My favourite actor

My favourite actor is Harrison Ford. I’ve seen all of his movies all the way back to The Empire Strikes Back which was in 1980. He only films about one movie a year but he’s done an extraordinarily good job at picking movies — in 33 years he only made one movie that was truly bad.

Best known for his appearances as Han Solo and Indiana Jones, he’s also played the President of the United States, a doctor falsely convicting of murdering his wife, and a regular guy.

Keep in mind some of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies would have been higher on the list the first time I watched them.

Masterpieces

  • Blade Runner
  • Witness
  • The Fugitive

Great

  • Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
  • The Mosquito Coast
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  • Hollywood Homicide
  • Crossing Over
  • Extraordinary Measures
  • Morning Glory
  • 42

Good

  • Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
  • Sabrina
  • Air Force One
  • Random Hearts
  • What Lies Beneath
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
  • Firewall
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

OK

  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Frantic
  • Working Girl
  • Presumed Innocent
  • Six Days Seven Nights

Mediocre

  • The Devil’s Own
  • Cowboys & Aliens

Bad

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

What’s next for Ford? Paranoia, recently in theatres, was hated by critics — I might check it out sometime anyway. Ender’s Game will be in theatres soon — I will definitely be checking that one out. And it seems like, against all odds, he’ll be reprising his role as Han Solo in the next Star Wars film.

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