Daniel Day-Lewis on the premiere of ‘Anemone’. Picture: Focus Options.
Daniel Day-Lewis is broadly thought-about the best residing actor!
He has been awarded three Academy Awards for Greatest Actor for his work in ‘My Left Foot’, ‘There Will Be Blood’ and ‘Lincoln’, which is greater than another male actor in historical past!
Day-Lewis returns to the massive display screen on October third in his newest movie referred to as ‘Anemone’, which he co-wrote along with his son Ronan Day-Lewis, who additionally makes his directorial debut.
Launch Date: Oct 10, 2025
Run Time: 2 hr 5 min
In honor of the brand new movie, Moviefone is counting down the ten finest Daniel Day-Lewis Performances of all time.
Let’s start!
10. Guido Contini in ‘9’ (2009)
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in ‘9’. Picture: The Weinstein Firm.
Conceited, self-centered film director Guido Contini (Lewis) finds himself struggling to seek out which means, function, and a script for his newest movie endeavor. With solely per week left earlier than taking pictures begins, he desperately searches for solutions and inspiration from his spouse, his mistress, his muse, and his mom.
“This vacation season, be Italian.”
Launch Date: Dec 25, 2009
Run Time: 1 hr 58 min
Funds: $80,000,000
9. Newland Archer in ‘The Age of Innocence’ (1993)
(L to R) Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer stars in ‘The Age of Innocence’. Picture: Columbia Photos.
In nineteenth century New York excessive society, a younger lawyer (Lewis) falls in love with a girl (Michelle Pfeiffer) separated from her husband, whereas he’s engaged to the lady’s cousin (Winona Ryder).
“In a world of custom. In an age of innocence. They dared to interrupt the principles.”
Launch Date: Oct 1, 1993
Run Time: 2 hr 19 min
Funds: $34,000,000
8. Reynolds Woodcock in ‘Phantom Thread’ (2018)
Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘Phantom Thread’. Picture: Focus Options.
In Fifties London, a famend dressmaker’s (Lewis) meticulous way of life begins drastically altering as his relationship along with his younger muse (Vicky Kreps) intensifies.
“No matter you do, do it fastidiously.”
Launch Date: Jan 19, 2018
Run Time: 2 hr 10 min
Funds: $35,000,000
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in ‘My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown’. Picture: Palace Photos.
Nobody expects a lot from Christy Brown (Lewis), a boy with cerebral palsy born right into a working-class Irish household. Although Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and basically paralyzed, a miraculous occasion happens when, on the age of 5, he demonstrates management of his left foot by utilizing chalk to scrawl a phrase on the ground. With the assistance of his steely mom — and no scarcity of grit and dedication — Christy overcomes his infirmity to turn into a painter, poet and writer.
“A movie about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.”
Launch Date: Nov 10, 1989
Run Time: 1 hr 43 min
Funds: $645,180
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in ‘The Final of the Mohicans’. Picture: twentieth Century Fox.
In war-torn colonial America, within the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her social gathering are captured by a gaggle of Huron warriors. Luckily, a gaggle of three Mohican trappers involves their rescue.
“An epic journey and passionate romance unfold towards the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by conflict.”
Launch Date: Sep 25, 1992
Run Time: 1 hr 52 min
Funds: $40,000,000
5. Danny Flynn in ‘The Boxer’ (1997)
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in ‘The Boxer’. Picture: Common Photos.
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn (Lewis) is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his household and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill (Emily Watson). Fourteen years later, Danny is launched from jail and returns to his previous working class neighborhood to renew his life as a boxer.
“Love is at all times value combating for.”
Launch Date: Dec 31, 1997
Run Time: 1 hr 54 min
(L to R) Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson stars in ‘In The Title of The Father’. Picture: Common Photos.
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon (Lewis), is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, alongside along with his father (Pete Postlethwaite) and associates, and spends 15 years in jail combating to show his innocence.
“Within the identify of fact… Within the identify of justice… Within the identify of affection.”
Launch Date: Dec 12, 1993
Run Time: 2 hr 13 min
Funds: $13,000,000
3. Invoice “the Butcher” Chopping in ‘Gangs of New York’ (2002)
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in ‘Gangs of New York’. Picture: Miramax Movies.
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) is launched from jail and returns to the 5 Factors, looking for revenge towards his father’s killer, William Chopping (Lewis), a robust anti-immigrant gang chief. He is aware of that revenge can solely be attained by infiltrating Chopping’s interior circle. Vallon’s journey turns into a struggle for private survival and to discover a place for the Irish individuals.
“America was born within the streets.”
Launch Date: Dec 19, 2002
Run Time: 2 hr 48 min
Funds: $100,000,000
2. Abraham Lincoln in ‘Lincoln’ (2012)
Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘Lincoln.’ Picture: Walt Disney Studios.
The revealing story of the sixteenth US President’s tumultuous closing months in workplace. In a nation divided by conflict and the robust winds of change, Lincoln (Lewis) pursues a plan of action designed to finish the conflict, unite the nation and abolish slavery. With the ethical braveness and fierce dedication to succeed, his decisions throughout this crucial second will change the destiny of generations to come back.
Launch Date: Nov 16, 2012
Run Time: 2 hr 29 min
Funds: $65,000,000
Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’. Picture: Paramount Vantage.
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview (Lewis), strikes to oil-rich California. Utilizing his son to undertaking a reliable, family-man picture, Plainview cons native landowners into promoting him their priceless properties for a pittance. Nonetheless, native preacher Eli Sunday (Paul Dano) suspects Plainview’s motives and intentions, beginning a slow-burning feud that threatens each their lives.
“There will probably be greed. There will probably be vengeance.”
Launch Date: Jan 25, 2008
Run Time: 2 hr 38 min
Funds: $25,000,000