Top 10 Actors Who Saved Their Careers With ONE SCENE

It only takes one! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most memorable scenes that single handedly revived an actor’s waning career. Our countdown includes scenes from movies "Iron Man", "The Godfather", "Speed" and more! Can you think of any other examples? Let us know in the comments below!

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these scenes will YOU never forget? Let us know in the comments!

[heymistercarter.]

When I saw Brendan’s delivery of that one line… man, my heart shattered in that moment. I knew he had legit acting chops, but that blew me away.

[jakeramos]

What's more amazing about Frazier's performance in the Whale is that this is not only his saving grace but also his greatest performance in his career.

[TheDigitalWoman]

Robert Patterson‘s performance in Good Time blew me away. One of the best movies.

[instaperil]

Brandon Frazier was amazing in the whale. Beautiful performance

[ROCKONplaceboforever]

Brandon Fraser was amazing and well deserved 👏 good list

[GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Happy to hear that Deadpool was the reason people were in love with Ryan Reynolds!

[Lexyvil]

Brandon Fraser is who I hope to see more of in the upcoming years.

[Jeremiah_Rivers]

How have I never seen _The Whale_ and Brendan Fraser’s “need to know” speech?

[Rayyanziz]

Robert Pattison always had the potential to be at the top A-lister

[olleselin]

Ryan Reynolds was born to play the Merc with the Mouth!

[SilverSpectre]

I dont think Brendan was acting. That man was projecting. Reading his backstory to find out why he disappeared was more heartbreaking than the movie itself

[josh]

I've not seen Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle and Good Times.

[Lexyvil]

Robert Pattinson was amazing in The Lighthouse. He really chose the right movies to work on after twilight.

[tylergoodman]

RDJ didn't just save his career, he jump started the MCU. 🎉

[fnvfan]

I should go watch good time, if for no other reason to see why he bounced back after playing a sparkly vampire 😅

[Jamal-blyh]

The Don't Interrupt My Kung Fu Scene Michael Jai White Black Dynamite (2009) loved the film real hilarious Richard Nixon was the main Antagonist

[gabrielcastaneda]

Honestly seeing ke huy quan and Brendan and Jamie and Michelle all get their Oscar’s was amazing

[Lexyvil]

In the early 90s, Keanu tried hard to act like an older tough guy. For John Wick, he didn't have to try so hard since he looked and sounded naturally tough, and actually was old enough to not need to act older. The difference in his acting in that 1993 film and John Wick is a crazy difference

[hunterrousseau]

No 2️⃣ Well maybe... Until the MCU soft reboot after the events of "Avengers: Secret Wars" since he's now back but as Doctor Doom here so I think they might adapt the 2015 Jonathan Hickman Secret Wars over the classic Secret Wars event here as their way of giving us that soft revitalization of the current continuity of the MCU so far here