While I believe it’s possible to objectively determine if a film is well made, any answer to a question like “is this the best movie of all time?” is clearly a subjective one. In that vein, I’ve often wondered: does Dolores Claiborne (1995) have the strongest cast of all time?
So how would one go about “measuring” something like this? My idea is to take something that is subjective but a general indicator of high quality (number of Oscar nominations/wins), multiply it by another number (screen time) and then divide that number by a third number (film runtime).
I’m not actually going to do this because a) it’s a lot of work and b) Sneakers (1992) exists. It would easily win any variation of this acting Oscar measuring contest.
I’m just saying that Dolores Claiborne (1995) has good actors that all give great performances. Five of them (Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer, David Strathairn and John C. Reilly) have been nominated for acting Oscars (with two wins). And if you’re curious, Sneakers (1992) has eight noms (three wins) with David Strathairn appearing in both films.
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