Throughout her tenner - long calling , Charlize Theron has grown from a endorse histrion to an Oscar - winning superstar . She is one of the grown names in Hollywood and the type of actor who can effortlessly move between intimate dramas and vast action blockbuster .

With so much versatility and intensity , it ’s not surprising that Theron has been a part of some really beloved undertaking . She managed to   nab just roles in stellar films early in her career and now discover herself headlining immense bang . But that ’s not to say all of her motion-picture show are winner account . Talking a look at her IMDb page , there is a   healthy mix of good and bad .

Best: Monster (2003) - 7.3

Theron pull ahead her first Oscar for her astonish a transformative performance in the on-key - crime taradiddle , Monster . Theron is unrecognisable as Aileen Wuornos , a prostitute who becamea fecund sequential killerin the late ' 80s and former ' XC .

Theron ’s carrying into action go far beyond the physical . She dwell the role so totally that it ’s easy to bury you are look out an actor at work . Monsteris a disturbing yet compelling dramatic play which was an other sign of writer - director Patty Jenkins ' talents .

Worst: Mighty Joe Young (1998) - 5.6

After making an impression in supporting use and playing the love interest group , Theron finally sire her first leading role in a Hollywood film . Unfortunately , it was this rather forgettable Disney adventure .

InMighty Joe Young , Theron plays Jill , a woman who grew up with a young Gorilla gorilla named Joe . Now develop , Joe has become an impossibly monumental wildcat whom others seek out for their own lot . The film act like a nestling - favorable update ofKing Kongwhich sadly does n’t make for a very interesting dangerous undertaking .

Best: The Cider House Rules (1999) - 7.4

Theron scored a key character in the prestigious Oscar - succeed filmThe Cider House Rules . sic in the 1940s , Tobey Maguireplays Homer Wells , a young humanity who was raised in an orphanhood by a kingly doctor ( Michael Caine ) . Now a grown homo ,   Homer seek to see more of the creation .

Theron plays Candy Kendall , a untried woman who help the   Homer explore while the two eventually fall in sexual love with each other . Audiences were taken with the aroused tale as well as the fantastic performances from the talented cast .

Worst: Waking Up in Reno (2002) - 5.5

moving picture likeThe Long Shothave bear witness that Theron can be excellent in comedies ,   butWaking Up in Renois not a good showcase for those attainment . Theron is joined by Billy Bob Thornton , Natasha Richardson , and Patrick Swayze as two duo who go on a road trip to Reno together .

Despite the magic roll , audiences just did n’t think the quirkyroad misstep comedydelivered the laughs . The sitcom humour and unengaging storyline failed to live up to the talent on screen .

Best: The Devil’s Advocate (1997) - 7.5

Theron teamed withKeanu Reevesfor the first fourth dimension in this memorable thriller . Reeves act as Kevin Lomax , a skilled lawyer who , after winning a difficult suit , is recruited by a big city lawyer named John Milton ( Al Pacino ) . But soon   Kevin begin to suspect there is something darker about his new boss .

While the actual understanding to watch is Pacino ’s gaga and fun performance , Theron ground the film as   Kevin ’s   married woman who struggles with their fresh life . The Devil ’s Advocateis a movie that gets softheaded as it live on until reaching its thrilling climax .

Worst: Æon Flux (2005) - 5.5

Many consider Theron to be one of the top action stars in Hollywood these days , butÆon Fluxwas an early failure that tried to introduce Theron as a badass action hero . The sci - fi film witness Theron dally a deathly assassin looking to overthrow the corrupt government in the last city on Earth .

The fashionable look of the film and Theron ’s action accomplishment could n’t saveÆon Fluxfrom bombing at the box office and with critics . The pontifical story crowd out any interesting idea that it might have introduced and in the goal , it feel like just another sci - fi moving picture that was expressive style over substance .

Best: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) - 7.8

add her famous vocal to the animation creation , Theron joinedLaika Animation ’s epic adventurefilm , Kubo and the Two Strings . The story follows a young male child in search of an ancient weapon owned by his late father   that can be used to defeat the evil Moon King . Theron has another great badass role as a rascal who fall in the vernal son on his quest .

The film is beautiful   to look at and has some truly magnetise action episode . But aside from the optic spectacle , the story is really fun   and   moving .

Worst: The Astronaut’s Wife (1999) - 5.4

The star powerfulness of Charlize Theron and Johnny Depp should have madeThe Astronaut ’s Wifea much more tempting photographic film . Alas , this sci - fi thrillerwastes a promising premise with a pretty by - the - numbers glide path .

Theron act as Jillian , the wife of Spencer ( Depp ) , an astronaut who give back from a space mission . But when he begins acting differently ,   Jill distrust something happened to him in space and he may not be her hubby after all . Theron does what she can with the textile but there is surprisingly footling play to be had .

Best: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - 8.1

After decades of waiting , lover oftheMad Maxfranchisewere in conclusion invest with the fourth entry , sore Max : Fury Road . As it turns out , the movie was well worth the wait .   It follows Max ( Tom Hardy ) as he teams up with a warrior key out Furiosa ( Theron ) who is rescue the imprisoned married woman of a warlord .

George Miller delivered one of the most epic and barbarian action movies ever made that is high - octane merriment from begin to terminate . And despite the claim , Theron ’s Furiosa is the real star of the film ,   cement her status as an natural action movie ikon .

Worst: The Last Face (2016) - 4.9

Sean Penn has had a passably interesting calling as a director , but his most recent effort was a big miss . The Last Facestars Theron and Javier Bardem as two assist workers in Africa . As they find the awful injustice of the land , they deal with their own jolty relationship .

To make a pic about African inhumanity attend to as the backdrop for a love story between assistance actor was a megascopic misestimation . Penn is very broad with his messaging and the love story is a complete bore . Even Theron and Bardem ca n’t make their alchemy workplace .

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