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Actors in True-Story Films That Looked Exactly Like the Real-Life Person

When creating biographical movies, it certainly helps if the lead actor already looks like their subject, but if not, well, that's what makeup was invented for. Here are the best instances where the actors fooled us all—and where their character and real-life inspiration are nearly indiscernible.
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Andre 3000
Andre 3000
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Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
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Sienna Miller
Sienna Miller
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Factory Girl (2006)
Factory Girl (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
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Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
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I'm Not There. (2007)
I'm Not There. (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Daniel Day Lewis
Daniel Day Lewis
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Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
10
Ray (2004)
Ray (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Eddie Redmayne
Eddie Redmayne
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The Theory of Everything (2014)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Capote (2005)
Capote (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix
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Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
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Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher
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Jobs (2013)
Jobs (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   28%
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Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer
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The Doors (1991)
The Doors (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
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