Single best acting performances of all time

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  1. Xplosive

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    I'll just name a few off the top of my head:

    Pacino in Godfather 1
    Hackman in The Conversation
    Deniro in Raging Bull
    DDL in There Will Be Blood
    Hopkins in Silence of The Lambs
    Crowe in A Beautiful Mind

    Others?
     
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    Denzel - Training Day
    Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds
     
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    Even though it was just a supporting role, Denzel in "Glory" is the first one to come to mind for me.

    Hard to argue Daniel Day in "There Will Be Blood". He made you not want to take your eyes off the screen.

    Not sure I could ever pick the "The Best Ever" though.
     
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    Maria Bello for making her attraction to William H. Macy in "The Cooler" believable.
     
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    Alec Baldwin played a very good villain in that movie.
     
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    Hackman in "The French Connection"
     
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    Also, I prefer DeNiro in "Taxi Driver"

    Pacino's best is "Dog Day Afternoon", IMO
     
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    I thought Pacino was better in Godfather II
    Meryl streep in Sophie's choice was pretty amazing
    Daniel Day Lewis in In the name of the father
    Gene Hackman in The conversation
    Denzel in Malcolm X
    Ralph Fiennes in Schindlers list
    I love de Niro in King of comedy but Taxi driver has to be the quintessential Deniro performance
    Peter Sellers - dr.Strangelove
    Also Heath ledger does deserve a shout for Joker that was fucking amazing
     
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    1) hahahahahabba ok bich fagot totol looser botomline hahhaha littel bich

    2) Co-sign... He was transcendent in that role... And I don't like comic book movies
     
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    He was awesome in DDA but his tendency to 'chew the scenery' got indulged a little too much. Still heavy good though.
     
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    Pacino might have been at his VERY BEST in "Glengarry", tbh.
     
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    Denzel Washington as Malcolm X. Denzel carried the entire movie. A brilliant performance.
     
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    Alec Baldwin in Glengarry is one of my favourite scenes
     
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    he was great in that, for sure
     
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    Denzel and Hackman were BOTH brilliant in Crimson Tide.
     
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    Deniro - This Boy's Life
    Pacino - And Justice For all
    Streep - Doubt
    Kirk Douglas - Detective Story
    Min-Sik Choi - Oldboy
    Lee J. Cobb - 12 angry men
    Tom Cruise - Magnolia
     
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    Christopher Lloyd-Back To The Future
     
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    Christopher Reeve - Superman
    A very underrated performance.
     
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    Clancy Brown is awesome
     
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    Bruce Willis - 12 monkeys
     
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    I liked Mean Gene in this scene from "Mississippi Burning"

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/G1JX07MCCL4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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    Vincent D'onofrio in Men In Black and Full Metal Jacket are underrated performances.
     
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    Deniro in Raging Bull was brilliant.
     
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    To "act" is to pretend to be someone else.
     
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    Marlon Brando in 'On The Waterfront'
    Robert DeNiro in 'Taxi Driver'
    Henry Fonda in "The Grapes of Wrath"
    Humphrey Bogart in "The Maltese Falcon"
    Gregory Peck in "To Kill A Mockingbird"
    Peter O'Toole in "Lawrence of Arabia"
    Al Pacino in 'The Godfather Part II"

    scene from 'On The Waterfront'
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    REED:popcorn:
     
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