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What was the best performance by somebody not primarily known for their acting? #MovieDiscussion (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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[–] GCanuck@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

Anytime a comedian takes on a dramatic role and nails it.

Off the top of my head….

Robin Williams: Dead Poets Society (and many more, I think that was his first) Bill Hader: Barry. Jim Carrey: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[–] CloverSi@lemmy.comfysnug.space 4 points 1 year ago

Also Jim Carrey in The Truman Show, and Will Ferrell in Stranger Than Fiction!

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