Top 10 Best Gary Oldman Movies
03/10/2013
Long before Gary Oldman became a staple of summer popcorn movies, he had already developed a strong cult following for playing deliciously dark (Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula), terrifyingly sadistic (Warden Glenn in Murder in the First) and mesmerizingly maniacal (Norman Stansfield in Léon: The Professional) villains. The man once dubbed "psycho deluxe" for his over-the-top bad guy roles plays the hero more often than not these days, but when he funnels the same energy and intensity into quieter performances they simmer, as in his Oscar-winning role as disgraced spy George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Punk rocker, vampire, drug dealer, corrupt cop, good cop, shapeshifting wizard, spy — Oldman masterfully played each character with zeal, but which roles were his best?
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The Professional (1994) -
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011) -
The Dark Knight (2008) -
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) -
Sid and Nancy (1986) -
True Romance (1993) -
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) -
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) -
The Fifth Element (1997) -
JFK (1991) - Honorable Mention
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
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Batman Begins (2005) -
Immortal Beloved (1994) -
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) -
State of Grace (1990) -
The Book of Eli (2010) -
Prick Up Your Ears (1987) -
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) -
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) -
Air Force One (1997) -
The Contender (2000) -
Murder in the First (1995) -
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) -
Taxi Driver (1976) -
Vertigo (1958) -
Juice (1992) -
Jackie Brown (1997) -
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) -
Tiptoes (2003) -
Bomb the System (2003) -
Basquiat (1996) -
Quest for Camelot (1998) -
The Unborn (2009) -
Red Riding Hood (2011) -
A Christmas Carol (2009) - Meantime (1983)
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Hannibal (2001) -
BackWoods (2006) - Guns, Girls and Gambling (2011)
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