What are the best child performances in film history?

https://closeupculture.com/2019/01/1...r-performances

Here’s the link—take your pick. Out of this bunch, my absolute faves have gotta be Tatum O'Neal in
Paper Moon,
Natalie Portman in Léon: The Professional, Linda Blair in The Exorcist,
and Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver.
Also, totally missed some gems on this list—like Giorgio Cantarini in Life is Beautiful
and Asa Butterfield in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. There are plenty more where those came from, obviously!

Jacob Tremblay in Room.

I'm on board with those actors. Here are a few other roles that definitely deserve a shout-out:

Henry Thomas, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”
Christian Bale, “Empire of the Sun”
Dakota Fanning, “I Am Sam”
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Abigail Breslin, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”

Macaulay Culkin (obviously) in Home Alone / Good Son—maybe a bit overlooked, but it’s a top-tier 90s thriller
Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan
You guys already covered the rest (Portman, The Exorcist, etc.)

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Drew Barrymore

Judy Garland
Where on earth is Natalie Wood
But Tatum O'Neal was definitely incredible in Paper Moon... watching her on Nickelodeon back in the day

That’s quite a list you've got there..

Honestly, that Culkin kid just stands out from the rest of the pack..

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Wait, what even is this??

Elle Fanning. She is absolutely stunning. I just adore her.
I found myself rewatching Natalie Portman in Léon: The Professional the other day, and I have to say, I was once again completely captivated by her performance.

Malcolm was peak in the middle of that series, all three of them were just incredible.

As far as movies go, there are plenty to choose from.

Christina Ricci in "The Addams Family"

Ricky Schroder - The Champ as The Earthling

Tina Majorino - Corrina, Corrina

J. Lowther in "A Perfect World".

Just finished reading this today

How they filmed Christiana F. and little Natja Brunckhorst

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/...-heroin-addict

Andrey Khalimon - Kolya

Last year, little Martin Stephens really blew me away in... The Innocents.

That kid is seriously creepy. Just great. 👍 It’s a shame he walked away from acting. I was just browsing IMDb and saw he actually went into architecture and became a meditation instructor. Talk about an interesting career pivot. 😁