01 An actress studying a real-life scandal for a role, in an unsettling character study.
Natalie Portman – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · May 8, 2026
United States Drama thought provoking
Black Swan is genuinely unsettling and physically demanding; Léon: The Professional, made as a child, remains one of the more unusual debuts in modern film. May December proves she’s still taking on difficult material.
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02 A biologist venturing into a mysterious, mutating environmental zone.
03 A charming, offbeat love interest in Zach Braff's indie coming-of-age film.
04 An astrophysicist swept into Asgardian mythology alongside Chris Hemsworth.
05 A tangled, cutting performance in a bruising four-person relationship drama.
06 A young Queen Padmé Amidala, introduced at the start of the prequel trilogy.
07 An Oscar-nominated performance as Jacqueline Kennedy in the days after the assassination.
08 A shaved-head, radicalized woman awakened to a dystopian government's crimes.
09 A haunting breakout performance as a young girl taken in by a hitman.
10 An Oscar-winning, physically and psychologically transformative performance as a ballerina unraveling.