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46 Movies That Did A Bonkers Good Job Of Making Their Stars Look Like The Famous People They Were Playing
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46 Movies That Did A Bonkers Good Job Of Making Their Stars Look Like The Famous People They Were Playing

1. Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde:

Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

2. Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis:

Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Elvis:

Archive Photos / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection / Liaison / Getty Images

3. Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story:

The Roku Channel

The real Weird Al Yankovic:

George Rose / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

The Roku Channel / AwardsShowNetwork / YouTube / ABC / Via youtube.com

4. Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci in House of Gucci:

Fabio Lovino / MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Paolo Gucci:

Dick Loek / Toronto Star via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Fabio Lovino / MGM / courtesy Everett Collection / Terry Fincher / Getty Images

5. Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani:

MGM / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Patrizia Reggiani:

AP Photo/File,Luca Bruno

The two side-by-side:

MGM / courtesy Everett Collection / AP Photo/Luca Bruno

Obviously Patrizia is older, but their face shapes, eye and eyebrow placement, and their noses are super similar!

6. Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter in The Girl from Plainville:

Hulu

The real Michelle Carter:

FAITH NINIVAGGI/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Steve Dietl / Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection / FAITH NINIVAGGI/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images

7. Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock:

Suzanne Tenner/Fox Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Alfred Hitchcock:

Hulton Archive / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Bettmann Archive / Getty Images / Fox Searchlight / Courtesy Everett Collection

8. Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh in Hitchcock:

Suzanne Tenner/Fox Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Janet Leigh:

Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Suzanne Tenner/Fox Searchlight Pictures / Paramount Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection

9. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers:

HBO

The real Peter Sellers:

Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

HBO / United Artists

10. Chloe Webb as Nancy Spungen in Sid and Nancy:

Samuel Goldwyn / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Nancy Spungen:

Kerstin Rodgers/Redferns via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Samuel Goldwyn / Everett Collection / Watal Asanuma / Shinko Music / Getty Images

11. Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy:

Samuel Goldwyn Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Sid Vicious:

Richard E. Aaron / Redferns via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Daily Express / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Samuel Goldwyn/ Everett Collection

12. Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush in Vice:

Matt Kennedy / Annapurna Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection

The real George W. Bush:

JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Doug Mills / Pool /AFP via Getty Images / Matt Kennedy / Annapurna Pictures / Everett Collection

13. Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice:

Matt Kennedy / Annapurna Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection

Makeup designer Greg Cannom used a combination of makeup, prosthetics, and wigs that took hours to apply for this transformation.

The real Dick Cheney:

William Thomas Cain / Getty Images

Them side-by-side:

Matt Kennedy / Annapurna Pictures / Everett Collection / Gary Dunkin / MCT / Tribune News Service via Getty Images

14. Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour:

Focus Features /Courtesy Everett Collection

Makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji, who had helped turn Jim Carrey into the Grinch, left retirement to work on Darkest Hour.

The real Winston Churchill:

Central Press/Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection / Keystone / Getty Images

15. Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos:

Glen Wilson /Amazon Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Lucille Ball:

Archive Photos / Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

Silver Screen Collection / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Amazon Studios / Everett Collection

16. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon:

Universal Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection

The real Andy Kaufman:

Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Universal Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection / American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images

17. Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy:

Erica Parise / Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Pamela Anderson:

Pearson All-American Television / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The two side-by-side:

Stephane Cardinale / Sygma via Getty Images / Erin Simkin / Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection

18. Jennifer Lopez as Selena in Selena:

Warner Bros / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Selena Quintanilla:

Arlene Richie / Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

Warner Bros. / Selena / YouTube via youtube.com

19. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin:

Dana Edelson / NBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The real Sarah Palin:

Dana Edelson / NBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection

Here they are side-by-side:

Dana Edelson / NBC / Everett Collection / Ethan Miller / Getty Images

20. Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury:

20th Century Fox

The real Freddie Mercury:

Michael Putland / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Paul Natkin / Getty Images / Alex Bailey / 20th Century Fox./ Everett Collection

21. Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland in Judy:

Roadside Attractions / courtesy Everett Collection

Renée Zellweger rightfully won an Oscar for this portrayal. The makeup team 100% would’ve won an Oscar if the Bombshell makeup hadn’t been so amazing!

The real Judy Garland:

Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

22. The two side-by-side:

R. Powell / Daily Express / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Roadside Attractions / Everett Collection

Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly in Bombshell:

Hilary Bronwyn Gayle / Lionsgate / courtesy Everett Collection

The makeup and hairstyling team for Bombshell won an Oscar.

The real Megyn Kelly:

Nathan Congleton / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

Lionsgate / Frontline PBS

23. Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady:

Alex Bailey/Weinstein Company / courtesy Everett Collection

Silicone prosthetics were used to help Streep transform into Thatcher.

The real Margaret Thatcher:

Bettmann / Bettmann Archive via Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

Evening Standard/ Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Alex Bailey / Weinstein Company / Everett Collection

24. Alexandra Shipp as Aaliyah in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B:

Christos Kalohoridis / Lifetime/Lionsgete / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Aaliyah:

Kevin Mazur / WireImage via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Christos Kalohoridis / Lifetime / Lionsgate / courtesy Everett Collection / Sal Idriss/Redferns via Getty Images

25. Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran in American Crime Story: OJ vs. the People:

Byron Cohen / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The real Johnnie Cochran:

Lee Celano / WireImage via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Hal Garb / AFP via Getty Images / Prashant Gupta / FX / Courtesy Everett Collection

26. Julia Garner as Anna Delvey in Inventing Anna:

Nicole Rivelli / Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Anna Delvey:

Dave Kotinsky / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images / Nicole Rivelli / Netflix / Everett Collection

27. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray:

Universal / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Ray Charles:

James Kriegsmann/Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Universal / courtesy Everett Collection / Tony Evans / Getty Images

28. Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X:

Warner Bros.

The real Malcolm X:

Express Newspapers / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Robert Elfstrom / Villon Films / Gety Images / Warner Bros / Everett Collection

29. Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in The Doors:

Tristar Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Jim Morrison:

Andrew Maclear/Hulton Archive / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Tri-Star Pictures / Everett Collection / Chris Walter / WireImage via Getty Images

30. Selma Blair as Kris Jenner on The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

FX

The real Kris Jenner:

Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

31. The two side-by-side:

FX / Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

32. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn:

Laurence Cendrowicz/The Weinstein Company / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Marilyn Monroe:

Baron / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Laurence Cendrowicz/The Weinstein Company / courtesy Everett Collection / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

33. Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in Invictus:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Spot the difference.

The real Nelson Mandela:

Trevor Samson / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection /  Hamish Blair/Liaison via Getty Images

34. Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown:

Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Queen Elizabeth:

Larry Ellis/Daily Express / Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

Ollie Upton / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Hulton Archive / Getty Images

35. Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo in Frida:

Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection

The makeup team won an Oscar for this film!

The real Frida:

Susana Gonzalez / Newsmakers via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Miramax / courtesy Everett Collection /  Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

36. Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name:

Netflix / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Rudy Ray Moore:

Ethan Miller / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Francois Duhamel / Netflix /Courtesy Everett Collection / Getty Images

37. Viola Davis as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom:

Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Ma Rainey:

Donaldson Collection / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection / Donaldson Collection / Getty Images

38. Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

Ray Mickshaw / FX / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Marcia Clark:

Pool / AFP via Getty Images

Here’s the two side-by-side:

FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Bill Nation/Sygma via Getty Images

39. Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

Ray Mickshaw / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The real Christopher Darden:

Pool / Getty Images

Here’s a side-by-side:

Ray Mickshaw / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection / POO/AFP via Getty Images

40. Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in Jackie:

Fox Searchlight Pictures/ Courtesy Everett Collection

Makeup artist Miwoo Kim studied newsreels to help her achieve the look.

The real Jackie Kennedy:

Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Pablo Larrain/ Fox Searchlight /Courtesy Everett Collection Bettmann / Getty Images

41. Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz & Dick:

Lifetime

While I think the makeup and hair is good, it’s the wardrobe I really love.

The real Elizabeth Taylor:

Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

Here’s the two side-by-side:

20th Century-Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection / Jack Zeman / Lifetime TV / Courtesy: Everett Collection

42. Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie & Julia:

Jonathan Wenk/Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Makeup artist and hair stylist, J. Roy Helland, has worked with Streep on all her movies since the ’80s.

The real Julia Child:

Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Here are the two side-by-side:

Jonathan Wenk/©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection / Bachrach / Getty Images

43. Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in Feud:

Byron Cohen / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection

They didn’t use digital makeup or reverse aging — it was all done with makeup!

The real Bette Davis:

Keystone / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

FX / Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

44. Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford in Feud:

Fx Networks / ©FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection

The makeup team used what Crawford herself would’ve used in the ’60s: wet-setting and rollers!

The real Joan Crawford:

Hulton Archive / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

Avalon / Getty Images) / Byron Cohen / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection

45. Emma Corrin as Princess Diana on The Crown:

Des Willie / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The real Princess Diana:

Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

Des Willie / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Anwar Hussein / WireImage via Getty Images

46. And finally, Sam Rockwell as Bob Fosse in Fosse/Verdon:

FX /Courtesy Everett Collection

Here’s the real Bob Fosse:

Evening Standard / Getty Images

Here’s a side-by-side:

Michael Parmalee / ©FX / Courtesy Everett Collection / John Downing/Daily Express/Hulton Archive / Getty Images