Twitter Users Ponder What the Best Movie Featuring Two Equally Brilliant Performances Is

By Petr Knava | Social Media | February 18, 2022 |

So I saw this tweet the other day:

What is the best movie you've ever seen that features two equally brilliant performances? pic.twitter.com/qdSWG5AkAs
— Taste of Cinema (@davidcinema) February 9, 2022

And I immediately thought of a few things. One: The Nice Guys, which I watched again last weekend, and was struck yet again about not just what must be Ryan Gosling’s absolutely best role (sorry, Drive, you’re fantastic and I love you, but this bloke is made for comedy), but by his incredible comedic chemistry with Russell Crowe. It’s a great indictment of the industry that there isn’t a series of these films. Two: Titane, in which Agathe Rousselle and Vincent Lindon put on a masterclass of twisted empathy and human connection. And, of course, three and four: my favourite films of all time, Heat, and the Before Trilogy, which are all built, to various degrees, around a duo of more-than-perfect performances.

Here are some of the suggestions that Twitter had in response:

Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey were incredible in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. pic.twitter.com/XIwvjACnLs
— AaronPB (@LifeIsAStoryYT) February 9, 2022

In the mood for love pic.twitter.com/zx9eDM596a
— Iván (@soycd_) February 10, 2022

This immediately comes to mind. https://t.co/QC1MfqCt72
— One Perfect Page (@ScriptPages) February 10, 2022

Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972) pic.twitter.com/pNCOM8I5T5
— Simon Hitchman (@Simon_Hitchman) February 9, 2022

In recent years pic.twitter.com/nDbiljdADU
— Life Enjoyer 2.0 (@Holhorseemperor) February 10, 2022

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— jessie (@RobertDeGiorno1) February 10, 2022

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— Joseph O'Brien 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🥂 (@BassLake0405) February 11, 2022

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— Erich Maria Remarquis (@sabagvetazze) February 10, 2022

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— Mark (@mtrprods) February 10, 2022

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— Raul Gama (@Raulsgama) February 9, 2022

Well one obvious one is… #RagingBull… #theloveofmylife pic.twitter.com/G4c6BBWgVs
— NimaN (@MrIL4T) February 9, 2022

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— immortan_jon (@immortanjon) February 9, 2022

I actually have a thing for movies that consist of ONLY two brilliant performances. pic.twitter.com/zUrxj0dkH1
— Steven Kotch (@StevenKotch) February 10, 2022

1995 was a strong year for incredible double-handers pic.twitter.com/0GcT7RdZ6g
— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) February 11, 2022

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— Bummi 'sächsische SchweizBarZ' Krachmann 🍥 (@wandelistich) February 10, 2022

Thoroughbreds! Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy are both so talented. Anton Yelchin is also amazing, rest in peace pic.twitter.com/0IKVHD68eh
— 🎞Faelin Hard Every Day 🎞 (@FaededLines) February 9, 2022

I don't know about the best I've ever seen but I love Paul Giamatti & Thomas Haden Church in Sideways. They both do amazing work in that 👍 pic.twitter.com/n0ztpoOZoN
— JaD (@JaDversary) February 10, 2022

Pierrot le fou

Any of Anna Karina's work really. 💐 pic.twitter.com/KFo5AObv16
— N (@javathewhite) February 10, 2022

@MarriageStory pic.twitter.com/kVugbCq2Nw
— A. Ledoux (@alexuodel) February 9, 2022

I saw the devil pic.twitter.com/5LfAX2iyGq
— sKrILLex (@KRengadurai) February 9, 2022

Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, The Birdcage pic.twitter.com/SLCSaWpFRU
— VeganCinephile (@VeganCinephile) February 10, 2022

Duos in chaotic situations pic.twitter.com/8Ybxe6oVyB
— Wizard (@GuildChief) February 10, 2022

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— Brian Samuels (@MyFoodThoughts) February 10, 2022

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Elizabeth Taylor as Martha, Richard Burton as George! pic.twitter.com/HU0Vh91yFw
— Amanda (@Amanda14600456) February 9, 2022

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— Ali aksoy (@Aliakso48943576) February 9, 2022

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— Ian (@IanJStafford10) February 9, 2022

Top notch performance from these two🔥 pic.twitter.com/I2lEbM7Jhm
— Kk (@Cinephile_Kk) February 10, 2022

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— Filmdom's Funniest (@FilmdomFun) February 9, 2022

Saul Williams and Sonja Sohn in Slam. pic.twitter.com/i8dJDqpNqJ
— Joshua Tanzer (@jmtangerine) February 9, 2022

Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus. pic.twitter.com/NWc98mv0uj
— Ουίνστον Σμιθ (@Ouinston) February 10, 2022

Must be a PTA thing pic.twitter.com/7RTcBoFWeM
— Well lookie here (@JoshCanTweeter) February 10, 2022

The Third Murder pic.twitter.com/TNkuViGawl
— damyata (@sumeru0615) February 9, 2022

Vicky Krieps and Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom Thread pic.twitter.com/BtVGFkpehh
— B (@bhow777) February 9, 2022

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— A. Ledoux (@alexuodel) February 9, 2022

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— Dan Deane (@dandeane74) February 9, 2022

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— Ashley Gillard (@ashgillard) February 9, 2022

Infernal affairs pic.twitter.com/Cdl0JQWYBL
— Carol Sobral (@CarolinaSobra15) February 10, 2022

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— A Blaffair to Rememblack (@openlyblack6969) February 10, 2022

Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson Magnetic and Powerful Performance in Ingmar Bergman's Masterpiece Persona. pic.twitter.com/E4JeHj4MFI
— CINEMA ART LIFE (@CinemaElse) February 10, 2022

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