Best 3 film run for an actor/director

[VladimirIlyich]

22 hours ago, Trumo said:

 

U wot m8? That one was shite.

I thought all the Oceans films (except all female one) were good fun.

[Trumo]

Michael Mann had a 6-film run ranging from very good to brilliant.

 

Manhunter

The Last Of The Mohicans

Heat

The Insider

Ali

Collateral

 

Then he made a shit film version of his hit TV show Miami Vice.

[SasaS]

6 hours ago, SammyAftershave said:

I think my current favourite Director Alexander Payne is worth mentioning with a couple of hat-tricks:

 

Election

About Schmidt

Sideways

 

The Descendants

Nebraska

Downsizing

 

I feel he captures imperfect 'Human Beings' with all their foibles exceptionally well.

 

Love Payne too. For me, he never made a bad film, which is why I am still putting off watching Downsizing, on account of the reviews.

[sh#t waffle]

Park Chan-wook

 

Sympathy for Mr Vengeance

Oldboy

Lady Vengeance

 

I thought there would be a Spielberg run in the late 70s/early 80s too, but there was always one in each run I've never seen!

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Ken Loach is probably worth a shout, but (like Shitwaffle and Spielberg) I haven't seen 3 in a row.

[SasaS]

If you go outside of English language or turn to classics, you can find many excellent runs, Ernst Lubitch for example has

 

Ninotchka

The Shop Around the Corner

That Uncertain Feeling

 

which are among my favourite films ever and are also sandwiched by some excellent titles.

If you exclude TV credits, Hitchcock has a run of

 

Vertigo

North by Northwest

Psycho
The Birds

And earlier

 

Dial M for Murder
Rear Window
To Catch a Thief

 

[SammyAftershave]

6 hours ago, SasaS said:

Love Payne too. For me, he never made a bad film, which is why I am still putting off watching Downsizing, on account of the reviews.

If you're a fan of the Director I'd say it's still worth a watch SasaS. While it's a bit of a departure for him and I felt it went off the rails in the third act there is still much to enjoy in it and still better than most of the turd that Hollywood churns out.

[Chip Butty]

Akira Kurosawa

 

Kagemusha

Ran

Runaway Train(wrote the story)

 

[Trumo]

Director Martin Brest:

 

Beverly Hills Cop

Midnight Run

Scent Of A Woman

[Trumo]

Director John Landis:

 

The Blues Brothers

An American Werewolf In London

Trading Places

 

He did a documentary in between called Coming Soon, but I've discounted it because it wasn't a feature film.

[SasaS]

On 10/5/2018 at 7:13 PM, SammyAftershave said:

If you're a fan of the Director I'd say it's still worth a watch SasaS. While it's a bit of a departure for him and I felt it went off the rails in the third act there is still much to enjoy in it and still better than most of the turd that Hollywood churns out.

Seen Downsizing. Payne's run finished with Nebraska. Put the review in the film rate thread. 6/10

[Trumo]

Director John McTiernan:

 

Predator

Die Hard

The Hunt For Red October

[Trumo]

Director George Roy Hill:

 

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

Slaughterhouse-Five

The Sting

[Trumo]

Christopher Nolan has a fantastic resume as a director. I've not seen his debut Following, but everything he's done after that is pretty top drawer.

 

 

[Tony Moanero]

1 hour ago, Trumo said:

Christopher Nolan has a fantastic resume as a director. I've not seen his debut Following, but everything he's done after that is pretty top drawer.

 

 

I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, 60s Batman > Tim Burton’s Batman > Nolan’s Batman. 

 

 

[Pidge]

Following is one of the best micro budget features you can watch.  Well worth a look.

[Tony Moanero]

John Altman (Nick Cotton)

 

The Great Train Robbery 

Quadrophenia

An American Werewolf in London

 

Admitedly, he only had very small parts, but still, not bad, not bad at all. 

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

John Altman (Nick Cotton)

 

The Great Train Robbery 

Quadrophenia

An American Werewolf in London

 

Admitedly, he only had very small parts, but still, not bad, not bad at all. 

Quality obscure actor-role finding.

[Tony Moanero]

22 minutes ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

Quality obscure actor-role finding.

He also played George Harrison in a made for (American) television film and was a Rebel

pilot in Return of the Jedi.

[Bjornebye]

37 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

John Altman (Nick Cotton)

 

The Great Train Robbery 

Quadrophenia

An American Werewolf in London

 

Admitedly, he only had very small parts, but still, not bad, not bad at all. 

hahahaha fucking hell Tony. Repped 

[Trumo]

Richard Dreyfuss:

 

Jaws

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

The Goodbye Girl

 

I've not actually seen the latter but - and not that this is any indication of a film's true quality - he won the best actor Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA for his lead role in that film. The first two films listed are genuinely ace.

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

He also played George Harrison in a made for (American) television film and was a Rebel

pilot in Return of the Jedi.

Turn it in, really?!?

 

Is this him?

 

[Trumo]

Director Paul Greengrass:

 

The Bourne Supremacy

United 93

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Green Zone

Captain Phillips

[Trumo]

Director Richard Donner:

 

The Omen

Superman

Superman II

[Chairman Meow]

Sergio Leone can beat 3 in a row as director no problem.

 

1964 A Fistful of Dollars

1965 A Few Dollars More

1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1968 Once Upon a Time in the West

1971 Duck you Sucker

1984 Once Upon a Time in America

 

Such a shame he died before he could make the Leningrad film he had planned.