re: Rank these 5 actors

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Chinatown, The Departed, The Shining, A Few Good Men. Off the top of my head, I'd say those are Jack's best performances; and each of those roles is completely different.

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This is a pretty good list - and while they're different, they're still Jack, too. His off-screen persona is alike another character he plays.

Again, I think Jack is a victim of his own success - much the same way Hanks' great performances are sandwiched by the "real" Tom Hanks and the relatively unsophisticated nature of his early work (Bosom Buddies, Bachelor Party, Splash) - people forget he's a helluva good actor - that run from Philadelphia to Castaway rivals almost any 7 year period for any actor - and I mean, Grant, Stewart, Bogey, Tracy, Jack, Duvall, Brando, DDL - anybody.

But, I digress.