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Top 10 Performances that Defied Expectations


there’s ordinary and then there are
these welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 out of the ordinary performances
I won’t be running the streets my whole
life my sneakers all ripped up my nose
running down to my chin for this list
we’re looking at actors who appear in a
role vastly different from their usual
performances hey did you hear me hey
don’t you walk away from me you hear
what I said
we’re excluding actors who found
continued success in a genre this list
is strictly one time out of shower rolls
and then I had to leave again because I
wanted to make sure you never got hurt
again and I have a heart of pudding if
you want to see actors who went on to do
similar roles afterwards check out our
list for the top 10 actors who broke
typecasting I’m gonna count to 10 you’re
gonna tell me where the rabbit’s foot is
number 10 Michael J Fox casualties of
war
Louie doe inside casualties of war could
not be further from Michael J Fox as
usual fair the likable actor is best
known for light-hearted roles with less
than serious subject matter
none of those adjectives can be used to
describe this gripping and powerful
Vietnam War drama based on the infamous
incident on Hill 192 the film touches on
the darker side of war including rape
and murder
although Fox has avoided such dark
material for the rest of his career he
received praise from critics and
audiences alike as private max Erickson
number nine reef finds the grand
budapest hotel why do you want to be a
lobby boy well who wouldn’t at the grand
Budapest sir ray Fiennes is perhaps best
known for his iconic villainous roles
including but not limited to a Dark
Wizard after tonight no one will ever
again question my powers a Nazi war
criminal a serial killer
if you won’t open them yourself I’ll
staple your eyelids to your forehead and
even the god of the underworld himself
even in his more heroic roles fines
often appears stoic and incredibly
serious which makes his appearance as a
foul-mouthed hotel concierge with a
tendency to sleep with his older patrons
all the more hilarious in this movie
finds comedic timing and wit are
perfectly suited to Wes Anderson’s
quirky directorial style and the role of
monsieur gustave is a brilliant
departure for the actor what happened my
dear zero is I beat the living shit out
of a sniveling little runt called pinky
pendanski
who had the gall to question my virility
number eight Ashton Kutcher the
butterfly effect so Don Juan you pass
that on all your date’s Ashton Kutcher
is known both for being a goofy stoner
on film and a goofy prankster in real
life dude where’s my car
that’s why his foray into serious
science-fiction territory is so jarring
Kutcher attempts to give a stirring and
philosophical performance in the
time-travel flick the butterfly effect
but failed to impress many in this
lackluster outing
more recently Kutcher has primarily
stuck to romantic comedies and although
he has occasionally ventured into the
dramatic and biopic genres he wisely has
not given Syfy another try
I think there was more focused
number seven winneth Paltrow shallow
he’ll do me a favor and stop saying that
I’m pretty and I’m not fat okay
beautiful and classy are a few words
that can athlete describe Gwyneth
Paltrow who often play stunning and
sophisticated leading women I mean I saw
the way your friend Mauricio looked at
me I thought he was gonna shoot me with
a tranquilizer gun
tag my ear in Shallow Hal Paltrow plays
a somewhat less classy character are you
out of your mind
what do you weigh a hundred ten hundred
and fifteen pounds in certain parts of
the film she even appears in a fat suit
a stark contrast to her usual very
skinny health nut appearance you really
hurt me the contrast is made even more
obvious in the scenes where Paltrow
appears without prosthetics and may make
her big screen time as rosemary Shanahan
one of the actresses most endearing
roles is that a Members Only jacket ah
yes
yes it is so what do you like the last
member number six Val Kilmer macGruber
we images of the dangerzone who are
still dangerous a very forgettable
Batman and an epic gunfighter are sure
to bring val kilmer to mind
years after these iconic roles and many
pounds later he played a very different
part in this action comedy based on an
SNL sketch wow I didn’t expect that
thanks but Gruber the character is just
as crude as his name would imply and is
a complete parody of arch villains with
his actions including killing macGruber
fiance on their wedding day and stealing
a nuclear missile wait that didn’t
happen to me because I’m not a can
retard who blows up his own dudes cute
car it’s very obvious that Kilmer is
having a blast hemming it up the entire
time and we can’t help but enjoy it too
I’m gonna cut off your dick and shove it
in my mouth you’re like a broken record
the only record I’m gonna break is the
amount of your own dick in your mouth
record number 5
Steve Carell Foxcatcher get yourself
prepared work hard
funny man Steve Carell rose to
prominence in the mid 2000s by appearing
in the office I don’t care if you are
gay or straight or lesbian or overweight
just get in here and the 40 year old
virgin and continued to star in a string
of hugely successful comedies thereafter
in 2014 Corral took on his first solely
dramatic role playing an eccentric and
troubled millionaire in the biographical
film Foxcatcher I have great faith any
mark thank you sir the film also stars
Channing Tatum giving an
out-of-the-ordinary performance breaking
from his usual rom-com and action fare
the gamble paid off
especially for Carell with Foxcatcher
securing five nominations at the Academy
Awards including one for him as Best
Actor as well as a slew of other award
nods it’s very silly number for Will
Ferrell everything must go you know the
success rate for a marriage when one
person gets sober and the other one
doesn’t
higher than the suicide rate for cops
Will Ferrell is without a doubt one of
the funniest guys around he appears in a
number of iconic films usually as a
bumbling idiot who’s frequently shouting
but in everything must go
barrel gives an unusually reserved
performance you know there’s a law
against having open containers in public
right there’s a law that says I can’t
drink a beer on my front lawn his
natural comedy still comes through
however this time around outlandish Ness
has been replaced with subtlety in a
depressing and somber role as a man who
has lost everything you know they say
that the dining room is the least
utilized the room in the house I think
it’s the front lawn Ferrell won
well-deserved critical praise as Nick
Halsey and even many of his detractors
point to this film as his shining
performance you need to put up some
curtains why so I don’t have some drunk
staring at me all day no so you don’t
have to look at your future number three
Hugh Grant Cloud Atlas good snake Joe I
am late already what’s up in this
science fiction epic Hugh Grant actually
has six out of the ordinary performances
for the price of one well perfect
then why don’t you take over from here
sex the film which is split into six
segments across six time periods
featured several actors in multiple
different but related roles outside the
problem subscription France rolls had a
common villainous thread which could not
be more different than the usual
romantic comedy blokes he’s most known
for why is this my problem
grants villainous faces include a
corrupt businessman and traitorous
brother but perhaps the most memorable
is the leader of a cannibalistic tribe
number two marlon wayans requiem for a
dream california here we come
marlon wayans makes a serious departure
from his usual less than spectacular
comedies including white chicks and a
haunted house and when you trust the
hell I know a guy he’s Mexican in the
critically acclaimed darren aronofsky
directed requiem for a dream let’s do
this right man
the film’s themes of addiction and
desire are in sharp contrast to the
shallow parodies Wayans is known for
asked hi Ron see love he plays a much
deeper character than he has before or
since
and he makes a brilliant turn as a drug
dealer and heroin addict aha
dynomite alright we are before we unveil
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
ward you tell me the definition of happy
huh but first you better make sure that
your kids are good and safe but no one’s
falling off a horse or been hit by a car
or drowned in that swimming pool you’re
so proud of you know what I’m gonna do
next
I’m gonna find her whoever she is I’m
gonna find her and I’m gonna hurt her
I’m not gonna have time to remember all
of your names
you’ll be red leader red baby red one
red number one Tom Cruise Tropic Thunder
is that supposed to mean who is this Tom
Cruise is at times an action hero and at
times a dramatic star but no matter what
his good looks and star power as a
leading man are a constant
they whined about anything you pull down
their pants and you paint their ass you
spent that assless well that is except
for the time he appeared in a supporting
role in a farcical comedy almost
unrecognizably bald hairy and with
enormous arms okay flaming dragon face
first take a big step back and literally
face cruises performance and appearance
in this satire were so different that
many moviegoers were shocked when his
name appeared in the closing credits
letting us all know that he was in fact
the actor playing the bombastic and
foul-mouthed les grossman I couldn’t
have done it
really no the kid of course I could
looks like the risk paid off as it even
earned Cruz a Golden Globe nod for Best
Supporting Actor do you agree with our
list let’s change the subject
I’m leaving which out of the ordinary
performance is your favorite I have a
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than anything you can imagine I would
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