Great Established Actors in Great Low-Budget/Indie

Ben Gazzarra is the first guy who comes to mind... He was a star, and turned down a lot of high-paying Hollywood jobs to make great movies with John Cassavetes.. He was the father in "Buffalo '66" and was also in "Dogville" right before he passed...

James Caan was in Wes Anderson's debut Bottle Rocket and his next film Rushmore was his first to star Bill Murray

Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey in Moon

Tom Hardy in Bronson

Benedict Cumberbatch in Four Lions

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Hold your applause till after the me.

LOL. He was awesome in that!

James Caan and Nicole Kidman too. Love their final scene.

"Is their best really enough?" made a huge impression on me at 10.

Lauren Bacall in Dogville as well

She also starred in HEALTH, and maybe a few other Altman.

Always loved Ben Gazzara, an actor ALWAYS worth watching...loved him in Anatomy of a Murder.

He was even going to be in Jerry Lewis last movie (which wasn't even released in France) but passed away and was replaced by Mort Sahl at the last minute.... Max Rose