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02-12-2011, 02:35 PM
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Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
Posted this elsewhere, thought it might generate some interesting discussion here.
Let's face it, child actors are rarely believable in their roles, because they just don't have the maturity to tackle the job of accurately taking over the persona of being someone else. That said, in the history of film there have been those rare stand out moments where a child actor just absolutely nails a role and you completely forget that they're acting. In many of those cases, those child actors have gone on to become great adult performers as well. This isn't a scientific poll or anything, but solely based on my opinion, I bring you my list of the Top 25 All Time Performances by Child Actors. 25. Corey Haim in Lucas 24. Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness 23. Anna Chlumsky in My Girl 22. Chloe Moretz in Kick Ass 21. Tatum O'Neal in The Bad News Bears 20. Dakota Fanning in I Am Sam 19. Elijah Wood in Radio Flyer 18. Ricky Schroeder in The Champ 17. Corey Feldman in Stand By Me 16. Drew Barrymore in E.T. 15. Wil Wheaton in Stand By Me 14. Elijah Wood in The War 13. Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver 12. Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape 11. Linda Blair in The Exorcist 10. Elijah Wood in The Ice Storm 09. Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun 08. Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine 07. Henry Thomas in E.T. 06. River Phoenix in Stand By Me 05. Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense 04. Hailee Steinfield in True Grit 03. Anna Paquin in The Piano 02. Kirsten Dunst in Interview with The Vampire 01. Natalie Portman in The Professional
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02-12-2011, 05:14 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
Where did this list come from?
If you made it, it seems pretty accurate. Just curious.
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02-12-2011, 05:17 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
Yeah, I made it myself.
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02-12-2011, 05:20 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
Not a bad list I might have to think about my own list and see how it rivals
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02-12-2011, 06:33 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
Tatum O'Neal- Paper Moon.
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02-12-2011, 06:37 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
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02-12-2011, 08:18 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
Claude Jarman Jr. - The Yearling
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02-12-2011, 08:25 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
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02-12-2011, 09:40 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
I don't know what age you consider an actor a child but I'd have to say Judy Garland at age 16 in the Wizard of Oz has to make it in there somewhere
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02-12-2011, 09:44 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
Abigail Breslin - Signs
She stole the show in that movie.
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02-12-2011, 10:56 PM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
That is a good list. I was pleased to see "The Ice Storm" as Elijah Wood's top performance. He was fantastic in that little movie.
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02-13-2011, 12:01 AM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
What about Culkin in Home Alone?
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02-13-2011, 12:10 AM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
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02-13-2011, 09:41 AM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
Natalie Wood - Miracle on 34th street
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02-13-2011, 10:41 AM
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Re: Top 25: Performances by Child Actors
This is an odd one, but I thought Dakotah Fanning did an exceptional job in Man of Fire. She turned in some great performances early in her career.
I'd second Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (though I think her performance is a bit overrated, personally). Alisan Porter did a good job with a pretty poor script in Curly Sue.
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