Scarlett Johansson is a household name and has become widely loved among audiences of many genres. Johansson’s movies include everything from understated dramas like Marriage Story to action-packed sweeping epics like Avengers: Endgame. Her filmography features an impressive range of genre-defining and record-breaking movies.
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Johansson has grown in popularity significantly over the years. Recognized as an indie star from Lost in Translation in the early 2000s, she has since become one of her generation’s most reliable box office draws. Johansson’s work in the Marvel universe proves she isn’t afraid to be a part of a wider ensemble, a mentality that’s served her well in a variety of roles. While the actress has appeared sporadically on TV, typically in voice roles, her film appearances have come to define her career.
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
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The Other Boleyn Girl
PG-13
Drama
Biography
History
Release Date
February 29, 2008
Runtime
115 Minutes
Director
Justin Chadwick
Writers
Peter Morgan, Philippa Gregory
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Natalie Portman
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Scarlett Johansson
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Eric Bana
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Jim Sturgess
The Other Boleyn Girl is a historical drama directed by Justin Chadwick, based on Philippa Gregory’s novel. The film stars Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman as Mary and Anne Boleyn, respectively, two sisters vying for the affections of King Henry VIII, played by Eric Bana. Their rivalry and ambition lead to dramatic events at the Tudor court, with significant implications for their family and England’s future.
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Drama
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While The Other Boleyn Girl is one of only a few historical dramas in Johansson’s filmography — and noteworthy as a result — the movie received mixed reviews from critics. The film is ambitious in its adaptation of the original book, The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory, and features a talented cast alongside Johansson, including Natalie Portman and Benedict Cumberbatch. In the film, Johansson plays Mary Boleyn, Anne Boleyn’s (Portman) sister, who prefers life outside of the court.
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The movie is a fictionalized retelling of Mary, King Henry VIII’s mistress, and her sister Anne, who ended up as his ill-fated second wife (and mother of Elizabeth I). The biggest problem that critics had with the film was that they considered it more melodrama than historical drama, although they praised the acting of both Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman in their roles.
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Kelly Foster
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We Bought a Zoo
PG
Drama
Release Date
December 23, 2011
Runtime
124 Minutes
Director
Cameron Crowe
Writers
Aline Brosh McKenna
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Ilona Herzberg, Julie Yorn
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Matt Damon
Benjamin Mee
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Kelly Foster
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Thomas Haden Church
Duncan Mee
We Bought a Zoo, directed by Cameron Crowe, stars Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee, a recently widowed father who purchases a rundown zoo in an effort to start a new life for his family. Alongside Scarlett Johansson as head zookeeper Kelly Foster, Mee and his team work to restore the zoo and prepare it for the public, facing numerous challenges along the way.
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Benjamin Mee, Kelly Foster, Duncan Mee, Robin Jones, Dylan Mee, Lily Miska, Rosie Mee, Walter Ferris, Peter MacCready, Delbert McGinty, Katherine Mee, Mr. Stevens, Nathan, Alison
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We Bought a Zoo was a hit when released in 2011. It’s a staple among family-friendly movies and worked very well for its time. Matt Damon stars as Benjamin Mee, a man who has lost his wife and decides to make a fresh start with his two kids. When they find the perfect place, they learn they also have to buy the old zoo on the property as well and he agrees, which is when he meets the zoo’s head keeper, Kelly Foster (Scarlett Johansson), and he vows to make the zoo work.
The movie is a typical family drama, with Benjamin’s son struggling with the move, Benjamin facing several obstacles on his road to making his new life work, and Johansson playing the love interest. Reviews were mostly favorable, with critics praising Damon’s performance, although Cameron Crowe’s movie was seen as too cutesy, with little standing in the way. Johansson earned a Teen Choice Awards nomination for Choice Movie Actress: Drama.
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Hail, Caesar! (2016)
DeeAnna Moran
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Hail, Caesar!
PG-13
Comedy
Documentary
Mystery
7/10
7/10
Release Date
February 5, 2016
Runtime
106minutes
Director
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writers
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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Josh Brolin
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Channing Tatum
Set in the 1950s, the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar! is a 2016 comedy that film follows Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), a Hollywood fixer tasked with keeping the studio’s stars in line. When the leading man of the studio’s biggest film, Baird Whitlock (George Clooney), is kidnapped, Mannix must rescue him and save the picture’s release.
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
Budget
$22 million
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Hail, Caesar! plays out as a dark comedy mystery surrounding an ensemble cast in 1950s Hollywood. The movie follows Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), a studio fixer trying to figure out what happened to a missing star actor who was in the middle of filming a biblical epic. This actor. Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) was abducted and held by a group of Communist blacklisted screenwriters who demanded $100,000 for his return.
The cast is amazing, with different characters dropping in and out of the story, including Scarlett Johansson as DeeAnna Moran, an actress who becomes pregnant while her film is in production. She is brilliant in the role, playing a beautiful and classy mermaid in her movie (based on Esther Williams) while being a crass, wise-mouthed actor when the cameras are not rolling. Critics praised the film’s dark humor, and the Oscars nominated it for Production Design.
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Asteroid City (2023)
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Asteroid City
PG-13
Romance
Comedy
Drama
5/10
7.5/10
Release Date
June 23, 2023
Runtime
104 Minutes
Director
Wes Anderson
Writers
Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
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Tom Hanks
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Margot Robbie
Asteroid City is a comedy/romance film by director Wes Anderson and follows several parents and children brought together across the country for a Junior Stargazer convention. When strange and cosmic events occur, the world as they know it will change, all while trying to carry on with their event.
Studio(s)
Focus Features, American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush
Distributor(s)
Focus Features
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Wes Anderson’s 2023 film Asteroid City was widely discussed before its release because of its star-studded cast, featuring actors like Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, and more. The film is a typical Wes Anderson story, taking place in a retro-futuristic version of the 1950s and a mockumentary about the creation of a play called Asteroid City. The characters are all mostly part of the play, with Jason Schwartzman as widower Augie Steenbeck and his four kids, as well as a woman he meets named Midge Campbell.
Scarlett Johansson plays Midge, a world-weary actress with a daughter. Midge and Augie fall in love as the play progresses. Critics mostly praised the movie, although at a lesser level than some of Anderson’s other releases. Most of the praise goes to Anderson’s style, with critics saying fans will love it, but it might prove off-putting for people who are not used to his filmmaking. Johansson earned a People’s Choice Awards nomination for The Comedy Movie Star of the Year.
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Lucy (2014)
Lucy Miller
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Lucy
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Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller
5/10
8/10
Release Date
July 25, 2014
Runtime
90minutes
Director
Luc Besson
Writers
Luc Besson
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Lucy
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Morgan Freeman
Scarlet Johansson stars as the title character in Luc Besson’s 2014 sci-fi thriller Lucy, where a young woman who’s forced to work as a drug mule accidentally develops superhuman abilities after an experimental drug leaks into her system. She is pursued by drug lord Mr. Jang (Choi Min-sik) and helped by both Professor Samuel Norman (Morgan Freeman) and police captain Pierre Del Rio (Amr Waked) while she unlocks skills far beyond 10% of the human brain’s capacity.
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
Budget
$40 million
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Action
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Lucy truly is one of Johansson’s biggest roles, even if on the lower side popularity-wise. In Lucy, Johansson plays the title character, an American studying in Taiwan who is convinced to smuggle some synthetic drugs for her boyfriend. She agrees to become a drug mule and has a bag of the drugs sewn into her abdomen. When someone kicks her in the stomach, it sends the drugs into her system, which gives her powers of telepathy, telekinesis, pain insensitivity, and negated emotions.
Johansson mostly becomes a superhero in this sci-fi action film. The movie was a huge success, making $469 million on a $40 million budget, and there are some big ideas behind the story. Although critical reviews claimed it erred on the “silly” side somewhat, they also praised Johansson’s performance and charm as helping the movie succeed despite the often outrageous script. Johansson received nominations from the Jupiter Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and the National Society of Film Critics.
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Fly Me to the Moon (2024)
Kelly Jones
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Fly Me to the Moon
PG-13
Comedy
Romance
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9.5/10
Release Date
July 12, 2024
Runtime
132 Minutes
Director
Greg Berlanti
Writers
Keenan Flynn, Bill Kirstein, Rose Gilroy
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Scarlett Johansson
Kelly Jones
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Channing Tatum
Cole Davis
A musician and an astronaut form an unexpected romance as she prepares for a lunar mission. Their relationship faces challenges due to the distance and personal issues, leading to a journey of love and self-discovery.
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Fly Me to the Moon is an Apple TV+ exclusive movie from 2024 starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in a 1960s historical romance about the NASA Apollo 11 mission to the moon. In the movie, Johansson stars as Kelly Jones, an advertising executive offered a job by a covert operative working for President Richard Nixon. They are preparing for the Apollo 11 space mission to the moon, but they want to create a fake moon landing video in case this one fails so they don’t lose public interest.
She is forced to help and meets Cole Favis (Tatum), a launch director at the Kennedy Space Center, who disagrees with Jones’s plans to promote the event. Of course, this is a romantic comedy, so these two are destined to try to get together against their better judgment. Critics awarded the movie with a 65% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score, praising Johansson and Tatum’s chemistry above all else.
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Chef (2014)
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8/10
Release Date
May 30, 2014
Runtime
114 minutes
Director
Jon Favreau
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Jon Favreau
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Jon Favreau
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John Leguizamo
Chef is a road movie written, directed, and starring Jon Favreau, where his character Carl Casper quits his job at a prestigious restaurant and starts a food truck business with his son Percy (Emjay Anthony) and best friend Martin (John Leguizamo). He also receives help from his ex-wife Inez (Sofia Vergara) and her ex-husband Marvin (Robert Downey Jr.).
Studio(s)
Open Road Films
Distributor(s)
Open Road Films
Budget
$11 million
Main Genre
Comedy
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Chef is written and directed by Jon Favreau, who also stars in the film. It’s definitely a smaller movie for Johansson. However, Chef received positive reviews, and it also serves as a fun reunion for Favreau, Johansson, and Robert Downey Jr., as all three worked together on Iron Man 2. Chef is a road comedy-drama film that follows Carl (Favreau) as he quits his job at an upscale restaurant, whose owner refuses to let him update the menu, despite scathing reviews from a prestigious food critic.
Carl then sets out and decides to drive a food truck across the country from Miami to Los Angeles, and he finds success every step of the journey, proving that he still has the skills and desire to succeed as a top-level chef. Johansson has a small role in the movie as Molly, the hostess at the restaurant that Carl quits. The movie was a small box office success but received high praise from critics, with praise for the “charming cast” and “funny script.”
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The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
Birdy Abundas
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The Man Who Wasn’t There
R
Crime
Drama
9/10
Release Date
November 16, 2001
Runtime
116 minutes
Director
Joel Coen
Writers
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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Billy Bob Thornton
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Frances McDormand
The Man Who Wasn’t There is directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and stars Billy Bob Thornton as Ed Crane, a small-town barber in 1949 California. The film follows Crane’s involvement in a blackmail scheme that spirals out of control, drawing him into a complex web of deceit and moral ambiguity. The film’s monochromatic cinematography and meticulous storytelling pay homage to classic film noir.
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Crime
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The Man Who Wasn’t There is a unique Coen brothers film shot in black and white. It stands out thanks to its retro crime noir vibes. Set in 1949, Billy Bob Thornton is the lead, playing Ed Crane, a barber who leads an ordinary life in a small California town. He suspects his wife, Doris (Frances McDormand), is having an affair with her boss. When a stranger comes into town and offers Ed a new business idea called “dry cleaning” in exchange for a $10,000 investment, he decides to blackmail his wife’s lover.
As expected in a Coen brothers movie, everything goes wrong, and bizarre things begin to happen in unexpected ways. The film was a box office failure, with speculation that people didn’t want to see a movie in black and white. However, critics loved The Man Who Wasn’t There, calling it “stylish but emotionally distant.” Scarlett Johansson’s role was as a teenager who wants to play the piano, and who makes a pass at Ed, resulting in his eventual downfall.
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Isle of Dogs (2018)
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Isle of Dogs
PG-13
Adventure
Comedy
Animation
7/10
7/10
Release Date
March 23, 2018
Runtime
102minutes
Director
Wes Anderson
Writers
Wes Anderson
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Bill Murray
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Tilda Swinton
Island of Dogs is a stop-motion animation film set in a dystopian future in Japan in which dogs have been quarantined on a remote island due to a new virus called “canine flu.” The film follows five local dogs—Chief, Rex, Boss, Duke, and King. They are fed up with their isolated existence until a boy named Atari Kobayashi ventures to the island to search for his dog, Spots. Atari receives their help, and they will protect him from the Japanese authorities who have come to retrieve him.
Studio(s)
Searchlight Pictures
Distributor(s)
Searchlight Pictures
Budget
$35million
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Isle of Dogs is a stop-motion animated film by Wes Anderson, released five years before Johansson and Anderson worked together on Asteroid City. Johansson has done a fair amount of voice acting in her career, including in 2013’s Her. Her skills are on full display in Isle of Dogs, and the movie is also aided by the sheer fun of getting to see another stop-motion film by Anderson after Fantastic Mr. Fox.
The movie tells the story of a near future where the “canine flu” spreads throughout Japan, and the city’s mayor orders all dogs to be shipped off and banished to Trash Island. However, this includes Spots, a male dog who served as the bodyguard of the mayor’s orphan nephew. This leads the boy, Atari, to go to Trash Island to find and rescue his dog. Johansson plays Nutmeg, a dog who belongs to a student named Tracy. The movie earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
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Avengers: Infinity War
PG-13
Adventure
Action
Science Fiction
6/10
87
9.2/10
Release Date
April 27, 2018
Runtime
149 minutes
Director
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writers
Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Producers
Chris Castaldi, James Gunn, Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Alan Fine
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Robert Downey Jr.
Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Chris Evans
Steve Rogers / Captain America
Avengers: Infinity War brings together the Avengers and their allies to face a new threat from the cosmos, Thanos, who seeks to collect the Infinity Stones. The film, part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, unites numerous superhero characters in a battle to prevent Thanos’ ambition of altering reality itself.
Studio(s)
Marvel
Distributor(s)
Disney
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Avengers: Infinity War was incredibly successful upon its release in 2018, making over $2 billion by the end of its run and forever changing the MCU with Thanos’ snap. Infinity War features a relatively small part for Johansson thanks to its large ensemble cast. However, Black Widow’s survival at the end of the film after the snap does set her up for a major role in Avengers: Endgame. In this movie, Thanos arrives on Earth, looking for the Infinity Stones, allowing him to eliminate half of all living beings in the universe.
Black Widow, who had been on the run since Captain America: Civil War, comes out of hiding and joins forces with Iron Man, Captain America, and the rest of the disbanded Avengers to protect the planet. However, in one of the most shocking endings in movie history, they fail, and the bad guy wins. Infinity War earned one Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects and was highly praised, although it was only half of a complete story.
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Black Widow (2021)
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
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Black Widow
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Superhero
6/10
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8.9/10
Release Date
July 9, 2021
Runtime
134 minutes
Director
Cate Shortland
Writers
Eric Pearson
Producers
Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Scarlett Johansson, Victoria Alonso
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Scarlett Johansson
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
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Florence Pugh
Yelena Belova
Black Widow: Released in 2021, Black Widow follows Natasha Romanoff as she faces a conspiracy linked to her past. Pursued relentlessly, Natasha must confront her history as a spy and navigate fractured relationships from her previous life before becoming part of the Avengers.
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Marvel
Distributor(s)
Disney
Budget
$200 Million
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It’s hard to talk about Scarlett Johansson’s expansive work in the MCU without mentioning Black Widow, which saw her character finally step into a leading role. Black Widow was a casualty of the pandemic, as it was delayed repeatedly before releasing simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+, likely hindering its performance. However, the movie was a hit with critics and even more so with audiences, who rated it an impressive 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The movie was released after Black Widow’s death in Avengers: End Game, but in chronological order, it took place between Civil War and Infinity War. Black Widow re-teams with her old “family” to try to take down the Red Room, the Soviet organization that trained her. This also introduced the world to Yelena Belova and Red Guardian. Black Widow is a perfectly bittersweet swan song for Johansson’s character, as the actress gives Natasha new layers the audience knows they’re enjoying for the last time.
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Under the Skin (2013)
“The Female”
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Under the Skin
R
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Drama
Horror
7/10
8/10
Release Date
April 4, 2014
Runtime
108 minutes
Director
Jonathan Glazer
Writers
Jonathan Glazer, Walter Campbell
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Dougie McConnell
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Lynsey Taylor Mackay
Under the Skin is a sci-fi thriller directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Scarlett Johansson. Johansson plays “The Female,” an alien from another world that hunts men in Scotland. Despite receiving high praise upon release, Under the Skin was a box office bomb, only making a little over half of its budget.
Studio(s)
A24
Distributor(s)
A24
Budget
$13.3 million
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Under the Skin is an A24 film directed by Jonathan Glazer that was released in 2013. It provides Johansson with one of her most unique roles, as she plays an extraterrestrial in Scotland, showing off her incredible range in the process. Johansson is a young woman who preys on men in Scotland, luring them into a void where they are then submerged in a black liquid abyss. She then continues hunting as she meets other men and finds herself in great danger along the way.
Under the Skin remains mostly unknown to mainstream viewers, but it allowed Johansson to tap into something different in her career. With an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, critics praised Johansson’s “mesmerizing performance,” calling it a “haunting experience.” Johansson won awards from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists.
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Ghost World (2001)
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Ghost World
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Comedy
Drama
Release Date
July 20, 2001
Runtime
111 minutes
Director
Terry Zwigoff
Writers
Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff
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Thora Birch
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Scarlett Johansson
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Steve Buscemi
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Brad Renfro
Ghost World, directed by Terry Zwigoff, follows the lives of two cynical teenage outcasts, Enid and Rebecca, after their high school graduation. Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson star as the friends navigating the complexities of adulthood while forming an unexpected connection with a lonely, middle-aged man named Seymour, played by Steve Buscemi. The film is based on Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel of the same name.
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Comedy
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Johansson’s portrayal of Rebecca in Ghost World is both hilarious and perfect for the film. As one of the two lead characters alongside Thora Birch’s Enid, Johansson is essential to the movie. Rebecca and Enid were best friends in a small town and had just graduated from high school. They are also both social outcasts; Rebecca is more popular with boys, and Enid remains mostly on the fringes. They then met up with an outcast man in the town named Seymour (Steve Buscemi).
The movie is based on a comic book by Daniel Clowes, and it is mostly a look at people living in a dead-end town, who want out, but realize that there might not be a way to escape. Critics loved the movie, with it sitting at a 93% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Ghost World received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards. It also pulled in a nomination for Best First Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards and won for Best First Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Buscemi).
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Captain America: Civil War (2016)
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Captain America: Civil War
PG-13
Adventure
Action
Science Fiction
Superhero
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8.6/10
Release Date
May 6, 2016
Runtime
147 minutes
Director
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writers
Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Producers
Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Patricia Whitcher, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Alan Fine
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Chris Evans
Steve Rogers / Captain America
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Robert Downey Jr.
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Captain America: Civil War focuses on the aftermath of Age of Ultron as international governments legislate to regulate superhuman activity. This divides the Avengers, forming opposing factions led by Iron Man and Captain America, culminating in a significant conflict between former allies.
Franchise(s)
Marvel
Studio(s)
Marvel Studios
Distributor(s)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Budget
$250 Million
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Superhero
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Captain America: Civil War marks Johansson’s fifth time playing Black Widow. This was also the movie that began to change the direction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it is what switched up the direction of the heroes, with them beginning to choose sides. Iron Man decided he agreed with all superheroes needing to register as government employees and reveal their identities. Captain America felt it was a bad idea to make the heroes subservient to the government, which made him an outlaw.
Black Widow played an important role here, as she started off working with Iron Man but then realized that Cap was right and switched sides, making her and Cap both outlaws when the film ended, no longer “heroes” and now wanted criminals. Fans and critics highly regarded the movie, although it was a slight comedown from Winter Soldier. The film earned eight Saturn Awards, with Tom Holland winning an award there.
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Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Rosie
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Jojo Rabbit
PG-13
Drama
War
Comedy
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8.5/10
Release Date
October 18, 2019
Runtime
108 minutes
Director
Taika Waititi
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Taika Waititi
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Stephen Merchant
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Sam Rockwell
Directed by Taika Waititi and featuring his characteristic absurdist humor, Jojo Rabbit stars Roman Griffin Davis as Johannes “Jojo” Betzler, a young German boy during WWII who is a member of the Hitler Youth. When Jojo discovers that his mother Rosie (Scarlett Johansson) is helping a Jewish girl hide from the Nazis in the attic of their home, he must begin to confront his prejudices and what he thought he knew was right head-on. Waititi also stars in the film as a fictionalized version of Hitler who is Jojo’s imaginary friend.
Studio(s)
Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Defender Films, Piki Films
Distributor(s)
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Budget
$14 million
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Jojo Rabbit was released in 2019, and it is a movie that Taika Waititi directed between his two Thor films. This was a satirical coming-of-age story that took place during the collapse of Nazi Germany. The film follows a 10-year-old boy named Jojo Betzler, a young boy who is a member of the Deutsches Jungvolk, a junior member of the Hitler Youth in Germany. He idolizes Hitler, and he often speaks to an imaginary version of Hitler (Waititi), who gives him advice as he struggles along.
Scarlett Johansson plays Jojo’s mother, a woman who does everything she can to protect her son but is secretly part of an anti-Nazi movement. While the movie plays out mostly as an absurdist comedy, Johansson’s Rosie is more of a tragic story that helps turn Jojo around to realize the true horrors of the movement he idolized growing up. Jojo Rabbit earned six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, while Johansson earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Prestige (2006)
Olivia Wenscombe
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The Prestige
PG-13
Sci-Fi
Mystery
Thriller
Drama
9/10
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Release Date
October 20, 2006
Runtime
130 minutes
Director
Christopher Nolan
Writers
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
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Michael Caine
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Christian Bale
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, The Prestige follows the lives of two stage magicians in Victorian London. Once colleagues, Robert Angier and Alfred Borden become hated rivals after a tragedy involving Angier’s wife tears them apart. The two magicians each go on to have their own lives and careers while competing to see who can pull off a seemingly impossible teleportation trick. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as Angier and Borden.
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget
$40 Million
Main Genre
Sci-Fi
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Like many of Scarlett Johansson’s films, The Prestige boasts an impressive team behind and in front of the camera. Christopher Nolan directs, and Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman star in the lead roles. Jackman and Bale play magicians Angier and Borden in London in the 1890s, who become bitter rivals after Angier’s wife dies in a trick done wrong. Scarlett Johansson plays Olivia, a magician’s assistant who worked for Angier and later for Borden.
When it was released in 2006, The Prestige earned critical acclaim, including Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. It’s also another interesting mashup of genres for Johansson, thanks to its period setting of Edwardian London and magical sci-fi touches. While not Johansson’s most well-known film, critical response to The Prestige proves it’s one of her best.
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
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PG-13
Fantasy
Adventure
Action
9/10
Runtime
182 Minutes
Director
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Writers
Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus
Prequel(s)
Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, The Avengers
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Chris Hemsworth
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Anthony Mackie
Distributor(s)
Disney, Marvel
Budget
356 million USD
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Avengers: Endgame is arguably the Johansson film audiences are most familiar with. While the actress again works in service of a larger ensemble, she gives one of the movie’s best performances in Black Widow’s death scene. It’s an absolute gut punch to viewers, and Johansson plays it with a gravitas that helps elevate Endgame to an incredible movie, not just an incredible comic book movie.
Of course, the film’s record-breaking box office haul is worth mentioning, too — Endgame famously became the highest-grossing film of all time and held the spot for a year and a half before Avatar received a re-release to retake the top box office crown. Like Infinity War, it only received one Oscar nomination (Best Visual Effects), while Johansson won the Teen Choice Awards honor for Choice Action Movie Actress.
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Her (2013)
Samantha
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Her
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Drama
Romance
Science Fiction
6.3/10
Release Date
January 10, 2014
Runtime
126 Mins
Director
Spike Jonze
Cast
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Joaquin Phoenix
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Amy Adams
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Though Her was released in 2013, it’s now seen as ahead of its time in nearly predicting the role AI would have in people’s lives in the future. Johansson has a unique leading part in this film as the voice of the AI (named Samantha). The film follows a lonely man named Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), who is dreading his divorce from his wife and childhood sweetheart. When he buys the new AI to be his companion, he realizes how quickly he comes to rely on it as it grows to understand his needs.
Somehow, Johansson’s work in the movie is some of the best in her career, with the actress making the voice-only nature of the role an asset to her performance rather than a hindrance. She excels at getting across incredible emotion just through voice, which is one of the reasons Her was so well-received. The film, directed by Spike Jonze, ended up on several top ten lists for 2013 and earned five Oscar nominations, winning for Best Original Screenplay.
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Marriage Story (2019)
Nicole Barber
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Drama
Comedy
9/10
Release Date
December 6, 2019
Runtime
136 minutes
Director
Noah Baumbach
Writers
Noah Baumbach
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Ray Liotta
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Merritt Wever
Directed by Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story follows Charlie and Nicole Barber, a theater director and his actress wife, through the dramatic disintegration of their marriage and subsequent divorce. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson star as Charlie and Nicole, with a further cast that includes Laura Dern, Alan Alda, and Ray Liotta.
Studio(s)
Netflix
Distributor(s)
Netflix
Budget
$8.6 million
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In Marriage Story, Johansson is given the opportunity to show the full range and extent of her acting abilities through Nicole’s fully realized character. The movie is written and directed by Noah Baumbach, who was going through his own divorce with his wife, actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. Based on his feelings during this tough time, he created a story of a couple going through a tough divorce while their son is caught in the middle.
Alongside Adam Driver, Johansson creates scenes that are hard to watch because of how realistic and deeply human they are. There’s space in the dialogue to breathe and no frills, which Johansson takes to beautifully. Marriage Story earned an impressive six Oscar nominations, and its critical success, paired with Johansson’s career-best work, sets it apart from her other films.
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Lost in Translation (2003)
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Drama
Comedy
9/10
Release Date
October 3, 2003
Runtime
102 minutes
Director
Sofia Coppola
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Sofia Coppola
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Fumihiro Hayashi
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Bill Murray
Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation is a romantic comedy starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson as fading movie star Bob Harris and Yale college graduate Charlotte, who build an unlikely relationship while traveling in Tokyo.
Studio(s)
Focus Features
Distributor(s)
Focus Features
Budget
$4 million
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Lost in Translation was career-defining for Johansson, serving as a key breakout role. Her stellar performance is even more impressive, considering she was paired with Bill Murray, who many would have found intimidating at that point in their career. However, Johansson more than holds her own, turning Lost in Translation into one of Hollywood’s most iconic indie films of all time. Directed by Sofia Coppola, Murray stars as a struggling actor who travels to Japan to shoot a whisky commercial.
Scarlett Johansson is a recent college graduate who is also disillusioned with life and is staying in Japan. The two spend time together and finally reconcile many of their feelings about their unsatisfying lives and their places in the world. The film has a very high 95% Rotten Tomatoes score, and it received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Murray. Johansson won a BAFTA for her performance.
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