Movies by Charlize Theron
As part of the cast:
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Prometheus (2012)
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
When scientific explorers unearth an artifact that points to the origins of humankind, they're pulled into the unexpected adventure of a lifetime. But if they falter, the very future of…
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Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth …
Directed by: Rupert Sanders
An updated take on the Snow White tale finds the fair-skinned maiden battling the Evil Queen with skills learned from the huntsman sent to kill her. Meanwhile, a love-struck prince bides his…
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The Brazilian Job (2011)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham …
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Gathering his regular crew of cronies for another caper, expert thief Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) is back to pull off the heist of his career in this action-adventure sequel to 2003's…
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Young Adult (2011)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson …
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Taken aback when she receives a letter from an old boyfriend announcing that he's just had a baby with his wife, divorced fiction writer Mavis Gary decides to return to her small…
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The Road (2009)
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Set in a postapocalyptic future, this end-of-days tale follows two survivors -- a father and son -- who navigate an ash-covered wasteland in search of a better life, with only a sliver of…
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Astro Boy (2009)
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: David Bowers
Astro Boy, a young robot with superpowers that include x-ray vision, embarks on a dangerous odyssey, navigating unknown territory in search of purpose before returning home to save his loved ones.
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Sleepwalking (2008)
Cast: Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Bill Maher
When James's (Nick Stahl) sister, Joleen (Charlize Theron), shows up with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara (AnnaSophia Robb), he doesn't think twice about welcoming them into his…
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Hancock (2008)
Cast: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Peter Berg
Will Smith stars as Hancock, a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert (Jason Bateman) to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's…
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The Burning Plain (2008)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Joaquim de Almeida …
Directed by: Guillermo Arriaga
Charlize Theron plays a depressed, sex-obsessed restaurant manager in this moody, fragmented drama -- screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut -- that weaves together four…
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Battle in Seattle (2007)
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron, Martin Henderson …
Directed by: Stuart Townsend
With the World Trade Organization about to convene in his city, Seattle's Mayor Jim Tobin (Ray Liotta) tries to make sure all events go smoothly. As tensions between protestors and…
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In the Valley of Elah (2006)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric …
Directed by: Paul Haggis
When an exemplary soldier disappears after returning from Iraq, his concerned father -- a retired sergeant -- works with a gutsy police detective to investigate in this drama based on actual events.
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North Country (2005)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson …
Directed by: Niki Caro
Based on an inspiring real-life event that took place in the 1970s, North Country stars Charlize Theron in another low-glamour but high-impact role as Josey Aimes, one of only a handful of…
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Aeon Flux (2005)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller …
Directed by: Karyn Kusama
Aiming to hasten an uprising, the leader of an underground rebellion (Frances McDormand) dispatches acrobatic assassin Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) to eliminate the government's top…
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Boffo!: Tinseltown's Bombs & Blockbusters (2005)
Cast: Peter Bart, Steven Spielberg, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Bill Couturié
With a zillion things that can go wrong (and often do), the line separating blockbusters from bombs in Hollywood is thin indeed. A bevy of industry heavies sheds light on the elements that…
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Head in the Clouds (2004)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Stuart Townsend …
Directed by: John Duigan
John Duigan helmed this sexy film starring Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron as Gilda, a flighty-but-charming socialite who finds her true match in Guy (Stuart Townsend), an…
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The Life & Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson …
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Geoffrey Rush won a Golden Globe Award for his turn as Peter Sellers in this biopic that reveals the true nature of the iconic British comedian, who brought laughter to millions worldwide --…
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The Italian Job (2003)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland …
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a clever thief who masterminds a major heist amid the waterways of Venice, Italy -- but a betrayal by one of his own spells disaster, and Croker returns…
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Monster (2003)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern …
Directed by: Patty Jenkins
Charlize Theron took home the Best Actress Oscar for her electrifying performance as Aileen Wuornos, an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick and ultimately becomes…
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Waking Up in Reno (2002)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze …
Directed by: Jordan Brady
Candy and Lonnie Earl are crazy about each other. But she's married to Roy, and he's hitched to Darlene. So far it's been a secret affair, but that's about to change when…
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Trapped (2002)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend …
Directed by: Luis Mandoki
In this tense thriller, a young girl with asthma is kidnapped and held for ransom, but her captors tell her parents that they'll deprive the child of her medication unless they comply…
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Fifteen Minutes (2001)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer …
Directed by: John Herzfeld
Everyone wants his or her 15 minutes of fame -- even criminals on a rampage. In this stinging indictment of the media age, Robert De Niro plays Eddie Fleming, a legendary Manhattan detective…
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Sweet November (2001)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs …
Directed by: Pat O'Connor
Keanu Reeves stars as Nelson, a San Francisco ad man who stays just busy enough to keep from noticing his loneliness. But one autumn, Nelson gets involved with a free spirit named Sara…
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt …
Directed by: Woody Allen
A top insurance investigator spars with a consultant his company hires -- until a dinner-theater hypnosis gag turns them into momentary lovebirds. But the magician's spell also makes…
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Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)
Cast: Marion Davies, Charlize Theron
Largely regarded as Hollywood's first screwball comedienne, Marion Davies was a silver-screen legend; this documentary, narrated by Oscar winner Charlize Theron, separates fact from…
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Reindeer Games (2000)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Ex-con Rudy poses as his former cellmate Nick so he can meet Nick's alluring pen pal, Ashley. But Ashley has less romantic reasons for befriending Nick. Rudy soon discovers Ashley and…
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The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Cast: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Robert Redford
Devastated by his experiences during World War I, once-promising golfer Rannulph Junuh has become a poker-playing alcoholic whose perfect swing is gone -- until mysterious caddy Bagger Vance…
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The Yards (2000)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: James Gray
Fresh out of the joint, Leo Handler tries to get himself on the right track with help from his shady Uncle Frank who runs a business that repairs New York City's subway trains. But Leo…
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Men of Honor (2000)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron …
Directed by: George Tillman Jr.
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's…
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The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton …
Directed by: Rand Ravich
NASA astronaut Spencer Armacost and his beautiful schoolteacher wife Jillian are a seemingly perfect couple. But when Spencer heroically returns from a space mission, his sudden personality…
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The Cider House Rules (1999)
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
A surrogate son and protege to a kindly physician who runs an orphanage in rural Maine, itchy Homer Wells sets off wide-eyed to see the world -- but cold reality soon intrudes on his youthful…
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Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Serbedzija …
Directed by: Ron Underwood
In a remake of the 1949 classic, director Ron Underwood's Oscar-nominated adventure follows Gregg O'Hara's quest to capture a two-ton African gorilla and transport him to a…
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Celebrity (1998)
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Director Woody Allen turns his caustic wit on the nature of celebrity with this satiric look at people who'll do anything for fame. Kenneth Branagh stars as a version of Allen: a…
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Hollywood Confidential (1997)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Rick Aiello, Anthony Yerkovich …
Directed by: Reynaldo Villalobos
In this made-for-television movie, Edward James Olmos stars as Stan Navarro, a former Los Angeles cop who's taken his knack for catching criminals to the L.A. underworld. As a private…
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The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Young attorney Kevin Lomax is thrilled when he's recruited by charismatic lawyer John Milton to his high-powered Manhattan firm -- until strange things begin to happen and Milton's…
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Trial & Error (1997)
Cast: Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Michael Richards (Kramer of TV's "Seinfeld") makes his starring debut as struggling actor Richard Rietti, who gets his big break in an unexpected venue: the courtroom. When his lawyer…
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Trial and Error (1997)
Cast: Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
When a surprise bachelor party leaves lawyer (and groom-to-be) Charlie Tuttle unfit to stand up in court the next day, he gets his best friend -- a not-so-great actor -- to fill in for him in…
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2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Greg Cruttwell, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: John Herzfeld
The lives of several strange characters intersect in John Herzfeld's quirky crime comedy. A depressed has-been director (Paul Mazursky), an arrogant art dealer and his long-suffering…
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That Thing You Do! (1996)
Cast: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech …
Directed by: Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks wrote and directed this tribute to the bubblegum bands of early rock 'n' roll. In 1964, teenage garage band The One-ders -- singer Jimmy (Johnathon Schaech), guitarist…
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Children of the Corn 3: Urban Harvest (1995)
Cast: Daniel Cerny, Ron Melendez, Jim Metzler …
Directed by: James D.R. Hickox
After Eli (Daniel Cerny) kills his father, he and his brother, Joshua (Ron Melendez), leave rural Nebraska behind when they're taken in by a Chicago couple. Joshua easily adapts to his…