Happy Birthday to Willem Dafoe, who is 62 tomorrow.
I have to admit that I’m not necessarily a huge fan of Dafoe. I think he’s a decent actor & has been in an interesting range of films but my main reason for even giving him much thought is probably because he’s one of so few actors from my home state. Why are there so few famous people from my state?!
As with all my actor top tens, these are ranked from my least favorite to favorite movie instead of by performance (Although, to be honest, number one is probably my favorite performance as well. He’s awesome in that!). So here are My Top Ten Willem Dafoe Movies:
*Updated July 2018 to add The Florida Project & Nymphomaniac: Vol II*
The Rest That I’ve Seen:
20. The English Patient (screw this movie)
19. Speed 2: Cruise Control
18. American Dreamz
17. American Psycho
16. Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
15. Cry-Baby
14. Born On The Fourth Of July
13. The Last Temptation Of Christ
12. Clear And Present Danger (barely remember it, to be honest)
11. Daybreakers
Top Ten:
10. TIE: The Fault In Our Stars & The Florida Project
9. Odd Thomas
8. The Spider-Man Movies
7. The Aviator
5. Platoon
4. John Wick
3. The Hunger
2. eXistenZ
1. Finding Nemo
Honorable Mention:
Finding Dory, because it’s just a small cameo
Some Of The Many I’ve Not Seen:
To Live And Die In L.A., Mississippi Burning, Wild At Heart, Body Of Evidence, Basquiat, The Boondock Saints, Shadow Of The Vampire, Once Upon A Time In Mexico, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Manderlay, Inside Man, Tales From Earthsea, Antichrist, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Cirque Du Freak, John Carter, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Cinema Parrot Disco 