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Once established , great actors can be choosy with their projects , but many of the dear actor in Hollywood made their first appearance in awful film with very low Rotten Tomatoes scores . Casting incredible actor does n’t insure estimable revue , just the fortune of them delivering strong performances , no matter the quality of the fence fabric . Even some of today ’s most talented and august actors , such as Robert De Niro , Al Pacino , Anthony Hopkins , Meryl Streep , and Natalie Portman , on occasion star in bad moving-picture show .
It ’s more common for great histrion to have made some terrible pic in the past . At the start of their career , actors do n’t have as many options to refuse roles and may have to get their starting time in big motion picture . These motion picture do n’t necessarily receive negative reviews because of the thespian ' performance — this makes it promiscuous for their careers to endure the forged stuff and not be relegated to acting in unspeakable movies eternally . By constantly deliver strong performance no matter the quality of their movies , a good deal of these player who overcame shaky starts even go on to become Oscar winners .
Even the worst movies still have their apologists , but these picture show do n’t have a exclusive critic backing them , leading to a 0 % Rotten Tomatoes score .
12Leonardo DiCaprio In Critters 3 (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%
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Leonardo DiCaprio has been in many phenomenal celluloid , and he ’s have sex for giving everything in his roles . However , DiCaprio made his film launching inCritters 3 , which has a disgraceful 0 % critic score on Rotten Tomatoes . The low - budget sci - fi horror sequel , in which he played a teenage battling sea wolf aliens , was deemed worse than the first two movies in the franchise , and the only good thing to add up out of it was DiCaprio ’s celluloid career . DiCaprio went on to get his first Academy Award nominating address just two years later , at age 19 , with 1993’sWhat ’s Eating Gilbert Grapeand eventually won an Oscar in 2016 .
11Sandra Bullock In Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 25%
Sandra Bullock is one of the most beloved actresses of her generation , but her first roles were n’t very successful . Her launching motion picture , 1987’sHangmen , does n’t even have any reviews station to Rotten Tomatoes , but it has an audience score of 5 % . Five years later , Bullock starred in the rom - comLove Potion No . 9as a scientist who use literal interpersonal chemistry to attract men , and that picture show has a 25 % critic score on Rotten Tomatoes despite its interesting premise . fortuitously for Bullock , she overwhelm her old age of unsound movies , broke out in the 1994 action blockbusterSpeed , quickly became one of Hollywood ’s handsome stars , and eventually won an Oscar .
10Tom Hanks In He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 30%
Today , Tom Hanks is one of the most well-thought-of player in the public , forever delivering amazing performance in all of his movies . However , his first celluloid , He have sex You ’re Alone , was n’t well - received , resulting in a critic sexual conquest of 30 % on Rotten Tomatoes . It ’s a distinctive slasher moving-picture show that does n’t trouble building its theatrical role , and not even Hanks ' charm can save it . Despite his rough start , Tom Hanks rise to fame through the eighties as a hit - or - miss comedic role player , get his first Academy Awards nominating speech in 1989 , forBig , andwon back - to - back Oscars in 1994 and 1995 , for his dramatic lead-in functioning inPhiladelphiaandForrest Gump , severally .
Actors give away out in the movie diligence every year with great performances , but only a select few have found boxful office success in their flick debuts .
9Cate Blanchett In Paradise Road (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 43%
Cate Blanchett is known for lend substance to every role she plays , but one of her first films , Paradise Road , was n’t a enceinte smash with critics , make a score of just 43 % on Rotten Tomatoes . In the World War II dramatic event , which also stars Glenn Close and Frances McDormand , Blanchett plays an Australian nurse captured by the Japanese and interned at a prison clique . Even though the film ’s review are " rotted , " general viewers seem to care it , as it has an audience grudge of 78%.One twelvemonth afterParadise Road , Blanchett starred as the nominal faggot in the biopicElizabeth , for which she received her first Oscar nomination .
8Joaquin Phoenix In SpaceCamp (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 46%
Joaquin Phoenix has proven his acting skills many times in unlike function and genres , but his first films , as a child performer — most of them where he ’s credit as Leaf Phoenix — were n’t so successful . For example , he played a young astronaut promising in the 1986 adventure filmSpaceCamp , which has a 46 % critic grudge on Rotten Tomatoes due to its predictable dialogue and boring fiber . Phoenix ’s career was n’t hurt too much by his former failures , however , ashe ’s been nominated for Academy Awards four times , winning once for his lead carrying into action in 2019’sJoker .
7Hilary Swank In Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Throughout her calling , Hilary Swank has star in many hit , but one of her first films was n’t successful . She appeared in the original movie version ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer , which received frightful review , ensue in a critic score of 36 % and an audience score of 43 % on Rotten Tomatoes . The followup called out the motion picture ’s short directing and faint plot , but Swank ’s vocation survived because her valley girl teen function was too minor to be singled out . Seven eld later , she break out in the dramaBoys Do n’t Cry , for which she won her first Oscar for Best Actress . She win her second Oscar five year after that .
6George Clooney In Return Of The Killer Tomatoes (1988)
George Clooney got his starting in television , gaining recognition for his increasingly salient roles in such series asFacts of Life , Roseanne , andER.Although Clooney eventually run on to become one of the most famous actors , transitioning from TV to movies , his first moving picture roles were not great . Clooney starred in the lightheaded repulsion sequelReturn of the Killer Tomatoes , which has an abyssal 0 % critic account on Rotten Tomatoes in part because its scoundrel consist of murderous fruit . Years later , Clooney became one of the most far-famed flick starsthanks to lead roles inBatman & Robinand theOcean’sfranchise and an Oscar - bring home the bacon public presentation inSyriana .
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5Jessica Lange In King Kong (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 53%
Jessica Lange is one of the most respected actresses in Hollywood , having received numerous award for her moving-picture show and TV employment . However , her first film role was in the poorly have 1976 reading ofKing Kong . The remake has a critic score of 53 % on Rotten Tomatoes thanks to its speculative hand and work , though its special effects are a highlight . Despite the film ’s minus reviews , Lange succeed a Golden Globe for Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picturefor her performance , prove that she had promise . She took acting social class for the next three years , and by 1983 , she won her first Oscar , for her execution inTootsie .
4Robert Downey Jr. In Firstborn (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 36%
Today , Robert Downey Jr. is primarily associated with his MCU role as Tony Stark / Iron Man , and he has prove his acting talent in drama , too . However , his first roles were n’t very successful . For exercise , early in his career , he appeared in Michael Apted’sFirstborn , which has a critic score of 36 % on Rotten Tomatoes . Although reassessment celebrated its rude performances , the moving picture did n’t create an aroused atmosphere and was not supported by good dialogue . A decade after , Downey received his first Oscar nomination , present the titular track inChaplin , and agree to2024 Oscar predictions , he ’s a frontrunner to finally gain ground an Academy Award for his supporting public presentation inOppenheimer .
3Amy Adams In Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 47%
Amy Adams is one of today ’s most celebrated actresses , yet her first part could n’t have predicted that . Her flick debut was roleplay cheerleader and pageant contestant Leslie Miller in the 1999 comedyDrop Dead Gorgeous , which has a critic mark of 47 % on Rotten Tomatoes due to its lack of substance and the humor missing the mug . However , moviegoers enjoy it , as the film has a 75 % audience musical score , and it ’s now consider a cult classic . Seven long time after , Adams get the first of her six Oscar nominations , for her supporting performance inJunebug , and she ’s now proven to be among the most talented actress in Hollywood .
