Movies Did Christian Bale have the best filmography in the 00s?

[John Mabrey]

the answer is LEO DICAPRIO

 

[John Mabrey]

You listed 2 2010 films

2000-2020 should be the same decade imo

 

[Madmick]

Depp was on top then.

In the 2000s, he was in the films Chocolat (2000), Blow (2001), From Hell (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Finding Neverland (2004), Secret Window (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Public Enemies (2009). He plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, starting with 2003's The Curse of the Black Pearl. For his roles in The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

In 2010, Depp was cast as the Mad Hatter

Meh, I love Depp, but that ain't cutting it.

Off the top of my head I think Dicaprio's run in the 2000's shits all over Bales.

So far this looks like his stiffest competition, but the TS is cutting it off at 2009.

• 2000/I The Beach
• 2001 Don's Plum
• 2002 Gangs of New York
• 2002 Catch Me If You Can
• 2004 The Aviator
• 2006 The Departed
• 2006 Blood Diamond
• 2008 Body of Lies
• 2008 Revolutionary Road

I don't know how much being the lead actor is emphasized, here. Bale is the lead actor in almost every film in the OP, and is a marquee billing (or at least a movie poster billing) in every one. I suppose "marquee billing" doesn't really mean anything, anymore, doesn't seem like any of them do that, nowadays.

I thought Tom Hardy would be more competitive, but his 2000's filmography was a bit thinner than I thought it would be. Same for Gary Oldman. Samuel L. was damn busy, but if I restrict to marquee castings only, it's definitely not his best decade. DDL & Kevin Spacey weren't busy enough. Wahlberg was all over the place, but not a serious competitor.

Not a complete list of worthy candidates, but for the forum's consideration:

Brad Pitt

• 2000: Snatch
• 2001: Ocean's Eleven
• 2001: Spy Game
• 2001: The Mexican
• 2003: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
• 2004: Troy
• 2004: Ocean's Twelve
• 2005: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• 2006: Babel
• 2007: Ocean's Thirteen
• 2007: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• 2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• 2008: Burn After Reading
• 2009: Inglorious Basterds

Denzel Washington

• 2000: Remember the Titans
• 2001: Training Day
• 2002: John Q
• 2002: Antwone Fisher
• 2003: Out of Time
• 2004: Man on Fire
• 2004: The Manchurian Candidate
• 2006: Inside Man
• 2006: Deja Vu
• 2007: American Gangster
• 2007: The Great Debaters
• 2009: The Taking of Pelham 123

Russell Crowe

• 2000: Gladiator
• 2000: Proof of Life
• 2001: A Beautiful Mind
• 2003: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• 2005: Cinderella Man
• 2006: A Good Year
• 2007: American Gangster
• 2007: 3:10 to Yuma
• 2008: Body of Lies
• 2009: State of Play

Colin Farrell

• 2000: Tigerland
• 2001: American Outlaws
• 2002: Minority Report
• 2002: Phone Booth
• 2002: Hart's War
• 2003: S.W.A.T.
• 2003: The Recruit
• 2003: Veronica Guerin
• 2003: Intermission
• 2004: Alexander
• 2004: A Home at the End of the World
• 2005: The New World
• 2006: Miami Vice
• 2007: Cassandra's Dream
• 2008: In Bruges
• 2008: Pride and Glory
• 2009: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• 2009: Crazy Heart
• 2009: Ondine

Morgan Freeman

• 2000: Under Suspicion
• 2000: Nurse Betty
• 2001: Along Came a Spider
• 2002: The Sum of All Fears
• 2002: High Crimes
• 2003: Bruce Almighty
• 2003: Levity
• 2004: Million Dollar Baby
• 2005: Unleashed
• 2005: An Unfinished Life
• 2005: March of the Penguins (narrator)
• 2006: Lucky Number Slevin
• 2006: 10 Items or Less
• 2007: Gone, Baby, Gone
• 2007: The Bucket List
• 2007: Evan Almighty
• 2007: Feast of Love
• 2008: Wanted
• 2009: Invictus

Michael Caine

• 2000: Miss Congeniality
• 2000: Quills
• 2001: Last Orders
• 2002: The Quiet American
• 2003: Secondhand Lions
• 2005: Batman Begins
• 2005: The Weather Man
• 2006: The Prestige
• 2006: Children of Men
• 2007: Flawless
• 2008: The Dark Knight
• 2008: Is Anybody There?
• 2009: Harry Brown

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Depp was on top then.

In the 2000s, he was in the films Chocolat (2000), Blow (2001), From Hell (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Finding Neverland (2004), Secret Window (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Public Enemies (2009). He plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, starting with 2003's The Curse of the Black Pearl. For his roles in The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

In 2010, Depp was cast as the Mad Hatter

Depp was in overall better films but bale is the better actor Imo.

 

[HARRISON_3]

Recently saw 3:10 to Yuma for the first time.

Pretty good movie, if you ask me.

 

[Thrawn33]

Meh, I love Depp, but that ain't cutting it.

So far this looks like his stiffest competition, but the TS is cutting it off at 2009.

• 2000/I The Beach
• 2001 Don's Plum
• 2002 Gangs of New York
• 2002 Catch Me If You Can
• 2004 The Aviator
• 2006 The Departed
• 2006 Blood Diamond
• 2008 Body of Lies
• 2008 Revolutionary Road

I don't know how much being the lead actor is emphasized, here. Bale is the lead actor in almost every film in the OP, and is a marquee billing (or at least a movie poster billing) in every one. I suppose "marquee billing" doesn't really mean anything, anymore, doesn't seem like any of them do that, nowadays.

I thought Tom Hardy would be more competitive, but his 2000's filmography was a bit thinner than I thought it would be. Same for Gary Oldman. Samuel L. was damn busy, but if I restrict to marquee castings only, it's definitely not his best decade. DDL & Kevin Spacey weren't busy enough. Wahlberg was all over the place, but not a serious competitor.

Not a complete list of worthy candidates, but for the forum's consideration:

Brad Pitt

• 2000: Snatch
• 2001: Ocean's Eleven
• 2001: Spy Game
• 2001: The Mexican
• 2003: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
• 2004: Troy
• 2004: Ocean's Twelve
• 2005: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• 2006: Babel
• 2007: Ocean's Thirteen
• 2007: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• 2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• 2008: Burn After Reading
• 2009: Inglorious Basterds

Denzel Washington

• 2000: Remember the Titans
• 2001: Training Day
• 2002: John Q
• 2002: Antwone Fisher
• 2003: Out of Time
• 2004: Man on Fire
• 2004: The Manchurian Candidate
• 2006: Inside Man
• 2006: Deja Vu
• 2007: American Gangster
• 2007: The Great Debaters
• 2009: The Taking of Pelham 123

Russell Crowe

• 2000: Gladiator
• 2000: Proof of Life
• 2001: A Beautiful Mind
• 2003: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• 2005: Cinderella Man
• 2006: A Good Year
• 2007: American Gangster
• 2007: 3:10 to Yuma
• 2008: Body of Lies
• 2009: State of Play

Colin Farrell

• 2000: Tigerland
• 2001: American Outlaws
• 2002: Minority Report
• 2002: Phone Booth
• 2002: Hart's War
• 2003: S.W.A.T.
• 2003: The Recruit
• 2003: Veronica Guerin
• 2003: Intermission
• 2004: Alexander
• 2004: A Home at the End of the World
• 2005: The New World
• 2006: Miami Vice
• 2007: Cassandra's Dream
• 2008: In Bruges
• 2008: Pride and Glory
• 2009: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• 2009: Crazy Heart
• 2009: Ondine

Morgan Freeman

• 2000: Under Suspicion
• 2000: Nurse Betty
• 2001: Along Came a Spider
• 2002: The Sum of All Fears
• 2002: High Crimes
• 2003: Bruce Almighty
• 2003: Levity
• 2004: Million Dollar Baby
• 2005: Unleashed
• 2005: An Unfinished Life
• 2005: March of the Penguins (narrator)
• 2006: Lucky Number Slevin
• 2006: 10 Items or Less
• 2007: Gone, Baby, Gone
• 2007: The Bucket List
• 2007: Evan Almighty
• 2007: Feast of Love
• 2008: Wanted
• 2009: Invictus

Michael Caine

• 2000: Miss Congeniality
• 2000: Quills
• 2001: Last Orders
• 2002: The Quiet American
• 2003: Secondhand Lions
• 2005: Batman Begins
• 2005: The Weather Man
• 2006: The Prestige
• 2006: Children of Men
• 2007: Flawless
• 2008: The Dark Knight
• 2008: Is Anybody There?
• 2009: Harry Brown

Denzel should not be overlooked. Titans, Training Day, Man on Fire and Gangster are some big hitters.

 

[Proud American]

Leo, cruise, Pitt were better imo

Dang close

 

[ClubFoot]

He should get a nod simply for Tropic Thunder.

I despised Tom Cruise until I saw that lol

 

[Jack&Cat]

YES

People can hate on Tom Cruise all they want, but this was amazing.

 

[ClubFoot]

Don’t forget




2000 Titan A.E. Cale Voice [47]
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance Rannulph Junuh [48]
2000 Finding Forrester Steven Sanderson Cameo [49]
2000 All the Pretty Horses John Grady Cole [50]
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Himself Cameo [51]
2001 Ocean's Eleven Linus Caldwell [52]
2001 The Majestic Luke Trimble Voice cameo [53]
2002 Gerry Gerry Also writer and editor [12]
2002 Stolen Summer — Producer [54]
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Spirit Voice [55]
2002 The Third Wheel Kevin Cameo
Also executive producer [56]
2002 The Bourne Identity Jason Bourne [57]
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Bachelor Matt Cameo [58]
2002 Speakeasy — Executive producer [59]
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights — Executive producer [60]
2003 Stuck on You Bob Tenor [61]
2004 EuroTrip Donny Cameo [62]
2004 Jersey Girl PR Exec #2 Cameo [63]
2004 The Bourne Supremacy Jason Bourne [57]
2004 Ocean's Twelve Linus Caldwell [64]
2004 Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train Narrator Voice
Documentary [65]
2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Alan Shepard Voice
Documentary [66][67]
2005 The Brothers Grimm Wilhelm Grimm [68]
2005 Syriana Bryan Woodman [69]
2005 Feast — Executive producer [70]
2006 The Departed Sergeant Colin Sullivan [71]
2006 The Good Shepherd Edward Wilson [72]
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Linus Caldwell [73]
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Jason Bourne [57]
2007 Youth Without Youth Ted Jones Uncredited [74]
2007 Running the Sahara Narrator Voice
Documentary
Also executive producer [75]
2008 Che: Part Two Father Schwarz [76]
2008 Ponyo Kōichi Voice English dub
2009 The Informant! Mark Whitacre [20]
2009 Invictus Francois Pienaar [16]

 

[moreorless87]

Looking at stuff I actually enjoy Saint Nick does quite well despite the amount of crap he was in.

Adaptation
Matchstick Men
The Lord of War
Bad Lieutenant
Kickass

 

[John Mabrey]

Looking at stuff I actually enjoy Saint Nick does quite well despite the amount of crap he was in.

Adaptation
Matchstick Men
The Lord of War
Bad Lieutenant
Kickass

Not a bad list at all

 

[Blayt7hh]

The thing is though, Bale was really the supporting actor here. Ledger made that movie

 

[John Mabrey]

The thing is though, Bss as le was really the supporting actor here. Ledger made that movie

Yea bale was my third favorite character in that movie

 

[zapataxiv]

Jack Sparrow > Batman

Hand in your man card or go down central at 1:00 am shouting westside while flashing a roll of cash

 

[Blayt7hh]

Yea bale was my third favorite character in that movie

It’s that way in the entire dark knight trilogy. Scarecrow and Bane were both more fun to watch than Bale as Batman. The villains were the real stars

also, fixed my crazy auto correct

 

[Based God]

A lot of great choices in this thread, but I got Denzel winning

 

[El Chimpo]

Matt Mac

 

[SKYNET]

Jack Sparrow > Batman

they actually cut Keith Richards a check to be his dad so it could be meta to millenials.

Turns out that shit was tacky as hell, to anyone with any taste in film.

If they only made one movie I would consider it but after all the sequels no way bro, pure schlock.

I'll take Bale and his Nick Nolte whisper voice all day 24/7, which actually got a little better by Dark Knight Rises

 

[SKYNET]

I'd go with Leo even though his oscar role was far from his best performance