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ST Movie Quiz! According to WatchMojo, name the Top 20 Actors who broke typecasting. Hints inside -- (edited)

Posted by con_carne Jan 22 '21, 09:16

Like half of these are now so ingrained into pop culture that they may now seem super obvious or taken for granted. Just don't think about it too much.

The vast majority of these resulted in big box office, critical acclaim or award nominations, and often all three.

Go!

Edit: Oh and I'll just say right now that the #1 answer is a TV show. All the rest are movies.

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Answers inside, since the board rolled with all the great answers! (Gee, that was fun) -- (edited) - con_carne Jan 22, 09:44 [youtube]
Woody Harrelson? -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 09:44 1
- and Jonah Hill -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 09:45
Ernest Borgnine -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:42
Daniel Craig: Bond -> Logan Lucky/Knives Out -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:41
she won't be on the list but Kidman in Destroyer. -- nm - Max Jan 22, 09:41
Jackie Chan? -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 09:38
The Rock, horny Depp (autocorrect Johnny) -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:38 2
- #13 Johnny Depp/Edward Scissorhands -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:40 1
  - counter argument: I think it's questionably whether he'd been typed to the point that working with Tim Burton would be risky or unexpected. -- (edited) - Max Jan 22, 09:53
There's still like 4 funny-turned-dramatic actors left (including one woman) and one popular one that went the other way. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:35 15
- Steve Carell? -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:44
- Leslie Nielsen went from Forbidden Planet to spoof. -- nm - Max Jan 22, 09:43
- Whoopi Goldberg -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:42
- John C Reilly - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:42
- Reese for Walk the Line? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 22, 09:39
- Jim Carrey? -- nm - mara Jan 22, 09:37
- Jack Nicholson -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:37
- Bill Murray -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:37 1
  - That's probably the biggest miss so far IMO. Very good answer. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:41
- DeNiro? -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 09:37 4
  - De Niro got a mention for Stardust (Hey, no throwing things! One would think it's Meet The Parents) -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:39 1
    - Yeah, that's what I would have gone with. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 09:39
  - Very good answer -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:37
  - Oh, good answer -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:37
- Ben Stiller? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:36
Ewan McGregor -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:35
Travolta Pulp Fiction -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 09:34
Harrison Ford in What Lies beneath -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 09:33
Brad Pitt, Julia Louis Dreyfus -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:32
Matt Damon! Bourne Identity -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 09:31
Eddie Murphy going from foul-mouth comedy to family film? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 22, 09:30
Sally Field -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:29
Tom Cruise -- nm - budice Jan 22, 09:28
Michael Keaton going from goofy working man comedy to Batman -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 22, 09:27
Charlize Theron (Monster), Tom Cruise (Collateral), Baby Goose (Drive) -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 09:27 15
- #5 Tom Cruise/Collateral -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:32 5
  - If that makes the list, then Denzel for Training Day -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:33 4
    - Kevin Costner played a serial killer, but I think all three of these were playing their personas just on the opposite side of the plot - Max Jan 22, 09:39 2
      - yes to your IM. I watch Mr. Brooks pretty regularly -- nm - Pippy Jan 22, 09:42
      - The other thing (for me) is that it didn't change their career path. Tom Cruise was still Tom Cruise, Collateral didn't mean he took on more evil - Roger More Jan 22, 09:41
    - That's probably way up there then -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 09:34
- Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Terrance Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pierce) - but maybe too early? -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 09:29 8
  - Did non-Australians know who Guy Pearce or Hugo Weaving were in the early 90s? -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:31 2
    - That's sort of what I was thinking... -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 09:31 1
      - Ha! I thought "maybe too early" was about today's "Top 20 ever" lists never having anything before 1998 -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:33
  - maybe the other one with Snipes, Swayze and ... -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 09:30 4
    - To Wong Foo? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:31 2
      - right thanks -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 09:32 1
        
        Thanks For Everything -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:36
    - Leguizamo -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:31
Jamie Foxx -- nm - kelly Jan 22, 09:27 3
- #12 Jamie Foxx/Ray -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:30
- Oh! Will Smith! (Fresh Prince to drama) -- nm - kelly Jan 22, 09:29 1
  - #10 Will Smith/Ali -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:31
Ledger and Keaton, cause batman movies? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 22, 09:27 1
- #4 Heath Ledger/The Dark Knight. #8 Michael Keaton/Batman (although IMO his break might have come with Clean and Sober) -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:29
Chris Pratt. Chubby goofy TV actor to ripped goofy movie star -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 09:26
You guys are doing great, but start thinking more major cultural moments and a dash more funny people or movies. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:26 1
- Jason Statham was damned hilarious in Spy. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:27
George C Scott -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 09:26 1
- Football to the Groin was quite a break from his past. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:27
JK Simmons. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:25
RDJ, SLJ, -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:25
Matthew McConaughey. -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Jan 22, 09:23 2
- But which stereotype did he break - stoner or lawyer? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:25 1
  - Er. Typecasting. You know what I mean. Seersucker or t-shirt. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:26
Chris Pratt -- nm - spamlet Jan 22, 09:22
Keanu -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:22 1
- Seriously, not Keanu? -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:33
Sandra Bullock -- nm - Dano Jan 22, 09:21
Clarification: are we using "actors" here in the gender-neutral sense? -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:21 2
- Affirmative. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:24
- Because, if so, Mary Tyler Moore (Ordinary People). -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:22
Nicolas Cage -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:20
Adam Sandler -- nm - kelly Jan 22, 09:19 3
- #20 Adam Sandler/Uncut Gems -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:23 2
  - Punch-Drunk Says Whaaaat -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:24 1
    - That title was mentioned. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:25
Jim Carrey. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:19
Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Joe Pesci, and Bryan Cranston are my guesses. also that guy from airplane and naked gun. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 22, 09:19 2
- #9 Jim Carrey/The Number 23 (but Eternal Sunshine got a mention). #7 Joe Pesci/Home Alone. #1 Bryan Cranston/Breaking Bad! #18 Leslie Nielsen/Airplane -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:23
- *shakes fist at Tru* -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:19
Vince Vaughn? -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 09:19
Robin Williams. John Travolta. -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 09:18 1
- #6 Robin Williams, One Hour Photo. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:19
Ryan Reynolds -- nm - decline Jan 22, 09:18
Tom Hanks? went from comedy to one of the biggest actors alive -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 09:17 1
- And awayyy we go! #2 Tom Hanks/Philadelphia. Nice job. -- nm* - con_carne Jan 22, 09:18

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