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60 Breakthrough Performances

"An actor's film debut is a milestone, but a breakthrough comes with a performance, or role, that makes people sit up and take notice: Sylvester Stallone in Rocky, Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose, etc. Here are sixty diverse examples from the 1960s to the present day. It's interesting to look back and see how a perfect showcase took these careers to a higher level, even for those performers who'd been working on-screen for some time."
—Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide
There are only 59 movies because both Ellen Burstyn and Jeff Bridges are listed as having breakthrough roles in The Last Picture Show.
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Fruitvale Station (2013)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
2
The Help (2011)
The Help (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
3
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
4
Winter's Bone (2010)
Winter's Bone (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
6
Frozen River (2008)
Frozen River (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
7
Doubt (2008)
Doubt (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
8
Knocked Up (2007)
Knocked Up (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
9
Junebug (2005)
Junebug (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
10
The Station Agent (2003)
The Station Agent (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
11
Secretary (2002)
Secretary (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
12
Amélie (2001)
Amélie (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
13
Election (1999)
Election (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
14
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
15
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
16
Croupier (1998)
Croupier (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
17
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
18
Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
19
Jerry Maguire (1996) (1996)
Jerry Maguire (1996) (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
20
Sling Blade (1996)
Sling Blade (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
21
Trainspotting (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
23
To Die for (1995)
To Die for (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
24
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
25
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
26
The Mask (1994)
The Mask (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
27
Speed (1994)
Speed (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
Short Cuts (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
29
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
30
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
31
Jungle Fever (1991)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
32
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
33
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
34
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
35
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
36
Sid & Nancy (1986)
Sid & Nancy (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
37
The Color of Money (1986)
The Color of Money (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
38
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
39
Reckless (1984)
Reckless (1984)
40
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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