| Actors are ranked according to overall movie critic score |
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| 1 |  | Elijah Wood |  3.4783
| 34 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 16
- 2000s - 17
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Happy Feet (2006)
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| 2 |  | Harrison Ford |  3.4320
| 41 |
- 1960s - 2
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 10
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 6
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- 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- 2. Star Wars (1977)
- 3. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 4. Apocalypse Now (1979)
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| 3 |  | Viggo Mortensen |  3.3996
| 12 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Crimson Tide (1995)
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| 4 |  | Matt Damon |  3.3649
| 37 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 25
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- 1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 2. Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)
- 3. Courage Under Fire (1996)
- 4. Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)
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| 5 |  | Liv Tyler |  3.3079
| 23 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Armageddon (1998)
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| 6 |  | Laurence Olivier |  3.2393
| 59 |
- 1930s - 13
- 1940s - 9
- 1950s - 6
- 1960s - 11
- 1970s - 12
- 1980s - 8
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- 1. Spartacus (1960)
- 2. Khartoum (1966)
- 3. Bridge Too Far, A (1977)
- 4. Marathon Man (1976)
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| 7 |  | Tom Cruise |  3.2285
| 31 |
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 10
- 2000s - 9
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- 1. Collateral (2004)
- 2. Minority Report (2002)
- 3. Top Gun (1986)
- 4. War of the Worlds (2005)
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| 8 |  | Cate Blanchett |  3.2255
| 33 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
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| 9 |  | Mel Gibson |  3.2218
| 40 |
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 11
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 11
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- 1. Braveheart (1995)
- 2. Lethal Weapon (1987)
- 3. Mad Max (1979)
- 4. Mad Max 2 (1981)
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| 10 |  | Miranda Otto |  3.2197
| 29 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 15
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 3. Thin Red Line, The (1998)
- 4. War of the Worlds (2005)
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| 11 |  | Orlando Bloom |  3.1682
| 17 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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| 12 |  | Hugo Weaving |  3.1639
| 36 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Happy Feet (2006)
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| 13 |  | Keanu Reeves |  3.1550
| 46 |
- 1980s - 10
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 17
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- 1. Speed (1994)
- 2. Matrix, The (1999)
- 3. Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
- 4. Scanner Darkly, A (2006)
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| 14 |  | Gustav Fröhlich |  3.1357
| 68 |
- 1920s - 15
- 1930s - 26
- 1940s - 14
- 1950s - 12
- 1960s - 1
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| 15 |  | Kenny Baker |  3.1356
| 14 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 9
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 3. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 4. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
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| 16 |  | Natalie Portman |  3.1337
| 28 |
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- 1. Professional, The (1994)
- 2. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 3. Heat (1995)
- 4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
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| 17 |  | Alfred Abel |  3.1307
| 68 |
- 1910s - 7
- 1920s - 33
- 1930s - 28
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| 18 |  | Sean Connery |  3.1243
| 70 |
- 1950s - 7
- 1960s - 13
- 1970s - 18
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 15
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. From Russia with Love (1963)
- 2. Goldfinger (1964)
- 3. Dr. No (1962)
- 4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
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| 19 |  | Talia Shire |  3.1148
| 35 |
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 8
- 1980s - 6
- 1990s - 12
- 2000s - 8
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- 1. Rocky (1976)
- 2. Rocky Balboa (2006)
- 3. Rocky II (1979)
- 4. Rocky III (1982)
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| 20 |  | Kirk Douglas |  3.1051
| 79 |
- 1940s - 8
- 1950s - 24
- 1960s - 21
- 1970s - 12
- 1980s - 6
- 1990s - 5
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Spartacus (1960)
- 2. Vikings, The (1958)
- 3. War Wagon, The (1967)
- 4. Big Trees, The (1952)
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| 21 |  | Uma Thurman |  3.0986
| 33 |
- 1980s - 4
- 1990s - 15
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
- 2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- 3. Paycheck (2003)
- 4. Avengers, The (1998)
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| 22 |  | Gary Oldman |  3.0960
| 39 |
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 16
- 2000s - 16
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- 1. Dark Knight, The (2008)
- 2. Batman Begins (2005)
- 3. True Romance (1993)
- 4. Professional, The (1994)
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| 23 |  | Mark Wahlberg |  3.0860
| 24 |
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- 1. Three Kings (1999)
- 2. Italian Job, The (2003)
- 3. Perfect Storm, The (2000)
- 4. Corruptor, The (1999)
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| 24 |  | Brigitte Helm |  3.0839
| 25 |
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| 25 |  | Will Smith |  3.0814
| 23 |
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- 1. Men in Black (1997)
- 2. Independence Day (1996)
- 3. Enemy of the State (1998)
- 4. Bad Boys (1995)
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| 26 |  | Karen Allen |  3.0703
| 35 |
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 10
- 2000s - 10
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- 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- 2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- 3. Perfect Storm, The (2000)
- 4. Wanderers, The (1979)
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| 27 |  | Andy Serkis |  3.0647
| 32 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. King Kong (2005)
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| 28 |  | Sylvester Stallone |  3.0586
| 46 |
- 1970s - 11
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 8
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- 1. Rocky (1976)
- 2. Death Race 2000 (1975)
- 3. First Blood (1982)
- 4. Rocky Balboa (2006)
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| 29 |  | Halle Berry |  3.0333
| 28 |
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- 1. X2: X-Men United (2003)
- 2. X-Men (2000)
- 3. Executive Decision (1996)
- 4. Die Another Day (2002)
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| 30 |  | Brad Pitt |  3.0319
| 38 |
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Thelma & Louise (1991)
- 2. True Romance (1993)
- 3. Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007)
- 4. Spy Game (2001)
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| 31 |  | Steve McQueen |  3.0287
| 22 |
- 1950s - 4
- 1960s - 10
- 1970s - 5
- 1980s - 2
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Great Escape, The (1963)
- 2. Bullitt (1968)
- 3. Towering Inferno, The (1974)
- 4. Dust to Glory (2005)
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| 32 |  | Robert De Niro |  3.0281
| 79 |
- 1960s - 3
- 1970s - 14
- 1980s - 13
- 1990s - 29
- 2000s - 20
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- 1. Midnight Run (1988)
- 2. Heat (1995)
- 3. Ronin (1998)
- 4. Cop Land (1997)
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| 33 |  | Samuel L. Jackson |  3.0255
| 84 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 6
- 1990s - 43
- 2000s - 32
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- 1. Incredibles, The (2004)
- 2. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
- 3. Out of Sight (1998)
- 4. True Romance (1993)
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| 34 |  | Bruce Willis |  3.0243
| 48 |
- 1980s - 6
- 1990s - 24
- 2000s - 18
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- 1. Die Hard (1988)
- 2. Sin City (2005)
- 3. Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- 4. Die Hard 2 (1990)
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| 35 |  | John Hollis |  3.0174
| 9 |
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 4
- 1980s - 4
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- 1. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 2. Superman (1978)
- 3. Superman II (1980)
- 4. Flash Gordon (1980)
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| 36 |  | Christian Bale |  3.0156
| 33 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Dark Knight, The (2008)
- 2. Batman Begins (2005)
- 3. Rescue Dawn (2007)
- 4. Prestige, The (2006)
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| 37 |  | Clint Eastwood |  2.9995
| 63 |
- 1950s - 4
- 1960s - 11
- 1970s - 17
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 13
- 2000s - 6
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- 1. Unforgiven (1992)
- 2. Dirty Harry (1971)
- 3. Fistful of Dollars, A (1964)
- 4. Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976)
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| 38 |  | Kirsten Dunst |  2.9993
| 37 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2. Spider-Man (2002)
- 3. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- 4. Jumanji (1995)
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| 39 |  | Denzel Washington |  2.9924
| 40 |
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 12
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- 1. Glory (1989)
- 2. Courage Under Fire (1996)
- 3. Crimson Tide (1995)
- 4. Siege, The (1998)
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| 40 |  | Burnell Tucker |  2.9921
| 19 |
- 1960s - 6
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 2. Superman (1978)
- 3. Flash Gordon (1980)
- 4. U-571 (2000)
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| 41 |  | Lois Maxwell |  2.9910
| 48 |
- 1940s - 8
- 1950s - 14
- 1960s - 11
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 5
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. From Russia with Love (1963)
- 2. Goldfinger (1964)
- 3. Dr. No (1962)
- 4. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
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| 42 |  | Famke Janssen |  2.9905
| 29 |
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- 1. X2: X-Men United (2003)
- 2. X-Men (2000)
- 3. GoldenEye (1995)
- 4. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
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| 43 |  | Ian McKellen |  2.9831
| 37 |
- 1960s - 3
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 12
- 2000s - 15
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. X2: X-Men United (2003)
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| 44 |  | Juliette Lewis |  2.9819
| 38 |
- 1980s - 4
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 17
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- 1. Strange Days (1995)
- 2. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- 3. Natural Born Killers (1994)
- 4. Starsky & Hutch (2004)
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| 45 |  | Kurt Russell |  2.9723
| 47 |
- 1960s - 6
- 1970s - 7
- 1980s - 13
- 1990s - 10
- 2000s - 11
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- 1. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
- 2. Escape from New York (1981)
- 3. Breakdown (1997)
- 4. Breakdown (1997)
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| 46 |  | Katie Jackson |  2.9712
| 3 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
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| 47 |  | Meg Ryan |  2.9703
| 34 |
- 1980s - 9
- 1990s - 16
- 2000s - 9
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- 1. Courage Under Fire (1996)
- 2. Top Gun (1986)
- 3. Innerspace (1987)
- 4. Proof of Life (2000)
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| 48 |  | Jeff Bridges |  2.9661
| 58 |
- 1970s - 15
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Iron Man (2008)
- 2. Tron (1982)
- 3. King Kong (1976)
- 4. Surf's Up (2007)
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| 49 |  | Sean Astin |  2.9640
| 40 |
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 13
- 2000s - 22
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Courage Under Fire (1996)
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| 50 |  | Judi Dench |  2.9538
| 38 |
- 1960s - 5
- 1970s - 2
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 8
- 2000s - 16
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- 1. Casino Royale (2006)
- 2. GoldenEye (1995)
- 3. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- 4. Die Another Day (2002)
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