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Movies That Launched Careers

This is a list of movies that skyrocketed an actor or director's popularity and/or demand. This actor may have been in a TV show before, like Will Smith in "Fresh Prince."
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
2
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
Bad Boys (1995)
Bad Boys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
6
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
7
Billy Madison (1995)
Billy Madison (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
8
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
9
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
10
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
11
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
12
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
13
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
Darkman (1990)
Darkman (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
15
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
16
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
17
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
18
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
19
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
20
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
21
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
22
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
23
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
24
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
25
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
27
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
28
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
29
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
30
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
31
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
32
Hard Candy (2005)
Hard Candy (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
33
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
35
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
36
Kids (1995)
Kids (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
37
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
38
Leon: The Professional (1994)
Leon: The Professional (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
39
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
40
Mad Max (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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