Although there are a lot of talented actors/actresses none of them inspire me enough to spend my money going to see them in a movie.

Didn't say alive or dead so... Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Stewart, Paul Neuman, Steve McQueen.

Make? No. Nudge yes.

Jeremy Renner
Harold Perrineu
Javier Bardem

Directors
Christopher Nolan
Sam Mendes
Clint Eastwood

Tom Hanks or Kurt Russell

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Originally posted by kramden:
Didn't say alive or dead so... Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Stewart, Paul Neuman, Steve McQueen.

When I stated "current" I meant those who are still making movies.



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Clint Eastwood

Is still making movies, is he not?

2019 Richard Jewell
2018 The 15:17 to Paris
2018 The Mule
2016 Sully
2014 American Sniper
2008 Grand Torino

Lucy Liu

No, but there are plenty of them that would make me not go.

Clint
The Rock

I never missed a Raquel Welch movie back in the day.

None, in this day and age.

The more Actors & actresses divulge about their political & spiritual beliefs, the less interest I have with them.

I do not go to movie theatres anymore, with the sole exception of the time I went with my wife and granddaughter to see the "The Secret Lives of Pets 2" a year ago or so.

I tend to watch movies and shows based on what the premise or content, or genre is,

not so much because of who is cast,

I have actually avoided a few movies with certain actors in them,

Just two for me. Clint Eastwood and Jeremy Renner.

Maybe Gene Hackman. Anthony Hopkins. But likely not even they could get me in a theater.

I haven’t been to the cinemas since I was still married, about 12 years ago, so I thought of actors which I’d seek out on my DirecTV offerings in this day and age.

Looking through the names listed so far, I agree with a few, like Denzel Washington, and Jeremy Renner.
A couple that I didn’t see listed that I like are Morgan Freeman and Amanda Peet.

I’m more into the older, golden age names.

Tom Hardy

Airpusher mentioned mine: Tom Hanks and Kurt Russell. I'd also say I still enjoy Patrick Swayze movies, and Sam Elliot gets my attention.

Not an actor, but a director: Ridley Scott's movies are a must-see for me.

I can't think of any myself. I did once think that way. The role, and more broadly the overall quality of the film, is more important. Even the best actors drop a turd now and then. I liked, for example, Bruce Willis in Die Hard (a film recently added to the National Film Registry), but he couldn't salvage Hudson Hawk, and most of his other films are "just OK." If an actor has enough bad roles, he or she will soon become relegated to minor roles, even unemployable altogether.