Al Pacino's Greatest Films Ranked as Actor Turns 86

Say hello to my little compendium! Al Pacino films – ranked

As the actor turns 86, we rate his greatest screen performances and ask which Godfather was the best of the trilogy With greased-back hair, dainty spectacles and bristly chops, Pacino is a former Little League baseball coach turned locksmith. But – symbolism alert! – who holds the key to his clenched heart? One scene gives good cringe: over a would-be romantic dinner with a bank teller (Holly Hunter), he starts reminiscing about his great lost love, oblivious to his date’s escalating indignat...

By Ryan Gilbey