Can you name the four movies that IMDb thinks best represent these Academy Award winning actors? by sjmcclellan618

Can you name the four movies that IMDb thinks best represent these Academy Award winning actors?

created by sjmcclellan618

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Source: IMDb
IMDb uses an algorithm to determine the Top 4 movies an actor is known for. I'm not sure how much you agree, but it's all up to IMDb, and that is the source I used.
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Clark Gable
1934
1939
1961
1935

Colin Firth
2010
2003
2003
2009

Dustin Hoffman
1979
1982
1988
1991

Tom Hanks
2006
1994
1998
1999

Jeff Bridges
1998
2008
2010
2010

James Stewart
1954
1946
1958
1948

Gene Hackman
1992
2001
1971
1978

Geoffrey Rush
2003
1998
2010
2007

Laurence Olivier
1940
1960
1972
1981

Gregory Peck
1962
1953
1976
1961

Jack Nicholson
1980
2006
1997
1974

Kevin Spacey
1999
1997
1995
2009

William Hurt
2007
2005
1998
2008

Marlon Brando
1972
1979
1978
1954

Nicolas Cage
2002
2005
2004
1996

Al Pacino
1972
1974
1995
1983

Forest Whitaker
1986
2006
1999
1992

Anthony Hopkins
1991
2002
2001
1980

Denzel Washington
2007
2001
2006
2004

Spencer Tracy
1961
1967
1963
1960

Robert de Niro
1990
1976
1995
1995

Russell Crowe
2000
2001
1997
2003

Humphrey Bogart
1942
1941
1948
1951

Jon Voight
1995
1996
2007
1972

Sidney Poitier
1967
1997
1967
1963

Adrien Brody
2002
2005
2010
2004

John Wayne
1956
1962
1959
1952

Daniel Day-Lewis
2007
2002
1992
2009

Charlton Heston
1959
1968
1958
1956

Ben Kingsley
1993
2010
1982
1995

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	lisawc:	May 10th, 2011 at 23:01 GMT		14 points
	Nice job. Tougher than it looks. Can't believe Midnight Cowboy didn't make it for Voight or Hoffman.

	sharpdale:	May 11th, 2011 at 01:29 GMT		6 points
	For anyone frustrated by the correct answers: Can't speak for the quizmaster, but this is likely based on the movies that got the most votes for each actor on IMDB. So it's a sample of the general, Internet-using (much younger skewing) population, not a sample of people who really know these actors, their work, or cinema in general.

	sjmcclellan618:	May 11th, 2011 at 01:42 GMT		1 point
	@Sharpdale, I have an app for IMDb on my phone that tells me four movies that any specific actor is known for, but generally, you're absolutely right, it's usually whichever movies that have the most votes for a particular actor.

	SirMarcus:	May 11th, 2011 at 02:59 GMT		10 points
	This is a good quiz, with a crap source, which is good because it means there will be debate down here in comment land. Give us a sequel at some point.

	y2jdilemma:	May 11th, 2011 at 10:03 GMT		22 points
	No Graduate for Dustin Hoffman? Wow.

	FearTheManatee:	May 11th, 2011 at 16:46 GMT		9 points
	Great quiz idea with interesting results. Seeing Hook for Dustin Hoffman made me laugh. Really, IMDB? Hook over The Graduate? Sure it was Spielberg, but really?

	debbiedoesnothin:	May 12th, 2011 at 04:10 GMT		3 points
	Not the quiz maker's fault but ugh. I'd like to take some of those kids to the movies.

	AutonomusPlebian:	May 12th, 2011 at 09:24 GMT		13 points
	Its amazing that some of the movies the actors actually won Oscars for (eg Nicholson - one flew over the cuckoos nest, Olivier - Hamlet) don't feature.

	MoneyGrip:	May 12th, 2011 at 20:43 GMT		3 points
	No "Midnight Cowboy"for Jon Voight? Isn't that mathematically impossible?

	dfoliver:	May 12th, 2011 at 21:33 GMT		3 points
	Shocked none of the Toy Story movies made it for Tom Hanks.

	Psycho_Path:	May 13th, 2011 at 05:52 GMT		4 points
	I'm more surprised at Castaway not on there for Hanks. Woody was the character in Toy Story, not Hanks himself. Didn't even know Voight was in Heat and I've seen that movie multiple times.

	ianmez:	May 14th, 2011 at 00:14 GMT		6 points
	Who could ever forget Jon Voight's performance in "Transformers?" It was no "Coming Home," but then again, Michael Bay is always getting snubbed by the Oscars.... :/ These bizarre results make for a maddenly enjoyable Sporcle quiz.

	simo:	May 15th, 2011 at 19:28 GMT		6 points
	moon over say, se7en for kevin spacey was the strangest as the latter has almost 5 times as many votes. i guess it's because spacey isn't one of the main credits, though that was mostly just to surprise the audience

	sjmcclellan618:	May 16th, 2011 at 03:16 GMT		2 points
	@FearTheManatee, thanks for making this and its sister quiz an editor's pick!

	joker101:	May 16th, 2011 at 04:12 GMT		7 points
	No One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? The movie he actually won an Academy Award for? You sh*tting me?

	MRL:	May 16th, 2011 at 04:28 GMT		9 points
	@joker101: Considering the high acclaim given to the four films that are selected for Nicholson (and I'll note he also got an Oscar for the 1997 film), this may be less a "ratings snub" and more a case of "there are simply a lot of popular Jack Nicholson films".

	ClutchMcB:	May 16th, 2011 at 15:45 GMT		7 points
	I can't believe nobody has complained that Gene Hackman is not listed with "Hoosiers". I honestly couldn't think straight enough to remember him in anything else after I realized that wasn't one of the answers.

	rebelprince185:	May 16th, 2011 at 17:01 GMT		4 points
	A really cool quiz where the ones you get right are as surprising as the ones you get wrong. Well done.

	brez002:	May 16th, 2011 at 18:11 GMT		4 points
	lord of war for nicholas cage surprised me. I only vaguely remember that movie title existing; it seems like he has a lot more known movies. Leaving las vegas, con air, etc. And man on fire for denzel? Strange, but makes for a fun quiz.

	hammertimewp:	May 16th, 2011 at 18:18 GMT		3 points
	I really like the idea of the quiz, but I think IMDB is full of it. Green Mile AND Da Vinci Code for Tom Hanks??? Not even close

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	jujuju:	May 17th, 2011 at 03:28 GMT		1 point
	Great to see Moon there for Kevin Spacey although I'm not really sure if it best represents him as an actor since he was just a voice. Unbelievable movie though. Would really like to see a sequel with some more less known actors, that would be interesting.

	chunky32:	May 18th, 2011 at 06:16 GMT		1 point
	kevin spacey is keyser soze!!!!!!! and it was not there and hard to believe that 'in the name of the father' was not one of DDL's

	Wakka:	May 19th, 2011 at 02:43 GMT		4 points
	This is dumb; how come the Oscar winning/nominated performances aren't on here??? Rush, Bridges, Hanks, to name a few. This is stupid.

	caerodyn:	May 20th, 2011 at 09:38 GMT		3 points
	Just did a my own little search on IMDB an Cuckoo's has more rates/votes than The Shining and waaay more than As Good As it Gets.

	Californication:	May 22nd, 2011 at 17:39 GMT		2 points
	really the movie choices are terrible....and nearly everything is from 2000's +......great idea for the quiz....but dig deeper than the four movies imdb puts up, because they are aimed for the younger kids. OH and they missed tom hanks' best performance as well as denzel's in Philadelphia... I means seriously Da vinci code was good but has no place on this list......Neither does Tron: Legacy, over Tron.

	Californication:	May 22nd, 2011 at 17:42 GMT		5 points
	Oh and Leaving Las Vegas for Nick Cage....um he won for that roll hello. And true grit for bridges, but not the man who won the oscar for it...this is a joke IMDB

	johnlk:	May 27th, 2011 at 01:37 GMT		1 point
	The earliest movie for William Hurt is from 1998? I don't think I can even think of any movies he's been in since then.

	LJ55:	Jul 7th, 2011 at 22:30 GMT		2 points
	No Mr Smith Goes to Washington for James Stewart? That was one of the most iconic film rolls in movie history. Stupid IMDb.

	jubu97rn:	Sep 22nd, 2011 at 14:16 GMT		1 point
	I would really like to know what algorithm IMDb uses because there is some f*ked up sht on here! Fun quiz though.

	Colmar:	Feb 5th, 2012 at 17:53 GMT		1 point
	I'm not commenting on the quality of Bridget Jones' Diary, but (embarrassingly) I guessed it for Colin Firth.