23 Of The Most Perfectly Cast Movie Roles Ever

Recently, Reddit user u/unorthodox69 posed the question, " What film role was 100% perfectly cast? "

Here are some of the most top-voted responses:

1. Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men :

2. Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in Misery :

3. J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man franchise:

4. Matthew Lillard as Shaggy in Scooby-Doo :

5. Andre the Giant as Fezzik in The Princess Bride :

6. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs :

7. Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family :

8. Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Kight :

9. James Earl Jones as Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise:

10. Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory :

11. Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds :

12. Rosamund Pike as Amy Dunne in Gone Girl :

13. R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket :

14. Morgan Freeman as Red in The Shawshank Redemption :

15. Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump :

16. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien :

17. Robin Williams as Genie in Aladdin :

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"There are so many roles I can't imagine anyone but Robin Williams playing. Aladdin, Night at The Museum, Good Will Hunting . He really owns every character he plays."

— u/Freycossy

18. Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde :

19. Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in the Marvel franchise:

20. Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl in Popeye :

21. Alan Rickman as Snape in the Harry Potter franchise:

22. And Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter franchise:

23. And finally Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings franchise:

What names do you think are missing from this list? Share in the comments below!

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