Natalie Portman has the distinction of being the first person born in the 1980s to win an Academy Award for Best Actress. The actress was also nominated for the Best Actress Oscar and Golden Globe in 2011 for her role in Black Swan (2010). The Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actor has appeared in many different movies from Star Wars (Star Wars) to Thor.
The actor, an Israeli-American born on June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, moved to Washington DC, the capital of the USA, with his family at an early age. He started his career when he was discovered at the age of 12. Continuing her career with her education, the actress received her undergraduate education in Psychology at Harvard University. Natalie Portman, who has a versatile personality, has also voiced in The Simpsons cartoon series as well as acting. Now let’s examine the best films of Natalie Portman, who has acted in many different series and movies, according to IMDb scores.
Best Natalie Portman movies:
The first movie to step into the Marvel universe: Thor
- Broadcast: April 21, 2011 (Australia) and May 6, 2011 (US)
- Genre: Action, Fantasy and Adventure
- Director: Kenneth Branagh
- Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkings and Natalie Portman
- IMDb rating: 7
The movie, which is the beginning of the Thor series from the Marvel Universe, which many of us are familiar with, tells us the adventure of Thor from loneliness to becoming a superhero who deserves to be crowned. Natalie Portman plays the character of Jane Foster in this movie and in the sequels. The results of the body development process that the actor embarked on for the films in the Thor series were on the agenda in the media.
A war drama between brothers: Brothers
- Released: March 12, 2009
- Genre: Drama and War
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman
- IMDb rating: 7.1
Brothers is a US-made drama-war film. The film is about the events of the two brothers in the USA and Afghanistan and their relationship with each other. The leading roles of the movie directed by Jim Sheridan; Shared by Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman. Before moving on to the next movie, let’s mention that Tobey Maguire was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in this movie.
A love triangle full of cheating Closer
- Released: December 3, 2004
- Genre: Romance, Melodrama and Drama
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Cast: Jude Law, Clive Owen and Natalie Portman
- IMDb rating: 7.2
Events begin to develop when the man in one of the two couples who are not aware of each other meets the woman in the other couple in the city of London at the time of the filming. Momentary feelings after meeting lead to deception and this is how the plot develops.
Dan, a British journalist who we refer to as the man in one of the couples, is someone who takes his job very seriously and wants to make a career. However, his job is to write obituaries in the newspaper. Dan is fascinated by a young stripper, Alice, but when he meets photographer Anna (the woman in the other couple), he can’t control his emotions and passion.
The story of a difficult meeting after the war: Cold Mauntain
- Published: December 25, 2003
- Genre: Drama, Romance and War
- Director: Anthony Minghella
- Cast: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman
- IMDb rating: 7.2
The film is based on Charles Frazier’s book Cold Mauntain, which was published in 1997 and became a bestseller in the year it was published. Film; It is a co-production of Italy, Romania and the USA. Directed by Anthony Minghella, the production tells the story of a wounded and fugitive Confederate soldier who wants to be reunited with the woman he loves at the end of the American Civil War.
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, the final installment in the Natalie Portman trilogy
- Released: May 19, 2005
- Genre: Fantasy
- Director: George Lucas
- Cast: Hayden Christensen, Ewan Mcgregor and Natalie Portman
- IMDb rating: 7.6
Although we include the highest rated movie of the series in our content, Natalie Portman is in the first 3 movies in the Star Wars universe (in the chronological order of the Universe) with the character of Padmé Amidala. Natalie Portman’s character first appeared in Episode I as the young queen of the planet Naboo. Padmé is the secret wife of Anakin Skywalker and the mother of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa. II of this trilogy, which was shot between 1999-2005. and III. In the movie, Padmé represents the planet Naboo in the Galactic Senate.
Film for which he received his first Academy Award: Black Swan
- Broadcast: September 1, 2010 (Venice) and December 3, 2010 (USA)
- Genre: Psychological Thriller, Drama
- Director: Darren Aronofsky
- Cast: Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder and Natalie Portman
- IMDb rating: 8
Black Swan is an American film released in the 2010 quarter directed by Darren Aronofsky. The story of the movie starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder in the main roles; It revolves around Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet performance.
She needs a ballerina to portray both the innocent White Swan and the sultry Black Swan in the show featured in the movie. Nina (Portman) is the perfect choice for the role of the ballerina White Swan, while Lily (Kunis) has what it takes to play the Black Swan. When Lily and Nina get into a rivalry, Nina discovers her dark side and things start to unfold with it. The movie is based on a true story.
The story of a rebellion: V for Vendetta
- Broadcast: March 16, 2006 (Germany) and March 17, 2006 (USA)
- Genre: Action & Thriller
- Director: James McTeigue
- Cast: Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Stephen Fry and Natalie Portman
- IMDb rating: 8.2
A US and German co-production, the film was directed by James McTeigue, co-director of the Matrix trilogy. Adapted from the DC Comics comic book series, V for Vendetta is about how an individual rebellion evolves and becomes social in the process while the UK is ruled by totalitarians and an oppressive neo-fascist party.
First movie starring Natalie Portman: Leon (The Power of Love)
- Released: November 18, 1994
- Genre: Action, Crime and Drama
- Director: Luc Besson
- Cast: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman
- IMDb rating: 8.5
The character of Mathilda, played by Natalie Portman, is a 12-year-old little girl living in New York with her family broken up. The most precious person for Mathilda, who does not like her family very much, is her little sister. When the father of the family gets involved in drug dealing, the mafia kills all members of the family, including Mathilda’s younger sister. Mathilda, who was out of the house for shopping during the events, saves her life and hides in the apartment where Leon (the murderer who killed his family) is staying. Leon, on the other hand, is a cold-blooded killer, so he doesn’t rush and kill Mathilda. After spending time together, the killer begins to love Mathilda, now he wants to take care of her and protect her, but things like fatherhood and friendship are foreign to him.
Leon is Natalie Portman’s first movie, and the actress was 12 years old when this movie was shot. It is the production with the highest IMDb score among the films in which he acted.
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