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Greatest Performances of ALL TIME!

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  • Isabelle Adjani in Camille Claudel (1988)

    1. Camille Claudel

    19882h 55mR
    7.3 (7.8K)
    Camille Claude impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and she also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow.
    DirectorBruno NuyttenStarsIsabelle AdjaniGérard DepardieuMadeleine Robinson
    Isabelle Adjani
  • Harvey Keitel in Fingers (1978)

    2. Fingers

    19781h 30mR
    6.7 (3K)
    A dysfunctional young man is pulled between loyalties to his Italian mob-connected loan-shark father and his mentally-disturbed Jewish concert-pianist mother.
    DirectorJames TobackStarsHarvey KeitelTisa FarrowJim Brown
    Harvey Keitel
  • Émilie Dequenne and Tahar Rahim in Our Children (2012)

    3. Our Children

    20121h 51mNot Rated79Metascore
    6.8 (3.2K)
    Happy couple, will marry and have children under the roof of the benevolent Doctor. Little by little, relationships become complex, suffocating the couple and the family, who are unaware of the tragic end towards which they are heading
    DirectorJoachim LafosseStarsÉmilie DequenneClaire BodsonNiels Arestrup
    Emilie Dequenne
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    4. Inglourious Basterds

    20092h 33mR69Metascore
    8.4 (1.7M)
    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli Roth
    Christoph Waltz
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    5. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (990K)
    A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill Shepherd
    Robert De Niro
  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)

    6. Blue Velvet

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.7 (235K)
    The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
  • Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Magimel in The Piano Teacher (2001)

    7. The Piano Teacher

    20012h 11mR79Metascore
    7.5 (77K)
    A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsIsabelle HuppertAnnie GirardotBenoît Magimel
    Isabelle Huppert
  • Pygmalion (1938)

    8. Pygmalion

    19381h 29mApproved
    7.7 (10K)
    A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
    DirectorsAnthony AsquithLeslie HowardStarsLeslie HowardWendy HillerWilfrid Lawson
    Wendy Hiller
  • The Milk of Sorrow (2009)

    9. The Milk of Sorrow

    20091h 34m68Metascore
    6.7 (7.6K)
    Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps.
    DirectorClaudia LlosaStarsMagaly SolierSusi SánchezEfraín Solís
    Magaly Solier
  • Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)

    10. Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession

    19802h 3mR
    6.9 (10K)
    When a married American woman ends up in a Vienna hospital after a suicide attempt, an inspector seeks to uncover the cause and eventual demise of her torrid affair with a psychoanalyst.
    DirectorNicolas RoegStarsArt GarfunkelTheresa RussellHarvey Keitel
    Theresa Russell
  • Irène Jacob and Guillaume de Tonquédec in The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

    11. The Double Life of Véronique

    19911h 38mR86Metascore
    7.6 (56K)
    Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.
    DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobWladyslaw KowalskiHalina Gryglaszewska
    Irène Jacob
  • Irène Jacob in Three Colors: Red (1994)

    12. Three Colors: Red

    19941h 39mR100Metascore
    8.1 (114K)
    A model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.
    DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobJean-Louis TrintignantFrédérique Feder
    Irène Jacob
  • Harvey Keitel and William Hurt in Smoke (1995)

    13. Smoke

    19951h 52mR70Metascore
    7.4 (39K)
    A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
    DirectorWayne WangStarsHarvey KeitelWilliam HurtGiancarlo Esposito
    Harvey Keitel
  • M (1931)

    14. M

    19311h 39mPassed
    8.3 (179K)
    When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge Landgut
    Peter Lorre
  • All About Eve (1950)

    15. All About Eve

    19502h 18mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (146K)
    A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge Sanders
    Bette Davis
  • Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay, and Franchot Tone in Dangerous (1935)

    16. Dangerous

    19351h 19mApproved
    6.8 (3.9K)
    An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.
    DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsBette DavisFranchot ToneMargaret Lindsay
    Bette Davis
  • Toni Collette and Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)

    17. Hereditary

    20182h 7mR87Metascore
    7.3 (428K)
    A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
    DirectorAri AsterStarsToni ColletteMilly ShapiroGabriel Byrne
    Toni Collette
  • Romane Bohringer in Savage Nights (1992)

    18. Savage Nights

    19922h 6m
    6.8 (2.5K)
    Jean is 30 years old. He lives with Laura, 17 years old, a violent and eventful love story. He learns that he is HIV positive.
    DirectorCyril CollardStarsCyril CollardRomane BohringerCarlos López
    Romane Bohringer
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    19. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (251K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
    Gloria Swanson
  • Diane Kruger in In the Fade (2017)

    20. In the Fade

    20171h 46mR65Metascore
    7.1 (37K)
    Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
    DirectorFatih AkinStarsNuman AcarAdam BousdoukosDiane Kruger
    Diane Kruger
  • Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)

    21. Us

    20191h 56mR81Metascore
    6.8 (373K)
    In order to get away from their busy lives, the Wilson family takes a vacation to Santa Cruz, California. At night, four strangers break into Adelaide's childhood home. The family is shocked to find out that the intruders look like them.
    DirectorJordan PeeleStarsLupita Nyong'oWinston DukeElisabeth Moss
    Lupita Nyong'o
  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    22. Léon: The Professional

    19941h 50mR64Metascore
    8.5 (1.3M)
    An Italian hit man protects a New York orphan.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman
    Jean Reno
  • Richard Burton, Deborah Kerr, Ava Gardner, and Sue Lyon in The Night of the Iguana (1964)

    23. The Night of the Iguana

    19642h 5mApproved
    7.6 (14K)
    An ostracized Episcopal clergyman leads a busload of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsRichard BurtonAva GardnerDeborah Kerr
    Richard Burton
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons (1994)

    24. Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons

    19942h 56m
    7.3 (785)
    Film about the later life of Joan Of Arc including her trial and execution.
    DirectorJacques RivetteStarsSandrine BonnaireAndré MarconJean-Louis Richard
    Sandrine Bonnaire
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    25. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.7M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
    Anthony Hopkins

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