01 A gleefully unlikable comic lead she plays with total commitment.
Cameron Diaz – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · September 22, 2025
There’s Something About Mary made her a comedy star almost overnight, while Being John Malkovich the following year showed a much stranger, more ambitious range.
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02 A quieter, more grounded dramatic sister role.
03 Her breakout role, carrying real screen presence against Jim Carrey's chaos.
04 A grittier, more period-appropriate register than most of her comedy work.
05 Her Princess Fiona voice work is as central to the franchise's charm as anything else.
06 Pure, breezy action-comedy chemistry with her co-stars.
07 A rom-com where she doesn't actually get the guy, and it's better for it.
08 A committed, unglamorous performance in a genuinely strange psychological thriller.
09 One of the stranger, more ambitious films she's ever attached her name to.
10 Gross-out comedy with an actual romantic backbone, and she anchors all of it.
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