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Hands of Stone (2016)
Edgar Ramirez and Robert DeNiro as Roberto Duran and Ray Arcel
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geojones100's rating:
129
6.5
6.9
Free State of Jones (2016)
Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight
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TO PLAY A REBELLIN' FREED MAN
502
6.9
7
Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo
as Mark Shultz and Dave Shultz
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TO PLAY BROTHER WRESTLERS
as Mark Shultz and Dave Shultz
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TO PLAY BROTHER WRESTLERS
geojones100's rating:
1815
7.1
7.3
Monster (2004)
Charlize Theron as Aileen Wournos
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TO PLAY THE NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER
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TO PLAY THE NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER
5889
8.4
9
Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth
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TO PLAY THE SS BUTCHER
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TO PLAY THE SS BUTCHER
geojones100's rating:
692
6.1
6.4
The Informant! (2009)
Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre
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TO PLAY ANOTHER WHISTLE-BLOWER
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TO PLAY ANOTHER WHISTLE-BLOWER
geojones100's rating:
278
7.2
7.2
Chopper (2000)
Eric Bana as Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
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TO PLAY BAD-ASS
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TO PLAY BAD-ASS
1077
5.9
5.9
Domino (2005)
Keira Knightley as Domino Harvey
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TO PLAY THE INFAMOUS BOUNTY HUNTER
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TO PLAY THE INFAMOUS BOUNTY HUNTER
1050
7.5
7.6
Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf
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TO PLAY THE LITTLE SPARROW
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TO PLAY THE LITTLE SPARROW
1950
7.3
7.5
The Hours (2003)
Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf
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TO PLAY THE LITERARY GIANT
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TO PLAY THE LITERARY GIANT
2903
7.5
7.8
Walk the Line (2005)
Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash
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TO PLAY THE MUSICAL LEGEND
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TO PLAY THE MUSICAL LEGEND
3334
8
8.1
Into the Wild (2007)
Emile Hirsch as Christopher McCandless
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TO PLAY THE DOOMED ADVENTURER
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TO PLAY THE DOOMED ADVENTURER
50
6.9
7.2
Without Limits (1998)
Billy Crudup as Steve Prefontaine
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TO PLAY THE INSPIRING ATHLETE
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TO PLAY THE INSPIRING ATHLETE
633
6.5
6.7
The Soloist (2009)
Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers
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TO PLAY THIS MUSICAL PRODIGY
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TO PLAY THIS MUSICAL PRODIGY
2092
7.4
7.7
Changeling (2008)
Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins
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TO PLAY THE RELENTLESS MOTHER
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TO PLAY THE RELENTLESS MOTHER
568
6.8
7.2
Che: Part One (2008)
Benicio Del Toro as Che Guevara
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TO PLAY THE REVOLUTIONARY HERO
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TO PLAY THE REVOLUTIONARY HERO
1751
7.2
7.5
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena
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TO PLAY THE WOMAN WHO PLAYED A MAN
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TO PLAY THE WOMAN WHO PLAYED A MAN
3098
7.3
8
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Will Smith as Christopher Gardner
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TO A LOVING DAD
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TO A LOVING DAD
3190
7.5
7.5
Johhny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson
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TO PLAY THE GONZO GOD
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TO PLAY THE GONZO GOD
268
6.5
6.7
Creation (2009)
Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin
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TO PLAY THE GREAT THINKER
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TO PLAY THE GREAT THINKER
111
6.6
6.4
The Red Baron (2008)
Matthias Schweighöfer as Manfred von Richthofen.
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TO PLAY THE WWI ACE
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TO PLAY THE WWI ACE
geojones100's rating:
406
6.8
6.3
The Edge of Love (2008)
Matthew Rhys as Dylan Thomas
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TO PLAY THE MODERN POET
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TO PLAY THE MODERN POET
geojones100's rating:
2289
7.4
7.5
127 Hours (2010) (2011)
James Franco as Aron Ralston
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TO PLAY THE INSPIRING SURVIVOR
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TO PLAY THE INSPIRING SURVIVOR
geojones100's rating:
1740
7.5
7.8
Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg
as Dicky Eklund and Micky Ward
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TO PLAY BROTHER BOXERS
as Dicky Eklund and Micky Ward
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TO PLAY BROTHER BOXERS
geojones100's rating:
339
6.5
6.8
Naomi Watts and Sean Penn
as
Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson
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TO PLAY CIA AGENT AND AMBASSADOR
as
Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson
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TO PLAY CIA AGENT AND AMBASSADOR
geojones100's rating:
274
6.4
6.7
Gerard Butler as Sam Childers
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TO PLAY PREACHER/PROTECTOR
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TO PLAY PREACHER/PROTECTOR
geojones100's rating:
590
7.1
7.6
The Hurricane (2000)
Denzel Washington as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
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TO PLAY A WOULD-HAVE-BEEN ONE OF THE BEST
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TO PLAY A WOULD-HAVE-BEEN ONE OF THE BEST
680
7.7
7.9
Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown
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TO PLAY THE INSPIRING PAINTER
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TO PLAY THE INSPIRING PAINTER
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6.6
6.5
The Runaways (2010)
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as Joan Jett and Cherrie Currie
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TO PLAY THE ORIGINAL RIOT GRRLS
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TO PLAY THE ORIGINAL RIOT GRRLS
geojones100's rating:
320
5.7
5.9
Jobs (2013)
Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
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TO PLAY THE DREAMER
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TO PLAY THE DREAMER
geojones100's rating:
821
6.2
6.5
J. Edgar (2017)
Leonard Di Caprio as J Edgar Hoover
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TO PLAY THE CRIME-BUSTER
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TO PLAY THE CRIME-BUSTER
geojones100's rating:
276
6.7
7
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon
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TO PLAY THE ULTIMATE ENTERTAINER AND HIS WARD
geojones100's rating:
Beautiful and talented actors go to lengths to play a role, transforming into real-life characters. It's the only way to be remembered: acting ability and not just looks.
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