Any time you want to discuss some of the greatest actors of all time, living or dead, one person that has to be put into the conversation is Al Pacino. Since his early days as a young Michael Corleone, Pacino has been on a path of greatness and has starred in over 30 films.
The following films are my top five personal favorites starring Al Pacino.
Whether you choose The Godfather Part 1 or The Godfather Part 2 is completely your call, but one of these two films has to be on any list of Al Pacino’s best movies. My personal preference is The Godfather Part 2, but to each his own. If you choose number 3, you should watch the first two again.
A more recent film of his that I feel the need to mention is Any Given Sunday. Now I am not the biggest Oliver Stone fan, but I found his depiction of professional football to be very entertaining. Pacino’s “Peace With Inches” speech has become one of the more famous monologues in recent memory.
Another great film starring this incredibly talented actor is Heat. Also starring Robert De Niro, this film about bank robberies and bombs is directed by Michael Mann, and was the first movie in which these two legends are in the same scene together.
While there have been films that try to recreate the magic that is Scarface, nothing has touched this iconic cult classic. It is hard to picture anyone else playing the part of Tony Montana the way that Pacino did and thank goodness they never decided to make a sequel with this movie like they did with Carlito’s Way.
Finally, a movie that often goes over looked when talking about Al Pacino films is The Insider. I am not quite sure why, as this movie is as suspenseful as any. I believe it was nominated for best picture, and is a great Michael Mann/Pacino collaboration.
Hopefully there is one or more films on this list of this great actor’s resume that you have yet to see.
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