My Favorite Michael Keaton Performances

11.

Doug Kinney, Multiplicity



Keaton was given an opportunity to show some versatility in this Harold Ramis comedy playing a stressed-out contractor who decides the solution to helping with his stress and his marriage (to Andie McDowell) is to have himself cloned. The clone frees up so much time for Doug that he gets greedy and three more clones are created. Keaton does create four different Dougs here and #4 is kind of retarded, but I loved #2...a fussbudget/neatnick who loves to cook, a la Felix Unger.

Absolutely love him, every time I see him I'm hooked.

Looking forward to seeing the top 10, I expect Birdman to feature highly.

He was also recently in a super under rated action movie called the Protege. He was great in that as well.

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The first one that comes to my mind is the movie "My Life" where he plays a lawyer fighting with cancer. I was in the same age of his character when the movie came out and it really inspired me. It's an excellent movie to watch with friends because you'll laugh and cry.

So glad that someone saw My Life besides me. No one ever talks about it around here and it's definitely coming on this list.

10.

Walter "Robby" Robinson, Spotlight



Keaton commanded the screen in this 2015 Best Picture winner as the head of a four member investigative reporting team beginning an in depth examination of priest molestation.

9.

Ray Kroc, The Founder



Keaton turned in one of his most ferocious performances as Ray Kroc, the former milkshake machine salesman who meets the brothers who founded McDonald's and cons the guys out of their franchise, making it his own.

Think that "The Founder" is my favorite role of his.

I forgot he was in the founder, another stellar performance.

You gotta creep....creep....

I wasn't aware that he played the Batman

He played Batman in the late 80s, early 90s. They were directed by Tim Burton.

Oh, I don't watch old movies.

I think it's pretty cool.

i was shocked when i saw him on morbuis credits scene

It's not that old.

8.

Bruce Wayne/Batman, Batman (1989)



Keaton brought a surprising intensity to the dual role of an enigmatic millionaire and his superhero alter ego who finds himself squaring off with Jack Napier AKA The Joker (Jack Nicholson).

7.

Bob Jones, My Life



Keaton gave an unforgettable performance in one of his most forgotten films playing a man who almost simltaneously finds out that he is going to be a father and that he's dying from a terminal disease.

6.

Carter Hayes, Pacific Heights



Keaton was bone-chilling in this contemporary thriller playing a dangerous psychopath who cons a couple (Matthew Modine, Melanie Griffith) into renting him an apartment without paying a dime of rent and then terrorizes the couple.

5.

Ray Nicolette, Jackie Brown



Keaton gave a standout performance in this Quentin Tarantino crime drama playing a slick and smart detective assigned to the case when they believe a stewardess (Pam Grier) is working with a known arms dealer (Samuel L Jackson).

4.

Betelgeuse, Beetlejuice



Despite limited screentime. Keaton completely anchors Tim Burton's ghoulish black comedy about a recently deceased married couple (Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis) who hire a malicious bio-exorcist (Keaton) to help drive the new owners out of their home.