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Daniel Craig's 10 Best Movies, Ranked - Screen Rant

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  • Daniel Craig is a versatile actor, delivering serious and intense performances, but also capable of delivering great comedy.
  • His top performances include The Mother, Munich, Layer Cake, Love Is the Devil, Road to Perdition, Logan Lucky, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Skyfall, Casino Royale, and Knives Out.
  • Craig's portrayal of James Bond in Casino Royale solidified his status as the iconic spy, while his role as Detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out showcases his best performance yet.

Daniel Craig has appeared in more than 70 titles throughout his career, with some knockout performances throughout. Craig is one of the most famous British actors of all time, having played James Bond since 2006, and has appeared as the leading man in many films since. He began acting in theater performances around the UK, and despite being busy with large productions, he continues to perform on Broadway, most recently performing as the lead in MacBeth in 2022.

Craig possesses a great ability to deliver serious and intense performances, as evidenced in his much grittier version of the character of James Bond. More recently, Craig has also shown off his ability to infuse his performance with a more comical approach in the Knives Out movies as Detective Benoit Blanc. Throughout his career, Craig consistently delivers high-quality performances to the best of his ability, and these are his very best.

10 The Mother (2003)

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Daniel Craig and Anne Reid in The Mother

Craig delivers an incredible performance filled with complex emotions and switching from warm affection to destructive rage, which secures The Mother a position among his top ten movies.

In 2003, Craig proved his ability as a dramatic actor in The Mother alongside the leading lady, Anne Reid. The film follows the journey of Reid's character in the aftermath of her husband passing away unexpectedly. Craig plays the younger man whom she forms a romantic connection with, although their situation is complicated by the fact that he is dating her daughter, and has a wife whom he is reluctant to leave. Craig delivers an incredible performance filled with complex emotions and switching from warm affection to destructive rage, which secures The Mother a position among his top ten movies.

9 Munich (2005)

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daniel craig and eric bana in munich

Munich, directed by Steven Spielberg, is one of the most underrated films to come from the world-class director. The movie is adapted from the 1984 historical novel, Vengeance by George Jonas and focuses on a series of assassination attempts against individuals believed to be involved in the 1972 Munich massacre. Craig plays a South African man who joins a small task force to enact revenge. As the driver for the group, Craig doesn't get to see much action, but the scenes where he interacts with the rest of the crew are highlights for the film thanks to his performance.

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8 Layer Cake (2004)

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Just two years before Craig's first official outing as Bond, he played an unnamed criminal in Layer Cake. An action-packed role, where Craig performed as the lead and may well have been instrumental in landing him the iconic role of James Bond. Craig's character is seeking to retire from the dark and volatile world of crime, but things become complicated quickly. Despite a reluctance to enact violence, he must fight his way through to escape. Craig is outstanding, revealing different aspects of the character as needed, proving his ability to tackle action, crime, and drama.

7 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

George Dyer

daniel craig in love is the devil

Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon received high praise upon its release, as it toured film festivals around the UK and Europe. A fictionalized biography of the life of Francis Bacon, and his strained relationship with George Dyer (Craig). The film focuses on the rocky relationship between Dyer and Bacon, which is only further strained by their respective addictions. Craig plays a tormented lover, who struggles with his partner's infidelity, success, and increasing popularity. Craig is emotional, raw, and utterly convincing as Dyer.

6 Road To Perdition (2002)

Connor Rooney

daniel craig in road to perdition

Road to Perdition is an American crime drama set during the Great Depression in the early 1930s. Craig plays Connor Rooney, an unruly heir to a powerful crime boss. In a film that stars considerable talent, such as Tom Hanks, Stanley Tucci, Jude Law, and Paul Newman, Craig more than holds his own. His character is fierce, intimidating, and volatile, which is played to perfection by Craig.

5 Logan Lucky (2017)

Joe Bang

Logan Lucky came out in 2017, more than a decade after Craig landed the role of James Bond, and rose to widespread international acclaim. This comedy heist film features a star-studded ensemble cast and highlights Craig's ability to play more light-hearted roles in a high-intensity setting such as a heist. He plays the safe cracker who is recruited by the Logan family to complete their heist, appropriately named Joe Bang. The performance is bombastic and energetic, as Joe is broken out of prison, breaks back in, and helps to make the heist happen alongside the rest of the cast.

Related: 10 Movies You Need To See If You Liked Logan Lucky

4 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Mikael Blomkvist

Mikael reads a book in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was an extremely popular thriller book that was later adapted into a film of the same name. Craig landed the lead role as the journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who investigates corruption and criminal behavior of wealthy individuals and businesses. The movie is one of Craig's best performances as he slowly unravels the mystery of a young woman who went missing 40 years earlier. Craig's performance here is an early indicator of his later success in mystery thrillers, where he would go on to act in some of the most popular mystery films of all time, the Knives Out franchise.

3 Skyfall (2012)

James Bond

Raoul Silva and James Bond Come Face-to-Face in Skyfall

Craig embodied the character and delivered an action-packed performance that took the Bond franchise to new heights.

Craig's third outing as the legendary super spy, James Bond, is one of his very best. Facing off against the intimidating Javier Bardem, who plays Raoul Silva. Bond is now a more experienced agent, with several missions under his belt, as he sets out to embark on one of his greatest challenges yet. When multiple data leaks and coordinated cyber-attacks are impacting Bond's agency, MI6, he needs to track down the mastermind behind it all and put a stop to it before it's too late. Craig embodied the character and delivered an action-packed performance that took the Bond franchise to new heights.

2 Casino Royale (2006)

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Mads Mikkelsen speaking into Daniel Craig's ear in Casino Royale.

Casino Royale may be Craig's first outing as Agent 007, but his performance makes it clear why he beat out every other actor for the role. Casino Royale depicts a younger Bond as he has just recently acquired his license to kill and the status of a 00 agent. Craig goes toe to toe with the incredible Mads Mikkelsen, a criminal genius who excels at chess, poker, and crime. Bond shows off his extraordinary intelligence and ability to deceive and proves why he is known as one of the world's best spies. Craig does an excellent job capturing the character's range and making the performance believable.

1 Knives Out (2019)

Benoit Blanc

The murder mystery whodunnit by director Rian Johnson is an exceptional film with another ensemble cast full of incredibly talented stars. At the heart of it all, Craig plays the renowned detective, Benoit Blanc, who has been hired to unravel the mystery and assist the family of the deceased Harlan Thrombey to ensure his vast inheritance is distributed as he intended. Craig combines his years of experience to deliver a technically sound performance with humor and intelligence and effortlessly engages the audience with his performance. By far, one of Craig's best characters and movies of all-time.

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