Some actors, like Fraser, found themselves on the wrong end of bad luck.

All we can say is long live the “Brenaissance”.

Drew Barrymore

With her first major appearance as Gertie inE.T.

Neil Patrick Harris, Robert Downey Jr., and Drew Barrymore

She has remained a big figure in Hollywood ever since.

Yet, her career was nearly obliterated following a highly publicized shoplifting scandal in 2001.

The Oscar-winning dramedy sparked a comeback for Keaton who appeared inSpotlight another Best Picture winner in 2016.

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It wasnt until 1994 whenQuentin Tarantino who adoredBlow Out cast Travolta inPulp Fictionthat the actors career was revived.

He received an Oscar nomination for his performance and has been working steadily ever since.

It wasMel Gibsonwho helped him get his career back, landing him a role inThe Singing Detectivein 2003.

Barney Stinson wearing his signature suit

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Josie in class looking confused in Never Been Kissed

A man whispering in Don Vito Corleone’s ear in The Godfather.

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Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodrof crying inside a car in Dallas Buyers Club

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Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus in Gladiator

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Joyce Byers looking at a person offscreen Stranger Things

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

John Travolta Pulp Fiction

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) aims a repulsor blast in ‘Iron Man’ (2008)

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