10 Films That Got Actors Taken Seriously

When Kevin Bacon sat down for an extremely candid interview with The New York Times, the publication noted that Oliver Stone's 1991 political thriller JFK "redefined him almost overnight in the eyes of the Hollywood establishment."

Bacon has acknowledged that this supporting role in the controversial drama, despite only taking four days to film, was instrumental in allowing him to be taken seriously as an actor despite his constant attempts to undo it in his painful EE adverts. Seen as the dancer in Footloose or as an angsty adolescent in Flatliners, this star studded prestigious drama changed the perception of what he was capable of playing.

Riding high on this wave, the following year saw him cast in another big name ensemble drama alongside Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men. Bacon's career has thrived in similar solid ensemble casts such as Apollo 13, Mystic River, Frost/Nixon and Crazy, Stupid, Love which even led to a game 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' due to his countless interconnections across Hollywood films.