My Top 10: Jim Carrey Films

People from my generation practically grew up with Jim Carrey. His outrageous acting in comedies made him on of the most popular actors around in the 90's. But he also done some dramatic roles that are high up in my greatest of all-time.

Sadly, it has been a while since he has done a good performance or been in a good movie. But I still think we should celebrate the legacy he has left from his work from the mid 90's to the mid 00's.

Out of his 41 films, I have seen 22 of them. I will rank all of the ones that I have seen and give a short review for each of my top 10:

22) Dumb And Dumber To
21) Batman Forever
20) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
19) The Cable Guy
19) The Dead Pool
17) The Number 23
16) Horton Hears A Who!
15) A Christmas Carol
14) Me, Myself & Irene
13) A Series Of Unfortunate Events
12) Kick-Ass 2
11) I Love You Phillip Morris

10) The Mask - A pretty popular film back in the day when I was a kid.

Carrey plays a lonely bank clerk who finds a mysterious mask that completely changes his life.

It's good fun and has the unforgettable film debut by a extremely sexy Cameron Diaz.

9) Yes Man - A comedy that I was not expecting to like this much.

It sees Carrey's character be challenged by an old friend to say 'yes' to everything for an entire year to see if he has a better life.

Carrey's on-screen chemistry with Zooey Deschanel as well as Rhys Darby keeps the film moving and becomes a very pleasant and fun comedy.

8) How The Grinch Stole Christmas - Ron Howard's massively budgeted fantasy about the famous story of the Grinch.

Even behind the prosthetics, Carrey still gives another memorable performance.

It is a fun Christmas film filled with plenty of laughs and should be a permanent fixture in your holiday season viewing.

7) Liar Liar - One of his most popular films, and definitely a big guilty pleasure of mine.

Carrey plays a lawyer who cannot lie for an entire day after his son's birthday wish came true.

No matter how many times I have times I have seen this, it still makes me laugh hard.

It also contains what I think is the best out-takes segment of all-time during the end credits.

6) Bruce Almighty - Another enjoyable fantasy comedy in which Carrey plays an under-achieving news reporter who believes there is no God.

That is until God himself (played by Morgan Freeman) gives Carrey his powers to show how difficult it is to run the world.

Lots of laughs and incredibly re-watchable.

5) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - The film that showed everyone Carrey's power within the comedy genre.

A animal specialist detective in tasked in the search of a missing dolphin.

Carrey's unique style of acting gave this film such uniqueness and began a string of many more Carrey lead comedies for the next decade.

4) Dumb & Dumber - This constantly funny flick directed by the Farrelly brothers is seen as one of the best 90's comedies and a cult favourite.

Carrey teams up with Jeff Daniels in this hilarious road movie about two unintelligent friends who set out to return a briefcase full of money back to its owner.

It leads to multiple moments of general craziness.

3) Man On The Moon - The performance that Carrey himself said drove him mad, and no wonder, as it was renowned obscure comedian Andy Kaufman.

It gives you a fascinating insight into his agenda in life, and it becomes quite surreal for the most part.

The documentary 'Jim & Andy' about his transformation into Andy is a wonderful companion piece.

2) The Truman Show - One of Carrey few dramatic roles. But when he does one, it seems to be one of the best films of all-time.

It sees an insurance salesman discover that his entire life is a television show. The story was way ahead of its time, and it still feels ground-breaking today.

It manages to mix perfectly the drama and Carrey style comedy.

1) Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind - A unique romantic story that has become one of the most important films of the 21st century.

When a couples relationship gets sour, they undergo a new procedure that can erase specific memories, in this case, their relationship.

It's highly imaginative story and execution manages to work, and yet still manages to keep within its interior themes.