Dunkirk

Dunkirk is definitely among the best movies of Cillian Murphy. Basically, the plot is this: in June 1941, Germany decided to advance to France, and trapped an Allied troop on the Dunkirk beaches. Under ground and air cover from French and British forces, the troops were methodically and slowly evacuated via every civilian vessel and serviceable navy they could find. Once these heroic missions were completed, more than 330,000 Belgian, Dutch, British, and French soldiers had been successfully evacuated.

In his fourth collaboration with the famous director Christoper Nolan, Cillian Murphy took the role of a traumatized and emotional WWII soldier in this Dunkirk evacuation. The character was saved by civilian boats, before finding that these boats are traveling back to Dunkirk beaches - his trauma sources - to save even more men.

The character has no name - he is only called "Shivering Soldier". Nevertheless, we can say that his lack of a specific name gives his performance more power than ever before. The character portrays all emotional and psychological war wounds, as well as their helplessness at the time since not many people knew how to treat such traumas.

Cillian Murphy always performs exceptionally in these kinds of roles, communicating their inner turmoil with startling detail. The actor always emits a quiet shadow with his commanding presence, to the point that no viewers can look away.

Year of Release: 2017

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%