10 Times An Actor Went On An INSANE Streak Of Great Movies
4. Daniel Day-Lewis: Five Films From 1988 - 1993
The Films: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, My Left Foot, The Last of the Mohicans, In the Name of the Father, and The Age of Innocence
Daniel Day-Lewis is one of those actors whose work essentially defines the term "method acting." His devotion to the craft is almost frightening for regular actors to behold due to his way of throwing himself into a role to the point that the actor and the character become indistinguishable from one another and the end result is nothing short of the best performance he's done up to that point.
Day-Lewis has performed in far fewer films than most of the actors on this list, which is primarily due to the way he prepares for a role. This is a guy who goes all-in on a performance and doesn't pick up roles just to pay the bills... He's even retired from acting a couple of times.
The film that began his longest streak was The Unbearable Lightness of Being. It was followed by an Academy Award-winning performance in My Left Foot, The Last of the Mohicans, In the Name of the Father, and The Age of Innocence.
The role that brought an end to his streak was 1996's The Crucible in which he played John Proctor. The film wasn't bad, by any means, but fell just shy of the mark that would make it a hit for this list. The Crucible holds a rating of 68% on RottenTomatoes, which is certainly noteworthy, but not enough to extend Day-Lewis' streak by another film.