Top 10 Times Bad Actors Did a Great Job

Hey, it's not all bad! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most notable movie roles in which actors with a notoriety for subpar performances showed unexpected flashes of brilliance. Our countdown includes actors Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Adam Sandler and more! What is your favorite performance by a terrible actor? Sound off in the comments below.

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[WatchMojo]

What is your favorite performance by a terrible actor? Sound off in the comments below.

[grandmyotismon]

This is basically actors that end up in shitty movies making great performances in good ones

[christianb]

Shia LaBeouf isn’t a bad actor though. He might be eccentric and weird af but he’s not a bad actor

[UnchartedMedia]

Except Shia is actually a great actor. He was amazing in Fury and did Honey Boy the same year as The Peanut Butter Falcon, both outstanding movies and performances!

[LeftyBoi]

Vince Vaughn really giving that Kingpin energy

[PookieMaliboo]

Wait, Adam Sandler isn't a bad actor, he just did bad (yet very profitable) movies. haha

[aiden]

Excuse me. Adam Sandler, Tyler Perry, Hayden Christensen, Vince Vaughn, and Marlon Wayans are great actors.

[jaxonjaxoff]

I still don’t understand how Steven Seagal did so well in Under Seige. He’s genuinely the worst actor I’ve ever seen.

[jamesalexandertaylor]

Shia is an awesome actor, troubled and a bit of a nutbag at times but a supremly talented at the craft

[gamleskalle]

Hayden is not gonna like Dune 2....too much sand. 😂

[joekearon]

Hayden has really turned Anakin around recently.

[kungfukid]

I will defend Adam Sandler. Even in his comedy movies he shows how amazing he is like when he says goodbye to Julien in Big Daddy.
Also Reign Over Me is a great movie.

[scoopalexander]

Adam sandler's strongest performance has to be "Reign Over Me" with Don Cheadle. If you haven't seen this movie I highly recommend it!

[JurassicGodzillaFan]

Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler gave his best performance of his career. Steven Seagal was in what I call his golden films from Above the Law to Fire Down Below, then came his 100 direct to video films is when he became so crappy.

[tav]

Critics and Hollywood types know nothing about good movies.

[martinwestern]

Adam Sandler is a fantastic actor he simply found a niche that worked and only chose to leave it every now and again

[waheedabdullah]

"Why send a boy to do a man"s job?"

- Jared Leto Joker

[m.lanzoni]

These actors AIN'T bad. If you give them a good script, character development, the oportunity to improve and in some cases a good pay, they can be excellent. Of course, that also would depend on the actor to give the best of him/her.

[Terastas]

#1: Sylvester Stallone in Creed.

Yes, he received award nominations for Rocky. But that was back in 1977. It took thirty-nine years for him to be nominated for anything again in 2016.

#2: Vin Diesel in Boiler Room.

Even in his good movies, he can't escape the typecast. So would you believe me if I told you he gave a great performance as a stockbroker? Well, he did.

[bobfather]

A STOPPED clock is right twice a day, not a broken clock.