If all you knew about a movie was the person starring in it, who would be at the top of your list? These are our 2025 Actor Power Rankings, not a list of our all-time favorite silver screen stars, but instead, who has the title belt right now and who is at the peak of their powers.

TIMECODES...

00:00 - Intro

06:04 - Josh O’Connor

08:26 - Tim Robinson

09:20 - Jason Schwartzman

10:48 - Florence Pugh

12:31 - Margaret Qualley

13:46 - Joaquin Phoenix

15:10 - Sebastian Stan

17:01 - Jennifer Lawrence

18:33 - Adam Driver

20:11 - Oscar Isaac

23:34 - Emma Stone

26:05 - Timothee Chalamet

28:58 - Ryan Gosling

34:02 - Bradley Cooper

39:15 - Denzel Washington

41:10 - Robert Pattinson

43:28 - Willem Dafoe

46:25 - Margot Robbie

49:24 - Kristen Stewart

53:07 - Jake Gyllenhaal

57:49 - Honorable Mentions

1:04:48 - Colin Farrell

1:06:40 - Florence Pugh

1:07:29 - Daniel Kaluuya

1:10:22 - Rachel Sennott

1:15:20 - Leonardo Dicaprio

1:24:45 - Anya Taylor-Joy

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Nic Cage has evolved from dark and mysterious bad boy to action movie hero to straight-to-DVD headliner to hardworking thespian, all while staying true to his Kabuki theater-style theatrics on screen. With a career full of iconic performances and even more iconic freakouts, we're flipping the Declaration of Cagependence to figure out the best Nicolas Cage movie.

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TIMECODES...

00:00 - Intro

10:55 - Round 1 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse vs. The Weather Man

12:55 - Ghost Rider vs. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

13:35 - Renfield vs. Leaving Las Vegas

14:11 - Mandy vs. Vampire’s Kiss

14:44 - The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent vs. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

16:10 - Bringing out the Dead vs. National Treasure

17:16 - Moonstruck vs. Lord of War

18:42 - The Wicker Man vs. Dream Scenario

19:17 - Kick-Ass vs. The Surfer

21:05 - Con Air vs. Face/Off

22:43 - The Rock vs. Wild At Heart

24:11 - Matchstick Men vs. Adaptation

25:52 - Pig vs. Gone in 60 Seconds

26:25 - Raising Arizona vs. Willy’s Wonderland

27:13 - The Croods vs. Color out of Space

28:18 - Longlegs vs. Next

29:22 - Round 2

37:24 - Round 3

42:26 - Round 4

44:48 - Final Round

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