19 greatest performances in all of cinema 

American Psycho | Image Source: Lions Gate Films
American Psycho | Image Source: Lions Gate Films

12. Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood | Image Source: Paramount Vantage
There Will Be Blood | Image Source: Paramount Vantage

Daniel Day-Lewis is fantastic as Daniel Plainview, a single-minded oilman whose selfishness and aspiration push him towards madness. Meticulous about his transformation to command with the voice, glare with piercing intent, and be in control even of his rages, this is a characterization that is fascinatingly monstrous. Day-Lewis brings raw intensity to every frame, from charm with manipulation and explosive outbursts, in making Plainview one of the cinema's greatest antiheroes ever. His chilling delivery in the "I drink your milkshake" scene remains iconic.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu