Every Daniel Day Lewis Movie Performance Ranked From Worst To Best

11. The Crucible (1996)

Though it does play as a little dated at times, this searing adaptation of Arthur Miller's play is a nevertheless powerful drama about the damaging potential of the spoken word.

The entire ensemble is fantastic, especially Winona Ryder and Joan Allen, though DDL brings his own signature intensity to the table, ensuring this telling of the Salem witch trials remains immensely potent throughout.

Sure, it could be more historically accurate and probably drags on a little too long for its own good, but the loaded political context remains enormously relevant today, and it's certainly one of the actor's most viscerally compelling movies.