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- 'There Will Be Blood' (2007) Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Of all the great movies Daniel Day-Lewis has appeared in, one of them more or less towers over all the others, much like how the character at its center is a towering monster of a man.
- 'In the Name of the Father' (1993) The second of three Jim Sheridan + Daniel Day-Lewis collaborations, In the Name of the Father is also the best of the lot.
- 'The Age of Innocence' (1993) Directed by Martin Scorsese. Though Martin Scorsese isn't typically associated with the romance genre, in 1993, he released a great one with The Age of Innocence.
- 'Phantom Thread' (2017) Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Daniel Day-Lewis's final film role, and his second collaboration with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread - should it remain his last role - represents Day-Lewis going out on a high note.
Find out the best movies of Daniel Day-Lewis, the three-time Oscar winner and method acting legend. See the list of his films from My Left Foot to Phantom Thread, with ratings, reviews and summaries.
A tribute to the acclaimed actor's career, featuring his most critically acclaimed films. See the list of his top 10 movies ranked by Tomatometer and user ratings, and create your own rankings.
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- Danny Flynn in The Boxer – Jim Sheridan, 1997. Though it has been a great pleasure to rewatch most of Day-Lewis’ movies in order to write this list, it was an even greater to discover this movie which I haven’t seen before.
- John Proctor in The Crucible – Nicholas Hytner, 1996. Arthur Miller wrote a play and then adapted it to screen based on historical events about the witchcraft trials in Massachusetts in the 17th century, openly referring to the McCarthy hunt for witches and his notorious HUAC.
- Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe) in The Last of the Mohicans – Michael Mann, 1992. A beautiful movie with stunning cinematography and inspiring soundtrack. A famous novel that laid behind.
- Cecyl Vice in A Room with a View – James Ivory, 1985. The very same year with the shooting of “My Beautiful Laundrette,” Day-Lewis plays a totally different character in the cinematic adaptation of Foster’s “A Room with a View.”
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- In the Name of the Father (1993) The fact that Daniel Day-Lewis made two films in one year is surprising enough, but his two 1993 roles could not be more different from one another — and both performances are astonishing.
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) Milan Kundera's novel, which depicted Czechoslovakia in the lead-up to, and aftermath of, the Soviet invasion in 1968, was adapted by Philip Kaufman just a few years after it was published.
- Phantom Thread (2017) Daniel Day-Lewis has unfortunately only made two films in the last decade, and has apparently really, officially retired this time.
- The Age of Innocence (1993) Just as Daniel Day-Lewis starred in an anomaly in Michael Mann's oeuvre, he also took the lead role in a film that many may overlook when discussing Martin Scorsese's career.
Apr 27, 2024 · 10. GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002) In Martin Scorsese’s spawling epic of New York in the 1860s, Day-Lewis portrays Bill “The Butcher” Cutting, a kingmaker who is beholden to the the politically...
Jan 20, 2024 · 10 My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot. My Beautiful Laundrette was one of two strong 1985 performances that signaled Daniel Day-Lewis as an actor to watch, the other being A Room with a View.
