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Top 10 Best Performances by Child Actors Who Stopped Acting
What happened to these young stars? Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at the most memorable performances from child actors who subsequently left the mainstream spotlight. We’re excluding former child stars like Tatum O’Neal and Edward Furlong, who still gave some high-profile performances following their career-defining roles.

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Top 20 Creepiest Child Performances in Horror Movies
These kids are hella creepy! For this list, we’re looking at child actors who left a memorably creepy impression upon our collective psyches.

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Top 20 Best Child Voice Acting Performances in Movies
These child actors breathed life into some of our favorite animated characters. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most remarkable voiceover work pulled off by actors under the age of 16.

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Top 10 Greatest Movie Scenes By Child Actors
Age is really just a number! For this list, we’ll be looking at child actors who contributed to film scenes that have stood the test of time. Because we are looking at specific memorable scenes, we won’t be looking at the performances alone. Consider yourself warned: there are spoilers ahead.

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Top 10 Times the Child Actor Stole the Show
Sometimes, the best performers are the most inexperienced! For this list, we’ll be looking at the greatest scene-stealing performances by child actors in films that weren’t made for kids.

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Top 10 Best Horror Movie Performances By Child Actors
These horror performances blew us away! For this list, we’ll be looking at the young performers who showed off amazing acting chops in scary movies.

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Top 10 Best Voice Acting Performances by Dramatic Actors
Some actors are full of surprises! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re looking at the most unexpected and impactful performances from esteemed dramatic actors, in animated or dubbed roles.

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Top 10 Old Performances from Iconic Actors You've NEVER Seen
Even iconic actors have overlooked performances. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most underrated, overlooked, or relatively unknown performances from old Hollywood stars.

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Top 20 Incredible Performances From First Time Actors
These cinematic debuts had people on the edge of their seats! For this list, we’ll be looking at the greatest and most memorable movie performances from first-time and inexperienced actors.

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Top 20 Child Actors Who Became Successful Adult Actors
Too often, tabloids are littered with tragic reports of former child stars, but not all of them have fallen off the map. For this list, we’re taking a look at child actors who aged the most gracefully, arguably becoming even more successful as adults.

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Top 20 Comedic Performances By Serious Actors
These actors can do it all! For this list, we’ll be going over some of the best times serious actors delivered comedic performances in films.

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Top 10 Hardest Roles for Child Actors in Musicals
Child actors in musicals do not have it easy! There are some super difficult roles for child actors in musicals, such as Annie and Gavroche. Whether it's hitting those notes or acting out some really tough subject matter, these are roles that are crazy hard for kids in musicals. Join MsMojo as we count down our picks for the hardest roles for child actors in musicals.

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Top 10 Roles Too Mature For Child Actors
No one ever said acting was easy. For this list, we'll be ranking the films that featured roles that demanded a lot from their young thespians. Be it through the flick’s inclusion of heavy, dramatic monologues or adult themes, these roles put child actors in the type of scenes they likely wouldn’t have been allowed to watch if they weren’t involved. Our list includes Regan MacNeil in "The Exorcist" (1973), Hit-Girl in "Kick-Ass" (2010), Dolores ‘Lolita’ Haze in "Lolita" (1962; 1997), and more! Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Movie Roles That Were too Mature for Child Actors.

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Top 10 Horror Movie Performances That Messed Up Actors
When life imitates art, it can get a little scary. For this list, we’ll be looking at horror films and the roles that took a physical, emotional and psychological toll on their actors. Our list includes performances from “Hereditary” (2018), “The Exorcist” (1973), “The Blair Witch Project” (1999), “Psycho” (1960), “Halloween” (1978), and more! Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Horror Movie Performances That Messed up Actors.

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Top 10 Terrible Performances by Otherwise Great Actors
Nobody's perfect, not even these phenomenal thespians. Actors like Ben Kingsley, Will Smith, and Jeremy Irons may be masters of their craft, but sometimes even amazing actors phone it in. WatchMojo counts down the top worst performances by otherwise great actors.

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