The amount of time and effort, sweat and tears that go into making movies is impressive. Just take a look at the intricacies required in applying movie makeup on Hollywood actors. Even characters who we think don’t need any serious makeup can take hours and hours to get ready for the set. Not to mention how much effort goes into making fantasy and sci-fi characters look believable.

To show you just how much work it takes to do Hollywood-tier makeup, we’ve collected some of the best before and after, as well as step-by-step pictures. For example, who knew that making Thorin Oakenshield look like, well, Thorin Oakenshield was a very involved process? And here we thought that putting on a wig was all it took!

Keep on scrolling, upvote your fave pics, and share them with your movie-loving friends. When you’re done, have a look at Bored Panda’s previous post about incredible pics of actors before and after applying movie makeup.

#1 Chris Hemsworth, Avengers Endgame

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#2 Angelina Jolie, Maleficent

#3 Naomi Grossman, American Horror Story Series

The life of a Hollywood movie makeup artist is difficult and involved, even if it’s exciting and purposeful. But makeup artists aren’t one homogenous group of professionals.

You have 4 main movie makeup artist roles. Starting with key makeup artists who design the makeup worn by the lead actors. In other words, they take care of the stars.

They also come up with the more complicated and intricate makeup designs and oversee other employees to make sure that there’s visual continuity and consistency in how the makeup looks throughout shooting the entire movie.

#4 Richard Armitage, The Hobbit

#5 Charlize Theron, Monster

#6 Doug Jones, Crimson Peak

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Then there are your run-of-the-mill makeup artists who are responsible for making non-lead and supporting actors look good. They’re under orders to turn the key makeup artists’ visions into reality.

Of course, not much would be done without makeup assistants who help organize makeup kits, do other small but necessary tasks, and lend a hand to the artists with whatever they might need. They’re the unsung heroes of every movie.

Lastly, there are special effects makeup artists who probably have some of the coolest jobs in the movie industry. They create special makeup effects, such as prosthetics and the like.

#7 Richard Brake, Game Of Thrones

#8 Eddie Murphy, Coming To America

#9 Robin Williams, Mrs Doubtfire

#10 Danny DeVito, Batman Returns

#11 Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

#12 Jack Nicholson, Batman

#13 Roddy Mcdowall, Planet Of The Apes

#14 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator

#15 Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

#16 Gary Oldman, Hannibal

#17 Ian Mckellen, Lord Of The Rings

#18 Bill Skarsgård, It

#19 Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool

#20 Jacob Tremblay, Wonder

#21 Ron Perlman, Hellboy

#22 Marlon Brando, The Godfather

#23 Christian Bale, Vice

#24 John Rhys-Davies, Lord Of The Rings

#25 Josh Brolin, Deadpool 2

#26 Karen Gillan, Avengers

#27 Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

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#28 Tim Curry, Legend

#29 Johnny Depp, Edward Scissorhands

#30 Jim Carrey, How The Grinch Stole Christmas

#31 Nicole Kidman, Destroyer

#32 Jim Carrey, Mask

#33 Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice

#34 Tilda Swinton, Grand Budapest Hotel

#35 Tim Curry, It

#36 Johnny Depp, Alice In Wonderland

#37 Ian Holm, Lord Of The Rings

#38 Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything

#39 Emma Thompson, Nanny Mcphee

#40 Hugo Weaving, Captain America

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#41 Doug Jones, Pan’s Labyrinth

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#42 Johnny Depp, Black Mass

#43 Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter Series

#44 Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar

#45 Angelina Jolie, Salt

#46 Mila Kunis, Oz The Great And Powerful

#47 Brendan Gleeson, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

#48 Steve Carell, Foxcatcher

#49 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Suicide Squad

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#50 John Hurt, The Elephant Man

#51 Nicholas Hoult, X-Men

#52 Kelly Stables, The Ring 2

#53 Brad Pitt, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

#54 Margot Robbie, Mary Queen Of Scots

#55 Hector Hammond, Green Lantern

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#56 Val Kilmer, Cinema Twain

#57 Jennifer Lawrence, X-Men First Class

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