Natalie Portman – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 8, 2026

Black Swan is genuinely unsettling and physically demanding, Leon: The Professional, made when she was a child, is one of the more unusual debuts in modern film, and May December proves she’s still taking on difficult material. May December has an actress studying a real-life scandal, Annihilation sends a biologist into a mutating zone, Garden State charms as an offbeat love interest, and Thor makes her an astrophysicist among Asgardians. Closer, V for Vendetta, Jackie and The Phantom Menace round out the list.

May December (2023)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Julianne Moore plays a woman confronting an actress who is studying her own real-life scandal.

Directed by Todd Haynes · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Annihilation (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A biologist joins an expedition into a mysterious zone that rewrites everything inside it.

Directed by Alex Garland · 1h 55m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Garden State (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A numbed-out actor returns home for his mother's funeral and starts feeling things again.

Directed by Zach Braff · 1h 42m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Thor (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A banished Asgardian god learns humility while stranded powerless on Earth.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Closer (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Natalie Portman gives a tangled, cutting performance in a bruising four-person relationship drama.

Directed by Mike Nichols · 1h 44m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A young Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Ewan McGregor, takes on the mantle from Alec Guinness's version of the character.

Directed by George Lucas · 2h 16m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jackie (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Natalie Portman earned an Oscar nomination as Jacqueline Kennedy in the days after the assassination.

Directed by Pablo Larraín · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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V for Vendetta (2005)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 73% Metacritic 62

A masked vigilante wages a one-man war against a totalitarian British government.

Directed by James McTeigue · 2h 12m · Rated R

7 wins & 29 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Léon: The Professional (1994)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 76% Metacritic 64

A hitman reluctantly takes in a young girl after her family is murdered, teaching her his trade.

Directed by Luc Besson · 1h 51m · Rated R

5 wins & 16 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Sundance Now, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Black Swan (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A dedicated ballerina's grip on reality unravels as she competes for the lead in Swan Lake.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 1h 48m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Natalie Portman – 10 Best Movies

May December (2023)

Annihilation (2018)

Garden State (2004)

Thor (2011)

Closer (2004)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Jackie (2016)

V for Vendetta (2005)

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Black Swan (2010)

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