Actors and Actresses who can save any film

[Jack Bauer]

A couple of days ago I was listening to a show and they were talking about bad films. One of the films mention was Striptease. Someone then said "It has Ving Rhames in it and he can save any film." That got me thinking which actors and/or actresses can save any film boring or bad. Here are my top 5:

Actors

1. Laurence Fishburne and Sam Jackson (Tied)
2. Bruce Campbell
3. Liam Neeson
4. Brad Dourif
5. James Woods

Actresses

1. Rosario Dawson
2. Scarlett Johansson
3. Hilary Swank
4. Uma Thurman
5. Patricia Arquette

 

[Obsidian]

Christopher Walken and Liam Neeson

 

[WorthyStevens]

Morgan Freeman

 

[The Dark Defender]

Anthony Hopkins.

 

[tzarinna]

Cate Blanchett.

 

[The Shredder]

Jennifer Connelly.

 

[Jack Bauer]

Jennifer Connelly.

I knew I forgot someone.

 

[The Shape]

A couple of days ago I was listening to a show and they were talking about bad films. One of the films mention was Striptease. Someone then said "It has Ving Rhames in it and he can save any film." That got me thinking which actors and/or actresses can save any film boring or bad. Here are my top 5:

Actors

1. Laurence Fishburne and Sam Jackson (Tied)
2. Bruce Campbell
3. Liam Neeson
4. Brad Dourif
5. James Woods

Actresses

1. Rosario Dawson
2. Scarlett Johansson
3. Hilary Swank
4. Uma Thurman
5. Patricia Arquette

Uma Thurman saved Batman and Robin?

 

[Jack Bauer]

Uma Thurman saved Batman and Robin?

Blame Joel or the writer for that. But I was talking about the films of hers that bomb but she still "saved" the film. And by save I mean watchable.

 

[Hades]

Johnny Depp.

How could nobody have mentioned him yet

 

[The Shredder]

I knew I forgot someone.

It happens.

 

[Caliber]

Anthony Hopkins.

Any movie with him in it is great.

 

[Flexo]

Ron Perlman

 

[Caliber]

Ron Perlman

Hes really easy to forget about but hes a great actor.

 

[WeaponZ2]

Christopher Walken and Liam Neeson

First guy I thought of.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Jack Nicholson.

 

[TKing]

Jim Carrey.

 

[Majik1387]

Jared Leto

 

[Edd Extraordinaire]

Tom Hanks

 

[Edd Extraordinaire]

Liam Neeson, Ed Norton, Christopher Walken, Bill Murray.

 

[The Shredder]

Jack Nicholson.

Cant believe I forgot him.

EDIT: Add Christian Bale as well. That guy is awesome.

 

[unknownuser]

I'd have said Edward Norton but then I remembered Keeping the Faith and more recently...The Illusionist

 

[7Hells]

I dont think any actor could save a bad film. If the script is bad its going to be bad no matter what.

But for fun!
(besides those who have already been listed for the most part)
Emma Thompson
Alan Rickman
The two Dames
Jodie Foster
Peter Sarsgaard
Tobey Maguire
Charlize Theron

 

[mister Lennon]

I think that this is a matter of personal taste, naturally, each person will post their personal favourites because they liked it even in a bad film. For example, Walken saved click? Sam Jackson saved snakes on a plane? Uma saved batman and robin? Only a few examples. I will put some ones who are good in all the films, but being good doesnt mean that they save the film, only their part:

Julie Christie

Helen Mirren

Peter Sellers

John Hurt

Peter O'toole

Vanessa Redgrave

Charles Chaplin

Charles Laughton

Alec Guinness

Anne Bancroft

Shirley Maclaine

Really, i cant find a bad performance from those actors, but yes bad films.

 

[7Hells]

Jeff Bridges
Chris Cooper
Both totally underated, especially Cooper.
Nicole Kidman is definately a runner up.