Johnny Depp as George Jung in Blow

by Anissimov: Johnny Depp

That split-second realization when the knife is gone tells you everything. He knows immediately he's been set up, and that look on his face sells the entire betrayal. Johnny Depp played George Jung in Blow with a level of conviction that feels terrifyingly real. The man behind the role was an actual American drug trafficker who dominated the cocaine trade back in the seventies. Jung teamed up with Carlos Lehder before getting burned by betrayal and a federal setup designed to take him down. To get it right, Depp sat down with the real Jung while he was locked up in prison to prepare for the part.