Daniel Day-Lewis – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 11, 2026

Daniel Day-Lewis has three Best Actor Oscars and a reputation for total immersion in every role, and then retired from acting altogether after Phantom Thread, one of the most complete filmographies of any actor of his generation. In There Will Be Blood (2007): Daniel Day-Lewis turning oil-boom ambition into pure menace, decades before it curdles completely. Don’t overlook In the Name of the Father (1993): A wrongly convicted man fights to clear his name and his father’s alongside him.

The Boxer (1997)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A former IRA prisoner tries to rebuild his life and his old boxing career after release.

Directed by Jim Sheridan · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

A Room with a View (1986)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A young Englishwoman's trip to Italy upends her expectations about who she's supposed to marry.

Directed by James Ivory · 1h 57m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

The Age of Innocence (1993)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A engaged 1870s New York lawyer falls for a woman his society will never fully accept.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 18m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Lincoln (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.3

The president fights to pass the 13th Amendment in the final, exhausting months of the Civil War.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 30m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Gangs of New York (2002)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A young immigrant seeks revenge against the gang leader who killed his father years earlier.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 48m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Phantom Thread (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A controlling dressmaker's rigid life is upended by the one woman who won't simply comply.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 2h 10m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A frontiersman protects two sisters during the brutal French and Indian War.

Directed by Michael Mann · 1h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

My Left Foot (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A man with cerebral palsy learns to paint and write using only his left foot.

Directed by Jim Sheridan · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

In the Name of the Father (1993)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 94% Metacritic 84

A wrongly convicted man fights to clear his name and his father's alongside him.

Directed by Jim Sheridan · 2h 13m · Rated R

Nominated for 7 Oscars7 wins & 41 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

There Will Be Blood (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 91% Metacritic 93

Daniel Day-Lewis turning oil-boom ambition into pure menace, decades before it curdles completely.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 2h 38m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars114 wins & 138 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

Daniel Day-Lewis – 10 Best Movies

The Boxer (1997)

A Room with a View (1986)

The Age of Innocence (1993)

Lincoln (2012)

Gangs of New York (2002)

Phantom Thread (2017)

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

My Left Foot (1989)

In the Name of the Father (1993)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

You might also like

14 Best Irish Movies to Watch

6 Best Oil Drilling and Wildcatter Movies

8 Best Movies of 2007

8 Best Movies of 1993

250 Best Movies of All Time

6 Best Oscar Best Actor Winners of the 2010s