Everyone would agree Charlie Theron is a remarkable actress, with performances that have become milestones in the history of cinema. The artist, who has won a large number of awards throughout her career, has not always envisioned an acting career. By the way, she had a different path in mind: ballet. Theron trained as a ballet dancer for years, until a serious knee injury forced her to rethink her future. After quitting ballet and working as a model in Europe for a whole year, she landed in the film industry as a fluke, after a chance encounter with talent agent John Crosby at a bank. Soon after, Theron made her film debut in an uncredited role in 1995 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest and then inside 2 days in the valley.
After her first roles, and especially her involvement in the 1997 film the devil's advocate, Theron's career took off quickly. She has been in the industry for 28 years now and starred in many high profile projects such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Sample And Snow White and the Hunter. Charlize has not only excelled in films of all genres, but also as a producer through her company Denver and Delilah Productions, founded in 2003. And despite her successful career, year after year she manages to amaze audiences with brand new challenges that bring her further recognition. Here's a look back at her best movies, according to Rotten tomatoes.
10 In the Valley of Elah — 74%
In the valley of Elah is a 2007 production that quickly became one of the best of the year. Written and directed by Paul Haggis, this true-event-based film follows retired military investigator Hank as he searches for his son, a soldier who has mysteriously disappeared without a trace. On this challenging journey, the man enlists the help of Emily Sanders, a detective who emerges as his main ally to face the hostility of the authorities and the possibility that his son's disappearance may reveal dark secrets.
Tommy Lee Jones and Theron star alongside Susan Sarandon, Jonathan Tucker, James Franco and Josh Brolin in this crime drama. Although it underperformed in theaters, In the valley of Elah received critical acclaim upon release.
9 Atomic Blonde — 79%
In Atomic blond, plays Theron Lorraine Broughton, a skilled high-level spy tasked with the mission of finding a list of double agents taken from MI6 agent James Gascoigne before his assassination within days of the fall of the Berlin Wall . She is assisted in this mission by David, a Berlin station master who uses all his expertise to end the threat that haunts all agents.
This 2017 film was the directorial debut of David Leitch, a filmmaker who previously worked as an uncredited co-director and producer of John Wick. James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger and Eddie Marsan join Theron in the cast. A sequel to this production is currently in the works, although no release date has been announced yet.
8 Young Adult — 80%
In 2007, director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody teamed up on the hit comedy-drama Junoand four years later they teamed up again for a new project within the same genre: Young adult. This 2011 production stars Theron alongside Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser and Collette Wolfe. Young adult follows Mavis, a recently divorced ghostwriter who returns to the small town where she grew up to win back Buddy, her teenage boyfriend.
Yet this woman hasn't matured much over the years and she's overwhelmed to discover that her crush has moved on with his life and is now married with a baby. After much dodging, Mavis is forced to confront her ghosts and let go of the past once and for all, but an old friend helps her with this daunting task. For her starring role in this production, Theron was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Satellite Award.
7 The Old Guard - 80%
Theron, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Matthias Schoenaerts and Harry Melling star in The old guard, a 2020 Netflix movie directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and based on the graphic novel of the same name. This production follows Andy, Booker, Joe, Nicky and Nile, a small group of mercenaries with a strange quirk: they are immortal and their wounds heal on their own. The team hides their trail to survive and spend their days fighting various enemies to protect society.
However, things get complicated when unknown forces discover their secret and go on a mission to capture them in order to replicate and take advantage of their powers. An upcoming sequel to this production is in the works, with the protagonists reprising their roles under the direction of Victoria Mahoney.
6 Long Shot — 81%
2019 marked the release of Small chance, a Jonathan Levine film that failed to become a blockbuster despite critical acclaim. It stars Theron and Seth Rogen alongside O'Shea Jackson Jr, Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Bob Odenkirk and Alexander Skarsgård. This romantic comedy follows Fred Flarsky, a journalist with a knack for getting into trouble, who has just quit his job and runs into Charlotte, his childhood nanny. This woman, who was also his secret crush, grew up to be an important political figure who is running for president. The bond between them is instantaneous, so Charlotte decides to hire Fred as a political speechwriter, a deal that fuels the fires of an intense and unexpected romance.
5 Monstrous - 81%
Sampleis one of the most acclaimed films in Theron's repertoire, and the one that won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. This 2003 production marked the directorial debut of Patty Jenkins, who also served as writer, and starred Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, and Lee Tergesen.
Sample is inspired by the life of Aileen Wuornos, a sex worker with a tragic childhood and adolescence who murdered several of her clients believing they were trying to abuse her. Along the way, Aileen meets Selby, a young woman who has been kicked out of her family because of her sexual orientation and with whom she quickly falls in love. The film became a box office hit and was critically acclaimed by critics, earning several nominations and awards.
4 Tully — 87%
After the success of Young adult, Reitman and Cody reunited for a third collaboration, with Theron returning to lead the cast. That's how it is in 2018 Tully was released, a dramatic comedy also starring Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston and Mark Duplass. Tully introduces Marlo, a struggling mother who has just had her third baby and is overwhelmed by the situation. Her husband works too much and she takes care of her children all day long, unable to get the rest she needs.
To help her through this new phase, her brother hires her a night-sitter, and Tully finds her way to the family home. As time passes, these two women manage to overcome the initial awkwardness and form a beautiful friendship. Tully was highly acclaimed and won many awards and nominations. Charlize was honored with the Jupiter Award for Best International Actress and a Golden Globe nomination.
3 That what you do! — 94%
Apart from being a great actor and producer, Tom Hanks has also tried to make his mark as a director and writer. For example, in 1996 he made his debut in both roles with the comedy That what you do!, a film that earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. This production stars Tom Everett Scott, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Liv Tyler, Theron and Hanks himself, and follows Guy Patterson, an appliance salesman who wants to make it as a drummer and whose life is turned upside down after he gets the chance to play with a group that became famous with one hit. In this production, Theron plays Tina Powers, the drummer's girlfriend.
2 Kubo and the Two Strings — 97%
Art Parkinson, Theron, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara and Matthew McConaughey star Kubo and the two strings, a stop-motion animated film that marked Travis Knight's directorial debut and was produced by Laika. It follows Kubo, a young boy from a small seaside town who enraptures the locals with his storytelling skills and spends his days tending to his ailing mother. But after accidentally summoning an evil spirit seeking revenge, he is forced to face gods and monsters to defend his family using a monkey, a beetle and a magical Japanese tool known as shamisen.
Kubo and the Two Strings was critically acclaimed by critics, earning two Academy Award nominations, among others, though its theatrical run was not as good as expected and barely exceeded its original budget.
1 Mad Max: Fury Road - 97%
Rounding out this list is Theron's movie with the highest Rotten Tomatoes score and also one in which she plays one of her most popular roles to date: Mad Max: Fury Road. This 2015 movie is the fourth installment of the crazy max franchise, which started in 1979 with crazy max and consists of two other productions from 1981 and 1985.
Directed and co-written by George Miller along with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris, this action film follows Max Rockatansky, a survivor in a collapsed world under-resourced who must join forces with the mysterious war captain Imperator Furiosa to defeat leader Immortan Joe and his entire army. With a worldwide gross of $415 million, the film became the franchise's highest-grossing production and led to the development of Furiosaa sequel starring Anya Taylor-Joy due for release in 2024.
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