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 power 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 [ __ ] out
of a sniveling little runt called pinky
band insky who had the gall to question
my virility number eight Ashton Kutcher
the butterfly effect so Don Juan you
pass that on all your dates 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 it was
number seven winneth Paltrow shallow
he'll do me a favor and stop saying that
I'm pretty and then I'm not fat okay
beautiful and classy are a few words
that can aptly 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 attack my ear in
shallow how 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 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 for grouping 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 [ __ ] who blows up
his own dudes cute [ __ ]
it's very obvious that Kilmer is having
a blast hamming 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 continue
to star in a string of hugely successful
comedies thereafter in 2014
Carell took on his first solely dramatic
role playing an eccentric and troubled
millionaire in the biographical film
Foxcatcher I have great faith in you
mark thanks 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
problems of scripture France roles 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
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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 men 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 all right we are out before
we unveil our top pick here are some
honorable mentions
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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 oh 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 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 you know how
you handle an actor they whine about
anything you pull down their pants and
you fake their ass you suspect that ass
less what 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
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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plastic I'm incredibly busy so why don't
you get the hell out of here before I
snapped your dick off
and jamming into your ass
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