Best Performances

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Re: Best Performances

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F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus



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Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others



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Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream



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Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd.



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David Strathairn in Good Night, and Good Luck



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Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice

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Re: Best Performances

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I completely agree about F. Murray Abraham and Ulrich Mühe, I completely forgot those. As for Gloria Swanson, her performance in that film is a piece of history no matter how good the performance is (I haven't seen the film yet, sadly).

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Re: Best Performances

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I see Gloria Swanson was phenomenal in Sunset Blvd. Also, I wanted to add three more.. of course there are tens of amazing performances but I select from my favourite movies.

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Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly


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Min-Sik Choi in Oldboy


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Willem Dafoe in Platoon

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Re: Best Performances

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Love this thread.


Al Pacino in Serpico.
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Tilda Swinton in Orlando.
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Toshiro Mifune in Shichinin no Samurai.
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Re: Best Performances

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Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull
Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver
Tatsuya Nakadai as Hanshiro Tsugomu, Harakiri
Robert Walker as Bruno Antony, Strangers on a Train
Toshiro Mifune as Sanjuro, Yojimbo and Sanjuro
George C. Scott as Gen. Buck Turgidson, Dr. Strangelove
Orson Welles as Hank Quinlan, Touch of Evil
Alain Delon as Jef Costello, Le Samourai
Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, Apocalypse Now
Kevin Spacey as John Doe, Se7en
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs
Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, Psycho
Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, The Shining
Malcom McDowell as Alex DeLarge, A Clockwork Orange

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Re: Best Performances

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Liam Neeson in Michael Collins



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Yul Brynner in Taras Bulba



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Johnny Depp in Benny & Joon



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Javier Bardem in Mar adentro



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Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake


I like this topic. It makes me remember some of the good times when a performance struck me with admiration.

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Re: Best Performances

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TOP 10 MALE

10. Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb
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9. Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List
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8. Paul Giamatti, Sideways
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7. Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs
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6. Anthony Hopkins, The Remains of the Day
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5. Robert De Niro, Raging Bull
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4. Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot
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3. Marlon Brando, Last Tango in Paris
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2. F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus
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1. Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
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TOP 10 FEMALE

10. Cate Blanchett, Heaven
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9. Bette Davis, All About Eve
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8. Mia Farrow, Rosemary's Baby
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7. Jodie Foster, The Silence of the Lambs
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6. Naomi Watts, Mulholland Dr.
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5. Vivien Leigh, Gone with the Wind
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4. Ingrid Bergman, Notorious
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3. Juliette Binoche, Three Colors: Blue
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2. Emily Watson, Breaking the Waves
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1. Holly Hunter, The Piano
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Re: Best Performances

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Best performance to this day is imo Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
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A very impressive performance from Mr. Stewart is definitely nr.2 on my list :)
James Stewart - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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Some random ones now:

Kirk Douglas - Ace In The Hole (1951)
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Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
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Sean Connery - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
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Re: Best Performances

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Anthony Perkins - Psycho
Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange
Linda Blair - The Exorcist
Ellen Burstyn - The Exorcist
Sissy Spacek - Carrie
Leslie Nielson - The Naked Gun
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
Heather Donahue - The Blair Witch Project
David Caruso - Session 9
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Volume 2
Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby
Jim Carrey (in any of his films)

Best Performance Ever:

Charlize Theron - Monster

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