Movies in which a lesser billed actor Stole the Show

[WesCrook]

Shaft (2000) - Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright). Very average movie to begin with. His scenes were the only ones that really stood out.

A Few Good Men - Jack Nicholson as The Colonel

No Country for Old Men - Anton Chigurh - Javier Bardem

 

[Lootpack]

R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket kickstarted his career.

Val Kilmer in Tombstone.

 

[mastermind]

Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids
Tiffany Haddish in Night School and Girls Trip
Don Cheadle in Devil in a Blue Dress
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder
Stephen Root in Office SPace
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Define lesser billed actor as a lot of examples being mentioned are still high on the roll call list.

 

[WesCrook]

Define lesser billed actor as a lot of examples being mentioned are still high on the roll call list.

It's self-explanatory

You're always making shyt harder than what it is.

I bet you're one of those difficult ass customers when you are being serviced with something. I know your type.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

It's self-explanatory

You're always making shyt harder than what it is.

I bet you're one of those difficult ass customers when you are being serviced with something. I know your type.

Or maybe the premise of your thread is worded poorly. If you're 3rd on the call sheet. You're not technically stealing the show as you're still high on the call sheet. For example, Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight wouldn't technically count. The Tom Cruise Example would count as he was all the way at the bottom of the call sheet, yet stole she show in the film.

 

[daemonova]

As I said before Jena Malone in Catching Fire, they buried her for the rest of the franchise

 

[Willie]

“STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE”

 

[ciubaca]

Paul dano ...There will be blood

 

[daemonova]

Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation, but the rumors was the Terminator was supposed to be the lead, but Bale had Paul Haggis rewrite the script and Bale played john Connor instead of the Terminator but the damage could not be undone.

 

[Dad]

Not a movie but, Melvin Greg that played Manboy in Snowfall .

Killed that shyt

 

[Silver Surfer]

Jeremy Renner...."The Town"

 

[Deltron]

ken jeong in hangover

practically became the focus by the third

 

[duck]

Christolf waltz in inglorious b*stards

 

[AnonymityX1000]

John Goodman The Big Lebowski.