Total Recall: Angelina Jolie's Best Movies

Summary

Both on and off the screen, Angelina Jolie has been one of the film industry's most eminently watchable celebrities for over a decade. Whether she's appearing in big-budget blockbusters (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), more thoughtful dramas (Changeling), or animated features the whole family can enjoy (Kung Fu Panda) -- or simply hypnotizing the paparazzi with her tabloid-friendly lifestyle -- Jolie hasn't strayed far from the spotlight since earning raves for her Emmy-nominated performance in HBO's Gia. In honor of her return to action with Salt, we decided to revisit the critical highlights of her billion-dollar filmography by counting down her ten best-reviewed performances. It's time for Total Recall, Angelina Jolie style! Back to Article

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tomwaitsjrHAPPYICONOCLAST

Greg Guro

Her best film is probably GIA, but that was made for HBO so I guess it doesn't count. . .

Jul 21 - 08:49 PM

Animation Nerd

Adam Kemp

So Angelina Jolie's number 1 spot is a film she only co-stars in?

Jul 22 - 02:01 AM

Kevin T.

Kevin Turner

Intrestingly enough it is Jolie's lesser known and laess hyped films that are higher on the list

Jul 22 - 04:02 AM

fresh f.

fresh fresh

Its weird---I even like all her so called "bad" movies. Gone in 60 seconds, Tomb Raider, Wanted---they're a good time. Are they cinematic masterpieces? NO. But its a fun ride. And I appreciate that she's the only woman who hasn't succomb to romantic comedies. She gets extra points for that.

Jul 22 - 04:25 AM

Brad H.

Brad Hadfield

Changeling was a great, if disturbing, film. And she was great in it.

I also thought Taking Lives was grossly underappreciated.

Jul 22 - 06:04 AM

Earman

Christopher Beckham

I enjoyed Taking Lives too. Haven't see Changeling though.

Jul 25 - 12:05 AM

Thundaar

Paul Fairbrother

She is a little kooky - but she is a beauty and very good actress (too many crazy tatoos and obligatory gross-out factor of Billy Bob not withstanding).

Jul 22 - 09:33 AM

Dave J

Dave J

Her ratings doesn't mean squat except that I enjoyed her "action" films more than her drama!

Jul 22 - 09:52 AM

Nikki6Shots

nicole dino

Shes a whore. sorry but its true, maybe shes refined NOW, but it doesnt change the fact that she was a man stealing whore. She did to to Laura Dern with Bob thornton, did it again to Aniston with Pitt. I dont hate her or like her, but shes not something special in my book

Jul 22 - 10:04 AM

JS

j s

Tabloid star. Enough said.

But she does get brownie points for her humanitarian work.

Jul 22 - 10:34 AM

Aurora B.

Aurora Bellard

no certified fresh for Mr. and Mrs. Smith??? I love that movie. and even tho she has no over 90%, she is still an extremely bankable actress. :)

Jul 22 - 11:23 AM

Holly P.

Holly Pinkerton

Shark Tale was her first go around with kid-friendly animated film. Wanted and Beowulf over Gia... hmmm.

Jul 22 - 11:24 AM

Jaxx Raxor

Adam Jones

Whats up with all the spamming?

In terms of Jolie, she is a decent actress (unlike the monstrosity that is Megan Fox). It's very interesting that her generally good (to even excellent performances) seem to be wrapped around sub-par movies. Her only academy award coming from a movie with a 54% tells something.

I don't think that her fairly poor RT meter reflects bad on her personally, but just that the people who work with her in these movies do a poor job of using her talents such as a bad script (with her newest movie Salt being a typical example of this).

Jul 22 - 11:54 AM

TrouserTrout

Frankie Rivera

Say what you want but she is one of the most amazingly beautiful women ever.

Jul 22 - 03:03 PM

rle4lunch

Chad W

what the frig is wrong with RT's message boards as of late? POS!

Jul 22 - 03:29 PM

ktomas

Kevin Tomaszewski

Jolie is a much better actress than her RT film ratings make her out to be. Eqully adept at both action and drama, plus she does manage to supply a little wry humor into many of her performances as well. Her humanitarian efforts greatly outweigh both the fetishism of the tabloids and her occasional cinematic misfires, IMO. Looking forward to this weekend, and Angelina's latest thriller.

Jul 22 - 03:55 PM

amay8907

Ashton May

Girl, Interrupted....Gia...a Mighty Heart...Changeling....Playing By Heart...

All of these movies showcase Angelina's acting ability--which, if any of you jerks would actually see those movies, you would see that Jolie is a wonderful, truthful, emotional, compelling actress. She's been in a lot of crappy movies (like any actor, seriously), but she's also been in a lot of good movies, and even ones that weren't given much critical acclaim (like Girl, Interrupted) all note that her acting was a bright spot in the films.

Jul 22 - 06:07 PM

Alec D.

Alec Dmowski

She's a pretty decent to good actress, nothing great. I don't understand why there is all this commotion around somebody who is so average.

Jul 22 - 06:26 PM

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