What constitutes a badass performance? Complete immersion into the role of the character? Sure. Perfect delivery of the dialogue handed to you? No question. The answer “Pretty much anything Robert De Niro and Al Pacino do” also would be acceptable.

These two pop culture icons have left us with some of the greatest one-liners ever, and are the Jordan and Pippen of film, destined to be paired up, as evidenced by the fact that both went to the same performing arts school. But to argue who is better of the two is a matter of taste. Pacino fans will claim that there is no more intense personality on-screen, an actor you truly can’t take your eyes off of. De Niro lovers will point to his versatility, which is on display in films like Meet the Parents and Casino. You can’t go wrong choosing either one.

So, in honor of their third on-screen pairing, Righteous Kill, FSR is proud to offer up ten badass roles from two men who wrote the book on being badass.