Ok, you got your SFW roles and your Pleasantville roles. Still, Tobey's performance in Ride with the Devil place apart your average run of the mill performers with your artists. A character performance, Tobey Maguire's acting proves his ability to the audience that he is one of the up and coming actors in Hollywood. At the young age of 24, Ride with the Devil was Tobey's first taste of being a lead actor. Yes, the Cider House Rules and Pleasantville both came out that year as well, Tobey was not surrounded with a well known and strong supporting cast that Ride with the Devil had. This giving Tobey the opportunity to show his unique leadership ability of heading a film with his acting talent.