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Top 10 Best Christopher Walken Acting Performances

by Rama_Andor1416 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
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  • Christopher Walken and Theresa Randle in King of New York (1990)

    1. King of New York

    19901h 43mR66Metascore
    6.9 (45K)
    A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.
    DirectorAbel FerraraStarsChristopher WalkenDavid CarusoLaurence Fishburne
  • The Dead Zone (1983)

    2. The Dead Zone

    19831h 43mR69Metascore
    7.2 (81K)
    A man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsChristopher WalkenBrooke AdamsTom Skerritt
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

    3. The Deer Hunter

    19783h 3mR90Metascore
    8.1 (376K)
    An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn Cazale
  • Sean Penn and Christopher Walken in At Close Range (1986)

    4. At Close Range

    19861h 56mR67Metascore
    6.9 (19K)
    Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.
    DirectorJames FoleyStarsSean PennChristopher WalkenMary Stuart Masterson
  • Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell, Olga Kurylenko, and Bonny in Seven Psychopaths (2012)

    5. Seven Psychopaths

    20121h 50mR66Metascore
    7.1 (281K)
    A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
    DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellWoody HarrelsonSam Rockwell
  • Christopher Walken, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Henry Thomas, Jeremy Sisto, and Johnny Galecki in Suicide Kings (1997)

    6. Suicide Kings

    19971h 46mR43Metascore
    6.9 (30K)
    A group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.
    DirectorPeter O'FallonStarsChristopher WalkenDenis LearySean Patrick Flanery
  • Brad Pitt, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, and Christopher Walken in True Romance (1993)

    7. True Romance

    19931h 59mR59Metascore
    7.9 (252K)
    In Detroit, a pop-culture enthusiast steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsChristian SlaterPatricia ArquetteDennis Hopper
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can (2002)

    8. Catch Me If You Can

    20022h 21mPG-1375Metascore
    8.1 (1.2M)
    Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HanksChristopher Walken
  • Romance & Cigarettes (2005)

    9. Romance & Cigarettes

    20051h 45mR55Metascore
    6.2 (13K)
    This down-and-dirty musical set in the world of working-class New York tells the story of a husband's journey into infidelity and redemption when he must choose between his seductive mistress and his beleaguered wife.
    DirectorJohn TurturroStarsJames GandolfiniSusan SarandonKate Winslet
  • Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)

    10. Man on Fire

    20042h 26mR47Metascore
    7.7 (403K)
    In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChristopher WalkenDakota Fanning
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    11. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.9 (2.3M)
    The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
  • Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War (1980)

    12. The Dogs of War

    19801h 42mR56Metascore
    6.3 (10K)
    Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
    DirectorJohn IrvinStarsChristopher WalkenTom BerengerColin Blakely
  • Christopher Walken and Amber Heard in One More Time (2015)

    13. One More Time

    20151h 38mNot Rated57Metascore
    5.0 (3.6K)
    A New York City crooner plots his comeback.
    DirectorRobert EdwardsStarsChristopher WalkenAmber HeardKelli Garner
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, and Mark Ivanir in A Late Quartet (2012)

    14. A Late Quartet

    20121h 45mR67Metascore
    7.1 (16K)
    Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos, and insuppressible lust.
    DirectorYaron ZilbermanStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanChristopher WalkenCatherine Keener
  • Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Ray Stevenson in Kill the Irishman (2011)

    15. Kill the Irishman

    20111h 46mR50Metascore
    7.0 (53K)
    The true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970's.
    DirectorJonathan HensleighStarsRay StevensonChristopher WalkenVincent D'Onofrio
  • Adam Sandler in Click (2006)

    16. Click

    20061h 47mPG-1345Metascore
    6.4 (372K)
    A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.
    DirectorFrank CoraciStarsAdam SandlerKate BeckinsaleChristopher Walken
  • Mickey Rourke, Keira Knightley, and Edgar Ramírez in Domino (2005)

    17. Domino

    20052h 7mR37Metascore
    5.9 (71K)
    A recounting of Domino Harvey's life story. The daughter of actor Laurence Harvey turned away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsKeira KnightleyMickey RourkeEdgar Ramírez
  • Around the Bend (2004)

    18. Around the Bend

    20041h 25mR46Metascore
    6.4 (4.5K)
    A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.
    DirectorJordan RobertsStarsMichael CaineChristopher WalkenJosh Lucas
  • Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)

    19. The Rundown

    20031h 44mPG-1359Metascore
    6.7 (146K)
    A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.
    DirectorPeter BergStarsDwayne JohnsonSeann William ScottChristopher Walken
  • Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken, Brenda Blethyn, Lee Evans, and Naomi Watts in Undertaking Betty (2002)

    20. Undertaking Betty

    20021h 34mR
    6.5 (5.4K)
    A woman, whose husband is cheating on her, and an undertaker, who has been in love with her since their childhood, decide to fake her death so they can be together.
    DirectorNick HurranStarsBrenda BlethynAlfred MolinaChristopher Walken
  • The Prophecy (1995)

    21. The Prophecy

    19951h 38mR44Metascore
    6.4 (35K)
    At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth. In his fight to stop the forces of evil, he finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher.
    DirectorGregory WidenStarsChristopher WalkenElias KoteasVirginia Madsen
  • Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, and Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill (1985)

    22. A View to a Kill

    19852h 11mPG40Metascore
    6.3 (108K)
    The recovery of a microchip from the body of a fellow British secret agent leads James Bond to mad industrialist Max Zorin, who is scheming to cause massive destruction.
    DirectorJohn GlenStarsRoger MooreChristopher WalkenTanya Roberts
  • Brainstorm (1983)

    23. Brainstorm

    19831h 46mPG57Metascore
    6.4 (14K)
    Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.
    DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsChristopher WalkenNatalie WoodLouise Fletcher
  • Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, and Kris Kristofferson in Heaven's Gate (1980)

    24. Heaven's Gate

    19803h 39mR57Metascore
    6.7 (18K)
    During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsKris KristoffersonChristopher WalkenJohn Hurt
  • The Funeral (1996)

    25. The Funeral

    19961h 39mR
    6.6 (9.7K)
    After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.
    DirectorAbel FerraraStarsChristopher WalkenChris PennAnnabella Sciorra

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