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 2544  8.2  8.7 Role:
Rick Blaine Actor: Humphrey Bogart Could Have Been: Ronald Reagan Role: Sam Actor: Dooley Wilson Could Have Been: Clarence Muse Ella Fitzgerald Hazel Scott Lena Horne NMartucci's rating:
 
726 8.3 8.5 Role:
Walter Neff Actor: Fred MacMurray Could Have Been: Alan Ladd Dick Powell George Raft 
1631 8.2 8.7 Role:
George Bailey Actor: James Stewart Could Have Been: Cary Grant Role: Mary Hatch Actor: Donna Reed Could Have Been: Ginger Rogers Jean Arthur Role: Henry F. Potter Actor: Lionel Barrymore Could Have Been: Vincent Price NMartucci's rating:
 
795 8.2 8.4 Role:
Harry Lime Actor: Orson Welles Could Have Been: Cary Grant 
1092 8.6 8.6 Role:
Joe Gillis Actor: William Holden Could Have Been: Fred MacMurray Gene Kelly Marlon Brando Montgomery Clift Role: Norma Desmond Actor: Gloria Swanson Could Have Been: Greta Garbo Mae Murray Mae West Mary Pickford Pola Negri NMartucci's rating:
 
774 8.2 8.4 Role:
Margo Actor: Bette Davis Could Have Been: Barbara Stanwyck Claudette Colbert Gertrude Lawrence Ingrid Bergman Marlene Dietrich Susan Hayward Tallulah Bankhead Role: Eve Actor: Anne Baxter Could Have Been: Angela Lansbury Zsa Zsa Gabor 
708 8.1 8.3 Role:
Terry Malloy Actor: Marlon Brando Could Have Been: Frank Sinatra Montgomery Clift Role: Edie Doyle Actor: Eva Marie Saint Could Have Been: Grace Kelly 
784 8 8.3 Role:
Shears Actor: William Holden Could Have Been: Humphrey Bogart Role: Col. Nicholson Actor: Alec Guinness Could Have Been: Anthony Quayle Cary Grant Charles Laughton James Mason Laurence Olivier Noel Coward Ralph Richardson Ray Milland Ronald Colman 
1391 8.4 8.5 Role:
Roger O. Thornhill Actor: Cary Grant Could Have Been: Gregory Peck James Stewart William Holden Role: Eve Kendall Actor: Eva Maria Saint Could Have Been: Cyd Charisse Sophia Loren Role: Phillip Vandamm Actor: James Mason Could Have Been: Yul Brynner NMartucci's rating:
1478 8.2 8.4 Role:
Joe Actor: Tony Curtis Could Have Been: Bob Hope Role: Jerry Actor: Jack Lemmon Could Have Been: Anthony Perkins Danny Kaye Frank Sinatra Jerry Lewis NMartucci's rating:
3091 8.3 8.6 Role:
Marion Actor: Janet Leigh Could Have Been: Eva Marie Saint Hope Lange Lana Turner Martha Hyer Piper Laurie Shirley Jones NMartucci's rating:
1093 8 8.4 Role:
T.E. Lawrence Actor: Peter O'Toole Could Have Been: Alan Ladd Albert Finney Alec Guinness Anthony Perkins Burgess Meredith Cary Grant Laurence Olivier Leslie Howard Marlon Brando Montgomery Clift Robert Donat Role: Prince Feisal Actor: Alec Guinness Could Have Been: Laurence Olivier Role: General Allenby Actor: Jack Hawkins Could Have Been: Cary Grant Role: Sherif Ali Actor: Omar Sharif Could Have Been: Alain Delon Dilip Kumar Horst Buchholz Maurice Ronet Role: Jackson Bentley Actor: Arthur Kennedy Could Have Been: Edmond O'Brien Kirk Douglas 
1395 8 8.4 Role:
Atticus Finch Actor: Gregory Peck Could Have Been: James Stewart Rock Hudson 
2306 8.3 8.6 Role:
Major "King" Kong Actor: Slim Pickens Could Have Been: Dan Blocker John Wayne Peter Sellers 
4829 8.7 9.2 Role:
Vito Corleone Actor: Marlon Brando Could Have Been: Anthony Quinn Burt Lancaster Danny Thomas Edward G. Robinson Ernest Borgnine Frank Sinatra George C. Scott Laurence Olivier Orson Welles Richard Conte Role: Michael Corleone Actor: Al Pacino Could Have Been: Alain Delon Dean Stockwell Dustin Hoffman Jack Nicholson James Caan Martin Sheen Robert De Niro Robert Redford Ryan O'Neal Warren Beatty Role: Santino "Sonny" Corleone Actor: James Caan Could Have Been: Burt Reynolds Carmine Caridi Robert De Niro Role: Tom Hagen Actor: Robert Duvall Could Have Been: Bruce Dern James Caan Jerry Van Dyke Paul Newman Steve McQueen Role: Carlo Rizzi Actor: Gianni Russo Could Have Been: Robert De Niro Sylvester Stallone Role: Johnny Fontane Actor: Al Martino Could Have Been: Frankie Avalon Vic Damone Role: Paulie Gatto Actor: John Martino Could Have Been: Sylvester Stallone Role: Apollonia Vitelli Corleone Actor: Simonetta Stefanelli Could Have Been: Olivia Hussey Stefania Sandrelli 
829 8 8.4 Role:
Johnny Hooker Actor: Robert Redford Could Have Been: Jack Nicholson 
3455 8.5 8.8 Role:
R.P. McMurphy Actor: Jack Nicholson Could Have Been: Burt Reynolds Gene Hackman James Caan Kirk Douglas Marlon Brando Role: Nurse Ratched Actor: Louise Fletcher Could Have Been: Angela Lansbury Anne Bancroft Colleen Dewhurst Ellen Burstyn Geraldine Page Jane Fonda Lily Tomlin NMartucci's rating:
 
3652 7.2 8.2 Role:
Chief Martin Brody Actor: Roy Scheider Could Have Been: Charlton Heston Role: Sam Quint Actor: Robert Shaw Could Have Been: Lee Marvin Sterling Hayden Role: Matt Hooper Actor: Richard Dreyfuss Could Have Been: Jan-Michael Vincent Jeff Bridges Jon Voight Timothy Bottoms 
3642 8.2 8.5 Role:
Travis Bickle Actor: Robert De Niro Could Have Been: Dustin Hoffman Jeff Bridges Neil Diamond Role: Iris Actor: Jodie Foster Could Have Been: Anissa Jones Bo Derek Brooke Shields Carrie Fisher Debra Winger Ellen Barkin Geena Davis Isabelle Adjani Jennifer Jason Leigh Kay Lenz Kim Basinger Kim Cattrall Kristy McNichol Linda Blair Mariel Hemingway Melanie Griffith Michelle Pfieffer Ornella Muti Rosanna Arquette Role: Betsy Actor: Cybill Shepherd Could Have Been: Barbara Hershey Glenn Close Goldie Hawn Jane Seymour Liza Minnelli Mary Steenburgen Meryl Streep Mia Farrow Sigourney Weaver Susan Sarandon Role: Tom Actor: Albert Brooks Could Have Been: Harvey Keitel Role: Charles Palatine Actor: Leonard Harris Could Have Been: Rock Hudson NMartucci's rating:
4913 8 8.8 Role:
Luke Skywalker Actor: Mark Hamill Could Have Been: William Katt Role: Han Solo Actor: Harrison Ford Could Have Been: Al Pacino Bill Murray Billy Dee Williams Burt Reynolds Chevy Chase Christopher Walken Glynn Tuman Jack Nicholson James Caan Kurt Russell Nick Nolte Perry King Steve Martin Role: Princess Leia Organa Actor: Carrie Fischer Could Have Been: Anjelica Huston Barbara Hershey Bernadette Peters Bonnie Bedilia Catherine Hicks Cindy Williams Christine Baranski Christine Lahti Cybill Shepherd Debra Winger Diane Wiest Farah Fawcett Geena Davis Glenn Close Jane Seymour Jessica Lange Kathleen Turner Kay Lenz Kim Basinger Margot Kidder Melanie Griffith Meryl Streep Sigourney Weaver Teri Lynn Role: Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi Actor: Alec Guinness Could Have Been: Peter Cushing Toshiro Mifune Role: C3PO Actor: Anthony Daniels Could Have Been: Mel Blanc Role: Darth Vader Actor: James Earl Jones Could Have Been: Orson Welles 
3493 8 8.5 Role:
Ripley Actor: Sigourney Weaver Could Have Been: Kay Lenz Meryl Streep Veronica Cartwright NMartucci's rating:
5053 8.2 8.5 Role:
Jack Torrance Actor: Jack Nicholson Could Have Been: Harrison Ford Jon Voight Michael Moriaty Robert De Niro Robin Williams 
4247 8 8.7 Role:
Indiana Jones Actor: Harrison Ford Could Have Been: Bill Murray Chevy Chase Jack Nicholson Jeff Bridges Nick Mancuso Nick Nolte Peter Coyote Steve Martin Tim Matheson Tom Selleck Role: Marion Ravenwood Actor: Karen Allen Could Have Been: Amy Irving Debra Winger Sean Young Role: Sallah Actor: John Rhys-Davies Could Have Been: Danny DeVito 
3383 8 8.3 Role:
Rick Deckard Actor: Harrison Ford Could Have Been: Al Pacino Arnold Schwarzenegger Burt Reynolds Cliff Gorman Clint Eastwood Dustin Hoffman Frederic Forrest Gene Hackman Jack Nicholson Judd Hirsch Nick Nolte Paul Newman Peter Falk Raul Julia Robert Duvall Scott Glenn Sean Connery Tommy Lee Jones William Devane Role: Rachel Actor: Sean Young Could Have Been: Barbara Hershey Nina Axelrod Victoria Principal Role: Pris Actor: Daryl Hannah Could Have Been: Deborah Harry 
1871 7.9 8.4 Role:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Actor: Tom Hulce Could Have Been: Kenneth Branagh Mark Hamill Mel Gibson Mick Jagger Sam Waterston Tim Curry Walter Matthau 
5988 7.8 8.5 Role:
Marty McFly Actor: Michael J. Fox Could Have Been: C. Thomas Howell Corey Hart Eric Stoltz Ralph Macchio Role: Dr. Emmett Brown Actor: Christopher Lloyd Could Have Been: Dudley Moore Jeff Goldblum John Lithgow 
3112 8 8.4 Role:
Pvt. Joker Actor: Matthew Modine Could Have Been: Anthony Michael Hall Val Kilmer Role: Gny. Sgt. Hartman Actor: R. Lee Ermey Could Have Been: Bill McKinney Tim Colceri 
3380 7.7 8.3 Role:
John McClane Actor: Bruce Willis Could Have Been: Arnold Schwarzenegger Burt Reynolds Don Johnson Harrison Ford Mel Gibson Nick Nolte Richard Dean Anderson Richard Gere Robert De Niro Sylvester Stallone Tom Berenger NMartucci's rating:
3758 7.7 8.3 Role:
Professor Henry Jones Actor: Sean Connery Could Have Been: Gregory Peck Jon Pertwee 
3172 8.3 8.8 Role:
James "Jimmy" Conway Actor: Robert De Niro Could Have Been: Al Pacino John Malkovich Role: Henry Hill Actor: Ray Liotta Could Have Been: Sean Penn Tom Cruise Role: Karen Hill Actor: Lorraine Bracco Could Have Been: Madonna 
5238 8.1 8.7 Role:
Clarice Starling Actor: Jodie Foster Could Have Been: Meg Ryan Melanie Griffith Michelle Pfeiffer Role: Dr. Hannibal Lecter Actor: Anthony Hopkins Could Have Been: Christopher Lloyd Gene Hackman Jack Nicholson Jeremy Irons John Hurt Louis Gossett Jr. Patrick Stewart Robert De Niro Robert Duvall Sean Connery Role: Jack Crawford Actor: Scott Glenn Could Have Been: Gene Hackman Kenneth Branagh Michael Keaton Mickey Rourke NMartucci's rating:
4197 8.2 8.4 Role:
Mr. White Actor: Harvey Keitel Could Have Been: Steve Buscemi Role: Mr. Orange Actor: Tim Roth Could Have Been: James Woods Samuel L. Jackson Role: Mr. Blonde Actor: Michael Madsen Could Have Been: Christopher Walken George Clooney Tim Roth Role: Mr. Pink Actor: Steve Buscemi Could Have Been: Michael Madsen Quentin Tarantino Tim Roth Vincent Gallo Role: Joe Cabot Actor: Lawrence Tierney Could Have Been: Robert Forster Timothy Carey NMartucci's rating:
4691 8.4 8.9 Role:
Oskar Schindler Actor: Liam Neeson Could Have Been: Bruno Ganz Harrison Ford Stellan Skarsgård Role: Amon Goeth Actor: Ralph Fiennes Could Have Been: Tim Roth 
4639 8.6 9.3 Role:
Andy Dufresne Actor: Tim Robbins Could Have Been: Charlie Sheen Kevin Costner Nicolas Cage Tom Cruise Tom Hanks Role: Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding Actor: Morgan Freeman Could Have Been: Clint Eastwood Harrison Ford Paul Newman Robert Redford Role: Tommy Williams Actor: Gil Bellows Could Have Been: Brad Pitt 
6804 8.3 9 Role:
Vincent Vega Actor: John Travolta Could Have Been: Daniel Day-Lewis Michael Madsen Role: Jules Winnfield Actor: Samuel L. Jackson Could Have Been: Paul Calderon Role: Lance Actor: Eric Stoltz Could Have Been: Kurt Cobain Quentin Tarantino Role: Butch Coolidge Actor: Bruce Willis Could Have Been: Matt Dillon Mickey Rourke Sylvester Stallone Role: Fabienne Actor: Maria de Medeiros Could Have Been: Iréne Jacob Role: Jody Actor: Rosanna Arquette Could Have Been: Courtney Love Pam Grier Role: Mia Wallace Actor: Uma Thurman Could Have Been: Daryl Hannah Isabella Rossellini Joan Cusack Meg Ryan Michelle Pfieffer Rosanna Arquette Role: Jimmie Dimmick Actor: Quentin Tarantino Could Have Been: Steve Buscemi NMartucci's rating:
7767 7.9 8.7 Role:
Forrest Gump Actor: Tom Hanks Could Have Been: Billy Murray Chevy Chase John Travolta Role: Pvt. Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue Actor: Mykelti Williamson Could Have Been: Dave Chappelle David Alan Grier Ice Cube 
3456 8.3 8.6 Role:
Léon Actor: Jean Reno Could Have Been: Keanu Reeves, Mel Gibson Role: Mathilda Actor: Natalie Portman Could Have Been: Liv Tyler 
2866 8.1 8.7 Role:
Michael McManus Actor: Stephen Baldwin Could Have Been: Benicio Del Toro Michael Biehn Role: Dave Kujan Actor: Chazz Palminteri Could Have Been: Al Pacino Christopher Walken Robert De Niro Role: Redfoot the Fence Actor: Peter Green Could Have Been: Al Pacino Charlie Sheen Christopher Walken James Spader Jeff Bridges Johnny Cash Tommy Lee Jones 
5204 8.1 8.7 Role:
Detective David Mills Actor: Brad Pitt Could Have Been: Denzel Washington Role: John Doe Actor: Kevin Spacey Could Have Been: Michael Stipe 
3984 7.6 8.4 Role:
William Wallace Actor: Mel Gibson Could Have Been: Jason Patric Role: King Edward I Actor: Patrick McGoohan Could Have Been: Sean Connery 
1826 7.7 8.4 Role:
Wendell "Bud" White Actor: Russell Crowe Could Have Been: Michael Madsen Role: Lynn Bracken Actor: Kim Basinger Could Have Been: Anjelica Huston Izabella Scorupco Jennifer Jason Leigh Julia Louis-Dreyfus 
3768 8.1 8.6 Role:
Cameron Alexander Actor: Stacy Keach Could Have Been: Marlon Brando 
4908 7.7 8.6 Role:
Captain John H. Miller Actor: Tom Hanks Could Have Been: Harrison Ford Mel Gibson Role: Sgt. Mike Horvath Actor: Tom Sizemore Could Have Been: Michael Madsen Role: Private James Francis Ryan Actor: Matt Damon Could Have Been: Edward Norton 
7492 8.4 8.9 Role:
Tyler Durden Actor: Brad Pitt Could Have Been: Russell Crowe Role: The Narator Actor: Edward Norton Could Have Been: Matt Damon Sean Penn Role: Marla Actor: Helena Bonham Carter Could Have Been: Courtney Love Reese Witherspoon Sarah Michelle Gellar Winona Ryder NMartucci's rating:
8321 7.8 8.7 Role:
Neo Actor: Keanu Reeves Could Have Been: Brad Pitt Ewan McGregor Johnny Depp Leonardo DiCaprio Nicolas Cage Tom Cruise Val Kilmer Will Smith Role: Morpheus Actor: Laurence Fishburne Could Have Been: Gary Oldman Samuel L. Jackson Sean Connery Role: Agent Smith Actor: Hugo Weaving Could Have Been: Jean Reno 
5554 7.8 8.5 Role:
Lester Burnham Actor: Kevin Spacey Could Have Been: Chevy Chase Jeff Daniels Tom Hanks Role: Jane Burnham Actor: Thora Birch Could Have Been: Jessica Biel Role: Ricky Fitts Actor: Wes Bentley Could Have Been: Jake Gyllenhaal Role: Angela Hayes Actor: Mena Suvari Could Have Been: Brittany Murphy Katie Holmes Kirsten Dunst Sarah Michelle Gellar Tiffani Thiessen NMartucci's rating:
4119 8.1 8.6 Role:
Leonard Actor: Guy Pearce Could Have Been: Aaron Eckhart Alec Baldwin Brad Pitt Charlie Sheen Thomas Jane Role: Natalie Actor: Carrie-Anne Moss Could Have Been: Angelina Jolie Ashley Judd Famke Janssen 
5448 7.7 8.5 Role:
Maximus Actor: Russell Crowe Could Have Been: Antonio Banderas Mel Gibson 
8207 8 8.8 Role:
Frodo Baggins Actor: Elijah Wood Could Have Been: Dominic Monaghan Jake Gyllenhaal Role: Galadriel Actor: Cate Blanchett Could Have Been: Lucy Lawless Role: Saruman Actor: Christopher Lee Could Have Been: Jeremy Irons Malcolm McDowell Tim Curry Role: Gandalf the Grey Actor: Ian McKellen Could Have Been: John Astin Sam Neill Sean Connery Tom Baker Role: Aragorn Actor: Viggo Mortensen Could Have Been: Daniel Day-Lewis Jason Carter Robin Atkin Downes Stuart Townsend Role: Gimli Actor: John Rhys-Davies Could Have Been: Bill Bailey Robert Trebor Timothy Spall Warwick Davis Role: Arwen Actor: Liv Tyler Could Have Been: Uma Thurman Role: Elrond Actor: Hugo Weaving Could Have Been: David Bowie NMartucci's rating:
5440 8 8.4 Role:
Joel Actor: Jim Carrey Could Have Been: Nicolas Cage NMartucci's rating:
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Bobbayyyyy
Posted: 1 year, 2 months ago at Feb 23 16:37
Great list!! :) Meryl Streep would've been absolutely amazing as Erica in Black Swan!!
186FleetStreet
Posted: 3 months, 3 weeks ago at Jan 24 17:26
I think Tom Cruise almost was Red in Shawshank Redemption.
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