Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron opens Friday, July 28.
To mark the occasion, we’ve rounded up her 10 best films. Do you agree with our picks? Check them out and click through to watch.
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Theron stars as M16 agent Lorraine Broughton in this spy thriller set in 1989 Berlin. On a mission to recover a stolen list of spies, she stumbles upon a larger conspiracy.
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Theron won an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award for her portrayl of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in this film co-starring Christina Ricci.
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Theron reprises her role as Snow White’s evil stepmother, Queen Ravenna, in this sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman.
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When young adult ghost writer and former “psychotic prom queen bitch” Mavis Gary (Theron) returns to her hometown in hopes of rekindling romance with her now-married high school sweetheart, she faces some hard lessons about growing up.
This film showcased a side of Theron we hadn’t previously seen before.
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Theron stars with Keanu Reeves in this romantic drama set in Seattle. It’s the second time the actors played opposite one another, their first appearance together being The Devil’s Advocate (1997).
The two are still good friends to this day, and Theron says she worked out with Reeves to train for Atomic Blonde.
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Theron received nominations from the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes for her performance as Josey Aimes, a single mother turned iron miner who sues the company over its cultural of sexual harassment.
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Science fiction meets spy thriller in director Karyn Kusama’s adaptation of Peter Chung’s animated series. Theron stars as the title character.
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Theron stars alongside Liam Neeson, Neil Patrick Harris, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, and Sarah Silverman in Seth MacFarlane’s irreverent comedy.
It didn’t get great reviews but this Western romp deserves a second viewing.
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In a post-apocalyptic waistland, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) and Imperator Furiosa (Theron) join forces to escape, then later defeat, Immortan Joe and the War Boys.
Fury Road was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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A crack team of thieves plot revenge and stealing a safe of gold by shutting down traffic in Los Angeles. Also starring Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton and Jason Statham, the film showed Theron holding her own against her cast of male A-listers.
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