Adding more to what Jonny already did. Also, we all have agreed movies and actors are all about our own personal choices and I am glad we aren't bickering as we always do :) I am listing few movies of some notable actors other than their great ones, few of my favorites. 1. Sean Penn - I liked him better in Milk than in Mystic River. Also not even close to his acting skills in present days, his role in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' was also very funny. Also, Dead man walking made me hate him. 2. I am glad Raju mentioned Daniel Day Lewis - I have been an ardent fan of him since 'My left foot' 3. Kevin Costner in 'Dances with the wolves' 4. Kevin Spacey's  most underrated movie 'The Shrink' 5. Jamie Lee Curtis in 'The Fish called Wanda' 6. Other than 'Rain Man' and 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'The Graduate' I also liked Hoffman in 'Last chance Harvey' 7. Has anyone seen Coen brother's Miller's Crossing? 8. Billy Bob Thorton in 'The man who wasn't there' and 'Monster's ball' 9. Michael Douglas in 'Romancing the stone' and 'Wall Street' (old version). 10. Jack Nicholson in 'As good as it gets' 11. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind - Carrey and Winslet 12. Being John Malkovich - John Cusack and John Malkovich 13. The dude Jeff Bridges in 'Big Lebowski' 14. Julia Roberts in 'Notting Hill' 15. Hugh Grant in 'Four Weddings and a funeral' 16. Ewan McGregor in 'The Big Fish' and 'Trainspotting' 17. Bob Duvall in 'The secondhand Lions' and 'Open range' 18. Natalie Portman in 'The Garden State' 19. De Niro  and Robin Williams in 'Awakenings' 20. Felicity Huffman in 'Transamerica' 21. KK Mennon - Gulal 22. I wish he retained doing such thriller but he clearly didn't Neil Nitin Mukesh in 'Johnny Gaddar' 23. Juliet Binoche in 'Chocolat' 24. Kate Hudson in 'Almost Famous' 25. Christian Bale and Russell Crowe in '3:10 to Yuma' 26. Denzel Washington in 'The Book of Eli' 27. Jen Lawrence in 'Winter's Bone' 28. An independent movie called ' Frozen River ' 29. Ken Watanabe in 'Letters from Iwo Zima' I went overboard, I know.....SORRY! :)

behoove_me · Jun 12, 2012 4:09 PM

When I see somebody judge others judgement, like above thread, it makes me cringe. Art is art, not science. This very definition makes it subjective. What defines a good artist and what makes one artist bad is very subjective and rather complicated. Just because somebody is acting all natural, doesn't make him/her an actor. Performing is one part of acting, but you have to understand the difference. Daniel Day Lewis is considered a top-echelon artist. Look at his last memorable movie: There will be blood; a brilliant performance piece. Some critics argued, though, that it wasn't natural. He still is a great actor of our time. In Bollywood, you either love or hate Nana Patekar; he could be over the top - over acting Or just right for some. He is a great performer, now is he is a good actor? Most will say yes, some hard critics might disagree. Hari Vansha dai, in that terms, is a great performer. I agree his acting is not as deep as others mentioned above but this is what the situation required. Is Heath Ledger a great actor? If you think of The Dark Night or the Broke Back Mountain then you will agree, if you think of other chick flicks he acted in then you might argue otherwise. He was doing his job according to what it demanded. My point thus is that you have to see things in context. Hari Vansha dai was good because he was more than apt for what he was catering.

Stiffler · Jun 12, 2012 4:21 PM

Ok, my thread was referring to 2 threads above.

Stiffler · Jun 12, 2012 4:27 PM

Stiffler, I put Haribansa at the same level as Amitabh bachhan, Ashok Kumar, Madan Das Shrestha, he is an okay actor and a great person but not a great actor. No one in Nepali movie industry are natural great actors. I have lots of respect for MAHA Jodi but i know they are not natural actors.

SAP Dude · Jun 12, 2012 5:00 PM

 Hollywood :  Matt Damon (Saving Private Ryan, Bourne Series, The Talented Mr. Ripley) Leonardo DiCaprio (Basketball Diaries, The Departed, Blood Diamond, Catch me if you can)  - I can't think of any bad movies by this guy.  Kevin Spacey (The life of David Gale, The Usual suspects, se7en, American Beauty) Denzel Washington (The Bone Collector, Training Day, Man on Fire, American Gangster) Edward Norton (American History X, The Illusionist) Russell Crowe (Gladiator, L.A. Confidential, A Beautiful Mind) Tom Hanks (The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump) Michael Caine (The Prestige, Batman 1,2)  Al Pacino (Carlito's Way, Scarface, Heat, The Godfather II)  Bollywood :  Naseruddin Shah (most talented Indian actor, imo), Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan I absolutely can't stand Shahrukh Khan. He's got to be the most overrated actor, ever. 

riddle · Jun 12, 2012 5:55 PM

 For actresses, Jodie Foster, Keira Knightley, Meryl Streep.  Among Kollywood Actresses, I love Tripti Bhatnagar (KC?). I've never watched any of her movies but my word, she is a babe, isn't she?! 

riddle · Jun 12, 2012 5:57 PM

 Blasphemy! I forgot my doll, Natalie Portman! 

riddle · Jun 12, 2012 5:59 PM

SAP I think that's a fair statement. Also, saying Hari Bansha wasn't the greatest actor is not a disrespect to him. I think we can all agree that he is one of our brightest star.

Stiffler · Jun 12, 2012 7:42 PM

I don't watch much TV.  It has been ages since I last went to a movie theater.  So, for me, NETFLIX jindaabad!! Movies from my 2012 activity list in Netflix that I rated 4 stars or above: Enter Nowhere Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Nine Queens Midnight in Paris Rise of the Planet of Apes Delhi Belly Jaane tu ya jaane na Well done abba              Loot was the only Nepali movie I have watched so far this year.  Unfortunately, it was terrible. TV series from my 2010 - 2012 activity list in Netflix that I rated 4 stars or above: Battlestar Gallactica Dr. Who (post 2005) Foyle's War (5 stars) White Chapel: season 1 Big Love The Pacific Tudors Sherlock: season 1 MI-5 Doc Martin (5 stars) Lost  (5 stars) - one season in the middle was not that good, I would rate it 3.5 stars. Downton Abbey: Season 1 Weeds Luther Avaatar the last airbender: animated series The Winds of War 3rd Rock from the sun That 70's show - the last season was a let down Spartacus The IT Crowd 24 Firefly Jericho Coupling - British version Wire in the Blood Dexter As you can see, I am a big British TV buff.

sgy · Jun 12, 2012 8:35 PM

Following movies made me think about them many days/weeks/months afterwards: Inception Man From Earth Hotel Rwanda

sgy · Jun 12, 2012 8:38 PM

Nepal ko actor actress lie k acting garna aauchha ra ?  Ya Movie is just for entertainment and who entertain most he is the good actor right ? Got a lot of suggestion Thanks guys hahaha GOOD NIGHTY.

druggist · Jun 12, 2012 9:24 PM

 Excellent crowd-sourced resource.

Nepali_American · Jun 14, 2012 8:12 AM

Movies I found missing from the list: The Pursuit of Happyness 500 days of Summer

bairagiKancho · Jun 14, 2012 1:07 PM

If you like animation: Wall-E UP Finding Nemo Madagascar (havent watched III) Happy Feet

bairagiKancho · Jun 14, 2012 1:13 PM

 @bairagikanchho, Good choice of movies. Joseph Gordon was brilliant in '500 Days of Summer'.  He should have won this years Oscar for '50/50', but he was not even nominated. Same for Charile Theron in 'Young Adult'.  I think its not only the acting but being suitable for the roles actor/actress play in the movie. For instance, whenever I think of Jim Morrison Val Kilmer's image comes in my mind he was so perfect for that role. 

adventurer · Jun 14, 2012 1:48 PM