These skills have taken him from independent dramas to major blockbusters.

This performance took a real physical toll on him, but he shines in the role.

It confidently interweaves multiple storylines, each touching on issues of prejudice and cultural clash with nuance and humor.

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He brings a lush visual style to Levinson’s nostalgic vision of Baltimore.

Henry’s stoic demeanor hides a deep well of painstemming from his traumatic past.

Brody plays the character with impressive nuance.

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In terms of aesthetics, the fragmented narrative and documentary-style visuals amplify its sense of realism.

There are a few narrative missteps but, overall,Detachmentis intense and moving, as well as underrated.

Brody makes a brief but unforgettable appearance asSalvador Dali, the eccentric surrealist painter.

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His line “I see a rhinoceros!”

is one of the movie’s most memorable.

As a whole,King Kongis entertaining, ambitious, and visually impressive, if flawed narratively.

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Still, despite this, Brody still delivers in this ambitious take on the monster classic.

Despite this, it’s not one of his most beloved projects.

The extensive homage to the works of Indian filmmakerSatyajit Rayis also well done and enjoyable.

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It’s an approach that won’t appeal to everyone but is certainly commendable.

Here,Brody is both menacing and darkly funny,embodying the film’s eccentric and meticulously crafted aesthetic.

He playsWadysaw Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist who survives the Holocaust by hiding in the ruins of Warsaw.

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Combined with the immersive period setting and restrained direction, it creates a deeply affecting character study.

Not for nothing,The Pianistis frequently ranked among the greatest Holocaust films ever made.

During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family.

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As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw to get to survive.

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Adrien Brody wears a suit and tie and sits at a table talking to someone off camera in Liberty Heights.

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Headshot Of Orlando Jones

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Adrien Brody stands in front of a classroom with students in Detachment.

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Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley sit across from each other at a small table in a diner in The Jacket.

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Adrien Brody as Salvador Dalí sits in a booth at a fancy restaurant in Midnight in Paris.

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Midnight in Paris

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée’s family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

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Adrien Brody holds Naomi Watts as they look at something off camera with trepidation in King Kong.

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Adrien Brody has a sleep mask on his forehead and looks sullen in The Darjeeling Limited.

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Adrien Brody as Cpl. Geoffrey Fife in The Thin Red Line

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Adrien Brody and Willem Dafoe sit as audience members in The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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Adrien Brody as Wlasyslaw Szpilman playing the piano in The Pianist.

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During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.

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