26 Pictures Of Famous Men In Their Early Movie Roles Vs. Their Latest That Are Too Good To Go Unnoticed

26 Pictures Of Famous Men In Their Early Movie Roles Vs. Their Latest That Are Too Good To Go Unnoticed
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26 Pictures Of Famous Men In Their Early Movie Roles Vs. Their Latest That Are Too Good To Go Unnoticed

Harrison Ford has aged like a fine wine.

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If you're anything like me, then you love searching for A+ glow-up pictures in pop culture history, especially when it comes to famous actors in Hollywood. They only get better with age since they first debuted on the movie scene!

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So, without further ado, here are some of the best movie glow-ups from famous men in Hollywood.

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Tom Holland looked like as Lucas in The Impossible (2012):

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Warner Bros. Pictures

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Tom Holland looks like as Spider-Man/Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021):

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Marvel

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Michael B. Jordan looked like as Jamal in Hardball (2001):

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Paramount Pictures

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Michael B. Jordan looks like as Charles Monroe King in A Journal for Jordan (2021):

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Sony Pictures Releasing

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Ryan Reynolds looked like as Ganesh/Jeffrey in Ordinary Magic (1993):

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Ontario Film Development Corporation

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Ryan Reynolds looks like as Guy in Free Guy (2021):

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20th Century Studios

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Robert Downey Jr. looked like as Puppy in Pound (1970):

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United Aritsts

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Robert Downey Jr. looks like as Dr. John Dolittle in Dolittle (2020):

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Universal Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Samuel L. Jackson looked like as "gang member number two" in Ragtime (1981):

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Paramount Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Samuel L. Jackson looks like as Darius Kincaid in Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021):

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Lionsgate / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Keanu Reeves looked like as Matt in River's Edge (1986):

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Island Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Keanu Reeves looks like as Neo in The Matrix Resurrections (2021):

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Warner Bros. Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Bradley Cooper looked like as Ben in Wet Hot American Summer (2001):

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USA Films

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Bradley Cooper looks like as Stan Carlisle in Nightmare Alley (2021):

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Searchlight Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collecrtion

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Harrison Ford looked like as a bellhop in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1968):

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Columbia Pictures

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Harrison Ford looks like as John Thornton in The Call of the Wild (2020):

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20th Century Studios / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Oscar Isaac looked like as Francesco in All About the Benjamins (2002):

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New Line Cinema

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Oscar Isaac looks like as Duke Leto Atreides in Dune (2021):

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Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Jonah Hill looked like as Bret in I Heart Huckabees (2004):

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Fox Searchlight Pictures

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Jonah Hill looks like as Jason Orlean in Don't Look Up (2021):

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Netflix

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Kumail Nanjiani looked like as Simon in Life as We Know It (2010):

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Warner Bros. Pictures

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Kumail Nanjiani looks like as Kingo in Eternals (2021):

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Marvel

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Andrew Garfield looked like as Jack Burridge in Boy A (2007):

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The Weinstein Company / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Andrew Garfield looks like as Jonathan Larson in Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021):

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Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Idris Elba looked like as Grégoire in Beautiful Mother (1999):

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Pathé Distribution

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Idris Elba looks like as Rufus Buck in The Harder They Fall (2021):

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Netflix

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Denzel Washington looked like as Roger Porter in Carbon Copy (1981):

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Embassy Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Denzel Washington looks like as Deputy Sheriff Joe Deke in The Little Things (2021):

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Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Adam Driver looked like as Walter Lyle in J. Edgar (2011):

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Warner Bros. Pictures

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Adam Driver looks like as Maurizio Gucci in House of Gucci (2021):

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MGM / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Mahershala Ali looked like as Tizzy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008):

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Paramount Pictures

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Mahershala Ali looks like as Cameron/Jack in Swan Song (2021):

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Apple TV+ / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Dev Patel looked like as Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire (2008):

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Fox Searchlight / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Dev Patel looks like as Gawain in The Green Knight (2021):

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A24 / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Adam Sandler looked like as Schecky Moskowitz in Going Overboard (1989):

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TriMark Pictures

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Adam Sander looks like as Hubie Dubois in Hubie Halloween (2020):

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Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Eddie Murphy looked like as Reggie Hammond in 48 Hrs. (1982):

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Paramount Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Eddie Murphy looks like as King Akeem Joffer in Coming 2 America (2021):

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Amazon / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Joaquin Phoenix looked like as Danny in Russkies (1987):

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New Century Vista Film Company / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Joaquin Phoenix looks like as Johnny in C'mon C'mon (2021):

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A24 / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson looked like as the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns (2001):

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Universal Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson looks like as John Hartley in Red Notice (2021):

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Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Will Smith looked like as Tea Cake Walters in Made in America (1993):

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Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Will Smith looks like as Richard Williams in King Richard (2021):

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Warner Bros. Pictures

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Daniel Radcliffe looked like as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001):

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Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Daniel Radcliffe looks like as Tim Jenkin in Escape From Pretoria (2020):

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Momentum Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Daniel Kaluuya looked like as Reece in Shoot the Messenger (2006):

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BBC Two

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Daniel Kaluuya looks like as Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021):

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Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection

EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Leonardo DiCaprio looked like as Toby Wolff in This Boy's Life (1993):

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Warner Bros. Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Leonardo DiCaprio looks like as Dr. Randall Mindy in Don't Look Up (2021):

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Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

And EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Brad Pitt looked like as Rick in The Dark Side of the Sun (1988):

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Avala Film

LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Brad Pitt looks like as Roy McBride in Ad Astra (2019):

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20th Century Fox / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Which famous actor in Hollywood do *you* think has changed the most since their early movie days? Let us know in the comments below!

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