Top 10 Acting Performances of All Time
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2014
- The acting performances on this list are ranked according to their commercial success (awards), along with the level of skill, versatility and role transformation each actor displayed. To me, accuracy when making a Top 10/Top 100 all time list is extremely important. My lists are not based on my own personal favorites; they are based on the true greatness and/or success of the person, place or thing being ranked. In other words, an actor's commercial success (Oscars & BAFTA Awards), and influential greatness through their acting skill and role transformation, is how I ranked the performances on this list. If you guys would like to view my other Top 10/Top 100 lists, feel free to check out my UA-cam page and/or my IMDb page at *ChrisWalczyk55*.
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Ledger’s performance changed they way I watch movies. So genius it’s terrifying. Watch the scene when he has broken out of jail and is in the cop car, perfect.
i completely agree with you,
I never think about it before but now I've realised it..
Agreed.
That scene was the best movie scene of all time (for me)
@G Galeno YOU BETTER GO TO A DOCTOR
Johnny O'Graddy hey what does that scene means ? Please tell me
R.I.P Heath Ledger, amazing actor!
Bro he died
+Debug God 'Bro' that's why he said "R.I.P" (Rest In Peace) wtf
The sounds he makes with his mouth during that scene.. just makes the whole scene better
Rutger Hauer monologue sous la pluie dans Blade runner!
When did he die, and how?, :( rip
#1
Me pretending to be sick so my mom doesn't send me to school
Caller Eight oh yeah, ever convince a teacher that a your horse ate your test paper that your parents should have signed 😎 cuz I did
Oh yeah Ever convince your parents for 1 month straight that you have
back pain/back problem.
Caller Eight ua-cam.com/video/blXGslIVtNw/v-deo.html
that's best
And I believe I act very well in this!
The best is tommy wiseau in the room
The Room is a masterpiece for being such a worse movie
@@JuanJimenez-hh5dy tf u mean u dumbass, the room is a masterpiece of both writing and acting
Oh hi mark
@@furaihama6588 it’s still my favorite film of all time my top 3 favorite movies are 1. The Room 2. The Last Airbender 3. Dragon ball evolution
If you can’t tell I’m joking
😅😅😅😅
One of my favorite scenes of all time is the opening scene in inglorious bastards with Christoph waltz in the milk farm
lvitela24 I’m so glad I saw your comment, that scene is so underrated in my opinion
U r good damn right
OMG yes!! Colonnel Hans Landa was terrifyingly charming while speaking to the farmer. Even if he was speaking in a aapparently light tone you can feel the very dangerous man he is! Genius
Easily one of the best film characters of all ti.e
i actually think it is one of the best opening scene ever written
Where is vito corleone marlon Brando ???????????
He’s never seen The Godfather and probably doesn’t know who Brando is.
I honestly think that performance is overrated. The Godfather is a great film but Vito Corleone is only in half the movie. Michael's evolution into the new godfather was a better performance.
Brando in a street car named desire.
Jessee Padilla yes i agree with you about evolution of Michael Corleone its amazing, awesome , but vito its perfect like godfather, when he speak the world stop listen, every details are perfect and for me one of the performance of all time
Brando did have an extremely commanding presence and voice, I agree.
Vito Corleone:What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully?
True af
This comment deserves a whole lot more likes from Brando's fans.
Yeap..he missed brando
Without Marlon Brando , this list is incomplete
His horror speech in Apocalypse Now is still the benchmark
Hell yeah.
So so so true.
Fuck him. Acting has evolved way beyond that level now.
@@Gasta1983 you dumb?
Top acting performance of all time: Me trying to avoid school by acting like I was sick.
photographer85 😂😂😂 same
NYES
The oscar is yours! :D
you deserve all time oscsrss
memi khan he does
Bryan Cranston in breaking bad is a Masterpiece in acting.
Best series actor of all time imo
TheSaurabh2294 he is hands down on of the greatest just from that basement scene
@@seppuku- Crawlspace. Damn best scene I ever witnessed followed by DDL v Paul Dano church scene on TWBB
charles olarte agreed
TheSaurabh2294 ua-cam.com/video/blXGslIVtNw/v-deo.html
I loved the fact that Daniel Day Lewis was in here for "There Will Be Blood". A very underrated movie and an outstanding performance. There is NO dialogue for the first 23 minutes of the movie and yet it communicates so much about the character that Lewis portrays (Daniel Plainview). A brilliant movie. And I quote: "I drink your milkshake!!!" Now you gotta go watch the movie in order to understand the quote.
Underrated? Wtf, it’s one of the most praised performances of all time
@@Johnnysmithy24 I said "underrated movie and an outstanding performance". Not the same thing. Outside of people in the movie industry, go ask 20 people if they've seen "There will be Blood" and 19 will say they've never seen it, most will say they've never heard of it. Nevertheless, it's lack of renown does not mean it is less quality...as a movie and as an individual performance.
@@blairminyard2666 Dude it’s not underrated by any means. Why would regular people who don’t know cinema know it?? You’re acting like it’s some arthouse indie movie that no one saw. It’s commonly agreed to be the best movie of the 21st century by most people in the film crowd, and I’m not even talking just experts here. It always has amazing rankings
So what if the average person on the street doesn’t know it? Why would they need to? The average person has very little knowledge of anything in general to have a saying on rating films. That’s not being underrated when everyone who knows anything about movies praises it. A MUCH more underrated movie came out in that same year and was completely overshadowed because of the big releases by big directors such as this one.
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” is the name, arguably just as good as this one, and much more deserving of the Oscar for cinematography. No one talks about it, everyone talks about There Will Be Blood so no It’s not underrated
@@Johnnysmithy24 My friend...#1, we agree that it was a terrific movie. #2, we agree that it was a phenomenal performance. #3, we agree that most people who saw the movie and the performance would say it was excellent. #4, we agree that most people have not seen it. What you fail to understand is that "underrated" doesn't mean that people (including myself) are saying it's bad. It means that the movie has NOT BEEN RATED BY MANY PEOPLE because not many people have seen it. Hence, UNDERrated. And for you to dismiss the voice and opinion of the common movie goer is ignorant and elitist on your part. Believe it or not, the masses do matter. And if an outstanding acting performance does not reach the masses, guess what, that makes it "UNDERRATED" because they have not seen it. Heck, the word itself is it's definition. "Underrated" means that it has been rated by less than (fewer, or under) what would be considered a normal number of people to judge something.
Why is Heath Ledger's performance not considered "underrated"? Well, because everyone and their mother has seen it. And among the common movie patron as well as cinema cognoscenti, most everyone consider it an outstanding performance. Me, I'd consider it overrated because SO MANY people talk about how great it was and I personally felt it was "meh". But regardless of how myself or others judge it, it would never be considered "underrated" simply because of how many people saw it.
@@blairminyard2666 Heath’s performance is not considered underrated because everyone praises it, everyone. And why is it more known? It’s simple, because the masses are more interested in watching superhero movies than a film about oil in the early 20th century.
If heath ledger was still alive he probably would’ve been one of the best actors of all time
Brando still would be number 1
You bet
He is even when he’s dead
@@_talon he’s literally my favorite actor now, dude is outstanding and it sucks that we couldn’t see what else he had under his sleeves
@@Stormertheboy modern people don't know about Brando. They just want superhero movie shit and they call these so called superheroes best actors. Off course Heath Ledger is an exception. But people really don't know about real acting.
This list contains only the roles of madmen and mentally ill characters.
Tupacos87 Because these types of roles are some of the hardest roles to play.
Cuz of the energy and emotion that goes behind it. More of a coincidence, so you ain’t wrong .
And rightly so
Because this kind is hardest paul!
Tom Hanks is there
It's hard to compare any of these roles. I love Heath Ledgers performance as the Joker but i gotta say that Daniel Day Lewis' performance in There Will Be Blood blew my mind. I've never seen a person blend so well into a character like I did with him. I didn't even know he had an accent in real life until I seen him accept the oscar for best actor...He nailed that role so beautifully. That performance has stuck with me more than any other.
"I didn't even know he had an accent in real life"
wow, that has to be the most american phrase I've ever read... you know everyone has an accent... right?
@@TheButterMinecart1 I think everybody that isn't you knows what I meant by saying he had an accent. Sorry I didn't elaborate for you, specifically. But go ahead and try to start something, for no reason, on an irrelevant year old comment. Well done. Also, I'm Canadian.
Nice to know you like the witcher
Marlon Brando (Godfather) and Al Pacino (Scarface) surely deserves a place in top 10.
Shiva Shankar Al Pacino in The Godfather too
Negative. You people know the same 4-5 movies that are super overrated. But even if you like the movie a lot, you should be able to look at an individuals performance and say, "well that kinda sucks". Acting has come a long way since those movies have come out.
@@viator1987 Shut up with that, Marlon Brando revolutionized acting
@@viator1987 when you are marvel or DC fan boy :
Imo Marlon Brando In Apocalypse Now should have made the list.
Rest well Ledger, such an iconic actor of our generation. He was so admirable
Another appropriate title for this video: "Top 10 performances in the very few movies I've watched."
Amen
Were you expecting him to have watched every movie in cinematic history prior to making this list?
yes
yes, it's very limited to some 2 or 3 decades of cinema only
like what you would add??it is not perfect but it isn't bad at all.And those performances became typical and cliche because they are very very great and everyone knows them.But you are very edgy and you think that no one will recognise the other hidden from our world talents...
Christoph waltz in Inglorious Bastards Wasa fantastic performance also
good call...ive never seen such charm and composure....mixed with unspeakable coldness...breathtaking
That’s a bingo!
that's a lame movie
Klaus Schreyer how?
Christoph waltz in Django Unchained was better
1: de Niro- raging bull
2:heath ledger- dark night
3: Jack Nicholson- the shining
4:Jeff bridges- big lebowski
5:Daniel day Lewis- there will be blood/my left foot
6:joe Pesci- goodfellas
7:marlon Brando-the godfather
8:Anthony Hopkins- silence of the lambs
9:John hurt- elephant man
10:Cathy Bates- misery
U have better list
Somebody added a woman!
Jody foster, kate winslet, niaomi watts, and absolutely the best acting performance in history _ the amazing patti duke as helen keller.
?
Silence of the lambs*
Wow...John Hurt in The Elephant Man! First movie to make me cry!
Al Pacino -
Scent of a Woman
The Godfather Part II
Dog Day Afternoon
Scarface
Serpico
He is good in Donnie Brasco aswell
Dont forget Devil's Advocate,heat,donnie brasco,irishman, and a few to name.
Where is Marlon Brando(Godfather), Edward Norton (fight club), Leo DiCap(Revenant), Al Pacino(Scarface), Joaquin Phoenix (walk the line) and Jim Carrey (eternal Sunshine)?
Do you know that this video is 5 years ago?
@@ahmadsuid2493 Most of the movies are older than 10 years....
@@kushdevsinhvaghela7966 oh aight i just comenting without realizing the whole context
Kushdevsinh Vaghela Kate Winslet should be there before Jim Carrey
Lol Scarface sucks
My list:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
2. Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront
3. Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver
4. Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire
5. Elizabeth Taylor, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
6. Peter O'Toole, Lawrence of Arabia
7. Bette Davis, All About Eve
8. Al Pacino, The Godfather part II
9. Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice
10. Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
skibidido Where's Heath Ledger?
Sir_Mercury Somewhere under ground I assume.
Bad joke. Seriously though he might get in my top 20 for Brokeback Mountain. But only might.
skibidido Wow that's such a dick move. Bad joke.
Sir_Mercury
Sorry. You did question where he was. :)
skibidido I meant on the list, sorry if you couldn't comprehend such a simple question on your comment ABOUT a list.
Go ahead and add Joaquin Phoenix to this list
I agree. Freddy Quell (The Master) should be on this list. Joaquin's performance in that movie is one of the best I've ever seen. Especially the processing scene
Not because of Joker alone tho. The Master and Her are the best acted films by him in my opinion
Yes
This video is 5 years old fucking idiot, go and find an updated one.
@T M son of a bitch
You know youre good when youre on this list twice. Jack Nickolson is a legend
Dude has the most number of Oscar nominations ever. 12 to be exact.
" I miss you Jenny" Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time
Russell Crowe from A Beautiful Mind is also equally deserving in the list.
I guess no one has ever seen "My Left Foot". Treat yourselves. Best performance ever!!!
Hands down the greatest performance ever.
One of the best, no doubt!
Hands down
Hey hey guys guys.... hands down
Daniel day Lewis is above all
Jack Nicholson is a living legend
I love his performance from the shining and one flew over the cuckoo's nest both performances are masterpiece
Also his performance in Chinatown is incredible
Jack best ever
About Schmidt, Batman, Bucket List
Yawn! Jack Nicholson plays Jack Nicholson in every film
a few good men is another great movie from jack nicholson
Heath Leager Scene deserve to get the best scene
Hell no. Overhyped
@@OoxB505 still good though
He was very good but Nicholson was better.
@@OoxB505 you are wrong he was amazing
@@fishbas6838 way better than good
Where the hell is Morgan Freeman of Shawshank redemption
Aakash Upadhyay one of the best Movies i ever seen
Yes
He is very good in that movie but he only really portrays a couple of emotions and doesn't give you the same depth, emotion and/or insanity that the 10 actors on the list give you.
Exactly!!! I was thinking it too!!
In your ass
The scene with Forrest gets me every time. Brilliant performance. Definitely deserved the Oscar in ‘94
Forrest gump is so good but there were better movies in 1994 that should have won the oscar over forrest gump
Heath Ledger's Joker was a masterclass performance. Doubt it will ever be touched in regards to its genre.
1: Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
2: Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
3: Jack Nicholson - The Shining
4: Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire
5: Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
6: Spencer Tracy - Boys Town
7: Denzel Washington - Malcolm X
8: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
9: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
10: Bill Murray - Groundhog Day
First mistake is Heath Leadger he should be #1
Nah man he was good but not that good.
Nop. Number 2 maybe. Nomber 1 should've been either Pacino in Scent of a Woman or Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot.
@@elinagk9902 But considering that he died because of that Charactor is something else man he committed to the charactor.
Bro sorry to say but in this way 10th is the best when the first is the worst
i love it man
Christoph waltz inglorious bastards one of the greatest acting performances ever
True
then brando's godfather and de niro 's taxi driver will also come
Daniel day Lewis is number 1 for me,, it’s truly insane what he can do,, literally anything
Naa. Robert De Niro in Raging Bull was out of this world. No one can come close to that performance.
My list for best acting performances of all time:
1. Heath Ledger (TDK)
2. Robert De Niro (Raging Bull)
3. Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs)
4. Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo´s Nest)
5. Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump)
6. Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man)
7. Daniel Day-Lewis (There will be Blood)
8. Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman)
9. Denzel Washinghton (Training Day)
10. Marlon Brando (The Godfather)
Where is Daniel Day Lewis on that list?
Thanos please
Please
Please
Watch best performances of Mohanlal ( Indian actor)
He's a very talented actor and known as Marlon brando of India
Of course women don’t act right?
Stupid List. You didn't Include Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone In The GodFather.
Or Morgan Freeman in the Shawshank Redemption!
Not everyone shared your opinion dummy
Nor could he include females ffs
without Brando the list is incomplete
He had al’s performance in scent of a woman over the godfather is crazy, maybe watch more films before compiling this list
DDL deserves no.1 spot
Absolutely. Forest Gump....lol. Americans.
Marlon brando-Godfather
Al Pacino - Scarface
Leonardo DiCaprio- what's eating Gilbert grape
Man there are more left. The list is not even near to perfection.
Al Pacino in The Godfather too. Also De Niro in Taxi Driver, Sam L Jackson in Pulp Fiction, Morgan Freeman in Shawshank. The list goes on
Gsfggg Xdjoh finally, someone who mentions what’s eating Gilbert grape
I agree
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There is another Indian actor
Mohanlal who is known as Indian Marlon brando
No Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone?
EXACTLY
The godfather movies horrible in my opinion.
+Frans Ágúst Fransson fuck off
Frans Ágúst Fransson Then you have horrible taste in movies
Frans Ágúst Fransson HOW!???? The commanding of respect as soon as you walk in the room, the classy but extremely emphatic and profound dialogue, the character development of Al Pacino, the AMAZING score, the subtle metaphors, the melancholy scenes. Just HOW!?
why was "The Godfather" on the thumbnail when it wasn't even in the list?
An actor who defines what is methode acting, one and only Marlon Brando..! Without him the entire list is incomplete.😐
When I was a kid watching Joker dealing with Batman, I always thought that he is just this bad clown who keeps on smiling and doing bad things. That changed forever and for the first time I really understood the inner dark side of The Joker after I've seen Heath Ledger's highest performance of "The Joker". Since then I respected "The Joker" identity as a very dark villain and not only as a bad clown. He performed it so well that when I was watching him as The Joker, I was so damn quiet and felt his performance not as an actor but the real Joker and his inner dark side. His performance was so high that it gave other actors to climb so hard to reach that level in portraying what I call the real Joker persona. Too sad, Heath could have done a lot of historical performances. Gone too soon - RIP. Back to the present, Joaquin Phoenix performance was amazing as well.
Last 15 mins of "training day" always give me goosebumps. Awesome acting by Denzel and Ethan
Denzel really looks like a guy who had always enjoyed authority and power over others and now all of a sudden, he lost everything.
1. Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood. 2. Marlon Brando, On The Waterfront 3. Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice, 3. Robert De Niro, Raging Bull 4. Daniel Day Lewis, My Left Foot 5. Maria Falconetti, The Passion of Joan of Arc. 6. Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove 7. Charlize Theron, Monster 8. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter. 9. Peter O Toole, Lawrence of Arabia 10. Ellen Burstyn, Requiem For A Dream/Al Pacino, The Godfather II (tie). Not a definitive list, just my opinion, with honorable mentions to Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men, Marlon Brando, The Godfather, Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Faye Dunaway, Chinatown, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver, Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot, Anthony Hopkins, Silence of the Lambs, Max Schreck, Nosferatu, Chaplin, The Kid, Daniel Day Lewis, Gangs of New York/Lincoln. I know I included Daniel Day Lewis several times, but the power of his performances is undeniable, as is his reputation for being the greatest actor of all time.
Fuc*ing finally somebody who understands acting.Can you imagine,i saw names like Vin Diesel,Arnold Schwarzenegger and 2Pac on a list called The Greatest Actors.And I can say that you've seen some good movies my friend.
+gregg mikulla good interesting, never seen Sophie's Choice. Very Anglo/ US choices as usual on UA-cam, but I'll revisit some of those movies. Thanks
Pretty good list, I would include Heath as the Joker in the Dark Knight for how deep he went in character
+gregg mikulla Good list. Don't forget Laurence Olivier and other none English speaking actors/actress
I would add Diana Ross suffering from paranoid schizophrenia in Out of Darkness.
Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape???
Kacper Khl ua-cam.com/video/blXGslIVtNw/v-deo.html
Right
Yes, his acting was so good and realistic
Ohhh you hit it right on
And johnny depp 😍
I am just here to read comments about "where is that actor"😁
hahaha me too
Heath ledger should definitely definitely be number 1, when i watch the movie i never see Heath, i see the Joker, it never crosses my kind that someone is actually acting this character. RIP L.H.
I use to just watch a movie but watching Heath Ledger's performance in the Dark Knight at the cinema changed the way I watched movies.
I think heath ledger deserve top on the list wonderful actor all the time no one can replace him as a joker I miss him ❤
1. Morgan Freeman-Shawshank Redemption
2. Heath Ledger- Dark Knight
3. Al Pacino- Godfather II
4. Marlon Brando- Godfather
5. Sam L Jackson- Pulp Fiction
6. Christopher Waltz- Inglorious Basterds
7. Ed Norton- American History X
8. Leo Dicaprio- Catch me if you can
9. Guy Pierce- Memento
10. Hugh Jackman- Prisoners
Johnny depp?
Aman Niyad good but not compared to these 10
Jack Nicholson and Anthony Hopkins should be there
Rdj as chaplin
What a lack of culture! for God's sake
Totally agree with no. 1. Raging bull felt so real it felt like someone invisible dude was pointing a camera at a real loose canon of a person
Tf ? What did u like in that stupid trash acting of de Niro 💀💀 it's the most basic actor i have ever seen what so special about it
You put heath ledger at #10? what's wrong with you?
@Gabriel Sobre totally agree
You're all wrong he should be at least in the top 5 :)
Gabriel Sobre you and 2019 are dumb af to think this isn’t one of the best performances by an actor ever.. regardless if the role is a “comic book” character. You sound childish.
You should do your research on that performance before you reply with some bull shit.
Either way I’ll enjoy schooling you and old man 2019? in this debate.
@@Dalex3 agreed, it doesnt matter what its about his performance was amazing
@@Dalex3 It was probably way too much performance for Gabriel and the other '2019' dude. Way too much for their understanding. You get to realize he categorizes anything related to heroes as "superhero and Starwars bullshit" and on top of that calls other people uncultured when mentioning a single title (Star Wars) with a huge argumentation and outstanding storyline in cinema history, referring to it as bad too? Some real statements would be needed to be explained so he can probably catch up, but if explained and still saying dumb shit like that. You'd realize he talking about stuff because he has wifi smh
I've to agree that the list was really good. Glad to see Dustin Hoffman in Rainman in the list. You could've also included Adrien Brody in The Pianist, Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master and Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men.
HEATH SHOULD ON NO1.The World's Greatest Hero + Villain. Miss you😭😭😭
😭
Haha 🤣🤣🤣
Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood will forever be my favorite acting performance of all time, he literally is a different person in that movie, down to the smallest mannerisms and even his way of speaking
I agree with you!
Sam L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
He's not a good actor. All he does is just behave naturally. Not versatile
Hanzala Iqbal chill out
@@gonzalo4658 ok as you say 😂
Hanzala Iqbal Ok nobody asked. He was amazing as Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction, no one asked about his versatility in other movies.
Hanzala Iqbal have you seen Unbreakable? He’s amazing in that film.
Mickey Rourke in the wrestler deserves to be mentioned here.
A few favorites of mine not on the list: Charlize Theron, Monster. Marlon Brando Vito Corleone, Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream. Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia. Javier Bardem, Anton Chigurgh
Anton is always top 5 no matter what list it is haha
You missed De Niro's taxi driver scene " you talking to me ?"
Are we just going to forget about Ralph Fiennes or Liam Neeson in Schindler's List?
Training day.. Denzel always lights up every scene he's in
No no no ......Daniel day lewis the crucible. Gives me chills.i may even dare to say greatest performance on film ever.
You could just skip the second Nickolson. So many others to choose. Brando in Godfather, Di Caprio in Wolf, Welles in Cain, McQuinn in Papillon, Gibson in Braveheart, Perkins in Psycho, Williams in Poets, Sheen in Apocalypse, Spacey in Suspects, Pitt in Seven, Bardem in Sea, Chaplin in Dictator, Penn in River, McGregor in Trainspotting, Robbins in Shawshank and so on.
***** I'd prefer apart from critisizing, you gave me your choices too. I think all my choices are excelent performances in very powerful films. Pitt's role is way more demanding than Freeman's.
It's true that i haven't seen many Gibson films...like Gallipoli you mentioned.
rasta man u r absolutely right bro
Also Christolph Waltz as Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds
You can skip The Shining but you can't skip One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. That performance is one of the greatest ever.
Top 10 List
1. Brando in "On the Waterfront"
2. Pacino in "Godfather Part II"
3. DeNiro in "Raging Bull"
4. Hopkins in "Silence of the Lambs"
5. Pacino in "Scent of a Woman"
6. Welles in "Citizen Kane"
7. Gregory Peck "To Kill a Mockingbird"
8. O'Toole "Lawrence of Arabia"
9. Nicholson "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
10. Brando "A Streetcar Named Desire"
John Tompkins Your list is much closer. This guy's list is so idiotic is frightening.
what about crawlspace from breaking bad?
amazing selection
Heath ledger left me speechless when I watched his performance
anthony hopkins, god that man can give you the chills..
True true
Of ALL the spectacular Pacino performances, you choose the "sorry we snubbed you for 20 years, here's your compensatory oscar" performance?
Don't know why I bother.
pup lover I have just one thing to say about his performance: He portrayed a blind man PERFECTLY. My mother is a nurse, works at an opticians practice, and she knows very well what a blind person looks like and how he or she acts. Pacino never looked directly at something, and he didn't overdo it. The film is a bit cheesy, but he portrayed his character as best as he could, and he did a bloody good job.
marija popovic I agree w/ everything you say. But, compared to his other NON oscar bait performances, Scent isn't even in the running. Dog Day Afternoon, Godfather, Serpico, come on!
pup lover Yes, you got that right
+pup lover well, Al Pacino is probably the only actor who's MOST movies should've gotten an oscar, but they couldn't give him like 20 oscars offcourse, I don't know what are you talking about, cause "Scent of a Woman" was brilliant movie and Al nailed it....
+pup lover right! hell, i thought he was even better in Any Given Sunday than Scent of a Woman...his line in Heat shoulda won a oscar itself: "SHES GOT A GREAT ASSSSSSS!"
Daniel day lewis is just. Incredible.
Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview.
Literally nothing can beat that.
MAYBE Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz, but no.
FUCK, Al Pacino is fucking masterclass, he practically ruled 70s, 80s and some movies even in 90s, amazing actor....
Meh, he didn't do much in the 80's. He did more in the 90's than the 80's. But man! He kind of ruled the 70's with De Niro. But De Niro even had phenomenal films and performances in the 80's. But now these two have gone downhill, somehow...
+Eric Cartman well, Rob De Niro had maybe a few more good movies than Pacino, but from the acting point of view, Al Pacino is surely better actor, cause De Niro never put up such performances as Pacino did in such masterpieces like "Scarface", "Scent of a Woman", "The Godfather Part II", but I still love De Niro, also very amazing actor...
itkojecockot In my honest opinion, I think De Niro is a superior actor. But these two are great actors, whatsoever.
In my opinion, the 3 best actors of all time are:
1. Robert De Niro
2. Daniel Day Lewis
3. Marlon Brando
+Eric Cartman the only movie where De Niro equaled Al Pacino was in "Taxi Driver", you probably cannot recognize acting from having a good movie, because like I said, De Niro was in more good movies than Pacino, but from the acting point of view, Pacino is certainly more talented artist....
itkojecockot Ever watched Raging Bull. You probably just forgot that Robert De Niro was in it :P
Nah, but he disappeared into that character of Jake La Motta. That's one of the best acting performances ever (in my opinion). I'll tell you, you're definitely not gonna change my opinion. But can we at least agree that they are both fucking fantastic actors?
no jaden Smith in after earth?
And, to think we don't get to see ANY of Pauley Shore , Andy Dick, Adam Sandler, or Seth Rogen !! What kind of list is this???? ----------Wolfsky9
My thoughts exactly
+Wolfsky9 I hope you're joking.
Meh... Jackson Rathbone in the last airbender was better (sarcasm on)
😂😂😂😂😂 and the entire Twilight cast too !!!!
Michael clark duncan as john coffey in the green mile
Sam Rockwell as the wild bill in the green mile
2 greatest cinematic performances ever💯💯
Best acting performances and no mention of Robin Williams, You've got to be kidding me!
How about Leonardo DiCaprio in Gilbert Grape and The Basketball Diaries? To me they were DiCaprio's best and some of the best acting I've ever seen. Also, I think Heath Ledger as The Joker and Jack Nicholson in The Shining should've been higher in the list.
Top Three: 1. Dan. Day Lewis-There Will Be Blood. 2. Peter O' Toole-Lawerance of Arabia 3. Tom Hulce/F. Murrey Abraham-Amedeus... Unusual mentions; Benecio Del Torro, Fenster-Usual Suspects. Christopher Walken, Don ?-True Romance along with Gary Oldman, Drexel. Charlie Sheen, William Defoe, and Tom Berenger in Platoon; Incredible. Kevin Costner, Dances With Wolves. Judy Garland, Wizard of Oz.
Amazing list
Awesome!!!! Thanks Chris. This brought back some memories sure enough.
For me some of my memorable characters among the movies I've watched would be
Colonel Hans Landa - Inglorious Basterds(Christoph Waltz)
The Joker - Dark Knight(Heath Ledger)
Srgt. Dignam - The Departed(Mark Wahlberg)
Don Corleone - Godfather(Marlon Brando)
Vito Corleone - Godfather II(Robert De Niro)
Travis Bickle - Taxi Driver(Robert De Niro)
Jules Winnfield - Pulp Fiction(Samuel L Jackson)
Teddy Daniels - Shutter Island(Leo Dicaprio)
Anton Chigurh - No country for old men(Javier Bardem)
Prot - Kpax(Kevin Spacey)
Nemo Nobody - Mr. Nobody(Jared Leto)
Benjamin Button - The curious case of Benjamin Button(Brad Pitt)
Daniel Plainview - There will be blood(Daniel Day Lewis)
Commodus - Gladiator(Joaquin Phoenix)
Christina Peck - 21 Grams(Naomi Watts)
Lily - The Danish Girl(Eddie Redmayne)
Kiran Kaur that means u haven't watched movies of Mohanlal
Please go and watch best acting performances of Mohanlal
U will be stunned
Mate we're talking about some of the greatest actors in Hollywood history? From where does this Mohanlal dude comes in the picture?
@@abhijithsuresh348 I'm happy you put shutter island in. That movie is often over looked
Joaquin pheonix was incredible in gladiator
@@chrisdouglas954 great pick, forgot about that role
The single best performance ever was Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot. A master class of Method Acting
Can you imagine a movie with Daniel day Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joaquin Phoenix??
the dark knight is one of my favourite movies ever. i love the joker he’s definitely my favourite
10 and 9 are the best two for me
Heath did the best solo acting in human history 💔🙁
its "copyright" not "copywrite". cheers
Chris Walczyk 😂😂
Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot is one of the greatest of all time.
American Beauty with K.Spacey and A Beautiful Mind with R.Crowe deserves a mention
Honorable mentions:
-DiCaprio in Django Unchained
-Sam L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
-Hugh Jackman in Prisoners
-DiCaprio in Wolf of Wall street
-Christian Bale in The Prestige
-Sam L. Jackson in Kingsman
-Brad Pitt in Fight Club
-Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler
-Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile
-Sam L. Jackson in The Negotiater
-Liam Neeson in Taken
No Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean
@mike O if u haven't already, watch Norton in American History X, AMAZING performance
Lism neeson id that a joke?
@mike o please tell me how Brad Pitt is an average actor? Have you ever seen 12 Monkeys? His performance in that is better than anything Ed Norton has ever done. That’s easily one of the best performances I’ve seen, he’s also quality in Benjamin Button, The Assassination of Jesse James, Inglorious Bastards and many more to list so he’s not an average actor at best, he’s better than a lot of people.
Liam nesson is terrible imo
Tbh I think Heath ledgers joker is the greatest cinematic performance of all time. I can't think of anything better.
I Agree 100% it's the most intense performance in history of cinema !
Daniel day-lewiss in my left foot was clearly the best performance of all time !!!!!
The way Daniel Day-Lewis uses silence is amazing
Daniel Day Lewis would be my # 1. Great to see him on the list
Great list, although I think Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York and My Left Foot should’ve be on there.
Bill the Butcher is one of the best played characters of all time. Very complex though, and the reasons for his greatness aren't apparent with 1 or 2 viewings. Makes for a tough crowd pleaser, but absolutely top 5 performances all time.
Also, since Daniel Day Lewis has already been mentioned... It doesn't seem fair to the other actors
@@abhinavdp7376 Well Jack is mentioned twice. Maybe him in The Shining shouldn't be on the list and I think Ddl as Daniel Plaiview in TWBB should be higher.
Oh my God...Jack Nicholson...his accurate glorious fantastic acting in Shining just stabs me in the heart each time
Forrest Gump’s movie ending is incredibly heart wrenching...
I never knew Heath Ledger played Joker, he did amazing job
imo in no order
Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump
Heath Ledger as the Joker
Jack Nikolson as Jack Torrance
DiCaprio as Jorden Belfort
Brad Pitt as Jessy James
Edward Northon as Derek Vinyard
Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito
Robert DeNiro as Jake La Motta
Christoph Walz as Hans Landa
Javire Bardem as Anton Chigure
daniel day lewis
Gero Z i was waiting for hans and Chigurh. Suprise they werent on here.
#1 should always be heath ledger.
His greatest moments in that movie were unscripted. An hour pacing back and forth in the hospital scene with Harvey. The slow clap when he’s locked up.
His melodic laugh as he walks into the meeting with the mob bosses.
The scene he first meets Rachel. (She was so scared she couldn’t keep eye contact.
The hospital explosion scene...
By far the best performance EVER.
The fact that you're so confident means you clearly haven't seen raging bull. The scene this guy is showing is by far not the best scene. Many scenes were improvised and De Niro even put on like 80 pounds for the role later on in the film. I would say it's very close.
LJMownage I have seen raging bull. Don’t ASSume.
“I sat around in a hotel room in London for about a month, locked myself away, formed a little diary and experimented with voices - it was important to try to find a somewhat iconic voice and laugh. I ended up landing more in the realm of a psychopath - someone with very little to no conscience towards his acts.” - Heath Ledger
He also did his own makeup every single day, designed the look for that particular joker down to the fabric and colors.
He eventually couldn’t go more than 2 hours of sleep a day eventually cause he was so caught up in his method acting.
Not even close.
li d li d great question or idea... but Christopher Nolan doesn’t just replicate characters... he makes his own. He adds his own twist. And he personally wanted Heath to be Joker since the beginning.
And most of the time, I’d the director didn’t like it, it just won’t make the final cut.
To show you the brilliance of improvised... the hospital scene where the joker blows up the entire building... it doesn’t work at first. It doesn’t blow up. Heath (the joker) stays in his character and improvises on that scene.. it was perfect. You can improvise a scene and still be in character.
LJMownage I’m not doubting you but, let me have you know that Heath Ledger did DIE playing his character. The insomnia didnt just, happen.
li d basically..
Like Spider-Man. People would say the new one is better ( the teenager) some like the original one with Mcgruire..
But all in all, Heath has one of the best performances ever. The only reason why some people can’t watch it is because of the entire movie itself.
It’s not like the new “joker” coming out which is just about him. Which I HIGHLY recommend going to see. It might top Heath’s performance but that’s a high bar to pass
Why isn't anyone talking about the performance that really deserves first place. Of course Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the lambs!!