A Few Of The Most Memorable Acting Performances From The Very Passionate Performer, Jeff Bridges
In my opinion, one of the most likable actors in Hollywood is Jeff Bridges. I mean seriously, could Bridges have asked for a better reception when he finally won his first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role? It was an incredible thing to watch, and he definitely appeared to not take it for granted. A truly incredible actor and person.
Here are some of the better movies to come out that have starred Jeff Bridges.
The first movie on this list that I will discuss is Fearless. People often get this film confused with the Jet Li epic, but this movie is completely different. Bridges’ Fearless came out in 1993 and was directed by Peter Weir.
Another fantastic film that stars Jeff Bridges is Arlington Road. Talk about a suspenseful movie. This film also stars Tim Robbins in what has to be his creepiest role. I love Tim Robbins, and this film almost ruined my opinion of him.
Tron is another movie that definitely makes the cut for me. Tron was definitely one of the most influential science fiction movies of all time, and audiences around the world are highly anticipating the sequel coming out in December.
Of all the movies that Bridges has starred in, in no movie was his performance as impressive as in Crazy Heart. If you put any other actor in this film, it probably would have been overlooked; Bridges managed to make this movie into his personal masterpiece, culminating in an Academy Award.
The Big Lebowski definitely makes the cut, no questions asked. This is one of the iconic performances of Bridges’ career and with good reason. I have a hard time imagining anyone else playing this role and I imagine the Coen Brothers wrote it with Bridges in mind.
Hopefully there is at least one movie on this list of Jeff Bridges films that you have not yet viewed.
Films | Martin Cooper | 
March 27, 2011 9:55 am
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