Want to know the best Charlize Theron movies? How about the worst Charlize Theron movies? Curious about Charlize Theron’s box office grosses or which Charlize Theron movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Charlize Theron movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
After writing over 120 hubs on HubPages.com, this is my first movie page done for my very own web site. It comes from a suggestion from one of my wife’s co-workers who really likes Charlize Theron. The co-worker was shocked that I had not done a page on her. So to rectify that injustice, here you go a page….. that looks at the movie career of Charlize Theron.
Charlize Theron (1975-) is an Academy Award® winning actress who has appeared in over 30 movies since 1996. How she got her start in the movie business, actually sounds like a story from the 1930s. She moved to Los Angeles in 1993 at the age of 19. Despite not knowing anyone in the city, she was discovered standing in line at a bank on Hollywood Boulevard by an agent that gave her his card. This occurred after only two weeks of her arrival. After eight months in Los Angeles, she got her first part. By 1997 she was one of the most sought after actresses working. Sounds like the “legend” of how Lana Turner was discovered while sitting at a drug store counter.
Her IMDb page shows over 65 acting credits since 1995. This page will rank Charlize Theron movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Charlize Theron Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Charlize Theron Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about ther table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Charlize Theron movies by her co-stars
- Sort Charlize Theron movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Charlize Theron movies by domestic box office rank by year
- Sort Charlize Theron movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Charlize Theron movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Charlize Theron movie received.
- Sort Charlize Theron movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Hardy & Nicholas Hoult |
154.10 | 228.4 | 561.8 | 21 | 86 | 10 / 06 | 99.7 | |
| 3 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Cameo |
411.30 | 459.0 | 1,062.5 | 4 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | ||
| 5 | Prometheus (2012) | Noomi Rapace & Directed by Ridley Scott |
126.50 | 198.6 | 633.4 | 24 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 4 | The Italian Job (2003) | Mark Wahlberg & Edward Norton |
106.10 | 220.0 | 365.0 | 23 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 6 | The Cider House Rules (1999) AA Best Picture Nom |
Michael Caine & Paul Rudd |
57.50 | 142.2 | 218.7 | 41 | 76 | 07 / 02 | 94.9 | |
| 6 | The Fate of the Furious (2017) | Kurt Russell & Dwayne Johnson |
225.80 | 314.6 | 1,722.1 | 12 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 9 | F9: The Fast Saga (2021) | Vin Diesel & John Cena |
173.00 | 199.9 | 833.1 | 5 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 6 | Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) | Kristen Stewart | 155.30 | 243.9 | 622.8 | 17 | 59 | 02 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 10 | The Devil's Advocate (1997) | Al Pacino & Keanu Reeves |
60.90 | 166.0 | 416.5 | 27 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 10 | Hancock (2008) | Will Smith & Jason Bateman |
227.90 | 396.8 | 1,087.0 | 4 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 11 | Fast X (2023) | Vin Diesel & Jason Momoa |
145.90 | 159.0 | 768.6 | 18 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 10 | Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) | Matthew McConaughey | 48.00 | 69.4 | 101.1 | 69 | 91 | 02 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 11 | Monster (2003) AA Best Actress Win |
Christina Ricci & Bruce Dern |
34.50 | 71.5 | 125.2 | 81 | 79 | 01 / 01 | 83.7 | |
| 15 | The Addams Family (2019) Voice Only |
Bette Midler | 97.20 | 132.6 | 259.8 | 30 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 15 | That Thing You Do! (1996) | Tom Hanks | 25.90 | 73.1 | 97.7 | 59 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 15 | Mighty Joe Young (1998) | Bill Paxton | 50.60 | 134.9 | 189.6 | 43 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 14 | Atomic Blonde (2017) | James McAvoy | 51.60 | 71.9 | 133.3 | 53 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 19 | Men of Honor (2000) | Robert DeNiro | 48.80 | 113.2 | 191.0 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 17 | Long Shot (2019) | Seth Rogen & Andy Serkis |
30.30 | 41.4 | 60.8 | 80 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 20 | Young Adult (2011) | Patton Oswalt | 16.30 | 25.7 | 35.7 | 126 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 19 | North Country (2005) AA Best Actress Nom |
Woody Harrelson & Frances McDormand |
18.30 | 35.8 | 49.2 | 124 | 72 | 02 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 20 | Tully (2018) | Mark Duplass | 9.20 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 129 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 21 | Bombshell (2019) AA Best Actress Nom |
Nicole Kidman & Margot Robbie |
31.80 | 43.3 | 79.4 | 78 | 65 | 03 / 01 | 68.1 | |
| 24 | The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) | Will Smith & Matt Damon |
30.90 | 71.7 | 91.5 | 79 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 25 | The Road (2009) | Viggio Mortensen & Robert Duvall |
8.10 | 13.5 | 46.1 | 148 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 26 | In the Valley of Elah (2007) | Tommy Lee Jones & Susan Sarandon |
6.80 | 12.3 | 53.7 | 158 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 25 | The Old Guard (2020) Netflix |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 227 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 28 | 2 Days in the Valley (1996) | James Spader | 11.10 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 118 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 29 | The Addams Family 2 (2021) | Oscar Isaac | 56.50 | 65.3 | 138.4 | 22 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 29 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) HBO Movie |
Geoffrey Rush | 0.00 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 385 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 31 | A Million Ways To Die in The West (2014) | Seth MacFarlane & Liam Neeson |
43.10 | 66.0 | 133.4 | 79 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 32 | The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) | Chris Hemsworth & Emily Blunt |
48.40 | 69.9 | 238.4 | 68 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 33 | Astro Boy (2009) Voice Only |
Nicolas Cage & Donald Sutherland |
19.60 | 32.6 | 66.5 | 108 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 45.2 | |
| 34 | The Yards (2000) | Faye Dunaway & James Caan |
0.90 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 192 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 33 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) | Directed by Woody Allen | 7.50 | 16.6 | 41.8 | 135 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 37 | 15 Minutes (2001) | Robert DeNiro & Anton Yelchin |
24.40 | 54.0 | 124.7 | 90 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 37 | Trial and Error (1997) | Jeff Daniels | 13.60 | 37.0 | 39.8 | 103 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 37 | Battle in Seattle (2007) | Woody Harrelson & Channing Tatum |
0.20 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 274 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 41 | Reindeer Games (2000) | Ben Affleck | 23.40 | 54.2 | 74.6 | 90 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 39 | Gringo (2018) | Joel Edgerton | 5.00 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 158 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 39 | The School For Good And Evil (2022) Netflix |
Cate Blanchett | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 293 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 42 | The Astronaut's Wife (1999) | Johnny Depp | 10.70 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 121 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 44 | Sweet November (2001) | Keanu Reeves | 25.30 | 55.9 | 145.5 | 89 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 43 | Celebrity (1998) | Leonardo DiCaprio | 5.10 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 146 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 46 | Aeon Flux (2005) | Frances McDormand | 25.90 | 50.5 | 102.2 | 102 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 44 | Dark Places (2015) | Nicholas Hoult & Chloe Moretz |
0.20 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 197 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 47 | The Last Face (2016) | Javier Bardem & Directed by Sean Penn |
0.10 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 305 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.1 | |
| 48 | Trapped (2002) | Kevin Bacon | 7.10 | 15.2 | 28.9 | 151 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 49 | The Old Guard 2 (2025) Netflix |
Uma Thurman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 250 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 48 | Head in the Clouds (2004) | Stuart Townsend | 0.40 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 229 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 50 | Sleepwalking (2008) | Woody Harrelson | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 262 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 51 | The Burning Plain (2008) | Jennifer Lawrence | 0.20 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 259 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.2 | |
| 51 | Waking Up in Reno (2002) | Billy Bob Thornton | 0.30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 238 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.4 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Charlize Theron
1. Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, South Africa on August 7th, 1975. At the age of 15, her father was lawfully killed by her mother with a firearm. It was ruled as self-defense as her father was an abusive alcoholic who was threatening Charlize and her mother at the time of his death.
2. Her first language is Afrikaans. English is her second language. She always speaks Afrikaans with her mother, who lives 2 minutes from her in L.A. They have matching fish tattoos.
3. The path to Hollywood. First 16 years of her life she lived in South Africa. At 16 she got some modeling jobs in Italy. At 17 she moved to New York City to attend Joffrey Ballet School. A dancing injury ended her dancing career. At 19 moved to Los Angeles. Movie Star at 22.
4. Charlize Theron has been nominated for two Best Actress Oscars®. She won for Monster (2003) and was nominated for North Country (2005). She has three Golden Globe® nominations for her movie roles. She won for Monster and got nominations for North Country and Young Adult (2011). She also got a Golden Globe® for her television movie, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).
5. Roles Charlize Theron passed on or was seriously considered for: Pearl Harbor, Moulin Rouge, Showgirls, Mercy, J. Edgar, and Atlas Shrugged Part 1.
6. Charlize Theron has never been married. She did adopt her son, Jackson, in March 2012.
7. When she won her Oscar® for Monster, she was the toast of South Africa. One of her highlights was meeting former South African President Nelson Mandela. She is the second South African-born person to win an Academy Award®. The South African-born cinematographer Ted Moore was the first.
8. Has her own charity called the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, which is committed to reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and sexual violence among African youth.
9. Her very first film she watched was Splash (1984). She fell in love with Tom Hanks and became jealous of Darryl Hannah while watching the movie. Hanks is still her favorite actor 30 years later. Not thinking she is still jealous though, especially after she appeared in the Tom Hanks directed movie That Thing That You Do!
10 Her role in Monster is one of the screen’s greatest transformations ever. She gained 30 pounds for the role and was almost unrecognizable in the role. A well deserved Oscar® win for her.
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This is awesome
Thank you Qwerty
Wonderful site on one of my favorites, although I think some of your rankings are a little off. Snow White at #2 give me a break. And she was barely in That Thing That You Do! Personally I think The Devils Advocate is easily her best with Monster being up there as well.
Hey Charlize Fan….I agree her part in That Thing That You Do was small….but it still did pretty well for her. As for Snow White it got massive box office and Oscar love…..that is pretty good….maybe the sequel will be better
I made a remark about the actress above thinking she was in A Time To Kill but I was mistaken. Ashley Judd played the wife. I thought I had entered this comment but did not so my comment before this one covers my error. THANKS
My son corrected me – Ashley Judd was in A Time To Kill. SORRY ABOUT THAT! MY MISTAKE.
No problem BERN1960….thanks for stopping by
The first topic written directly for your new website, congrats Bruce.
Charlize is a beautiful actress but I’ve only seen 15 of the 32 films you’ve listed. Have to confess I still have not seen Monster.
Good work as usual
Thanks Steve. Yep the very first new movie page. I am hoping to get back in the habit of producing new pages on a regular basis. I have seen 18 of the above movies with a possible 19th one in Aeon Flux as it seems to be one I watched before just having a hard time remembering the movie. Thanks for the visit.
Thanks for the link, I like your new site much better than your old one. Wishing you some great success. As for.Charlize she is one beautiful and talented actress. I have never seen Monster but the picture above is amazing. What no vote up keys?
Thanks Shawn. Thanks for the support. Monster is not a fun movie to watch but her performance is awesome.