15 Movies That Launched Big Movies into the World of Fame

It sounds hard to believe, but some of Hollywood’s most well-known celebrities started their careers with small acting jobs. When we look at the history of cinema, we realize that careers develop in different ways. While some actors start out with small roles, arrive in the film world in a casual way and reach fame unexpectedly, others start in the theater, do advertisements and low-budget independent films (usually in supporting roles) and take a long time to become established. in the competitive film industry.

Today the awesome.club brings a list of films that launched some of the biggest names in cinema in the world of showbiz🇧🇷

The first film in the saga of the English writer J. K. Rowling launched many child actors, among them the great protagonists of the story: Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

Daniel had already been in other films, among them David Copperfield and The Tailor of Panama, but it was thanks to the role of Harry Potter that he became really famous. The character was a watershed in the actor’s young career.

The film was also a beautiful beginning in Emma Watson’s career, who came to be called for major film productions, including the remake in Beauty and the Beast. And fame also took her to other paths and made her a UN ambassador.

Splash — A Mermaid in My Life is a romantic comedy directed by Ron Howard, known for directing Apollo 13 — From Disaster to Triumph and A brilliant mind🇧🇷 The film launched its two protagonists into the world of stardom: Daryl Hannah, who played the mermaid, and Tom Hanks, who falls in love with her. The film was so successful that it was nominated for an Oscar.

This film by Bigas Luna brought together the famous duo Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, who after their success participated in some of Pedro Almodóvar’s films, went to Hollywood and ended up getting married. The film is the actress’s first and the actor’s third and was instrumental in launching them into the world of showbiz🇧🇷

Another great saga that came out of the books and went to the movies was written by Stephenie Meyer and launched its protagonists in the world of fame. Robert Pattinson plays Edward Cullen, a vampire tormented by his condition, and Kristen Stewart plays Bella Swan, a young teenager who falls in love with the vampire and will do anything to be with him.

But the two actors had already acted in other films. Robert starred Bel Ami — The Seducer and Kristen was part of the cast of On the road.

Perhaps one of the greatest classics among science fiction lovers is Star Wars, a saga that began in the 1970s and is still making fans around the world. The franchise cast actors Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia).

A movie classic that tells a beautiful and naive love story between a young man with scissor hands and a teenager. The beautiful story was starred by Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, who received great reviews for their performances and launched themselves in style in the world of cinema.

When he starred Mean Girls, Lindsay Lohan was already famous for other movies and other series. However, the other protagonists (Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lizzy Caplan) first met success with this teen comedy that still has many fans.

The film tells the story of two women who are tired of life and their husbands and decide to hit the road, embark on a great adventure and end up on the run from justice. It was actor Brad Pitt’s first breakout role in Hollywood. But the film’s two stars are Geena Davis, who won an Oscar two years earlier, and the superstar Susan Sarandon.

Terminator was a very innovative film and is considered one of the forerunners of the science fiction genre. Although Arnold Schwarzenegger was already very famous for his role in Conan the Barbarianthere is no doubt that this role was instrumental in launching him into the world of fame, as was also the case with Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn.

There is no doubt that this film launched actors Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles and Larisa Oleynik to fame. The romantic comedy tells the love story between two rebellious teenagers who little by little discover that they have much more in common than they would like to admit.

It wasn’t Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny’s first film work, but it’s undoubtedly what put them at the center of attention in Hollywood. An independent film that gave Hilary her first Academy Award for Best Actress.

This film, directed by Brian De Palma, features one of the most famous names in cinema, Al Pacino, who was already known for other great successes. However, he launched other big names, including actress Michelle Pfeiffer (Elvira) and actor Steven Bauer (Manny Rivera).

The film features an impressive cast and tells the story of young people who cross the United States on their motorcycles. It was from this film that actors Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda became famous in Hollywood.

A saga that has been bearing fruit for some years now. The film tells the story of a group of young people who live in a world of car racing, robberies and a lot of adrenaline and was very important in the careers of actors and actresses such as Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and Rick Yune, in addition to the already very well known Vin Diesel.

Did you already know all these movies? Did you know their importance to the careers of these actors? What other movies were responsible for launching famous names in Hollywood? Tell in the comments.