The 47th Best Actor of All-Time: Sean Penn
best film: It is tempting to forget Sean Penn is in The Tree of Life (2011). That is not a good sign for him in terms of his impact on the film’s masterpiece status. This has happened before with Malick where actors’ roles are significantly cut or they get left completely on the cutting room floor (https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/10-actors-cut-from-terrence-malick-films-how-they-reacted-99568/ ) - and nobody can argue with the results when it comes to The Tree of Life. The film has plenty for Jessica Chastain, Brad Pitt, and young Hunter McKracken. Next in line in this category would be another Malick film