Total Recall: Al Pacino's Best Movies

Or Gigli?

Jan 30 - 10:14 AM

Chris Buckley

Or Two-Bits?

Jan 30 - 01:49 PM

Paris Smallwood

88 Minutes.

Jan 30 - 09:38 PM

Marian-Virgil Mirea

Righteous Kill

Jan 31 - 11:03 PM

Sandeep Rathore

are u serious bro james wood.jack n jill?!!!!!!!

Jan 31 - 11:13 PM

Keith Allison

REVOLUTION!!

Feb 4 - 02:23 AM

Eoghan Wallace

It says a great deal about Pacino's stellar filmography that not even 'Heat', the greatest heist movie of them all, was deemed worthy enough to make the list.

Jan 30 - 09:44 AM

Michael Baldelli

Only if you don't consider Reservoir Dogs a Heist film. I would argue that Heat isn't even the best Pacino heist movie. That would go to Dog Day Afternoon.

Jan 30 - 07:41 PM

I agree, Michael.

Feb 2 - 01:32 AM

Was always a Devils Advocate fan myself.

Jan 30 - 10:14 AM

Muse Ikkle

Agreed, has the devil ever been portrayed better?

Jan 30 - 02:22 PM

I liked Peter Stormare in Constantine but he's a far second to Pacino.

Jan 30 - 07:48 PM

Agreed, he was awesome for that genre. Hope they do a sequel, I loved that movie.

Feb 3 - 05:23 AM

Pedro Louren�o

yes, robert deniro, harvey spencer...

Jan 31 - 09:45 AM

Big Brother

Jack Nicholson in Witches of Eastwick for me.

Jan 31 - 08:19 PM

I like where all of you went with this. Great choices! Love De Niro in Angel Heart. No one eats an egg more sinister.

Feb 1 - 12:11 AM

Completely different genre, but I always liked Elizabeth Hurley's rendition in "Bedazzled". If nothing else, the Devil certainly has never been as sexy.

Feb 3 - 05:23 AM

David Miller

Al Pacino was amazing in the Devil's Advocate. My favorite performance.

Jan 30 - 09:06 PM

Troy Theisen

Agreed!!! One of the best roles by anyone, ever!

Jan 31 - 01:27 PM

Clay Maracle

Heat should be 10 or 9.

Jan 30 - 10:19 AM

Joe Jarosz

It's funny, on one hand, he could be considered 1 of the top 20 greatest actors ever, but on the other, no one gets made fun of more than big Al. Think about it, His filmography is so good, that not only Heat was no on this list, but either was Dick Tracy. That's impressive. I think he's great, even though he gets a bad rap nowadays.

Jan 30 - 10:22 AM

Robert Beveridge

The public wisely, and correctly, left Insomnia off their list. No idea what the critics were drinking when they watched it. Or they were reviewing the much superior original rather than Nolan's emasculated piece of crap.

Jan 30 - 10:36 AM

Dave J

I've seen the original and don't think it's neither better nor worst than Nolans version because the original dwelled on atmosphere(notice the fog) and less dialogue, as opposed to Nolans which consisted to have reasonating dialogue! If the original was remade here in North America scene per scene then it would not have worked here at all since the police system is totally different!

And I just want to say that the users on here enjoyed all the "Twilight" and "Transformer" films than the RT critics do meaning if you have so much faith with the users so much then perhaps you should stop listening to the critics!

Jan 30 - 05:35 PM

No kidding Robert! The remake was TERRIBLE.

Feb 2 - 01:33 AM

I always felt like the female roles in Insomnia were criss-crossed. Maura Tierney should have been the cop and Swank could have been the inn keeper. Otherwise, the only thing drawing me in was the rare chance at the time, to see Robin Williams play the villain. However, your hinting at some vile loathing of all things Nolan, which makes your opinion biased and untrustworthy. A good critic will attempt open mindedness at all times.

Feb 3 - 05:26 AM

ved 76

Carlito's Way also deserves to be here...

Jan 30 - 10:57 AM

Anca Burlacu

True. Or You don't know Jack and Frankie&Johnny.

Jan 30 - 11:31 AM

Frankie & Johnny.. come on. The 2 born to lose, lost souls finding one another shtick has been done to death.

Feb 2 - 01:34 AM

Muse Ikkle

Correct!

Jan 30 - 02:20 PM

Brandon Rahbar

Pacino is my all-time favorite actor. He's just incredible. His late career filmography has gone largely ignored, but includes some hidden gems like The Merchant of Venice and two HBO movies for which he won Emmys: Angels In America and You Don't Know Jack. His Phil Spector movie looks great as well.

It really says a lot that Pacino can have a Top 10 that doesn't even include Heat, Carlito's Way, Sea of Love and And Justice For All.

Jan 30 - 11:49 AM

And Justice for All was AWESOME.

Feb 2 - 01:34 AM

His role in Angels in America was epic. Glad to see people remembering it.

Feb 3 - 05:28 AM

King Simba

He may have starred in quite a few terrible films, but still it says a lot about an actor's filmography when his tenth best film is rated 88% positive.

Anyway, there were some surprises on this list, some pleasant (Insomnia making the list) others not so pleasant (Heat missing the list) but still I wouldn't have the top 3 any other way. I have to admit I was half expecting The Godfather to get knocked from the top spot due to some critic calling it overrated (as what seems to happen with almost every great film, including the sequel) or else rottentomatoes decided to pull some 40 year-old rotten review from a critic who had most likely changed his mind since then, but thankfully that didn't happen.

Jan 30 - 12:13 PM

The Godfather isn't overrated. If I can watch it for the first time 30 years after its been made and still be wowed, it's damned good.

Feb 3 - 05:28 AM

Janson Jinnistan

"There's a bad guy coming through!"

Yeah, "Heat" and "Carlito's Way" should have replaced "Donnie Brasco" and "Insomnia" on the list, also worthy are smaller films like "Panic in Needle Park", "Scarecrow", "Author Author" and his "Looking for Richard" meta-documentary. Also, "Any Given Sunday" is one of his finest recent performances, better than "Insider" even (which was more of a Russell Crowe showcase).

Jan 30 - 12:16 PM

Mick Travis

I think Pacino's best performance hands down is in DOG DAY AFTERNOON: the experience for him was so intense that he had to practically recuperate for 3 years before returning to acting from what I understand. Pacino is so funny and memorable in that role he should have won the Academy Award, although it was Jack Nicholson's time.

I like/love most of the other films on this list, however I'm a notorious non-fan of SCARFACE. I'm sorry, I've tried to understand what the allure of that movie is (particularly to rap artists), although admittedly I've never done cocaine in my life. The thing that bothers me so much is that people consider Tony Montana an underdog hero when in he fact he is nothing more than a misogynistic asshole whose English seems to be limited to just the word "fuck." Plus, I don't give a shit what rap artists say, nothing could top the 1932 original (which they seem to be ignorant as to its existence): why can't we have posters of Tony Camonte? It actually pisses me off that Universal has always shown favoritism to the remake, particularly when it never would have existed if it wasn't for the original. (PS-De Palma & Pacino attended a screening of its re-release in 1979.) By the way, I have to say it, but Pacino's over the top Cuban accent made me laugh my ass off!

Jan 30 - 12:28 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Hero? Anyone who doesn't understand that "Scarface" is essentially about the folly of pride (and the inevitable fall) doesn't deserve to consider themselves a fan of the film. Properly understood, it is powerful. For idiots, I suppose its meant to be emulated?

Jan 30 - 03:24 PM

@Mick. Scarface is a lesson in excess and letting power go to your head. Plus, it has some iconic scenes, images and lines that resonate with the rap artists you are mentioning. Also, that same poster was on every white kids wall when I was in college so I take that into account as well. Tony Montana lived hard and died young, in a pool of his own blood (literally).

Jan 30 - 07:46 PM

Mick Travis

@Infernal Dude You know what: I absolutely agree that the '83 version does have iconic scenes, images and lines as you say; I gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 so it's not like I hated it. But seriously, what did you guys think of the 1932 version? (Bear in mind that "The World is Yours" did come from the original Howard Hawks-Ben Hecht version).

Jan 30 - 09:45 PM

Janson Jinnistan

It's a classic, of course. I've found that it doesn't make much sense comparing the two.

Jan 30 - 10:07 PM

Ya, different eras of film making make different feeling films, IMO. To me, Scarface ('83) is a true example of '80s excess and has a very '80s vibe to it YET keeps a lot of the "gangster" themes intact. Either way, I still enjoy the film. Hell, I call someone a "fucking cock-A-roach " at least once a week.

Jan 30 - 10:44 PM

Andrew Milito

Impressive!

Jan 30 - 01:21 PM

Chris Buckley

Heat isn't eligible for this list because it already ranks number 1 on the greatest movies of all time list.

Jan 30 - 01:48 PM

The Shawshank Redemption.

Feb 3 - 05:30 AM

Paul Kilgust

SCARECROW!!!

Jan 30 - 02:21 PM

Vince Rizzo

Scarecrow wonderfully brooding ...

Jan 30 - 04:10 PM

Chum Chum

why do people come ot these pages to bitch? It is what it is.
And Pacino is one of the best. It's that simple

Jan 30 - 04:25 PM