Not everyone can get an Oscar for their first role .

Some actors completely luck out with their first roles — thinkLupita Nyong’oin12 Years a SlaveorDev Patel⁠inSlumdog Millionaire.

However, some actors start out in movies that are such big flops, it’s amazing that they managed to salvage their career.

So, with that in mind, let’s go through some of the worst debut acting roles in Hollywood history:

1.Brad PittinThe Dark Side of the Sun

2.Halle Berry inLiving Dolls

3.Beyoncé inCarmen: A Hip Hopera

4.Scarlett Johansson inNorth

5.Margot Robbie inVigilante

6.Vin Diesel inStrays

7.Tom Cruise inEndless Love

8.Michael J. Fox inMidnight Madness

9.Leonardo DiCaprio inCritters 3

10.Courteney Cox inMasters of the Universe

11.Sylvester Stallone inThe Party at Kitty and Stud’s

12.Denzel Washington inCarbon Copy

13.Amy Adams inDrop Dead Gorgeous

14.Sandra Bullock inWho Shot Pat?

15.Keanu Reeves inFlying

16.Julia Roberts inSatisfaction

17.Uma Thurman inKiss Daddy Goodnight

18.Jason Bateman inTeen Wolf Too

19.Paul Rudd inHalloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

20.Arnold Schwarzenegger inHercules in New York

And finally:

21.Angelina Jolie inCyborg 2

Lupita Nyong'o poses in a pale blue dress while smiling and holding an Oscar

A GIF showing a zoom-in of a guy giving a massive side-eye and lowering his glasses

A young Brad Pitt wears all black and is looking directly into the camera with a small smile

An on-set photo showing four women in some VERY 1980s outfits, two are hugging, Halle Berry is clapping her hands and smiling

A close up of a young Beyoncé looking seductively at the camera

A screenshot of Scarlett Johansson as a kid, sitting at a picnic table with two boys

A young Margot Robbie is sitting at a restaurant looking at a man next to her with disgust

A young Vin Diesel stands in a cluttered apartment, wearing a tight white tank top

A young Tom Cruise sits on the grass, shirtless in denim cutoff shorts

A closeup of a young Michael J. Fox, glaring and looking confused

A young and round-faced Leo DiCaprio stands in front of a tree looking surprised

A screenshot of Courteney Cox running and looking scared in a denim jacket

A screenshot of Sylvester Stallone dancing on a rug in a house that is the most 1970s setting you've ever seen

A screenshot of young Denzel Washington smiles at the camera

A young Amy Adams standing in a school hall and smiling at the camera

A young Sandra Bullock has a 1950s ponytail hairstyle and looks emotionally into the distance

A grainy screenshot showing a young Keanu Reeves handing a flower to a woman in bed who is wearing noting but a sheet

A young Julia Roberts sits in the front row of an audience, wearing a blue graduation gown and hat

A screenshot of a very young Uma Thurman, taken from a low angle at night in an outdoor alleyway

A screenshot of Jason Bateman, looking sweaty, hugging a woman - he has fangs and pointy ears

Paul Rudd looks scared and sweaty, smiling in a dark corridor

A young, shirtless, and very buff Arnold Schwarzenegger stands outdoors on a sport field wearing a beanie

A young Angelina Jolie stands next to a man who looks to be in pain, she's looking at his hand which has blood on it