Wait, stop everything, are we watching a movie or a reality TV show? When the actors are very good actors the line between acting and reality becomes very, very blurry. If you shed some tears, if you feel such an extreme love for someone that you want to go hug them, or maybe they make you want to laugh out loud just because of their contagious laughter. This happens to all of us and our readers are sharing the most realistic performances they have ever seen in their lives. These are some of the most unforgettable performances in the history of cinema carried out by great actors – check them out and vote up your favorites!
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- Mrs. Doubtfire
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From Facebook commenter Ralph B:
Toni Collette in one of the final scenes in [The Sixth Sense] where she’s talking to Cole in the car. It was a short scene but she was fabulous.
From Facebook commenter Christine W:
[The] first time I saw her. That scene was incredible!
Great performance?From Facebook commenter Shirley J:
[In] Mystic River [when] Sean Penn realized it was his daughter they found.
From Facebook commenter Lori A:
That scene gives me chills. He totally captured anguish and torment.
From Facebook commenter Jennifer P:
[That scene] rips my heart out every time.
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- Georges Biard
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From Facebook commenter Rich W:
Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer. Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood.
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Louie Anderson
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From Facebook commenter Nick D:
Jared [Padalecki] in Supernatural… Every time he played a different character it really did feel like a DIFFERENT CHARACTER than just Sam Winchester (demons, shapeshifters, angels, Lucifer, Leviathon, etc.)
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- Dick Thomas Johnson
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From Facebook commenter Cynthia A:
Philadelphia with Tom Hanks was extremely moving.
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From Facebook commenter Pamela H:
Sam Rockwell in The Green Mile.
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Johnny Depp
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Sylvester Stallone in [the first] Rocky movie. He became that character, and to this day when his name is mentioned, the Rocky character is the first thing that pops into a person’s head.
From Facebook commenter Valerie K:
When I was younger I thought Sylvester Stallone was a boxer and that he made the movies to get into acting.
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- Emmanuelle CHOUSSY
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From Facebook commenter Jordan M:
Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan.
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