# The best Charlize Theron movies

From her Oscar for Monster to Mad Max's Furiosa: the Charlize Theron films that appear most in the lists of Rolling Stone Brasil, Legião dos Heróis and Folha BV.

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- Oct 11, 2025 · Yasmin Costa Santana
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## Top 12

1. **The Devil's Advocate (1997)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Taylor Hackford, with Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino.
2. **Monster (2003)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Patty Jenkins; Theron plays Aileen Wuornos and wins the Oscar for best actress.
3. **Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — George Miller; Imperator Furiosa steals the film.
4. **The Cider House Rules (1999)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Lasse Hallström adapts John Irving, with Tobey Maguire.
5. **Tully (2018)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Jason Reitman: an exhausted mother and the night nanny who changes everything.
6. **North Country (2005)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Niki Caro: a single mother fights harassment at an iron mine.
7. **Long Shot (2019)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Romantic comedy with Seth Rogen: a Secretary of State and a journalist.
8. **Bombshell (2019)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The women who exposed Roger Ailes at Fox News; Theron plays Megyn Kelly.
9. **The Road (2009)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Cormac McCarthy adaptation, with Viggo Mortensen.
10. **Sweet November (2001)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A romance with Keanu Reeves.
11. **Young Adult (2011)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody: a writer goes back to her hometown after her ex.
12. **Atomic Blonde (2017)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — David Leitch: a British spy in 1989 Berlin.

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