The best Nicole Kidman movies
The top 3 according to 67 votes from people: Moulin Rouge! (2001) · The Hours (2002) · To Die For (1995). (Updated Aug 28, 2025.)
From Dead Calm to Virginia Woolf and Grace in Dogville: Nicole Kidman's finest film roles, ranked from Variety, Collider and Screen Rant.
Top 10
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1
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Satine, the courtesan of Baz Luhrmann's musical.
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2
The Hours (2002)
Virginia Woolf: her Best Actress Oscar.
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3
To Die For (1995)
A weather girl who'll do anything to be famous, by Gus Van Sant.
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4
Dogville (2003)
Grace hiding in a mountain town, by Lars von Trier.
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5
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Alice Harford in Kubrick's last film.
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6
The Others (2001)
A mother and two light-sensitive children, by Amenábar.
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7
Lion (2016)
The adoptive mother of Saroo, lost in India as a child.
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8
Birth (2004)
A widow and a boy who claims to be her husband reborn.
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9
Rabbit Hole (2010)
A mother grieving her young son.
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10
Dead Calm (1989)
A couple at sea with a dangerous castaway.
Candidates
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11
Destroyer (2018)
A burnt-out LAPD detective chasing her past.
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12
Being the Ricardos (2021)
Lucille Ball during one week of I Love Lucy.
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13
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
A surgeon's family under a curse, by Yorgos Lanthimos.
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