46 Movies That Did A Bonkers Good Job Of Making Their Stars Look Like The Famous People They Were Playing

    Seeing Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis had me all shook up!

    1. Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde:

    Ana smiling in her blonde wig

    The real Marilyn Monroe:

    close up of marilyn smiling

    The two side-by-side:

    ana and marilyn

    2. Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis:

    closeup of austin

    The real Elvis:

    close up of elvis

    The two side-by-side:

    the two with the same hair and open shirt

    3. Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story:

    daniel in a hawaiin shirt, glasses and curly hair

    The real Weird Al Yankovic:

    weird al in a colorful shirt, glasses and curly hair

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two

    4. Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci in House of Gucci:

    jared in a plaid three-piece suit with a balding head

    The real Paolo Gucci:

    paulo in a pinstripe suit

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two

    5. Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani:

    lady gaga with dark hair smoking a cigarette

    The real Patrizia Reggiani:

    Patricia with dark hair leaving a courtroom

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two with the same hair

    6. Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter in The Girl from Plainville:

    closeup of elle

    The real Michelle Carter:

    michelle in court

    The two side-by-side:

    the two with the same style of hair, cut just at the shoulders

    7. Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock:

    anthony in a suit

    The real Alfred Hitchcock:

    closeup of alfred

    The two side-by-side:

    the two with balding heads and wearing a suit

    8. Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh in Hitchcock:

    scarlett with short hair

    The real Janet Leigh:

    closeup of janet

    The two side-by-side:

    the two in the same short hair style and dress

    9. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers:

    Geoffrey in a trench coat and buckethat

    The real Peter Sellers:

    peter in a trench coat and bucket hat pointing a gun at the camera

    The two side-by-side:

    the two with the same mustache and coat

    10. Chloe Webb as Nancy Spungen in Sid and Nancy:

    chloe smoking a cigarette in short platinum hair and large necklace

    The real Nancy Spungen:

    nancy with short platinum hair and dark makeup

    The two side-by-side:

    the two with the same hair and dark makeup

    11. Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy:

    gary playing the guitar shirtless on stage

    The real Sid Vicious:

    closeup of Sid playing guitar shirtless

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two with the same messy spiky hair

    12. Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush in Vice:

    sam with his leg on a desk wearing a suit

    The real George W. Bush:

    bush at a campaign in a suit

    The two side-by-side:

    the two with the same greying hair

    13. Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice:

    christian in a suit and small wire-rimmed glasses

    The real Dick Cheney:

    closeup of Dick with white hair and small wire glasses

    Them side-by-side:

    closeup of the two looking the same

    14. Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour:

    gary wearing thinking circular glasses and a suit and bowtie

    The real Winston Churchill:

    closeup of winston in his glasses

    Here they are side-by-side:

    the two looking the same in their glasses

    15. Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos:

    Nicole in a button-up dress and hair in an updo

    The real Lucille Ball:

    closeup of Lucille in with her hair curled in an updo

    Here they are side-by-side:

    closeup of the two

    16. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon:

    closeup of jim

    The real Andy Kaufman:

    closeup of andy with curly hair

    The two side-by-side:

    the two wearing similar pinstrip blazers and hair parted to the side

    17. Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy:

    Lily in a one piece lifeguard swim suit

    The real Pamela Anderson:

    pamela in her one piece lifeguard swim suit

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two with the same messy blonde updo

    18. Jennifer Lopez as Selena in Selena:

    close up of jennifer as selena

    The real Selena Quintanilla:

    selena with lipstick and hair pulled back

    Here they are side-by-side:

    close up of the two singing

    19. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin:

    tina in a suit with small glasses

    The real Sarah Palin:

    sarah in a suit with small glasses

    Here they are side-by-side:

    both with the same hair style and glasses

    20. Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury:

    rami with long curly hair

    The real Freddie Mercury:

    closeup of Freddie

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two with the same mustache

    21. Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland in Judy:

    renee in a floral dress with short hair singing

    The real Judy Garland:

    closeup of judy with short hair

    22. The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two with the same hair

    Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly in Bombshell:

    Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly

    The real Megyn Kelly:

    megyn

    Here they are side-by-side:

    both with the same dress and hair

    23. Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady:

    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher

    The real Margaret Thatcher:

    closeup of margaret in short hair

    Here they are side-by-side:

    both with the same style of hair

    24. Alexandra Shipp as Aaliyah in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B:

    alexandra in a crop top and leather pants with long hair

    The real Aaliyah:

    aaliyah with long dark hair

    The two side-by-side:

    close up of the two

    25. Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran in American Crime Story: OJ vs. the People:

    courtney in a suit and glasses

    The real Johnnie Cochran:

    johnnie in a suit and glasses

    The two side-by-side:

    both wearing a suit and same glasses

    26. Julia Garner as Anna Delvey in Inventing Anna:

    julia with long red hair

    The real Anna Delvey:

    ana with red hair

    The two side-by-side:

    both wearing the same thick glasses

    27. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray:

    jamie in a suit and dark glasses

    The real Ray Charles:

    ray in dark glasses and suit

    The two side-by-side:

    close up of the two

    28. Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X:

    denzel in a suit and glasses

    The real Malcolm X:

    Malcolm X

    The two side-by-side:

    close up of the two

    29. Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in The Doors:

    val singing on stage with his shirt open

    The real Jim Morrison:

    jim singing on stage

    The two side-by-side:

    close up of the two

    30. Selma Blair as Kris Jenner on The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

    Selma Blair as Kris Jenner

    The real Kris Jenner:

    closeup of Kris with short dark hair

    31. The two side-by-side:

    close up of the two with the same hair style

    32. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn:

    michelle as marilyn

    The real Marilyn Monroe:

    Marilyn Monroe

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two with lip stick and same hair

    33. Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in Invictus:

    Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela

    The real Nelson Mandela:

    nelson with a suit and grey hair

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two

    34. Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown:

    Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II

    The real Queen Elizabeth:

    Queen Elizabeth II

    Here they are side-by-side:

    close up of the two with the same hair

    35. Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo in Frida:

    Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo

    The real Frida:

    closeup of Frida with a unibrow and hair in braids

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two

    36. Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name:

    closeup of eddie

    The real Rudy Ray Moore:

    Rudy with colorful circular glasses and a bucket hat

    The two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two

    37. Viola Davis as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom:

    closeup of viola in dark makeup

    The real Ma Rainey:

    closeup of ma rainey in a long dress

    The two side-by-side:

    38. Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

    Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark

    The real Marcia Clark:

    marcia with short curly hair in court

    Here's the two side-by-side:

    39. Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

    Sterling in court with a suit and thin rimmed glasses

    The real Christopher Darden:

    Christopher in court in a suit and thin glasses

    Here's a side-by-side:

    40. Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in Jackie:

    Natalie in a hat and matching two piece

    The real Jackie Kennedy:

    Jackie

    The two side-by-side:

    41. Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz & Dick:

    Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor

    The real Elizabeth Taylor:

    close up of Elizabeth in dark makeup and short hair

    Here's the two side-by-side:

    closeup of the two

    42. Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie & Julia:

    Meryl with short curly hair

    The real Julia Child:

    Julia Child

    Here are the two side-by-side:

    43. Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in Feud:

    Susan with short red hair

    The real Bette Davis:

    Bette Davis

    The two side-by-side:

    44. Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford in Feud:

    Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford

    The real Joan Crawford:

    close up of Joan

    The two side-by-side:

    the two with the same hair style and type of large jewelry

    45. Emma Corrin as Princess Diana on The Crown:

    Emma in a matching suit and short hair

    The real Princess Diana:

    Princess Diana in a matching suit and short hair

    Here they are side-by-side:

    46. And finally, Sam Rockwell as Bob Fosse in Fosse/Verdon:

    Sam Rockwell as Bob Fosse

    Here's the real Bob Fosse:

    closeup of Bob

    Here's a side-by-side:

    closeup of the two with balding heads