Greatest acting performances of all time...

[hilts]

Hoffman in Papilion.

Thought the mighty Steve Mcqueen was better in it, in fact thought cruise was better in Rain Man

 

[malg]

Jeremy Irons in Margin Call;

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6uzZ7Pitjk[/video]

Indeed you could pick any of the cast (yes, even Demi ''plank of wood'' Moore). Cracking little film.

I like the look of that. Just going to watch the England highlights for a laugh, then look that film up.

 

[jimharri]

Jeremy Irons in Margin Call;

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6uzZ7Pitjk[/video]

Indeed you could pick any of the cast (yes, even Demi ''plank of wood'' Moore). Cracking little film.

I like the look of that. Just going to watch the England highlights for a laugh, then look that film up.

All about the start of the financial crash in 2008. Some of the intricacies of trading might go over your head (it certainly did with me!), but it's a great character study. Spacey is top notch (as is nearly always the case), same goes for Tucci. And Bettany. Do watch it.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

The final scene in the back of the car in "The Long Good Friday"

Bob Hoskins who plays the main character Harold Shand knows he going to be murdered by the IRA. No words are spoken it's all by facial movement and show his various moods on this realization from anger to laughter, absolutely unbelievable acting!!

 

[Patientman63]

Leonardo di Caprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

I think he was 17 at the time, a brilliant performance.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Zhang Ziyi in The Road Home, before she started doing all of that martial arts bollocks.

Bjork in Dancer in the Dark.

 

[ROCKET80]

Some I like have already been mentioned.

So many for Pacino but I'll just add; City Hall (his speech at the kids funeral is brilliant), The Devils Advocate and Dog Day Afternoon.

Spacey is great in The Usual Suspects but for the short time he appears on screen Del Toro is captivating.

Denzel Washington at his very best in Man on Fire

Alan Rickman in Die Hard is one of my personal favorites.

 

[Bill]

Some I like have already been mentioned.

So many for Pacino but I'll just add; City Hall (his speech at the kids funeral is brilliant), The Devils Advocate and Dog Day Afternoon.

Spacey is great in The Usual Suspects but for the short time he appears on screen Del Toro is captivating.

Denzel Washington at his very best in Man on Fire

Alan Rickman in Die Hard is one of my personal favorites.

Del Toro was outstanding.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Denzel Washington at his very best in Man on Fire

Some very good, albeit predictable, shouts on here, but this performance was brilliant. One of my favorite movies.

I'll add:

Bill Nighy in The Girl in the Café
Jean Reno in The Big Blue
Robert DeNiro in Heat and A Bronx Tale
and
Cameron Diaz just for the windshield scene in The Counselor!!!

 

[Demosthenes]

Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs