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60 Breakthrough Performances - Page 2

"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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Cross Creek (1983)
Cross Creek (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
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Risky Business (1983)
Risky Business (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Night Shift (1982)
Night Shift (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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The World According to Garp (1982)
The World According to Garp (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
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Body Heat (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Long Good Friday (1980)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
47
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
48
Atlantic City (1980)
Atlantic City (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
49
Comes a Horseman (1978)
Comes a Horseman (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
50
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
51
Days of Heaven (1978)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
52
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
53
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
54
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
55
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
56
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
57
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
58
Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Alfie (1966)
Alfie (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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