The Remains of the Day (1993)

In the ring of 'Greatest Anthony Hopkins Movies of All Time,' 'The Remains of the Day' throws down like a genteel butler with a steel backbone. Imagine a film so subtly intense, you find yourself rooting for a guy who basically just serves tea and frets over which silverware to use. It’s like watching paint dry, if the paint was emotionally complex and masterfully acted. Fans are torn between loving the repressed passion and screaming, 'Just say you love her, man!' It’s a slow-burn heartbreaker that makes you wish you could jump through the screen and shake some sense into Hopkins’ perfectly poised character.