, a psychological thriller from the mid-'00s with Jim Carrey starring. And, I must say, his performance was great. Yes, that's right - one of the greatest screen comedians of all time is at home in a dramatic role.
Another one would be Marlon Brando for several years until The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris, the difference there behind he burst onto the scene as one of the greatest to ever do it but then had an entire decade of flops and a reputation for being difficult on set.There was a time when Bruce Willis was a strictly comedic actor. The whole reason he was cast in Die Hard is that he wasn't the action star type.
Robert Pattinson has so much clout in Hollywood he could pick pretty much any role he wants now...which is exactly what he does.Kurt Russell went from being mostly known as a former Disney child actor and successfully gained acclaim as an actor with Elvis , Used Cars , Escape From New York , and The Thing . After that, he just solidified it with Big Trouble In Little China, Overboard, Tequila Sunrise, Tango & Cash, and so much more.
If it weren't for Capra offering him the starring role in It's a Wonderful Life, he likely wouldn't have come back either. Of course that film was a financial failure so it mostly had Stewart doing radio and some Broadway. Then in 1950 pretty much out of nowhere he successfully rebranded as a Western star with Winchester '73. Then in 1954 he seemed to shift again into a true leading man with Hitchcock's Rear Window and later Vertigo.
One of his co-stars, Channing Tatum! Went from a guy who was mostly known for dance movies to a comedy superstar, and working with the Cohen Brothers and Tarantino.