What is the greatest Al Pacino role of all time?

From quiet, calculating masterminds to explosive, scene-stealing forces of nature, his range spans decades of American cinema's most complex anti-heroes and tragic figures. Cast your vote!

1

The Godfather (1972)

Pacino plays Michael Corleone, a war hero who reluctantly joins his Mafia family and transforms into a ruthless crime boss.

2

Scarface (1983)

Pacino plays Tony Montana, a Cuban immigrant who claws his way to the top of Miami's cocaine empire in this operatic crime epic.

3

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Pacino plays Sonny Wortzik, a desperate man who holds up a Brooklyn bank to fund his partner's surgery in this tense true-story thriller.

4

Serpico (1973)

Pacino plays Frank Serpico, the real-life NYPD officer who blew the whistle on widespread corruption at great personal risk.

5

Scent of a Woman (1992)

His Oscar-winning performance as the blind, cantankerous Lt. Col. Frank Slade, who takes a young prep-schooler on a wild New York weekend.

6

Heat (1995)

Pacino plays LAPD detective Vincent Hanna, obsessively pursuing Robert De Niro's career criminal in Michael Mann's crime masterpiece.

7

Carlito's Way (1993)

Pacino plays Carlito Brigante, a reformed Puerto Rican gangster trying to go straight in 1970s New York but unable to escape his past.

8

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Pacino reprises Michael Corleone, now the ruthless patriarch consolidating power while flashbacks trace his father Vito's rise.

9

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

Pacino plays John Milton, the charismatic and supernatural head of a Manhattan law firm with a secret demonic agenda.

10

Donnie Brasco (1997)

Pacino plays aging mobster Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero, who unknowingly befriends an undercover FBI agent in this melancholy crime drama.

11

...And Justice for All (1979)

Pacino plays a principled attorney pushed to the breaking point by a corrupt legal system in this courtroom drama.

12

The Irishman (2019)

Pacino plays Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa in Scorsese's sweeping mob epic, delivering a magnetic and commanding performance.

13

Any Given Sunday (1999)

Pacino plays a besieged football coach fighting to hold his team together in Oliver Stone's frenzied look at professional sports.

14

Insomnia (2002)

Pacino plays a guilt-ridden LA detective whose moral compromise during a murder investigation haunts him in Christopher Nolan's thriller.