23 Movies That Made People See An Actor In A Completely Different Light

Recently, we asked the BuzzFeed Community to stock movies that permanently changed however they spot an actor, and the responses poured in. From actors who unexpectedly delivered awesome melodramatic performances to actors who proved they were susceptible of acold much than radical gave them recognition for, present are immoderate roles that radical said near a lasting content connected them.

Note: Some entries person been edited for length/clarity.

1. "I got truthful bushed of Jim Carrey. The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, and particularly couldn't basal Ace Ventura. Then I saw The Truman Show, followed by Man of the Moon, and realized helium really tin enactment and doesn't person to edifice to his slapstick schtick."

2. "My sentiment of Mark Wahlberg changed COMPLETELY aft watching Boogie Nights. I didn’t ticker the movie for a mates of years aft it came out, and had precise debased expectations. I watched it begrudgingly aft proceeding radical rave astir it, conscionable truthful I could explicate to them precisely wherefore I hated it. But I was blown distant by however bully it was, particularly amazed and impressed by Wahlberg's performance. He gave a brilliant, nuanced performance, and it everlastingly changed my sentiment of him."

—58, M, Alabama

3. "Julia Roberts successful Erin Brockovich. I was unimpressed by Pretty Woman and Steel Magnolias. I thought radical were conscionable giving her a walk due to the fact that they were taken by her beauty. But she blew maine distant successful Erin Brockovich. I had to wholly recalibrate my sentiment of her."

4. "Jamie Foxx successful Ray."

—Anonymous

5. "Robin Williams successful What Dreams May Come and Good Will Hunting. He had an astonishing consciousness of humor. But these are conscionable 2 movies helium did that amusement his superior side. He was specified an astonishing actor."

—witch2burn77

6. "Meryl Streep successful The Devil Wears Prada. She played the relation truthful well, and I didn't cognize that a quality could talk truthful small but inactive person specified a almighty interaction connected the film."

7. "Robert Pattinson. I watched him successful Harry Potter astatine first, and for a while, helium was my biggest 'hear maine out.' Now, aft watching Twilight, I tin lone spot him arsenic the creepy stalker that helium played successful Twilight."

—famouscrocodile533

8. "Michael B. Jordan arsenic Killmonger. He was brainsick bully arsenic a villain connected par with Heath Ledger’s Joker. But since seeing him successful it, I person not been capable to ticker him successful thing else. I get a small frightened conscionable reasoning astir him."

—42, F, Arizona

9. "Jack Black - Jumanji. I cognize he's drama funny, truthful being comic is existent to form. HOWEVER, it’s 1 happening to beryllium comic and propulsion disconnected comedy. It’s a full different happening to propulsion disconnected the drama portion simultaneously acting arsenic a teenage miss stuck successful Jack Black's body… and helium did it truthful effortlessly determination were moments I forgot it was him."

10. "Schindler’s List. All 3 antheral leads gave performances that pulled emotions retired of viewers that were adjacent life-changing! Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Kingsley. Incredible performances!"

—70, M, Minnesota

11. "I was truthful amazed by Michael Cera successful The Running Man. Thought helium was ever going to beryllium a goofball and didn’t adjacent recognize it was him."

—54, F, USA

12. "Ryan Gosling successful the Barbie movie."

13. "Jason Segel successful the criminally underrated and underseen The End of the Tour. Despite playing against type, helium is mesmerizing arsenic David Foster Wallace successful a restrained and heartbreaking crook that is simply a acold outcry from his comedic roles. I truly anticipation helium gets much opportunities to showcase his melodramatic chops successful the future."

—Anonymous

14. "Bradley Cooper successful Silver Linings Playbook. He proved his worthy arsenic an histrion and showed truthful overmuch scope and emotion. He should person won an Oscar for his performance."

—Anonymous

15. "Before I saw Cast Away, I thought Tom Hanks was a goofy guy, an unserious histrion who acted successful movies similar The Burbs, Turner and Hooch, and Big. For immoderate reason, I skipped Forrest Gump, Sleepless successful Seattle, and A League of Their Own. After seeing Cast Away, I was successful awe astatine the emotion and earthy endowment Hanks displayed. Now, Cast Away is 1 of my favourite movies, and Tom Hanks is 1 of my favourite actors.

16. "Philadelphia. To me, Tom Hanks was ever conscionable Tom Hanks. He sounded the aforesaid successful each movie, nary substance the role. In Philadelphia, Tom Hanks portrayed thing truthful existent and beauteous that I changed my caput astir him."

—32, F, New Jersey

17. "Reign of Fire with Matthew McConaughey. It was the archetypal clip I saw him successful an enactment movie, playing a genuine tough-guy role. Before Reign, I had seen him playing lone brushed roles (e.g., Contact).

—78, M, California

18. "Reese Witherspoon successful Freeway. She gave an unthinkable show that showed guts, charisma, comedic timing, and a deep, fearless committedness to the part. I saw the movie astatine slightest 10 years aft it came out, but she blew maine away, and I realized what a large histrion she was."

19. "Eddie Redmayne from the movie Hick. Many radical whitethorn not beryllium acquainted with the movie, but ever since I saw it, I can't get his show arsenic an implicit creep retired of my head. I inactive can't ticker a movie with him successful it without reasoning astir that character."

—33, F, Edmonton

20. "I person ne'er been 'hyped' astir Ryan Gosling, but man, his show successful Hail Mary. He was amazing, and the captivating show did it for me. Couldn't perchance beryllium the aforesaid feline arsenic La La Land? Apparently, helium is talented. who would've thought lol."

—23, F, Toronto

21. "Heath Ledger successful The Dark Knight...knowing however hard helium prepared for that role, and it was yet 1 of the things that killed him successful the end. So tragic."

22. "Emma Stone successful Poor Things."

—17, F, California

23. Finally, "Florence Pugh successful We Live In Time. I knew she was good, but that conscionable solidified her spot successful my favourite actors…especially erstwhile I watched Lady Macbeth close earlier that. The opposition is astounding—truly talented."

—32, M, Quebec

Now, what's a movie that everyone seems to love, but it really changed your sentiment of the histrion for the worse? Share your reply successful the comments.