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The Greatest Movie Star of all time
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:41 pm
Has to be Tom Cruise right?
Despite his weird personal life the dude shits gold.
Clint Eastwood
Harrison Ford
Hanks
Downey
Denzel
Will
All these others are good but dang it Tom Cruise is just a gift to us all and he’s been doing it for his entire career.
Edit to add that Leo is definitely in the Convo
Despite his weird personal life the dude shits gold.
Clint Eastwood
Harrison Ford
Hanks
Downey
Denzel
Will
All these others are good but dang it Tom Cruise is just a gift to us all and he’s been doing it for his entire career.
Edit to add that Leo is definitely in the Convo
This post was edited on 5/26/25 at 7:07 pm
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Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:45 pm to The Eric
of all time...?
The Duke
Fonda
Brando
Oliver
Bogart
Duvall
The Duke
Fonda
Brando
Oliver
Bogart
Duvall
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:47 pm to OWLFAN86
He’s better than all of those.
Some may be better actors, but Tom is a better movie star.
Some may be better actors, but Tom is a better movie star.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:47 pm to The Eric
The recency bias here is amazing.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:49 pm to athenslife101
Recency bias? Tom has been doing this for damn near 40 years. Lol
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:50 pm to The Eric
The list of good/great movies Hanks has been a part of is insane.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:53 pm to OWLFAN86
That is also certainly biased for a certain time period of actors
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:54 pm to The Eric
I’d say that’d fall under current times still.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:54 pm to pbro62
Hanks is definitely up there.
I’d say he’s definitely a better actor, but I feel like more of Tom’s movies are must see.
I’d say he’s definitely a better actor, but I feel like more of Tom’s movies are must see.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:56 pm to The Eric
quote:He's arguably the only actor to have the same "movie star" status that was once more common in the industry, but once you add "of all time" he's just one of many.
Has to be Tom Cruise right?
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:00 pm to Fewer Kilometers
quote:
He's arguably the only actor to have the same "movie star" status that was once more common in the industry, but once you add "of all time" he's just one of many.
I can agree to that. He has outlasted all his contemporaries though. People like Will Smith and Denzel were hot commodities and then poof.
But Tom just shows up and makes fun flicks
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:01 pm to The Eric
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Will
No.
Based on your list, I think it probably is Cruise, followed by Ford. They've got the best combination of critically acclaimed performances combined with multiple franchises. Cruise has Top Gun and Mission Impossible, Ford has Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jack Ryan, Blade Runner and the Marvel bullshite. Both have great longevity. Neither has won an Oscar but both have been nominated, Cruise multiple times. Cruise will probably win one before it's over.
I'm not sure Cruise is the greatest of all time, but he is definitely the greatest over the last forty years.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:03 pm to coolpapaboze
Will smith was well on his way to creating a Lon list of hits…. And then. Poof
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:07 pm to The Eric
Its John Wayne. Cruise is probably top 3 or top 5 though.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:11 pm to coolpapaboze
Harrison Ford has much more range than cruise and makes way more diverse movies over the range of his career. Tom Cruise is the bigger action star though for sure
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:23 pm to athenslife101
IMO it’s Tom Cruise. Tom Hanks is also arguable.
But the true #1 is most likely someone from the golden age of Hollywood. Maybe someone like Brando or Bogart. Back when movies were a MUCH larger part of society and movie stars were true stars and had a certain "aura" that was essentially above normal people.
If I had to choose someone older from back then, I’d maybe choose Jimmy Stewart.
But in all honesty, Marlon Brando may be the true #1. I think we underestimate his stardom since we didn’t live through it.
But the true #1 is most likely someone from the golden age of Hollywood. Maybe someone like Brando or Bogart. Back when movies were a MUCH larger part of society and movie stars were true stars and had a certain "aura" that was essentially above normal people.
If I had to choose someone older from back then, I’d maybe choose Jimmy Stewart.
But in all honesty, Marlon Brando may be the true #1. I think we underestimate his stardom since we didn’t live through it.
This post was edited on 5/27/25 at 8:42 am
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:34 pm to The Eric
It is, and always will be, John Wayne.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:47 pm to The Eric
Jack Nicholson would get my vote
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:48 pm to The Eric
idk, maybe tom cruise
I feel like he left behind his dramatic rolls a little too early in his career.
Can’t deny the star power and the resume
I feel like he left behind his dramatic rolls a little too early in his career.
Can’t deny the star power and the resume
Posted on 5/26/25 at 7:56 pm to pbro62
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The list of good/great movies Hanks has been a part of is insane
Politics aside he has to be top 1-3
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