American Beauty is quite simply one of the greatest acting performances of all time. Kevin Spacey fully embodies the mid-life crisis, while creating a ticking-bomb of which is full of wit. Magnificent!!!
American Beauty was a well scripted movie. So was usual suspects. I like house of cards as well. There are many gifted actors who could have played those parts. (read the lines well) Unfortunately for the producers, cast and others involved in the future royalties, the powers that be didn't listen to the rumors about Spacey and went with him as lead. Pedo rumors about Spacey have been circulating in Hollywood for years. Huge movies out of circulation. Can anyone tell me where I might find the Cosby show still airing?
Sean Pultz unfortunately artistic talent often creates insufferable egotism & sociopathic behavior. One believes the entire world only exists to be used by you, however u please. Then again, their are born sociopaths like Donald Trump(no talents just ego).
+Austin Boylan What is your opinion on Jared Letto ? I think he is the best actor of the younger generation, but i'd like to know what do you think about him because you seem to know your shit...
Every performance of this guy is so stunning, and I feel like he is a little underrated. One of my personal favorite actors of all time, he is amazing.
Lol I couldn't help but notice your profile picture, I recently watched Inglorious Bastards, only for Christoph Waltz, and it introduced me to the world of Quentin Tarantino. I know you could probably care less, but I just had to point it out
+Mackenzie Clark You are in for a treat! While he makes movies quite different to those where Spacey would act, Tarantino is an amazing director, definitely watch all of his movies and the Hateful Eight has just been released which is supposed to be great too!
Honestly, I just reviewed this and I can't say that he's a great or even a good actor, to me anyway- compared to Pacino in his prime or Daniel Day-Lewis I just don't see it- his voice is so weak and doesn't express emotion well, most of the actors I have seen in community theater are much better in my opinion- his facial expression aren't convincing either. DeNiro and Tom Hanks are both vastly better, Keven Spacey is so weak as an actor.
+Heather S Seriously, the guy is a master at his craft! Clearly one of the best actors of our time. He's the only Hollywood actor that I know of who can get into character right on the spot without a script or even practicing. I watched the video clip of him on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon reading House of Cards scripts that were written by little kids, and the guy was absolutely perfect!
To be fair, he did play a perfect role in CoD:AW. I knew I saw him from somewhere, didn't know he was such a great actor overall. After seeing his other performances, they picked the perfect actor to play Jonathan Irons.
+Alexander Peake Actually technically Lecter is Lithuanian (in the books), but it was changed for The Silence of the Lambs to fit the actor, and so could probably easily be changed to American for Kevin Spacey. But in any case, he's probably good enough of an actor to pull off a lot of accents (his knack at impersonations is good evidence).
One of the best film actors of all time, it was a pleasure and still is to watch his wonderful work. It's a shame how things ended up but you can't ignore the decades of superb acting coming from this man.
Paused the video. Went on Netflix to see if The Usual Suspects was on there. It was. Watched The Usual Suspects. Made a Facebook post talking about how great of a movie it was. Returns to video to leave this comment.
I'm not a hater of his acting, I'm a hater for his crime. Just because he can act doesn't excuse the crime. Hey, Saddam Hussein tortured many people in Iraq, but if you kept that but add him as a great actor, then that's good right?
Totally. I don't hate Adolf Hitler either. I mean when he took over Germany in the year 1933, Germany's GNI, Gross National Income went from 60$ to over 100$. He did wonders for Germany, but of course his head was fucked up in the sense that he thought others had to die. So in a similar sense, i don't hate Hitler, i hate his crimes.
I mean most of the haters you're talking about are not his haters because of his acting but because he's an absolute trashbag of a human being which i think is quite reasonable!!
House of Cards, is the show I actually judge other shows by. Kevin Spacey aside, the show is brilliant, well paced, flawless in its execution, and well....Robin Wright + Kevin Spacey is one of the most brilliant couples ever.
Good ones, but mine are Kevin and Cristopher walken. I'm not sure, but i think they're for the same reasons. Though given their acting talents, these reasons are very unspecific
+Sitizen Kane Good choice. But Gary Oldman is a great Actor who the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Bullshit -never recognise. He makes great acting look too easy !
Mithrandir Oldman is so much fun to watch. He is a self-proclaimed "over-actor" but his acting style and especially voicing/accents are amazing. Spacey has this kind of monotonous tone to him but sounds surprisingly emotional at the same time. I don't know how he does it.
Not even sure if there is any one actor who is on par with him. To me, he is the best thespian in the entire solar system. No offense to de Niro, Hoffman, Pacino, Brando, etc. Albeit, maybe there is one but she is a she: Streep. How I wish they could have done a film together. Their tiny scene in Heartburn is not enough.
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孙明亮 That's great! "Beauty" & "Suspects" are two of his -- or anyone's -- best performances. Intelligent people realize he's a genuine film genius. My nephew, a thespian himself, got to act & interact with Spacey! I have to admit I'm jealous of the "kid."
10 - The Ref 09 - The Life Of David Gale 08 - LA Confidential 07 - Swimming With Sharks 06 - Glengary Glen Ross 05 - Midnight In The Garden Of Good & Evil 04 - Seven 03 - House Of Cards 02 - The Usual Suspects 01 - American Beauty
Agreed. And I don't care what people say, my notifications are off. He who is without Sin cast the first stone. We will all be judged in the end. We are all guilty of something and have secrets to hide. Just saying...
Helen Durth The BBC "House of Cards" television show (18 November 1990 - 9 December 1990) about the British parliament, which in turn is based on the book "House of Cards" written by Michael Dobbs.
+Stoneman180190 *DON'T SEE THIS AS A START OF A FLAME WAR, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING!* I don't think so, his too friendly "fatherly" face isn't really meant for a crazed psychopathic killer like joker. That's just my opinion, and I'm sure that if he was to play the joker he would of course nailed it. I don't know though, I wouldn't really cast him as a joker.
+Levi vB his face isn't meant for a "crazed psychopathic killer" He played one in Se7en and it was amazing. He's not quirky enough though. Joker is flamboyant and a showman. Kevin Spacey is amazing because of his ability to seemingly have no emotions or remorse. wouldn't work as a joker in that regard.
Oh I forgot, I'm not allowed to be a Kevin Spacey fan anymore. Never mind a lifetime of incredible work and talent. Someone said something on Twitter, so by the rules of Neo McCarthyism he's now dead to me. Courts of law be dammed.
He admitted acting inappropriately towards a 14 year old and with14 other accusers, it's a little more than something on twitter. Just because he read lines well in well written roles does not excuse him from scaring children for the rest of their lives. John Wayne Gacy played a clown for sick kids in hospitals and by all accounts, he was good as Pogo but raping and killing 33 young men and boys kinda overshadows that. As well it should.
Kristýna Poláčková If you read my post you will see I never actually equated the two. I was using hyperbole. It wasn't a just 14 year old rape as you say, to date the number has topped 30. His molestation should not be overlooked because he can read scrips well. brzy na slyšenou
Kevin Spacey is simply brilliant ! :) My favorite roles he did was in American Beauty, The Usual Suspects, A Time To Kill , Se7en, Pay it Forward, The Negotiator, LA Confidential and House of Cards .
Francis Underwood was the role that really turned me on to Kevin Spacey. Most of his most famous roles were when I was too young to watch his movies, so I wasn’t too familiar with him. So glad he was cast on House of Cards before being exposed. The last season was NOT the same without him.
He is one of those rare people (much like Robert Downey, Jr.) who can do it all. Genius, gifted, and talents in so many areas I don't know how he decides what to do next. The first role I saw him in was as a psychopath in the TV series "Wiseguy" He was only in a few episodes, probably less than ten, but he was spectacular! I watched for him after that and haven't been disappointed yet. I wish I could see him live, especially if in a musical so I can watch him sing!
I love K-Pax. To this day, I am still uncertain whether or not his character was an alien living in a crazy man's body until he could travel home, or a crazy man who thought he was an alien who could predict future events - had knowledge of the universe that made astronomers stand in awe - and predicted his death to the millisecond. The part of the movie where he's remembering stumbling on the murder/rape of his wife and daughter made me so sad that I became nauseous.
I agree with you, that movie was an intense roller emotional coaster, one thing for sure it made you think and question. after all what caused the electrical effects?, The ending is so sad, that we the viewer wishes he was an Alien, we wish he was from K=Pax, because the reality is sick. so in essence we are put into his shoes.
I am with you, as well. I am positive that the movie suggests he *was* an alien. Don't forget he took the girl with him back to K-Pax and left the traumatized guy behind. The concept is complicated and masterfully given. To me, this is the No 1. A great actor and an exemplary performance in a story that needed great mastery to be given right.
i think that he was more of a guardian angel because he said he looked over Prot and only came when he was needed and i think when he says K-PAX hes referring to heaven
I believe that Prot was an alien entity that used the body of Robert Porter to enter a human form. When he went back to K-PAX he left the body behind. The person we're seeing at the end is the real Robert Porter. He's brain damaged and non-responsive as a result of his drowning incident.
Kevin can do it all!!! So freakin talented... brilliant actor, awesome in impersonations and more than a decent singer as well. I wonder, is there anything he can't do? I put him in 2nd place(alongside Hanks and Sean Penn) for best actor of our generation(that excludes Pacino/De Niro/Nicholson/Hoffman etc). No.1 is Day Lewis!
Joshua Osborne ....very true American Beauty did basically put Kevin Spacy on the MAP but he has had so many great characters over the years pinning them down into a top ten list would be a hard pressed task . Although American Beauty is #1 and it is a GREAT movie I was MORE IMPRESSED with Pay it Forward tied with The Negotiator ....excellent actor and brilliant performances !!!!
There are so many great performances by Kevin Spacey but the one most often overlooked is his early breakout performance as Mel Profit in the second season of "Wiseguy" starring Ken Wahl written by Stephen J. Cannell and co-staring as his Sister in Crime Joan Severance, he stole the show, he made it look easy just like Brando, he leapt off the screen at you, the first time I saw him I thought this guy will go far.
The Usual Suspects is really his best performance. On my first watch I felt something was not right with the way the character was acting at certain moments, but those moments were extremely subtle and incredibly well executed by Spacey. It's the definition of a layered performance.
Cooper Schlickau Just cause he was a pedophile, doesn’t change the fact he was a class A actor, Hemingway was an abusive drunk, doesn’t deter his writing ability
I know! The hypnosis scene made me cry :(. While American Beauty is an overall better film, his role in K-Pax was much more complex, and a much better performance
Zaptagious Although I haven't seen all of his movies yet, K-PAX should be not only in top 10 but at least in top 3! I can't decide which is better: the acting of Spacey or the film (this is my favorite movie in overall! :) )
The first time I saw Spacey was in a made for TV movie about Rev. Jim, and Tammy Faye Baker. I said to myself, who the hell is this guy!? He's awesome! I've been a fan ever since.
+Ryan Jensen His performance in AB was great, but the entire movie was done very well, from the individual actors' performances, to the understated music, and even to the irony that the only couple in a "healthy" relationship was the gay couple. That last isn't remarkable today, but it was pretty notable when the movie came out.
he looked amazing in the new call of duty trailer, though thats not a movie its a game (im not saying that the game itself is good, itll probably just be like every other cod game, just the cinematic cutscenes and trailer)
The third time Kevin Spacey ever appeared on TV was 1988 in a crime series called Wise Guy. He was the arch villain Mel Profitt, and he had a major role over 7 episodes. Brilliant bravura performance, absolutely deserves to be in the top 10. By the way, Wise Guy was brilliantly cast, with a young Jonathan Banks (Mike from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) as Ken Wahl's superior officer, Jerry Lewis in his first dramatic TV role, Deborah Harry and Glenn Frey excellent in major acting roles, Stanley Tucci in one of his first roles, and many others.
K-Pax Should have been on this top ten list.He is amazing in everything.American beauty was a fantastic movie and his performance was riveting.I haven't seen a lot of these movies but I'm going to see them really soon.They look fascinating. Spacey is once again, worth watching the movie for his performance alone.
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Frank Underwood without a doubt is his best role. He's so real in it that it's unreal.
Frank Underwood was greatly enacted
It was just a US knockoff of a classic British series. The original is better. Spacey is good but he is better in all his good movies.
Great actor but nasty man, surely not the only one.
He was AMAZING in LA Confidential, just PERFECT.
And in Usual Suspects.
And in American Beauty.
All these are a testament to how great an actor he is.
Accent was sadly over the top & not at all like a South Carolinian, but the role & his acting otherwise was as usual; amazing.
American Beauty is quite simply one of the greatest acting performances of all time. Kevin Spacey fully embodies the mid-life crisis, while creating a ticking-bomb of which is full of wit. Magnificent!!!
Wow, you are delusional, or just stupid, maybe both?
American Beauty was a well scripted movie. So was usual suspects. I like house of cards as well. There are many gifted actors who could have played those parts. (read the lines well) Unfortunately for the producers, cast and others involved in the future royalties, the powers that be didn't listen to the rumors about Spacey and went with him as lead. Pedo rumors about Spacey have been circulating in Hollywood for years. Huge movies out of circulation. Can anyone tell me where I might find the Cosby show still airing?
2018 bitch
His actually a big pedophile
The Cosby show still airs on a local channel called BOUNCE where I live.
Yezzzz!!!
Frank Underwood is my personal favourite, but Kevin Spacey nails whatever role he takes.
+Matthew McBride
Cross Frank Underwood with Verbal Kent... and you have one of the best actors working today.
Kaeble I. I knew someone was going to say that before me.
Agreed House of Cards Spacey is my favorite
He nailed little boys too
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“What’s in the box?!?!?”
Despite everything that he did which is horrible, I still admire his work as an actor his performance in Usual Supects is my favorite performance.
You admire a pedophile?
They're just allegations.
nothing has been proven
not the man but his work. Spacey is one of the greatest actors of all time.
Sean Pultz unfortunately artistic talent often creates insufferable egotism & sociopathic behavior. One believes the entire world only exists to be used by you, however u please. Then again, their are born sociopaths like Donald Trump(no talents just ego).
Kevin Spacey is a GOD of acting.
He's one of the true greats right along with Daniel-Day Lewis, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes and a few others.
+Austin Boylan What is your opinion on Jared Letto ? I think he is the best actor of the younger generation, but i'd like to know what do you think about him because you seem to know your shit...
I like him, he has potential and he earned his Oscar for Dallas Buyer's Club.
+Drew Russell no he is the BOSS of the god of acting
as a comedina i see not much hope for you-LOL
Every performance of this guy is so stunning, and I feel like he is a little underrated. One of my personal favorite actors of all time, he is amazing.
Lol I couldn't help but notice your profile picture, I recently watched Inglorious Bastards, only for Christoph Waltz, and it introduced me to the world of Quentin Tarantino.
I know you could probably care less, but I just had to point it out
+Mackenzie Clark You are in for a treat! While he makes movies quite different to those where Spacey would act, Tarantino is an amazing director, definitely watch all of his movies and the Hateful Eight has just been released which is supposed to be great too!
+Doe Hm underrated ? he win an oscar two times
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What about now?
Kevin is talented and excellent actor. Brings life to his roles and makes shows/dramas fun and real
Horrible scandal aside...I miss him. Say what you will, he's an amazing, gifted actor.
Honestly, I just reviewed this and I can't say that he's a great or even a good actor, to me anyway- compared to Pacino in his prime or Daniel Day-Lewis I just don't see it- his voice is so weak and doesn't express emotion well, most of the actors I have seen in community theater are much better in my opinion- his facial expression aren't convincing either. DeNiro and Tom Hanks are both vastly better, Keven Spacey is so weak as an actor.
Glorifying someone who fucks children. You’re disgusting
He was find innocent 4 days ago
@@boualiracim2939 he was not found innocent, and the eye witness is dead. Are you defending a pedophile?
@@boualiracim2939 After all the witnesses coincidentally died
A Bug's Life was my first Kevin Spacey film. I had a Hopper toy that talked, so it was essentially a Kevin Spacey toy.
+Eric Medina A Bug's Life was when I first heard his voice too! Love that film and I was surprised by all the roles he's played in this video!
+Heather S Seriously, the guy is a master at his craft! Clearly one of the best actors of our time. He's the only Hollywood actor that I know of who can get into character right on the spot without a script or even practicing. I watched the video clip of him on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon reading House of Cards scripts that were written by little kids, and the guy was absolutely perfect!
American Beauty is a masterpiece.
@Zachary Thomas I watched both but i personally stay with american beauty. That movie goes directly to the soul.
Too
Its so overrated.
12-year-olds be like "OMG IT'S THE GUY FROM ADVANCED WARFARE!!!!!"
I'm 21
^swedish Guy who has a Vladimir Putin profile pic, altough what happened in Östersjön outside Stockholm
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To be fair, he did play a perfect role in CoD:AW. I knew I saw him from somewhere, didn't know he was such a great actor overall.
After seeing his other performances, they picked the perfect actor to play Jonathan Irons.
"Ideas don't determine who's right.
Power determines who's right.
And I have the power. So I'm right!"
Yep sums it up
***** iZ it beter nuw?
If that were true, democracy wouldn't be a thing.
That 1 Guy We shall see will it be even a thing in couple ten years.
Call of duty advanced warfare :D
I would like to see him play Hannibal Lecter. Just a thought.
+MissMangoMovies Would have to use an English accent.
+Alexander Peake Actually technically Lecter is Lithuanian (in the books), but it was changed for The Silence of the Lambs to fit the actor, and so could probably easily be changed to American for Kevin Spacey. But in any case, he's probably good enough of an actor to pull off a lot of accents (his knack at impersonations is good evidence).
IF HE PLAYED HANNIBAL LECTER I THINK I WOULD DIE OF EXCITEMENT
I would love to see that too..
+MissMangoMovies He's already kind of played a similar role as John Doe in Se7en, but yeah it would be an interesting idea
One of the best film actors of all time, it was a pleasure and still is to watch his wonderful work. It's a shame how things ended up but you can't ignore the decades of superb acting coming from this man.
Huge fan of Kevin Spacey. Makes any film better just by appearing in it.
Paused the video.
Went on Netflix to see if The Usual Suspects was on there.
It was.
Watched The Usual Suspects.
Made a Facebook post talking about how great of a movie it was.
Returns to video to leave this comment.
How was it?
Got a notification for my comment on The Usual Suspects.
Sees that Kongdovad asked "How was it?"
Replies with "great".
But you didn't reply with "great" yet! Am I a memory? How do I know what's real?!
Wish it was still on Netflix then again if it was I wouldn’t stop watching it
@@Ezosresiak it still is
To me Frank Underwood is his best role
agree
So true)))) But, I'm pretty sure almost all his roles are the best...
+Alexander Angelus "BaD, foR thE greAter gooD" Frank should be first
+Alexander Angelus gonna have to respectfully disagree with you there m8 :l i think verbal, lester and doe are all better, plz no backlash plz
Frank Roper None necessary, that's why I said "to me"
Every time I watch House Of Cards I have to bath after. Kevin plays Frank sooo well I feel soiled after each episode.
Yeah, me either!
Screw the haters, he's still one of the greatest actors of all time.
I'm not a hater of his acting, I'm a hater for his crime. Just because he can act doesn't excuse the crime. Hey, Saddam Hussein tortured many people in Iraq, but if you kept that but add him as a great actor, then that's good right?
Totally. I don't hate Adolf Hitler either. I mean when he took over Germany in the year 1933, Germany's GNI, Gross National Income went from 60$ to over 100$. He did wonders for Germany, but of course his head was fucked up in the sense that he thought others had to die. So in a similar sense, i don't hate Hitler, i hate his crimes.
facts
I mean most of the haters you're talking about are not his haters because of his acting but because he's an absolute trashbag of a human being which i think is quite reasonable!!
@@TheListenerCanon Any proof? I mean any actual proof?
House of Cards, is the show I actually judge other shows by. Kevin Spacey aside, the show is brilliant, well paced, flawless in its execution, and well....Robin Wright + Kevin Spacey is one of the most brilliant couples ever.
That show is so great, because I don't even care for politics, but I love that show
Spacey and Gary Oldman are my favorite actors.
+Sitizen Kane Good choice.
Good ones, but mine are Kevin and Cristopher walken. I'm not sure, but i think they're for the same reasons. Though given their acting talents, these reasons are very unspecific
+Sitizen Kane Good choice. But Gary Oldman is a great Actor who the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Bullshit -never recognise. He makes great acting look too easy !
Mithrandir Oldman is so much fun to watch. He is a self-proclaimed "over-actor" but his acting style and especially voicing/accents are amazing. Spacey has this kind of monotonous tone to him but sounds surprisingly emotional at the same time. I don't know how he does it.
underated... both... act to act... love the art of being someone or something else.
I fell in love with him in American Beauty
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That movie was weird. Scenes were uncomfortable to watch. Especially the veteran father who beats up his son till blood
@@shinningdiamondswankai yeah kind of like real life
In House of Cards, he was so captivating with his voice alone. Rarely has an actor ever done that.
There are few actors who are on par with Spacey... He's just plain talented!
Not even sure if there is any one actor who is on par with him. To me, he is the best thespian in the entire solar system. No offense to de Niro, Hoffman, Pacino, Brando, etc. Albeit, maybe there is one but she is a she: Streep. How I wish they could have done a film together. Their tiny scene in Heartburn is not enough.
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Also Top 10 Russel Crowe Performances
Top 10 Steve Martin Performances please
He is in the new COD AW
All his awesome performances over the years and most of the kids know him from Call of Duty!
So what? Kids play COD and now they know him, Why should they have known him before?
Sh Prishtina Becoz he's incredibly AWESOME!!
Saw him first in Horrible Bosses. Then in Advanced Warfare.
I'm fourteen, never played CoD. Binge watched House of Cards, watched American Beauty and the Usual Suspects.
孙明亮 That's great! "Beauty" & "Suspects" are two of his -- or anyone's -- best performances. Intelligent people realize he's a genuine film genius. My nephew, a thespian himself, got to act & interact with Spacey! I have to admit I'm jealous of the "kid."
Holy crap, he CAN sing!
He can rape too.
JakeandElwoodBlues wait... the accusations weren’t even about rape. And they were dropped. Fuck wit.
Dude, the president used to be an actor. How awesome!
I'd honestly have Frank Underwood as a president over both Trump and Hillary lmao
If not for the allegations, the house of cards team could have campaigned Kevin Spacey as an Underwood like candidate.
Kevin Spacey is one of my favourites! He is such a great actor.
10 - The Ref
09 - The Life Of David Gale
08 - LA Confidential
07 - Swimming With Sharks
06 - Glengary Glen Ross
05 - Midnight In The Garden Of Good & Evil
04 - Seven
03 - House Of Cards
02 - The Usual Suspects
01 - American Beauty
Honorable Mentions
Kpax
The Negotiator
Pay It Forward
21
Horrible Bosses
Beyond The Sea
Frank Williamson wheres superman returns
Trailer Mashup Production
That was a lame-ass movie
No Advanced warfare
Kevin Spacey is one of my favorite actor I would not allowed that incident to deterred me from watching his films
You're supporting a rapist then
Agreed. And I don't care what people say, my notifications are off.
He who is without Sin cast the first stone. We will all be judged in the end. We are all guilty of something and have secrets to hide. Just saying...
Irrespective of what kind of a man he is deep down, or what he did in the past, he is a GREAT ACTOR
A rule of thumb I practice is to separate the art from the artist.
+Ole Dack - "Yay! Someone I can put words in his mouth so I can play hero and get White Knight points!"
I LOVE kevin. I love his acting. He's very intense and genuine. One of my favourites for sure.
Perfect list. Nails every memorable moment, just like Kevin Spacey did in his brilliant roles.
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist." ❤
Frank Underwood #1 by far: So many layers to that character.
The most important one being that the show is a remake...
Oliver H Seriously? A remake of what?
Helen Durth The BBC "House of Cards" television show (18 November 1990 - 9 December 1990) about the British parliament, which in turn is based on the book "House of Cards" written by Michael Dobbs.
Sir Doc lol have you seen american beauty? ;)
Sir Doc have you seen american beauty???
Just finished American Beauty, first performance of him I've seen- and I'm so excited to watch more of his stuff! He looks like a brilliant actor
+Boo Radely Watch all these movies on the list. But you gotta see KPAX and the Usual Suspects first.
+Boo Radely And see his netflix series House of Cards. He's amazing in everything he's in.
I vote for the second chance for Kevin. What a incredible talented actor. Really want more art pieces from him!
it's horrible how allegations can destroy an amazing actor's career...
Spacey is an acting genius. As with all genius they are brought down by their own demons. But he is a helluva actor. Bring him back!
Is it just me or would Spacey have made a great Joker?
+Stoneman180190
*DON'T SEE THIS AS A START OF A FLAME WAR, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING!*
I don't think so, his too friendly "fatherly" face isn't really meant for a crazed psychopathic killer like joker. That's just my opinion, and I'm sure that if he was to play the joker he would of course nailed it. I don't know though, I wouldn't really cast him as a joker.
after house of card and usual suspect i think he will be a great lex luthor
+Stoneman180190 Can't imagine him to be crazy enough. He super good in being a villain but he's kinda too serious I guess...
+malik sakti He already played lex luthor
+Levi vB his face isn't meant for a "crazed psychopathic killer"
He played one in Se7en and it was amazing.
He's not quirky enough though. Joker is flamboyant and a showman. Kevin Spacey is amazing because of his ability to seemingly have no emotions or remorse. wouldn't work as a joker in that regard.
One of the greatest actors of all time. I have nothing but respect for this man.
Oh I forgot, I'm not allowed to be a Kevin Spacey fan anymore. Never mind a lifetime of incredible work and talent. Someone said something on Twitter, so by the rules of Neo McCarthyism he's now dead to me. Courts of law be dammed.
He admitted acting inappropriately towards a 14 year old and with14 other accusers, it's a little more than something on twitter. Just because he read lines well in well written roles does not excuse him from scaring children for the rest of their lives. John Wayne Gacy played a clown for sick kids in hospitals and by all accounts, he was good as Pogo but raping and killing 33 young men and boys kinda overshadows that. As well it should.
Opravdu myslíš vážně přirovnávání "nevhodného chování" před čtrnáctiletým ke znásilnění a vraždě 33 lidí?
Kristýna Poláčková If you read my post you will see I never actually equated the two. I was using hyperbole. It wasn't a just 14 year old rape as you say, to date the number has topped 30. His molestation should not be overlooked because he can read scrips well.
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I dont want to throw my copy of seven in The trash :(
I love his work still AND it takes a ton of folks to make a movie/show...why should they be punished too? He is undeniably brilliant.
Great actor, great singer, funny as hell.
The talent that this guy withholds is phenomenal
The Usual Suspects was an amazing movie
so true
Haha Philip fanboy
No way, I like it, I own it on dvd but it isn't amazing, it's not even great. It's just 'pretty good'.
With everything that is happening to him... he is still a great actor.
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Exactly
Kevin Spacey is simply brilliant ! :) My favorite roles he did was in American Beauty, The Usual Suspects, A Time To Kill , Se7en, Pay it Forward, The Negotiator, LA Confidential and House of Cards .
one of my favorite actors of all time EASY
Francis Underwood was the role that really turned me on to Kevin Spacey. Most of his most famous roles were when I was too young to watch his movies, so I wasn’t too familiar with him. So glad he was cast on House of Cards before being exposed. The last season was NOT the same without him.
I love Frank Underwood ..he plays that role phenomenally
Kevin Spacey's probably my favourite actor, or at least one of them. Especially loved him in American Beauty and Se7en
Huge Fan Of Kevin Spacey Big Time Love Him!
Vince Niederman still are now?
His best performance is his real life personality. Such a good performance no one questioned it for more than 20 years.
I find Spacey to be the most intriguing and amongst the best actors working today.
now this guy is unemployed
He is one of those rare people (much like Robert Downey, Jr.) who can do it all. Genius, gifted, and talents in so many areas I don't know how he decides what to do next. The first role I saw him in was as a psychopath in the TV series "Wiseguy" He was only in a few episodes, probably less than ten, but he was spectacular! I watched for him after that and haven't been disappointed yet. I wish I could see him live, especially if in a musical so I can watch him sing!
And a pedophile too! Truly a rare person.
Kpax for the win im mean he ate a WHOLE banana peel and all
Comment of the day for June 17.
gamersamurai4 nothing compared to Min-Sik Choi in the '03 version of Oldboy
kpax of course
+Edward Olive he ate a live squid, right?
yea that was a funny scene. great movie too :)
I love K-Pax. To this day, I am still uncertain whether or not his character was an alien living in a crazy man's body until he could travel home, or a crazy man who thought he was an alien who could predict future events - had knowledge of the universe that made astronomers stand in awe - and predicted his death to the millisecond. The part of the movie where he's remembering stumbling on the murder/rape of his wife and daughter made me so sad that I became nauseous.
I agree with you, that movie was an intense roller emotional coaster, one thing for sure it made you think and question. after all what caused the electrical effects?,
The ending is so sad, that we the viewer wishes he was an Alien, we wish he was from K=Pax, because the reality is sick. so in essence we are put into his shoes.
Right, 1 movie i forgot to my top 3.
I am with you, as well. I am positive that the movie suggests he *was* an alien. Don't forget he took the girl with him back to K-Pax and left the traumatized guy behind. The concept is complicated and masterfully given. To me, this is the No 1. A great actor and an exemplary performance in a story that needed great mastery to be given right.
i think that he was more of a guardian angel because he said he looked over Prot and only came when he was needed and i think when he says K-PAX hes referring to heaven
I believe that Prot was an alien entity that used the body of Robert Porter to enter a human form. When he went back to K-PAX he left the body behind. The person we're seeing at the end is the real Robert Porter. He's brain damaged and non-responsive as a result of his drowning incident.
I love him in "Margin call" I work in finance And he completly understood the character. This film almost was a documentary, characters were so real.
Kevin can do it all!!! So freakin talented... brilliant actor, awesome in impersonations and more than a decent singer as well. I wonder, is there anything he can't do? I put him in 2nd place(alongside Hanks and Sean Penn) for best actor of our generation(that excludes Pacino/De Niro/Nicholson/Hoffman etc). No.1 is Day Lewis!
I've only just started watching House of Cards and I'm blown away by his performance! ❤️
1)American Beauty
2)House Of Cards
3)The Usual Suspects
4)L.A Confidential
5)The Ref
6)Se7en
7)Beyond The Sea
8)The Negotiator
9)K-Pax
10)Swimming With Sharks
Would have liked to see house of cards number 1, but good list.
Was thinking the exact same thing.
C'mon american beauty made him. Everyone knows him for that role...
Bullshit, American Beauty didn't make him, Se7en all the way.
Well I got introduced to him through House of Cards. So he'll always be my favorite politician.
Joshua Osborne ....very true American Beauty did basically put Kevin Spacy on the MAP but he has had so many great characters over the years pinning them down into a top ten list would be a hard pressed task . Although American Beauty is #1 and it is a GREAT movie I was MORE IMPRESSED with Pay it Forward tied with The Negotiator ....excellent actor and brilliant performances !!!!
OMG I looooovee Kevin Spacey and had no idea that you had this video.... and the release date is just 2 days before my bday....
Best list! I'm going to watch what I've missed.
There are so many great performances by Kevin Spacey but the one most often overlooked is his early breakout performance as Mel Profit in the second season of "Wiseguy" starring Ken Wahl written by Stephen J. Cannell and co-staring as his Sister in Crime Joan Severance, he stole the show, he made it look easy just like Brando, he leapt off the screen at you, the first time I saw him I thought this guy will go far.
I loved him in The Negotiator.
My personal favorite performance was hopper from A Bugs Life. I should probably see more movies with this guy.
You should Spacey is amazing.
Alex Ryan Just from watching the clips from this countdown, I believe you.
Pay it Forward is Top 5 ! I mean it undeniable how incredible that movie is!!!! The ending tore my heart out!!!!
I'm *so* glad that they included The Ref! I have loved that movie ever since I was 13 - in my opinion it's one of the most underrated comedies ever :)
He is so underrated. one of the top 10 actors no doubt.
I love that man like sharks love blood.
The Usual Suspects is really his best performance. On my first watch I felt something was not right with the way the character was acting at certain moments, but those moments were extremely subtle and incredibly well executed by Spacey. It's the definition of a layered performance.
John Doe from 'Seven' is one of the greatest movie villains ever in cinema! And he appears onscreen for maybe a few minutes..
I don't know if it's my favorite, but his performance in "21" was amazing!
Indeed a great movie as well
American beauty is one of my favourite movies
Choosing a favorite Spacey performance is like choosing a favorite chocolate...they're all good!
Why is his voice so attractive...????
I know right? I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.
+Oceana Pos same *-*
One of my favourite actor..luv him..
Love Kevin Spacey, one of my all time favorite movies is The Ref.
I have to say, he was spectacular in LA Confidential
I like the Usual Suspects. It is a brilliant movie. One of the best of all time. The plot twist works so well because of Spacey's performance.
SPACEY IS AN AWESOME ACTOR!
Yup. American Beauty was EPIC and I love some Spacey. He may be the best impressions actor ever! Love that man and truly hope he lives forever!
Best actor of my generation 😍
One of the best actors around, up there with Gary Oldman, Daniel Day-Lewis, and such.
ComandanteJ you sure now?
Cooper Schlickau Just cause he was a pedophile, doesn’t change the fact he was a class A actor, Hemingway was an abusive drunk, doesn’t deter his writing ability
The best actor I've ever seen ❤️
K-Pax only honorable mention? :(
I know! The hypnosis scene made me cry :(. While American Beauty is an overall better film, his role in K-Pax was much more complex, and a much better performance
Zaptagious Although I haven't seen all of his movies yet, K-PAX should be not only in top 10 but at least in top 3!
I can't decide which is better: the acting of Spacey or the film (this is my favorite movie in overall! :) )
The first time I saw Spacey was in a made for TV movie about Rev. Jim, and Tammy Faye Baker. I said to myself, who the hell is this guy!? He's awesome! I've been a fan ever since.
His role as Mel Profitt in “Wiseguys” was also great
American Beauty
Number 1 is American Beauty.
How could it possibly any other movie.
+Ryan Jensen His performance in AB was great, but the entire movie was done very well, from the individual actors' performances, to the understated music, and even to the irony that the only couple in a "healthy" relationship was the gay couple. That last isn't remarkable today, but it was pretty notable when the movie came out.
he looked amazing in the new call of duty trailer, though thats not a movie its a game (im not saying that the game itself is good, itll probably just be like every other cod game, just the cinematic cutscenes and trailer)
It's not a movie but it is a performance. The only thing is, it's only trailer as of now.
If he narrated through the game like bruce cambell did for spiderman 1 & 2, id pre order it
I love his acting,especially the cop role of his acting movies. For me his the best.
I love Kevin Spacey. He can play any role, and I don't care about what he was accused of.He is a fantastic actor and seems like a very nice man.
Kevin Spacey is a Good Actor and Glad He Wasn’t Found Guilty
Can't believe you didn't include The Big Kahuna. Criminally underrated movie.
If it's criminally under-rated it's probably pretty easy to believe they didn't include it haha.
The third time Kevin Spacey ever appeared on TV was 1988 in a crime series called Wise Guy. He was the arch villain Mel Profitt, and he had a major role over 7 episodes. Brilliant bravura performance, absolutely deserves to be in the top 10. By the way, Wise Guy was brilliantly cast, with a young Jonathan Banks (Mike from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) as Ken Wahl's superior officer, Jerry Lewis in his first dramatic TV role, Deborah Harry and Glenn Frey excellent in major acting roles, Stanley Tucci in one of his first roles, and many others.
The toes knows
One of the videos from this channel that actually has an overwhelming positive rating...
K-Pax Should have been on this top ten list.He is amazing in everything.American beauty was a fantastic movie and his performance was riveting.I haven't seen a lot of these movies but I'm going to see them really soon.They look fascinating. Spacey is once again, worth watching the movie for his performance alone.
I got a Kevin Spacey MasterClass ad before this vid. It's amazing.
Who's watching after late October, 2017??
Me :(
Yea.
pcFOREVER89100 me
He practically admitted abusing someone in his tweet and several actors knew he wasn't right.
Me 😂🤣