What is the best Javier Bardem movie?

From chilling villain turns to deeply human dramas, his range spans award-winning international cinema and mainstream Hollywood spectacle. Which performance wins your vote?

1. 1
   No Country for Old Men

   The 2007 Coen Brothers masterpiece where Bardem delivers an Oscar-winning, terrifying performance as the implacable hitman Anton Chigurh.
   1000pts

   BE
2. 2
   Before Night Falls

   A 2000 biographical drama where Bardem earned an Oscar nomination playing Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas in a powerful portrait of artistic defiance.
   425pts
3. 3
   Being the Ricardos

   Aaron Sorkin's 2021 biographical drama where Bardem plays Desi Arnaz opposite Nicole Kidman's Lucille Ball in a turbulent week behind I Love Lucy.
   360pts
4. 4
   Dune: Part Two

   The 2024 epic sci-fi sequel where Bardem returns as the devoted Fremen leader Stilgar, bringing gravitas and comic relief to Denis Villeneuve's blockbuster.
   360pts
5. 5
   Biutiful

   Alejandro González Iñárritu's haunting 2010 drama where Bardem gives a raw, Oscar-nominated performance as a terminally ill father in Barcelona.
   280pts
6. 6
   The Sea Inside

   Alejandro Amenábar's 2004 Oscar-winning Spanish drama where Bardem powerfully portrays a quadriplegic man fighting for the right to die with dignity.
   52pts
7. 7
   Skyfall

   The acclaimed 2012 James Bond film featuring Bardem as the flamboyant, menacing villain Raoul Silva opposite Daniel Craig.
   52pts
8. 8
   Loving Pablo

   The 2017 crime drama where Bardem portrays Pablo Escobar in a charismatic, outsized performance tracing the narco's rise to power.
   51pts
9. 9
   Vicky Cristina Barcelona

   Woody Allen's 2008 romantic drama in which Bardem plays a passionate Spanish artist who seduces two American tourists.
   51pts
10. 10
    The Counselor

    Ridley Scott's 2013 crime thriller where Bardem plays an eccentric drug cartel associate in Cormac McCarthy's adaptation.
    1pts