An actor which starred in some of the most memorable films ever made, very difficult roles often rejected by others who came like a glove to John Liam Neeson (born on June 7, 1952). We present you ten of the best roles played by this great actor.
10. Rob Roy
The action takes place in Scotland of 1700s and follows Rob Roy, a man who tries to offer to family and his village a better life. Rob comes to borrow a sum of money from a bank, money that would be used to buy a herd of cows but the fate makes that the money to be stolen. Faced with ruin, Rob starts on the revenge quest to wash his name and honor.
09. Nell
The movie tells the story of young Nell, a girl who lived her whole life with her mother which made it a little wild. Nell could not speak well and was very introverted but a whole universe would be overturned when her mother dies. Nell is left alone, and is discovered by Dr. Lovell who decide to help her, to introduce slowly into society but on the young wild had put them eye two people who wanted to undergo a series of experiments.
08. Michael Collins
The movie tells the story of Michael Collins, the man who managed to unite the Irish rebels against the British occupation. After an initial defeat of rebels, Collins manages to create new strategies that will take British troops (much higher) by surprise tactics that lead to the release of Ireland and its transformation into a free state.
Violence, corruption, misery, exploitation, vandalism, governing the realities here in the nineteenth century, the town became a metropolis today. The birth story of New York and the history of fierce fighting between street gangs are the subject of this historical film. The movie follows Amsterdam Vallon on his quest for revenge on the man who killed his father, Bill Butcher. Amsterdam falls in love with Jenny Everdeane, a thief of pockets.
06. The Haunting
The movie takes place in 1961 during the Cold War. Captain Alexi Vostrikov is a Russian naval officer who has received from the Soviet nuclear submarine K-19 command. The previously commander of the ship, Captain Mikhail Polenin was degraded to the rank of executive officer. Polenin fears for the safety of the ship due of missing parts of equipment, and some were not installed properly. Vostrikov receives orders to move in the North Atlantic to test missile launchers.
05. Darkman
Peyton Westlake is a scientist man who makes a very important discovery. Peyton made the synthetic skin formula, an invention that could help a lot of people but fate makes that before to make their invention public to be attacked by a group of gangsters. The man left disfigured after an explosion caused by hatred and ground start in a race for revenge against all those who hurt him and his family. But things go too smoothly because the scientist has not started to refine the formula and synthetic skin is destroyed after 100 minutes, which it will not stop but to implement their plans for revenge.
04. Batman Begins
The movie shows the beginnings of the hero Batman, his origin and why the black knight fight to maintain the order in Gotham City. The death of his parents affected him than the young heir Bruce Wayne who goes on a journey around the world to seek ways to stop the crime. Bruce returns to Gotham with a gift for people of secret identity of Batman. A mask superhero and very powerful that will fight against the evil from the city.
03. Les Miserables
The movie tells the story of Jean Valjean, a criminal pursued by police whose life becomes connected to the officer Javert. This tracking begins to affect the lives of both men and revolution in France students will greatly influence the relationship between the two.
02. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
The story of the first episode of the most beautiful saga of the future starts when Interstellar Federation closes all the routes to Naboo planet. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are tasked to solve this situation. Once on the exotic planet, they are taken to Queen Padme Amidala by a friendly creature, but opportunistic called Jar Jar.
01. Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List is the masterpiece of Steven Spielberg, a shocking movie in terms of verisimilitude, an epic long movie of three hours that captures the Holocaust, atrocities and genocide that have haunted people especially during the Second World War. Such a degree of realism associated with a sensitive issue can be an overwhelming task for any director.
