Donnie Brasco

The tense true story of undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone, who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family, pits Depp against Al Pacino in what is one of the actor's best films to date. Depp brings depth to his complex role in this tightly woven crime thriller where performance is a matter of life and death. Significantly more nuanced than he usually is, Depp pitches those tense moments between himself and the gang members at the perfect intensity levels. Desperate, frightened and, above all, brave, this performance shines through as arguably being the most complex in the actor's filmography.