| Actors are ranked according to overall movie critic score |
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| 1 |  | Kevin Costner |  3.0843
| 42 |
- 1980s - 13
- 1990s - 18
- 2000s - 11
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- 1. Bull Durham (1988)
- 2. Field of Dreams (1989)
- 3. For Love of the Game (1999)
- 4. Tin Cup (1996)
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| 2 |  | Talia Shire |  2.9951
| 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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| 3 |  | Sylvester Stallone |  2.9494
| 46 |
- 1970s - 11
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 8
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- 1. Rocky (1976)
- 2. Death Race 2000 (1975)
- 3. Rocky Balboa (2006)
- 4. Rocky II (1979)
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| 4 |  | Jeff Bridges |  2.9344
| 58 |
- 1970s - 15
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Seabiscuit (2003)
- 2. Fat City (1972)
- 3. Surf's Up (2007)
- 4. Stick It (2006)
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| 5 |  | Burt Young |  2.8100
| 78 |
- 1970s - 15
- 1980s - 16
- 1990s - 22
- 2000s - 25
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- 1. Rocky (1976)
- 2. Rocky Balboa (2006)
- 3. Rocky II (1979)
- 4. Rocky III (1982)
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| 6 |  | Tom Cruise |  2.8095
| 31 |
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 10
- 2000s - 9
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- 1. Jerry Maguire (1996)
- 2. Color of Money, The (1986)
- 3. All the Right Moves (1983)
- 4. Days of Thunder (1990)
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| 7 |  | Cathy Moriarty |  2.8049
| 31 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 24
- 2000s - 4
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| 8 |  | Paul Newman |  2.7015
| 58 |
- 1950s - 10
- 1960s - 19
- 1970s - 12
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 5
- 2000s - 5
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- 1. Hustler, The (1961)
- 2. Cars (2006)
- 3. Slap Shot (1977)
- 4. Color of Money, The (1986)
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| 9 |  | Clint Eastwood |  2.6898
| 63 |
- 1950s - 4
- 1960s - 11
- 1970s - 17
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 13
- 2000s - 6
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- 1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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| 10 |  | Denzel Washington |  2.6815
| 40 |
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 12
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- 1. Hurricane, The (1999)
- 2. He Got Game (1998)
- 3. Remember the Titans (2000)
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| 11 |  | Dick Vitale |  2.6083
| 9 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 5
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Hoop Dreams (1994)
- 2. He Got Game (1998)
- 3. Love and Basketball (2000)
- 4. Blue Chips (1994)
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| 12 |  | Robert De Niro |  2.5800
| 79 |
- 1960s - 3
- 1970s - 14
- 1980s - 13
- 1990s - 29
- 2000s - 20
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- 1. Raging Bull (1980)
- 2. Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
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| 13 |  | Burt Reynolds |  2.5729
| 93 |
- 1960s - 8
- 1970s - 21
- 1980s - 22
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 23
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- 1. Longest Yard, The (1974)
- 2. Mystery, Alaska (1999)
- 3. Driven (2001)
- 4. Longest Yard, The (2005)
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| 14 |  | Brian Cox |  2.5709
| 54 |
- 1970s - 2
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 33
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- 1. Boxer, The (1997)
- 2. Rookie, The (2002)
- 3. For Love of the Game (1999)
- 4. Ringer, The (2005)
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| 15 |  | Susan Sarandon |  2.5419
| 68 |
- 1970s - 14
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 18
- 2000s - 24
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| 16 |  | Jay Baruchel |  2.5082
| 9 |
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- 1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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| 17 |  | Morgan Freeman |  2.5082
| 60 |
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 13
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 25
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- 1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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| 18 |  | Jon Voight |  2.5050
| 51 |
- 1960s - 4
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 6
- 1990s - 12
- 2000s - 20
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- 1. Ali (2001)
- 2. Glory Road (2006)
- 3. Varsity Blues (1999)
- 4. Champ, The (1979)
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| 19 |  | Brendan Mackey |  2.4901
| 9 |
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- 1. Touching the Void (2003)
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| 20 |  | Joe Pesci |  2.4749
| 30 |
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 10
- 1990s - 16
- 2000s - 2
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| 21 |  | Frank Vincent |  2.4749
| 48 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 8
- 1990s - 22
- 2000s - 17
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| 22 |  | Amy Madigan |  2.4690
| 25 |
- 1980s - 11
- 1990s - 4
- 2000s - 10
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- 1. Field of Dreams (1989)
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| 23 |  | Kelly Preston |  2.4512
| 39 |
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 15
- 2000s - 12
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- 1. Jerry Maguire (1996)
- 2. For Love of the Game (1999)
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| 24 |  | Dennis Quaid |  2.4282
| 51 |
- 1970s - 6
- 1980s - 16
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 15
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- 1. Breaking Away (1979)
- 2. Rookie, The (2002)
- 3. Any Given Sunday (1999)
- 4. Tough Enough (1983)
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| 25 |  | Allan Malamud |  2.4235
| 8 |
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- 1. Raging Bull (1980)
- 2. Tin Cup (1996)
- 3. Cobb (1994)
- 4. Blue Chips (1994)
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| 26 |  | Simone Griffeth |  2.4176
| 6 |
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- 1. Death Race 2000 (1975)
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| 27 |  | Renee Zellweger |  2.4131
| 19 |
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- 1. Cinderella Man (2005)
- 2. 8 Seconds (1994)
- 3. Leatherheads (2008)
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| 28 |  | James Woods |  2.4073
| 64 |
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 23
- 2000s - 16
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- 1. Surf's Up (2007)
- 2. Any Given Sunday (1999)
- 3. Diggstown (1992)
- 4. Play It To the Bone (1999)
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| 29 |  | Barbara Hershey |  2.3896
| 41 |
- 1960s - 3
- 1970s - 8
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 15
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Hoosiers (1986)
- 2. Natural, The (1984)
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| 30 |  | Cuba Gooding Jr. |  2.3762
| 36 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 13
- 2000s - 20
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- 1. Jerry Maguire (1996)
- 2. Radio (2003)
- 3. Snow Dogs (2002)
- 4. Gladiator (1992)
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| 31 |  | Gene Hackman |  2.3741
| 84 |
- 1960s - 11
- 1970s - 21
- 1980s - 19
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 12
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- 1. Hoosiers (1986)
- 2. Replacements, The (2000)
- 3. Downhill Racer (1969)
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| 32 |  | Carl Weathers |  2.3734
| 19 |
- 1970s - 8
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 3
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Rocky (1976)
- 2. Rocky II (1979)
- 3. Rocky III (1982)
- 4. Happy Gilmore (1996)
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| 33 |  | Piper Laurie |  2.3660
| 44 |
- 1950s - 17
- 1960s - 2
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 4
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| 34 |  | Rene Russo |  2.3658
| 18 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 12
- 2000s - 5
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- 1. Major League (1989)
- 2. Tin Cup (1996)
- 3. Two for the Money (2005)
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| 35 |  | Peter Jason |  2.3569
| 57 |
- 1970s - 2
- 1980s - 24
- 1990s - 12
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Seabiscuit (2003)
- 2. Karate Kid, The (1984)
- 3. Undisputed (2002)
- 4. Kicking & Screaming (2005)
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| 36 |  | Anne Revere |  2.3438
| 37 |
- 1930s - 1
- 1940s - 31
- 1950s - 2
- 1970s - 3
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- 1. National Velvet (1944)
- 2. Body and Soul (1947)
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| 37 |  | Tony Burton |  2.3438
| 30 |
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 6
- 1990s - 10
- 2000s - 5
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- 1. Rocky (1976)
- 2. Rocky Balboa (2006)
- 3. Rocky II (1979)
- 4. Rocky III (1982)
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| 38 |  | Kurt Russell |  2.3428
| 47 |
- 1960s - 6
- 1970s - 7
- 1980s - 13
- 1990s - 10
- 2000s - 11
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- 1. Miracle (2004)
- 2. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
- 3. Best of Times, The (1986)
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| 39 |  | Ed Lauter |  2.3350
| 81 |
- 1970s - 17
- 1980s - 21
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 26
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- 1. Seabiscuit (2003)
- 2. Longest Yard, The (1974)
- 3. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- 4. Longest Yard, The (2005)
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| 40 |  | Will Ferrell |  2.3302
| 31 |
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- 1. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- 2. Blades of Glory (2007)
- 3. Kicking & Screaming (2005)
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| 41 |  | David Strathairn |  2.3227
| 62 |
- 1980s - 14
- 1990s - 26
- 2000s - 22
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- 1. League of Their Own, A (1992)
- 2. Eight Men Out (1988)
- 3. We Are Marshall (2006)
- 4. We Are... Marshall (2006)
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| 42 |  | Michelle Rodriguez |  2.3109
| 9 |
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- 1. Girlfight (2000)
- 2. Blue Crush (2002)
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| 43 |  | Dennis Christopher |  2.3093
| 28 |
- 1970s - 6
- 1980s - 9
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Breaking Away (1979)
- 2. Chariots of Fire (1981)
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| 44 |  | Kirsten Berman |  2.3050
| 6 |
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- 1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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| 45 |  | Riki Lindhome |  2.3050
| 5 |
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- 1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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| 46 |  | Sunshine Chantal Parkman |  2.3050
| 1 |
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- 1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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| 47 |  | Morgan Eastwood |  2.3050
| 1 |
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- 1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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| 48 |  | Nina Avetisova |  2.3050
| 4 |
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- 1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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| 49 |  | Gaby Hoffmann |  2.3042
| 18 |
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 5
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- 1. Field of Dreams (1989)
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| 50 |  | Arthur Agee |  2.3041
| 2 |
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