses do the best work of their careers."

The second line in your topic creating post.

His posts are on topic and not flames.