Here are some other titles that didn’t make my favorite list,
but I don’t mind admitting I enjoyed.
Additional Recommendations
Junebug
The Big Empty
The Three Buriels of Maquiedes Estrada
Blueberry (a.k.a Renegade [US title])
The Hole
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Touch
Hugo Pool
The Big Hit
Schizopolis
The Order
Performances of special note:
(yes some of these won awards and/or critical acclaim, so you could argue they are obvious,
but they are still noteworthy)
Milla Jovovich - DUMMY
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Maggie Gyllenhaul - SECRETARY
Toni Colette - JAPANESE STORY
Alyssa Milano - HUGO POOL
Maria Bello - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE/THE COOLER
Brad Pitt - 12 MONKEYS/THE MEXICAN/MEET JOE BLACK/
LEGENDS OF THE FALL/ TRUE ROMANCE
Michelle Monaghan - KISS KISS BANG BANG
Nicole Kidman - BEWITCHED
Bryce Dallas Howard - THE VILLAGE
Jennifer Connelly - A BEAUTIFUL MIND/ REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
James Spader - SECRETARY
Jake Gyllenhaul - DONNIE DARKO/JARHEAD
Natalie Portman - CLOSER/GARDEN STATE
Cate Blanchett - BANDITS
Hilary Swank - 11:14
Ryan Reynolds - AMITYVILLE HORROR
Mandy Moore - SAVED
Liv Tyler - JERSEY GIRL
Patrick Dempsy - HUGO POOL
Heath Ledger - THE ORDER
James Stewart - ANATOMY OF A MURDER
Clive Owen - CLOSER
Paul Bettany - MASTER & COMMANDER
John C. Reilly - HARD 8/ MAGNOLIA/ CHICAGO
Adam Sandler - PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE
Javiar Bardem - THE DANCER UPSTAIRS
Sam Rockwell - CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND
Benicio Del Toro - WAY OF THE GUN/USUAL SUSPECTS
Favored Ensembles
KISS KISS BANG BANG
WAY OF THE GUN
HUGO POOL
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