Trapped, wrecked, driven to despair, longing to hear the human voice: this Showdown celebrates the glorious castaways—those behind the wall where all is lost and the gravity of the situation has set in. What are the best, largely sole-performer films buried within cinema history? We’ll allow other (on-screen) actors as long as most of the runtime involves just a single character, whether they’re on Mars, the Moon or in the wild. It’s time to come out of the shallows, go inside and locke the door for 127 hours, or however long it takes you to duel over the ten greatest solo screen performances of all time.
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instagram.com/takenbyapicture 𐕣 🅥 X 202 films
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Daniel N. Butler 10 films
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Kyle 28 films
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Ian Casocot 163 films
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SpeedLancer 129 films
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Alvaro D. Ruiz 15 films
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Josias Troyer 10 films
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vavu95 16 films
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okrc (J.Arturo) 10 films
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J_NC 10 films
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LibraryLad 10 films
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Fannar Kristinsson 13 films
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Adam T 11 films
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NotJSharp 10 films
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Daniel N. Butler 10 films
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Stanley 16 films
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TB14 10 films
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E.M. Lees 10 films
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Those Eyebrows 18 films
![Ben Butler](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/3/7/8/5/3/1/8/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=bdce01378d)
Ben Butler 10 films
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Flicks With Friends 10 films
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AronDanburg 10 films
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Guilherme Simões Reis 17 films
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JTFX 10 films
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michelle grondine 20 films
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John Chadwick 14 films
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Travis LaBrucherie 10 films
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LRSVDR 10 films
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Thom Robinson 10 films
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Kabir 9 films
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Jamie Ragins 10 films
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murfballs 7 films
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filmplanet 20 films
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Nicholas 4 films
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NtFromThisWorld 7 films
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Tomasz Jankiewicz 8 films
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Kyle Bailey 10 films
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Wynand Olivier 10 films
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PF4Eva 7 films
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Alyn Shao 5 films
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Sabba 7 films
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Amarillion 6 films
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Kent Graham 10 films
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Jason Aiello 4 films
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Robert Speewack Bojorquez 10 films
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Nora 8 films
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X_modem 10 films
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openroad 12 films
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Niklas 🎞️ 8 films
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nathan 52 films
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scott marvel 10 films
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SacherTortoise 10 films
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Trevor H 10 films
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pramitheus 10 films
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DonJohn80 10 films
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Jason B 6 films
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Troy Cornett 10 films
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Leah Crocker 10 films
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MathisApparicio 10 films
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MateriaReactor 10 films
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Tom 10 films
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Mariana Simas 10 films
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Cynthia Ward 4 films
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COTCritiques 14 films
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Travis D. Johnson 10 films
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Drei 10 films
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Mostly Villains 12 films
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Cecília 6 films
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Jake Declan 8 films
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kvn_dvn 31 films
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tmcms 3 films
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mooveefan 10 films
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Phil Wheeler 12 films
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mitchm 10 films
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Ohsick 10 films
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Jeff Estrada 20 films
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Christian Picken 4 films
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preisman 10 films
![Brendan O'Keeffe](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/1/5/3/0/7/1/2/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=f51d0b0820)
Brendan O'Keeffe 5 films
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Seth Montpelier 10 films
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Curran 31 films
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Lowbacca 6 films
![John Quinn](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/1/9/2/9/4/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=20587c67e4)
John Quinn 1 film
![Liantener - José Carbajal](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/1/3/9/0/4/8/7/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=4137c5ef74)
Liantener - José Carbajal 11 films
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TheGracken 10 films
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Robert Parker 4 films
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Dharma 10 films
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Godard_Knocks 4 films
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generic orange soda 🍊 2 films
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Erwan Ticheler 10 films