Portrait of Charlize Theron

Acting

Charlize Theron

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2000 and 2019 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hyperdrive
Hyperdrive
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charlize Theron Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0
  • Nostalgia
    3.3, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Dark Comedy 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Showbiz Satire 2
  • Strong Performances 2
  • Unsettling Atmosphere 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Jane
Jane

as Jane

Dance Parents
Dance Parents

Producer

Mysteria
Mysteria

Producer

Tyrant
Tyrant

Producer

Six Clean Kills
Six Clean Kills

Producer

2020s

13 titles · average score 62
Apex
Apex (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sasha

The Odyssey
The Odyssey (2026)
GoodWatch score 85

as Calypso

The Old Guard 2
The Old Guard 2 (2025)
GoodWatch score 40

as Andromache of Scythia / Andy

The Studio
The Studio (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Charlize Theron

Murder Mystery 2
Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer

Fast X
Fast X (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cipher

The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lady Lesso

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

as Clea

The Addams Family 2
The Addams Family 2 (2021)
GoodWatch score 43

as Morticia Addams (voice)

F9
F9 (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cipher

The Old Guard
The Old Guard (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Andromache of Scythia / Andy

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Fezzik

2010s

22 titles · average score 60
The Addams Family
The Addams Family (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

as Morticia Addams (voice)

Long Shot
Long Shot (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

as Charlotte Field

Bombshell
Bombshell (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

as Megyn Kelly

Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lorraine Broughton

Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
GoodWatch score 85

as Monkey / Mother (voice)

The Huntsman: Winter's War
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
GoodWatch score 40

as Queen Ravenna

Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
GoodWatch score 85

as Imperator Furiosa

Dark Places
Dark Places (2015)
GoodWatch score 42

as Libby Day

A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

as Anna

Prometheus
Prometheus (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Meredith Vickers

Snow White and the Huntsman
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

as Queen Ravenna

Young Adult
Young Adult (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mavis Gary

2000s

24 titles · average score 56
The Road
The Road (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mother

Hancock
Hancock (2008)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mary

In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

as Detective Emily Sanders

Æon Flux
Æon Flux (2005)
GoodWatch score 35

as Æon Flux

North Country
North Country (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as Josey Aimes

The Italian Job
The Italian Job (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

as Stella Bridger

Monster
Monster (2003)
GoodWatch score 76

as Aileen Wuornos

Sweet November
Sweet November (2001)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sara

Men of Honor
Men of Honor (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gwen Sunday

Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

as Ashley Mercer

The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Adele Invergordon

The Yards
The Yards (2000)
GoodWatch score 63

as Erica Soltz

1990s

12 titles · average score 55
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Candy Kendall

The Astronaut's Wife
The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

as Jillian Armacost

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jill Young

Celebrity
Celebrity (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Supermodel

Burn
Burn (1998)

as Amy in Photo

The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mary Ann Lomax

Trial and Error
Trial and Error (1997)
GoodWatch score 48

as Billie Tyler

Hollywood Confidential
Hollywood Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sally

That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do! (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tina

2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Helga Svelgen

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
GoodWatch score 42

as Eli's Follower (uncredited)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show