Charlize Theron Filmography

Battle in Seattle

Actors: Charlize Theron, André Benjamin, Martin Henderson, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Jennifer Carpenter

Synopsis: Actor-turned-filmmaker Stuart Townsend makes his screenwriting and directorial debut with this ensemble film set during the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle and presenting the riots that swept through the streets during the five-day conference from a variety of different Read More

Hancock

Actors: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan, Johnny Galecki

Synopsis: A hard-drinking lush finds himself thrust into superhero mode in director Peter Berg's unconventional look at the private life of a crime-fighter. Will Smith stars as the embittered do-gooder whose lifestyle is more akin to a rock star than a role model, and who has grown as disillusioned with his Read More

Sleepwalking

Crew: Producer

Actors: Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron, Deborrah-Lee Furness, Mathew St. Patrick

Synopsis: Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, and Deborrah-Lee Furness star in a family drama detailing the efforts made by an 12-year-old girl to come to terms with her mother's abandonment. Tara's (Robb) mother, Joleen (Theron), just can't seem to get her life Read More

The Burning Plain

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger

Synopsis: Charlize Theron top-lines the romantic ensemble The Burning Plain, written and directed by Babel screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. 2929 Production's film tells the tale of a web of interconnecting love stories, with Theron playing Sylvia, a woman with a troubled past who tries to reconcile with her Read More

In the Valley of Elah

Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon, James Franco

Synopsis: When a model soldier who recently returned to the U.S. from the front lines of Iraq goes AWOL, his veteran father enlists the aid of a dedicated police detective in seeking out his son's true fate of his son in director/screenwriter Paul Haggis's follow up to the Oscar-winning 2004 indie-hit Read More

East of Havana

Crew: Producer

Actors: Soandres "Soandry" Del Rio Ferrer, Magyori Martinez Veitia, Michel "Mikki Flow" Hermida, Vladimir Abad, Daisy M. Abad

Synopsis: Three talented hip-hop musicians struggle to make themselves heard in a repressive culture in this documentary from filmmakers Jauretsi Saizabitoria and Emilia Menocal. While rap and hip-hop are often cited as the most pervasive and influential musical forms to emerge in public consciousness since Read More

Ice at the Bottom of the World

Crew: Producer

Actors: Charlize Theron

Synopsis: When a grizzled Navy captain reluctantly retires from service due to health reasons, he discovers how truly dysfunctional his family has become in this downbeat family drama from director Alan Parker and screenwriter Mark Richard. Now stuck in the Chesapeake Bay with his daughter - a single Read More

Aeon Flux

Actors: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand

Synopsis: Based on the animated series by Peter Chung, Aeon Flux imagines a future in which 99 percent of the world's population is killed through industrial disease, and the survivors live in a single city that, despite utopian appearances, is quite totalitarian. Disinclined to embrace any particular Read More

North Country

Actors: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Monaghan, Woody Harrelson, Sissy Spacek

Synopsis: A fictionalized account of one of America's most groundbreaking sexual harassment lawsuits comes to the screen in this hard-hitting drama. In the late '80s, Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) fled her abusive husband, and needed to find a way to support her two children. Aimes returned to her hometown Read More

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Actors: George Clooney, Danny DeVito, Peter Bogdanovich, David Brown, Richard Dreyfuss

Synopsis: Take a walk on the fine line between box-office blockbusters and instantly forgettable bombs as Oscar and Emmy-winning producer/director Bill Couturie sets out to explore just what separates such high-profile hits as Jaws from such room-clearing disasters as Howard the Duck. Executive produced by Read More

Head in the Clouds

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Thomas Kretschmann

Synopsis: Australian filmmaker John Duigan directs the romantic war drama Head in the Clouds. Charlize Theron stars as ambitious photographer Gilda Bessé, who lives in France during the 1930s. She shares her stylish luxury apartment in Paris with Cambridge student Guy (Stuart Townsend) from Ireland and Read More

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Actors: Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson, John Lithgow, Miriam Margolyes

Synopsis: The often-troubled life of one of the greatest comic actors in the history of the British cinema provides the basis for this biopic. Peter Sellers (Geoffrey Rush) was raised by a domineering mother (Miriam Margolyes) and meek father (Peter Vaughan), and at an early age discovered he liked to hide Read More

Monster

Crew: Producer

Actors: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Pruitt Taylor Vince

Synopsis: Model-turned-actress Charlize Theron leaves her glamorous image behind for this gritty drama, in which she plays a disturbed prostitute who becomes a serial killer. Aileen Wuornos (Theron) was a woman who survived a brutal and abusive childhood in Michigan to become a thick-skinned but emotionally Read More

The Italian Job

Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green, Jason Statham

Synopsis: A team of high-class thieves avenge their mentor's death -- with the help of his own daughter -- in this big-budget remake of the 1969 British caper classic. The Italian Job stars Mark Wahlberg as Charlie, the mastermind of a daring Venice heist overseen by John (Donald Sutherland), a lifelong Read More

Waking Up in Reno

Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson, Holmes Osborne

Synopsis: Country singer Dwight Yoakam is a co-producer of this Miramax comedy about marital infidelity among the Southern redneck set. Auto dealer Lonnie Earl (Billy Bob Thornton) and his wife, Darlene (Natasha Richardson), are best friends with good-natured Roy (Patrick Swayze) and his spitfire wife Read More

Trapped

Actors: Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon

Synopsis: A mother is caught in a race against time to save her child in this taut suspense thriller. Dr. Will Jennings (Stuart Townsend) and his wife, Karen (Charlize Theron), find their world has been turned upside down when they're taken hostage and held in different cities while their young daughter is Read More

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Actors: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt, Elizabeth Berkley, John Schuck

Synopsis: Writer and director Woody Allen returns to the Manhattan of the past with this romantic comedy set in 1940, the era of fedora hats and gumshoe detectives. Allen stars as C.W. Briggs, an insurance investigator whose razor-sharp instincts have just led to the successful conclusion of another case Read More

15 Minutes

Actors: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks, Melina Kanakaredes

Synopsis: An action drama centering on the media circus, 15 Minutes focuses on a New York homicide detective named Eddie Flemming (Robert De Niro), a famous figure known for his heroic on-the-job manner. A tabloid news anchor (Kelsey Grammer) attempts to get the scoop on Flemming's latest beat when a pair Read More

Sweet November

Actors: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs, Greg Germann, Liam Aiken

Synopsis: This romantic melodrama reunites The Devil's Advocate (1997) co-stars Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron, and is directed by Irish filmmaker Pat O'Connor (Circle of Friends). Sara Deever (Theron) is a beautiful young woman who begins a new romantic relationship with a man each month, then helps him Read More

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

Synopsis: Actress Charlize Theron narrates this affectionate tribute to beautiful screen starlet Marion Davies, who, despite memorable comic performances in such hits as Show People and The Patsy, will always be remembered as the former Ziegfield Follies dancer who charmed her way into the affections of Read More

Men of Honor

Actors: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis, Hal Holbrook

Synopsis: This military drama is based on the true story of Carl Brashear, who was the first African-American to serve as a diver in the United States Navy. Brashear (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.) was born to a poor farming family in the deep South, and joined the Navy in hopes of bettering himself. When Read More

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Actors: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill, Joel Gretsch

Synopsis: Robert Redford directed this adaptation of a novel by Steven Pressfield that uses golf as a metaphor for one man's spiritual and philosophical journeys. Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) was a gifted amateur golfer from Savannah, GA, until traumatic experiences during World War I shattered his Read More

The Yards

Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan, Ellen Burstyn, Faye Dunaway

Synopsis: In this drama, a young man joins the family business without knowing that he's entering a world of danger and deceit. Hot-headed Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg) has had some scrapes with the law and served time for a crime he didn't commit. Hoping to get his life back on track, he takes a job in the Read More

Reindeer Games

Actors: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, Dennis Farina, James Frain

Synopsis: A burglar looking to make time with a beautiful woman after five years in prison falls into a dangerous trap in this action drama. Rudy (Ben Affleck) is serving time in prison for auto theft, where he becomes friendly with his cellmate Nick (James Frain). Nick has been enjoying a spicy courtship Read More

Saturday Night Live: Charlize Theron

Actors: Charlize Theron, Paul Simon

Synopsis: This 2000 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Charlize Theron and features musical guest Paul Simon. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

The Cider House Rules

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Michael Caine

Synopsis: John Irving scripted this screen adaptation of his 1985 novel. Set during World War II, The Cider House Rules concerns Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire), an orphan who spent most of his childhood at the St. Cloud Orphanage in rural Maine, where he grew up under the strong but affectionate care of Dr. Read More

The Astronaut's Wife

Actors: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Clea Duvall, Donna Murphy

Synopsis: Science fiction blends with domestic horror in this thriller. Spencer Armacost (Johnny Depp) is an astronaut on a routine mission in space when something goes horribly wrong and it looks as if he's doomed. However, Spencer is rescued at the last moment and returns to earth a hero. He soon Read More

Celebrity

Actors: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Famke Janssen, Joe Mantegna, Melanie Griffith

Synopsis: Black-and-white Sven Nykvist cinematography highlights this Woody Allen comedy about fame and obscurity among Manhattan celebs. Journalist Lee Simon (Kenneth Branagh), makes a play for actress Nicole Oliver (Melanie Griffith), subject of his current story. Lee is separated from his wife Robin (Judy Davis Read More

Mighty Joe Young

Actors: Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth, David Paymer

Synopsis: This 1998 version of Mighty Joe Young begins with a Gorillas in the Mist-type prologue and then jumps forward twelve years to find Bill Paxton leading a safari expedition to capture the legendary giant (two-ton) gorilla, the subject of the film's title. Paxton's intentions are admirable; he wants Read More

Trial and Error

Actors: Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Wentworth, Austin Pendleton, Jessica Steen, Rip Torn, Dale Dye, Lawrence Pressman, Max Casella

Synopsis: This comedy features TV's Seinfeld regular Michael Richards in his first starring role, opposite Jeff Daniels. Daniels plays Charlie Tuttle, an up-and-coming attorney engaged to Tiffany Whitfield (Alexandra Wentworth), the daughter of the law firm's boss (Lawrence Pressman). His boss sends him to Read More

The Devil's Advocate

Actors: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey

Synopsis: Supernatural forces hover over the courtroom in this devilish drama adapted from the novel by Andrew Neiderman. Attorney Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) doesn't heed the Bible-based warnings of his mother (Judith Ivey), who views New York City as "the dwelling place of demons." Instead, he leaves Read More

Hollywood Confidential

Actors: Edward James Olmos

Synopsis: In this drama, a band of law-enforcement agents specialize in suppressing potential scandals involving important Tinseltown celebrities. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

That Thing You Do!

Actors: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Charlize Theron, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry

Synopsis: Tom Hanks made his directorial debut in this bright comedy set in the mid-1960's about a rock group and their brief fling with fame. Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott) works as a salesman at his father's appliance store and plays the drums in his spare time, fancying himself a jazz musician. One Read More

2 Days in the Valley

Actors: Danny Aiello, Greg Cruttwell, James Spader, Jeff Daniels, Teri Hatcher, Glenne Headly, Charlize Theron

Synopsis: A variety of crooks, losers, and working stiffs living in the shadow of Hollywood find their various personal crises overlapping in this intricately woven melodrama. Lee Woods (James Spader) is a cold-blooded hit man and Dosmo Pizzo (Danny Aiello) a soft-at-heart gangster; they've been sent to Read More

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

Synopsis: With no more rural Midwestern adults left to slaughter, two brothers from Gatling, Nebraska are sent to foster homes in the Windy City. The little brother, who murdered his own father, is a disciple of the dreaded "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" and has brought a few corn seeds with him so his evil Read More