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Even the greatest actors sometimes asterisk in a few bad movies , so it ’s rare for an actor to put together a long winning streak . make two brilliant picture back - to - back is hard enough , and stringing together multiple smasher require a bit of luck . Sometimes it ’s as much about pick out the right project as it is about delivering great performances . For example , Brad Pitt had the starting time of a great streak afterFight ClubandSnatchbut his next flick , The Mexican , was a complete dashing hopes . This does n’t diminish his talents as an worker . It just shows how rare keen acting streak are .
A good bar can completely change an worker ’s career , even if it only lasts for a couple of years . In some extreme display case , an actor could function systematically for five or even ten years without a single bad movie count down their record . Such streaks usually raise an worker ’s standing and add up with deal of awards . Some thespian who enjoy long and successful careers can still maneuver to a particular period as their best years . Great playing streaks are very rare , because it only take one average movie to break it , and histrion have to come out fresh .
Great role player do not always end up starring in great moving-picture show , so it was a triumph for these doer to be in several large movies in the same yr .
8Matthew McConaughey
Mud (2013), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Interstellar (2014)
Few actors have ever had a single year as good as Matthew McConaughey ’s 2013.His three critically acclaimed movies reinvented his range of a function , and he advance the Oscar for Best Actor forDallas Buyers Club . Before this prestigious turn , McConaughey was good make love as a comic actor , with credits likeTropic Thunder , How to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysandThe hymeneals Planner . He changed his career in one year , and topped it off by seem inInterstellarand thebest season ofTrue Detectivein 2014 . It was n’t a very retentive streak , but it had a massive impact .
Matthew McConaughey 2013 - 2014
Movie
Rotten Tomatoes Score
Mud ( 2013 )
97 %
Dallas Buyers Club ( 2013 )
92 %
The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 )
80 %
Interstellar ( 2014 )
73 %
7Marlon Brando
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Viva Zapata! (1952), Julius Caesar (1953), On the Waterfront (1954)
Marlon Brando abound onto the view withA Streetcar Named Desire . It was just his second role in a major movie , and it earned him his first Oscar nominating speech . His portrayal of macho brute Stanley Kowalski was pitch everlasting opposite Vivien Leigh ’s legal tender yet naive Blanche DuBoise , andA Streetcar discover Desireremains one ofMarlon Brando ’s best motion picture . The Tennessee Williams adaption was just the start of an astounding hot streak . Brando received an Oscar nomination for each of his next three pic , and he eventually won forOn the Waterfront .
Marlon Brando 1951 - 1954
A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 )
Viva Zapata ! ( 1952 )
56 %
Julius Caesar ( 1953 )
96 %
On the Waterfront ( 1954 )
99 %
6Humphrey Bogart
The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Big Shot (1942), All Through the Night (1942), Across the Pacific (1942), Casablanca (1942), Sahara (1943)
Bogart was already great , but this streak made him a true Hollywood caption .
Humphrey Bogart ’s unceasingly quotable functioning inCasablancacapped a magnificent 1942 for the actor . Rick Blaine is probably Bogart ’s most celebrated use , but Sam Spade , the individual investigator inThe Maltese Falconis a tight second . During this catamenia , Bogart also starred inAll Through the Night , in which he play a gangster who foils a Nazi smuggling annulus in New York City . Bogart appeared in plenty of gangster flick , especially during the 1930s , andAll Through the Nightis up there with the good of them . Bogart was already great , but this streak made him a true Hollywood caption .
Humphrey Bogart 1941 - 1943
The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 )
The Big Shot ( 1942 )
All Through the Night ( 1942 )
100 %
Across the Pacific ( 1942 )
88 %
Casablanca ( 1942 )
Sahara ( 1943 )
5Grace Kelly
Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), The Country Girl (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), High Society (1956)
Grace Kelly was a glamourous icon of the Golden Age of Hollywood , andshe give a noteworthy legacy for an role player with such a short career . Kelly crawl in at the years of 26 to get married the Prince of Monaco , in good order in the center of a hot stripe . Kelly added charm and dish to some ofAlfred Hitchcock ’s dear movies . She starred inDial M for Murder , Rear WindowandTo Catch a Thiefwithin just three years . During the same catamenia , she also appeared in the wizardly musicalHigh Societyalongside Frank Sinatra , Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong .
Grace Kelly 1954 - 1956
Dial M for Murder ( 1954 )
90 %
Rear Window ( 1954 )
98 %
The Bridges at Toko - Ri ( 1954 )
82 %
The Country Girl ( 1954 )
75 %
To grab a Thief ( 1955 )
High Society ( 1956 )
83 %
4Katharine Hepburn
Desk Set (1957), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962), Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968)
Katharine Hepburn earned a remarkable eighth and ninth Oscar nominations forSuddenly , Last SummerandGuess Who ’s come to Dinner . Just as she was getting into another red-hot streak , she settle to take prison term by from making movies to care for her ailing partner , Spencer Tracy . Five age later , she and Tracy star together inGuess Who ’s Coming to Dinner . They were both make for Oscars , and Hepburn won . She then continued her immaculate variety inThe Lion in Wintera twelvemonth after Tracy ’s death , and the moving picture earned her yet another Oscar .
Katharine Hepburn 1957 - 1968
Desk Set ( 1957 )
dead , Last Summer ( 1959 )
68 %
Long Day ’s Journey Into Night ( 1962 )
94 %
Guess Who ’s fall to Dinner ( 1967 )
71 %
The Lion in Winter ( 1968 )
91 %
3Harrison Ford
Apocalypse Now (1979), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Blade Runner (1982), Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Witness (1985)
Harrison Ford became a headliner after playing Han Solo in the firstStar Warsmovie , and the franchise continued to showcase his gift throughout the 1980s . Harrison Ford had a lowly role inApocalypse Nowin 1979 , and this kicked off an unbelievable streak for the actor . As well as two moreStar Warsmovies , the next five year give Ford another huge franchise , Indiana Jones . Ford has revert as Han Solo and Indiana Jones within the last decade , play up how this brusque stretch in the 1980s shaped his career . He also reprise his persona inBlade Runnerfor the 2017 sequel .
Harrison Ford 1979 - 1985
moving picture
Apocalypse Now ( 1979 )
Star Wars : Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 )
95 %
Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 )
93 %
Blade Runner ( 1982 )
89 %
Star Wars : Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi ( 1983 )
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1984 )
77 %
attestant ( 1985 )
2John Cazale
The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Deer Hunter (1978)
Five motion-picture show ; five masterpieces . This is the unbelievable bequest of John Cazale .
Five picture show ; five masterpieces . This is theincredible bequest of John Cazale , whose life history was tragically skip poor by lung cancer . The character histrion made a name for himself in Off - Broadway production before his first moving-picture show role inThe Godfather . Although this would have been a tough turn to follow for most actors , Cazale starred in smash after bang . All five of his movies were nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars , and this was back when there were only five candidate . He held his own alongside acting greats like Marlon Brando , Al Pacino , Gene Hackman and Robert De Niro .
John Cazale 1972 - 1978
The Godfather ( 1972 )
The Godfather Part II ( 1974 )
The Conversation ( 1974 )
Dog Day Afternoon ( 1975 )
The Deer Hunter ( 1978 )
86 %
1Tom Hanks
Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Toy Story (1995), That Thing You Do! (1996), Saving Private Ryan (1998), You’ve Got Mail (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002)
No player has ever had a stripe quite like Tom Hanks enjoyed in the 1990s . For a menstruation of ten year , Hanks only produced strike . What ’s most impressive is the broad chain of his successful motion-picture show from this era . He asterisk in invigorate children ’s moving-picture show , romcoms , war dramas , and more . He was on such inspired form that he even catch audiences inCast off , where he is alone for most of the movie , save for a volleyball game . Hanks earned four Oscar nominations for Best Actor during this stretch . He mark back - to - back victories forPhiladelphiaandForrest Gump .
Tom Hanks 1993 - 2002
Sleepless in Seattle ( 1993 )
Philadelphia ( 1993 )
81 %
Forrest Gump ( 1994 )
76 %
Apollo 13 ( 1995 )
Toy Story ( 1995 )
That Thing You Do ! ( 1996 )
Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 )
You ’ve Got Mail ( 1998 )
70 %
Toy Story ( 1999 )
The Green Mile ( 1999 )
79 %
Cast off ( 2000 )
Road to Perdition ( 2002 )
Catch Me If you’re able to ( 2002 )
