41 Side-by-Side Photos of Real People and the Celebrities Who Played Them On-Screen

Some of these doppelgängers are scary accurate and others you're just like, "Are these supposed to be the same person?" Either way, imagine being cool enough to have a movie made about you. Ahead, photos of real people right next to the actors who played them in films.

Zellweger portrayed the legendary Judy Garland in her comeback performance in Judy—and she picked up a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture along the way.

Egerton gave an award-winning performance in Rocketman, a biopic about Sir Elton John's meteoric rise to fame. The actor won his first Golden Globe for the film and thanked the pop icon in his acceptance speech: "To Elton John, thank you for the music, thank you for living life less ordinary, and thank you for being my friend," he said.

Colman took over for Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II for the third season of The Crown. The actress won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Drama for the part.

For Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Robbie channeled the late Sharon Tate. The actress was credited by the Tate family for her brilliant portrayal of the '60s icon, who was a victim of the Manson murders. "I actually got to see my sister again...nearly 50 years later," Debra Tate told Vanity Fair.

Hanks donned Mr. Rogers' iconic red sweater for his role in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

In HBO's hit drama miniseries, Chernobyl, Harris brilliantly portrayed Soviet chemist Valery Legasov, who was tasked with cleaning up the disaster.

Dame Helen Mirren played yet another Queen—this time in imperial Russia—in HBO's Catherine the Great.

Apple TV's new series, Dickinson, pushes the envelope by portraying the unconventional life of Emily Dickinson, and Steinfeld portraying the famous poet to a T.

We're not quite sure we'll ever be able to look at Zac Efron the same way again after his portrayal of serial killer Ted Bundy in Netflix's Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.

Bale embodied daredevil race car driver Ken Miles in the film Ford v. Ferrari. The movie follows the driver as he attempts to take on Enzo Ferrari's racing team.

Adam Driver suited up to portray FBI agent Daniel J. Jones in the anticipated film, The Report.

Joey King earned a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Gypsy Rose Blanchard in The Act. Blanchard, who is incarcerated for the murder of her abusive mother, is reportedly "unhappy" with the series—though, according to Cosmopolitan, she approves of the casting of King.

Carter filled the shoes of Vanessa Kirby to portray Princess Margaret in season 3 of The Crown. The British actress took the role very seriously, even consulting a psychic for Margaret's blessing.

Elba portrayed human rights advocate, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and former South African President, Nelson Mandela, in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

Who else would you trust to play national hero Sully Sullenberger in a film about that faithful flight? Tom Hanks handled the role with perfection—and grew out a flawless mustache for it.

Stone portrayed legendary tennis star Billie Jean King in the movie Battle of the Sexes. "Playing Billie Jean was a bit of a game changer," she told Marie Claire. She also gained 15 pounds of muscle for the role. Fifteen. Pounds.

Will Smith in his prime. Smith played Muhammad Ali in the 2001 film—wait for it—Ali.

Blair played Jenner as her pre-Keeping Up with the Kardashians self in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

Franco played daredevil Aron Ralston in the 2010 thriller 127 Hours, which tells the story of how Ralston was trapped in a canyon after a boulder fell on his arm.

They could be related, right? On the right is Joy Mangano, inventor of the Miracle Mop, whose story is featured in the 2015 film Joy.

Portman played Jackie in the 2016 film of the same name, which recounts Jackie's life after her husband's assassination.

Michael Oher, the homeless teen and star of the 2009 film The Blind Side, admits the movie has negatively affected his football career. On the other hand, Bullock totally nails the role of his real-life adoptive mother Leigh Anne Tuohy.

We're really not sure if Abraham Lincoln was actually raised from the dead for this film, but Daniel Day Lewis doubles as the former president in the 2012 drama Lincoln.

None other than Dame Helen Mirren played Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 drama The Queen.

But did she like how she was portrayed? *sips tea*

Taraji P. Henson played the iconic yet often forgotten NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in the 2017 film Hidden Figures.

Dorothy Vaughn was NASA's first African-American manager. Vaughn is one of the three main women in the 2017 film Hidden Figures, in which she was played by award-winning actress Octavia Spencer.

Jackson's the third women in Hidden Figures known for her impeccable engineering skills at NASA. Monáe says she was "honored" to play the role of Jackson.

Theron plays serial killer prostitute Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 biographical drama film Monster. Wuornos was executed in Florida in 2002 after killing six men.

Kutcher is the ultimate doppelgänger portraying former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in the 2013 film Jobs.

Based on a true story, Lion details the life of five-year-old boy Saroo Brierley, who falls asleep on a train and loses his family. Patel plays Brierley and even met him IRL.

Julia Roberts plays Gilbert in the 2010 film Eat Pray Love, based on Gilbert's best-selling novel.

Eisenberg portrayed the onscreen version of Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, and Zuckerberg was totally not happy about how it turned out.

We're not crying, you're crying. Will Smith played real-life single father Chris Gardner, whom Smith mirrored in 2006's The Pursuit of Happyness. Smith's real son Jaden Smith played Gardner's son in the movie.

Wahlberg plays Eagles football player Vince Papale in the 2006 film Invincible.

Released just last month, Glass Castle stars Brie Larson as Jeannette Walls. The movie is based on Walls' memoir about her tumultuous childhood struggling with poverty and an alcoholic father.

Judy Smith is the real-life Olivia Pope, whom Washington plays on ABC's Scandal.

Watts played Princess Diana in the 2013 film Diana, and she totally nailed the look.

Witherspoon played author Cheryl Strayed in the 2014 movie Wild. The film recounts Strayed's journey of self-discovery while hiking along the Pacific Crest Trail, and is based on Strayed's 2012 memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.

DiCaprio played real-life Wall Street mogul Jordan Belfort in the 2013 film Wolf of Wall Street. Same crimes, different looks.

Foxx played iconic musician Ray Charles in the 2004 film Ray.