With so many movies "based on a true story," it's pretty cool to see actors transform into the real-life people they're playing onscreen. Oftentimes, the resemblance can be so uncanny that audiences can't resist doing a double-take. From music biopics to TV series based on true crime, here are 26 stars compared to those who inspired their characters:
1. To start, Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown:
And here's the real Bob Dylan:
2. Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody:
And here's the real Freddie Mercury:
3. Marot Robbie as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya:
And here's the real Tonya Harding:
4. Andra Day as Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday:
And here's the real Billie Holiday:
5. Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in Selena:
And here's the real Selena Quintanilla-Pérez:
6. Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman:
And here's the real Elton John:
7. Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie & Julia:
And here's the real Julia Child:
8. Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland in Judy:
And here's the real Judy Garland:
9. Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie:
And here's the real Jacqueline Kennedy:
10. Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X:
And here's the real Malcolm X:
11. Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis:
And here's the real Elvis Presley:
12. Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line:
And here are the real Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash:
13. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster:
And here's the real Aileen Wuornos:
14. Ana de Armas as Norma Jeane Mortenson aka Marilyn Monroe in Blonde:
And here's the real Marilyn Monroe:
15. Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in The Crown:
And here's the real Princess Diana:
16. Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story:
And here's the real Marcia Clark:
17. Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything:
And here's the real Stephen Hawking:
18. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray:
And here's the real Ray Charles:
19. Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer:
And here's the real J. Robert Oppenheimer:
20. Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout:
And here's the real Elizabeth Holmes:
21. Alexandra Ship as Aaliyah in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B:
And here's the real Aaliyah:
22. Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers aka Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood:
And here's the real Fred Rogers:
23. Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett in The Runaways:
And here's the real Joan Jett:
24. Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in The Doors:
And here's the real Jim Morrison:
25. O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube in Straight Outta Compton:
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Fun fact: He's Ice Cube's son IRL.
And here's the real Ice Cube:
26. Finally, Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee and Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy:
And here are the real Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee:
