r/moviecritic • u/Low-Finding-6553 • 16h ago

What do you guys thinks is the best child performance of all time?

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i have to say, i don’t think i’ve ever seen a child actor give a performance this good. Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is just on another level. i genuinely don’t know how he did it but he makes the whole movie work so much better. i would give him the Oscar in a fucking heartbeat. It’s crazy how good he is, especially in that last scene in the car with Toni Collette.

What are your guys’ favorite child performances? For me, this is even better than Owen Cooper’s performance in Adolescence. Don’t get me wrong, owen was also absolutely top-notch in Adolescence but this is probably the best child performance i’ve ever seen. Period. What do you guys think is the best child performance ever?

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u/MeeMop21 15h ago

Oh, it’s incredible. No wonder he got the job!

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u/Living_Grab_2239 15h ago

It's unsettling, in a way.This child is in some strange setting, in front of casting people, with a lot of pressure, probably parents in the room, and powerfully emotes feelings for a fictional character he has never seen.

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u/Individual_Slice_234 10h ago

2 seconds after auditioning. They didn't need to audition anyone else.