![]() That final image of him smiling as we hear a voiceover of Norman's mother telling us how harmless she is and ending with an unsettling grin from Perkins is just masterful. There isn't a single flaw in Perkins' iconic performance. Even after Crane's now iconic shower murder, Bates puts on a horrified reaction, truly making us believe his mother carried out the killing and horrified that she did so. Anthony Perkins tries his best to make Norman come across as harmless, blaming his mother for everything, but the true monster comes out every now and then, especially in the scene where Norman describes to Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) how "we all go a little made sometimes." He might be talking about his mother, but he's really describing himself. And of course, said mommy issues turn him into a serial killer. Norman Bates, to put it kindly, has some mommy issues. ![]() There should be no surprise that this iconic performance from one of Hitchcock's best films is on the list. Menacing every second he appears, Mitchum makes Harry Powell one preacher whose sermons you shouldn't feel guilty about skipping out on. He's convincing in his faux preacher persona, and he makes the hymn "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" sound like the most frightening hymn ever composed, as he sings it on his path of death and destruction. What follows is a chase between the two children (one of whom is only four years old) and a monster in human form relentlessly hunting them down. When Powell is released, he woos the robber's widow and tries to get close to the children, attempting to get them to reveal where the money is hidden. When he's arrested for driving a stolen car, Powell is placed in a cell with a bank robber, who has stashed away $10,000 and told his children where he's hidden it. Robert Mitchum plays Reverend Harry Powell, a serial killer with "Love" and "Hate" tattooed on his knuckles. The only film actor Charles Laughton ever directed this film flopped with both critics and audiences when it came out in 1955, but has been vindicated by history as one of the greats. Related: These Movies Reinvented Murder Mysteries for Modern Audiences John Doe is one of the most memorable serial killers onscreen, and it's all thanks to Spacey's performance that he leaves such a lasting impression. Doe himself is guilty of the crime of Envy over Detective Mills' ( Brad Pitt) perfect life and tries to get Mills to kill him, thereby becoming the sin of Wrath. The ending of the movie is where Spacey shines brightest. Doe's worldview is perfectly brought to life by Spacey in such a short amount of time. Doe, however, makes no apologies for his crimes and is proud of them. The crimes themselves, most of which we only see the aftermath of, are some of the most grotesque and disturbing crimes ever committed on screen. In this fantastic 1995 film, Spacey plays John Doe, a serial killer who bases all his crimes around the Seven Deadly Sins. Without question, the shortest performance on the list, which means Kevin Spacey has to do quite a lot with very little screen time.
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