I posted today about Kurt Russell but didn't include the complete list of films. I figured I'd start picking more "popular" actors and see how that goes.
Here's how my system works (each category was weighted equally [25%]):
C = Critics rating [taken from Rotten Tomatoes]
BO = Box Office [this represents the gross of the film adjusted for inflation; I used the CPI Inflation Calculator]
O = number of Oscar points [1 point for an Oscar nomination; 3 points for an Oscar win]
IMDB = rating on IMDB
01. Rain Man [most Oscar points; tied for highest IMDB rating]
02. Minority Report
03. Jerry Maguire
04. A Few Good Men
05. Born on the Fourth of July
06. Collateral
07. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
08. War of the Worlds
09. The Firm
10. Risky Business [highest Rotten Tomatoes rating]
11. The Last Samurai
12. The Color of Money
13. Top Gun [highest grossing film, adjusted for inflation]
14. Magnolia [tied for highest IMDB rating]
15. Mission: Impossible
16. Mission: Impossible III
17. Mission: Impossible II
18. Eyes Wide Shut
19. Taps
20. Vanilla Sky
21. Days of Thunder
22. Far and Away
23. Cocktail
24. Legend
25. All the Right Moves
26. Lions for Lambs
27. Losin' It
Here's how my system works (each category was weighted equally [25%]):
C = Critics rating [taken from Rotten Tomatoes]
BO = Box Office [this represents the gross of the film adjusted for inflation; I used the CPI Inflation Calculator]
O = number of Oscar points [1 point for an Oscar nomination; 3 points for an Oscar win]
IMDB = rating on IMDB
01. Rain Man [most Oscar points; tied for highest IMDB rating]
02. Minority Report
03. Jerry Maguire
04. A Few Good Men
05. Born on the Fourth of July
06. Collateral
07. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
08. War of the Worlds
09. The Firm
10. Risky Business [highest Rotten Tomatoes rating]
11. The Last Samurai
12. The Color of Money
13. Top Gun [highest grossing film, adjusted for inflation]
14. Magnolia [tied for highest IMDB rating]
15. Mission: Impossible
16. Mission: Impossible III
17. Mission: Impossible II
18. Eyes Wide Shut
19. Taps
20. Vanilla Sky
21. Days of Thunder
22. Far and Away
23. Cocktail
24. Legend
25. All the Right Moves
26. Lions for Lambs
27. Losin' It