Macaulay culkin the greatest child actor of all time?

In my opinion, the greatest child actor was River Phoenix. He was flawless and mesmorising in Stand By Me. He put in another great performance in Mosquito Coast, holding his own against Harrison Ford and he was Academy Award nominated at age 17 for a stunning performance in Running On Empty.

Jodie Foster is another who put in fantastic performances at a young age.
 
Perhaps the most popular of his generation...but greatest of all time?

Are you serious?

You seem to be confusing his popularity with acting ability...he was a cute, appealing kid, nothing more. And he pretty much played the same role in every movie he made...but then as he started getting older it was obvious the public were beginning to tire of the same old routine, with films such as Ritchie Rich.

He has done the occasional movie recently, but in rather small roles, and he has also done the odd bit of theatre.

It would be good to see him make it as a mature actor, but as time goes on I don't really see any evidence or hear any sort of buzz in the industry about him at all...which is never a good sign.
 
As others have said, River Phoenix was a brilliant child actor and was making a move into becoming a brilliant adult actor until his death.

However my vote for best child actor is Corey Feldman. He was superb in comedic roles but also good in serious roles as well. Stand By Me, The Goonies, The 'burbs, Lost Boys. He appeared in some of the best films of the 80s.
 
Lukas Haas was very good in Witness.

I thought Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun was excellent too.

Joseph Gordon Levitts has been pretty much awesome in everything he has been in from a very early age. :)
 
River gets my vote.

I also liked that little girl who played Matilda. Mara something? Obviously not in the same league as River, but she was cute.
 
The only person I know to actually be acting anymore is Jodie Foster but I thought all the kiRAB in Bugsie Malone did an amazing job, they carried the characters and the lines so well and I do wonder if most of them ever went on to do anything more.
 
Yes, but she was a step above everyone else. I loved it when they had that reunion, and Scott Bao was discussing their scene together, and saying 'Watch her act me off the screen here...'
 
i love the home alone films, but i dont think Macaulay is a very good actor =/ ..

as others have said, River Phoenix was in my opinion the greatest child actor :)
 
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