Respect to Vera Farmiga and possibly agent.

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She has always elevated all the movies she's been in.She's the real thing

She picks the right movies to star in

Yes, as while she's had a fair amount of misses when i look at her Top 5-ish movies no other actress out there can match the quality of Vera's Top 5-ish movies for me which are...

1.The Departed (2006) - 10/10 (my #1 film of 2006) (for the record... since 2006 to date there has only been two movies i gave a 10/10 which is this along with Gran Torino (2008))
2.Source Code (2011) - 8-8.5/10 (my #1 film of 2011)
3.Up in the Air (2009) (my #2 film of 2009)
4.Orphan (2009) - 7.5-8/10 (my #4 film of 2009. also, she's the lead actress in this)
5.Running Scared (2006) - 7.5-8/10 (probably a 7.5) (just outside of my Top 10 of 2006. also, this contains my favorite scene of Vera's which is the 'pedophile scene' (that's not as bad as it sounds))
6.At Middleton (2013) - 7-7.5/10 (currently tied for my #1 movie of 2013 with Before Midnight (i have seen 57 2013 released movies at this point) but i suspect this will drop some before i am done seeing 2013 movies as i would have to assume there will be 'at least' one 7.5-8/10 level movie before i am done with 2013)

i would not be surprised to see Source Code/Up in the Air eventually change to a 8.5-9/10 for me into the future as they seem to be growing a bit stronger on re-watches as time passes.

p.s. i think Jodie Foster is the only other actress who comes close to being able to match Vera's Top 5 movies in overall quality as her's are... 1)Silence of the Lambs(9/10) 2-3)Maverick/Contact(8/10) 4)The Brave One(7.5-8/10) 5)Panic Room(7-7.5/10) 6)Carnage(7/10).


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Are you talking modern, young or youngish actresses? Because there are quite a few old Hollywood actresses, and still working older actresses, that would blow Vera's admittedly impressive "top 5" out of the water.

Also I know this is all subjective, but you really believe Vera's "top 5" trumps the career tops of Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Connelly, Marion Cotillard, or Gwyneth Paltrow, all actors in her age bracket?

Another much younger actress on the road to having an incredible "top 5" is Carey Mulligan.

Are you talking modern, young or youngish actresses? Because there are quite a few old Hollywood actresses, and still working older actresses, that would blow Vera's admittedly impressive "top 5" out of the water.

i am talking ANY actresses out there as i doubt i could find another actress who can match the all around quality of the Top 5-6 movies i mentioned there of Vera's in my above post (and like i said above Jodie Foster is about the only one i am aware of even close). so in other words if you pick ANY actress you want i doubt their Top 5 or so would be able to match Vera's Top 5 or so in all around quality.

it's not easy to get 8/10-ish or higher score from me in general especially 9's or 10's as just looking at the total 9's and 10's i have given out combined would be around 80-ish or less out of the 1650+ total movies i have seen. but like i say 8/10's are not easy to get from me either as the vast majority of movies i see land on either a 6/10 (Thumbs Down) or 7/10 (Thumbs Up).

Also I know this is all subjective, but you really believe Vera's "top 5" trumps the career tops of Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Connelly, Marion Cotillard, or Gwyneth Paltrow, all actors in her age bracket?

Yes, and i don't even think it's close either as i talk about the movies most worth mentioning of the actresses you mentioned below (which is typically one or two movies even really worth mentioning of each actress)...

Connelly = Blood Diamond (2006) (8.5-9/10) is the only movie that's great that she had decent screen time in (if i want to be a bit generous then maybe... A Beautiful Mind(2001)). i would have counted Once Upon A Time In America (1984) but i don't really count that as her movie since she's not in it much. but even if you want to count them that's still only 2 movies, maybe 3 tops, that's worth mentioning.

Blanchett = i generally find to be overrated as she kind of comes across a bit dry for me in general (i would say, at least at this point, she would be my least favorite of the four actresses you mentioned putting any movie quality aside and just going by their screen presence). about the only movie she appeared in worth mentioning is The Aviator (2004) (7.5-8/10) as i consider that movie memorable. about the only thing i think has a chance to boost Blanchett for me is 'Blue Jasmine' which ill be seeing once it's released on video. but even that i am not expecting it to reach memorable status for me.

Cotillard = the best movie i have seen that she appeared in that i would say is memorable is... Public Enemies (2009) (7.5-8/10). besides that there is some others i like but they are nothing special.

Paltrow = maybe Iron Man/Se7en (7.5/10-ish) AT THE MOST (i might be being a little generous here to) is really worth mentioning for me. but i am not even sure how much screen time she has in Se7en as it's been many years since i last seen that in it's entirety. so it might just be Iron Man and even that might drop a bit for me once i get around to re-watching it.

so Connelly has the best movie any of them has appeared in for me which is Blood Diamond (2006). also, there is other movies each have been in that i 'like' but nothing that i would consider memorable as when you break movies down in very simple terms they are either 'memorable' or 'not memorable' pretty much which is why i listed the 5-6 movies of Vera's and no more since those are the movies of her's that i consider memorable (or at the least semi-memorable).

so with all of that said... i know there is still some movies i would need to see of the actresses mentioned above but it's pretty safe for me to say they won't be able to match Vera's in my mind.


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ANY actress? Really?

So you're suggesting Vera Farmiga has a better "top 5" than...

Katherine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Judi Dench, or Meryl Streep? Seriously?

But yes, we're obviously not looking at this remotely from the same perspective when the best film you named for Colliard was "Public Enemy", "Iron Man" for Paltrow, and "The Aviator" for Blanchet. I mean really...

Also it's VERY odd that you said you're being "generous" with Connelly in giving her "A Beautiful Mind", when most of Vera's "top 5" she is NOT the central actor in. Connelly you struggle to give "A Beautiful Mind", the film for which she won an Oscar, but you seriously easily give Vera "Up in the Air"?

I feel like I'm being punked!

So you're suggesting Vera Farmiga has a better "top 5" than...

Katherine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Judi Dench, or Meryl Streep? Seriously?

i admit i have not seen much from them. but... i tend to avoid most movies made prior to the 1960's since i doubt i could find a movie i would consider truly memorable prior to the oldest movie i like a lot is... 'The Hustler' (1961).

as far as Streep, who i think is a bit overrated on IMDb in general, i would say the main movie of her's worth mentioning is 'Doubt' (2008). but ill admit i have not seen to much of her work from back in the day.

Dench is good but i am sure ill always remember her for the James Bond movies myself which come to think of it if you count those to her credit then she would be in good shape as Casino Royale(2006)/Skyfall(2012)/GoldenEye(1995)/Die Another Day(2002) i would consider memorable. but since you seem to be more focused on movies where they got more of a moderate to heavy role then it would exclude most of those.

but when is all said and done i would be surprised if someone overtook Vera's Top 5 movies all-in-all when you go by movies they appeared in that they had at least a fair amount of screen time.

But yes, we're obviously not looking at this remotely from the same perspective when the best film you named for Colliard was "Public Enemy", "Iron Man" for Paltrow, and "The Aviator" for Blanchet. I mean really...


Yes, really. i admit i would need to see a bit more from them but even comparing only movies they are the lead actress to movies where Vera is the lead actress i still doubt they would be able to top her 2-3 movies that she's pretty much the lead in which are... Orphan/At Middleton and i would probably include Source Code also as while Jake Gyllenhaal is the central character i would still consider Vera somewhat of a co-lead in that. but even based on that i doubt any of the actresses you named (Connelly/Paltrow/Blanchett/Cotillard) would be able to beat those 2-3 movies (Orphan/At Middleton and Source Code if you want to count that which i pretty much would) overall for me either.

but in your opinion... what do you think is pretty much the best movie or so that Connelly/Paltrow/Blanchett/Cotillard did?

Also it's VERY odd that you said you're being "generous" with Connelly in giving her "A Beautiful Mind", when most of Vera's "top 5" she is NOT the central actor in. Connelly you struggle to give "A Beautiful Mind", the film for which she won an Oscar, but you seriously easily give Vera "Up in the Air"?

Yes, you are right. she's (Vera) not the central actor in most of the ones i mentioned but she's still got a large enough role in at least 4 out of the 6 i mentioned with 2-3 out of 6 she was basically the lead. but even purely going by any movies an actress 'appeared in' to count it (excluding very brief appearances in a movie obviously) that still don't change the outcome much.

also when i said i was generous giving Connelly 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001) i was not dissing her or anything as i am just simply going by if the movie is memorable or not regardless of how good or bad her performance was.

keep in mind... i am going by the movies themselves NOT what awards they may have won as that's pointless to just say a movie is good because it won a Oscar etc (sometimes they nominate memorable movies and sometimes they don't). i am not going by the performances of the actresses when i picked Vera's Top 5-6 movies as i was simply going by the movie's themselves which is most important.


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You avoid movies made prior to the 1960s, despite the fact that many of the best made cinema of all time was produced prior to the 1960s? That makes zero sense my friend.

Basically the more we talk, the more it's quite apparent that you've not seen a TON of the best female performances of all time. You can't really label Vera, amazing as she is, as having the best "top 5" films of all time when you're very, very clueless about the competition. Let me guarantee you that Vera isn't anywhere close to having the most impressive "top 5" among actresses, especially actresses who worked prolifically during the golden eras of cinema. I mean Katharine Hepburn's career alone easts Vera's alive 10x over.

but in your opinion... what do you think is pretty much the best movie or so that Connelly/Paltrow/Blanchett/Cotillard did?


Best film they appeared in or what I consider to be their best personal performances?