The phrase "chilling performance" means that someone's action or behavior was very disturbing or unsettling, making others feel a sense of fear or discomfort.
Sentences with «chilling performance»
The cast give subtle, chilling performances which constantly have you guessing their motives, unsure of what they might do next. (elizabeth-debicki.com)
Javier Bardem's chilling performance as Chigurh in the Coens» No Country for Old Men has really caught the imagination of both filmgoers and awards voters, and he's almost certain to collect the Oscar here. (philonfilm.net)
He delivered a particularly chilling performance in the latter, as longhaired psychopathic child murderer Vivian Thompson, that arguably ranked with his finest work. (rottentomatoes.com)