10 Unknown Actors Who Stole Movies Out From Their Famous Leads

1. Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)

Stole The Movie Out From: Brad Pitt Christoph Waltz and Quentin Tarantino seem to go together like peas and carrots. The director is a master at penning a razor-sharp script, and Waltz is blessed with the charisma and talent to translate it onto the screen. Just as Samuel L. Jackson was the go-to guy in his earlier films, the Austrian actor seems to have taken the baton, working with Tarantino on Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained. Cast alongside Brad Pitt, you would imagine it'd be difficult for Waltz to leave a lasting impression - but then you wouldn't be correct, would you? Plucked from the annals of European cinema, his interpretation of Hans Landa is electrifying from first frame to last. Whether he's commenting on the quality of milk or talking about how the Jewish race is symbolic of a rat, you cannot take your eyes off him for a second. He gloriously swirls through his dialogue with the utmost enthusiasm, conjuring the script to life in a way no actor in a Tarantino film has done before. Can you think of any other films were an unknown actor outshines their co-stars? Let us know in the comments below.
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