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Best Actor Battle: Day Lewis VS Cruise


Tom made more good movies but I vote for Daniel.


Bonus question:

Who would win in a kickboxing match?

Daniel is way taller but I vote for
Tom.

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LOL. DDL is the best actor of his generation. And yeah, Tom is pretty ripped so he could kick his ass.

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Day Lewis for better actor
Cruise for kickboxing

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Lewis for better actor by a mile but
Tiny Tom would beat the hell out of him

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Depends. I'll take Tom for an action role, and even a drama like Magnolia, but overall DDL is a better actor. Tom would win in kickboxing.

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DDL may be the better actor artistically speaking, but Tom is way more versatile and better to watch.

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More versatile? I don't think Tommy would touch movies like My Beautiful Launderette, My Left Foot and Lincoln, or have the skill to make them believable. I think DDL's choices have been far more diverse than Cruise's.

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Idk, those are the same artsy artsy roles. How about some action roles? Scifi roles? Silly roles? Not everything has to be "art."

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You don't class The Last of The Mohicans as an action role?

I do see what you mean though, in terms of genres Cruise does tend to go for crowd-pleasing over award-winning.

I have no real beef with Cruise. In fact, it's probably unfair to compare such completely different actors. There is definitely a place for them both, but pitting them against each other is a bit like comparing apples and oranges.

Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt, or DDL vs Anthony Hopkins would both be fairer fights.

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DDL MAKES MOVIES FOR THE ART...TOM MAKES MOVIES FOR THE VIEWERS..

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