r/movies • u/Fun_Protection_6939 • 1d ago

Discussion What is the single greatest acting performance you have seen?

What is the single greatest acting performance you have seen?

It's got to be Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice for me. Such a heartbreaking and nuanced portrayal of loss and devastation, and doubly impressive because she had to learn two languages fluently and had to speak German with a Polish accent, when neither language was native to her.

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u/Stevie272 1d ago

James McAvoy in Atonement. The tea room scene where he’s reunited with Keira Knightly’s Cecilia and the enormity of what he’s lost hits him. Powerful stuff.

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u/reefmespla 1d ago

James McAvoy was amazing in Atomic Blonde

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u/MamaDaddy 22h ago

That was just a great movie that didn't get enough attention! And the soundtrack was 🔥

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u/GuiltyRemnant3 11h ago

I almost said everyone in Atonement. One of the all time great acting movies.