A lot of times the best performance in a movie only lasts a few minutes. In fact, sometimes the actors are SO good in these small roles they actually win Oscars — for example, Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love, whose on-screen time was only 8 minutes or Anne Hathaway in Les Misérables, whose on-screen time was about 15 minutes. (Both won for Best Supporting Actress, for the record.)
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So, when Reddit user u/CherryDamzel posed the question, "What small role actors stole the scene or entire movie?" to the r/Movies community, they were quick to respond with some really great examples of stars who had a big impact on a particular scene or movie, despite having a relatively small role in the overall film. Here are some of the most popular and top-voted responses:
1.Ana de Armas as Paloma in No Time To Die
2.Alfred Molina as Rahad Jackson in Boogie Nights
3.Lil Rel Howery as Rod Williams in Get Out
4.Jonah Hill as an eBay customer in The 40-Year-Old Virgin
5.Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Beatrice in Men in Black
6.Mathieu Kassovitz as the mugger in The Fifth Element
7.Chris Tucker as Ruby Rod in The Fifth Element
8.Kathy Lamkin as the Desert Aire Manager in No Country for Old Men
9.Tom Cruise as Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder
10.Evan Peters as Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past
11.Harish Patel as Karun Patel in Eternals
12.Drew Barrymore as Casey Becker in Scream
13.Harold Perrineau as Mercutio in Romeo + Juliet
14.Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman in Galaxy Quest
15.Peter Stormare as Lucifer in Constantine
16.Jennifer Coolidge as Paulette in Legally Blonde
17.John Turturro as Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski:
18.Billy Crystal and Carol Kane as Miracle Max and Valerie in The Princess Bride
19.Bill Murray as himself in Zombieland
20.J.K. Simmons as the CIA superior in Burn After Reading
21.Bronson Pinchot as Serge in Beverly Hills Cop
22.Christopher Walken as Captain Koons in Pulp Fiction
23.Alden Ehrenreich as Hobie Doyle in Hail, Caesar!
24.Brad Pitt as Floyd in True Romance
25.Philip Seymour Hoffman as Freddie Miles in The Talented Mister Ripley
26.And finally, Paul Brooke as the Rancor keeper in Return of the Jedi
Who else would you add to the list? Tell us in the comments below!
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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