Scarlett Johansson’s movies are always highly anticipated.
She has been the highest-paid actress in the world since 2018. She has also appeared several times on Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful celebrities.
Scarlett Johansson has wanted to be an actress since she was a child. She began acting as a child actress on stage. In 1994, she entered the film industry and was quickly well received by audiences. The films she starred in often grossed very high, making Scarlett Johansson the ninth highest-grossing movie star of all time.
Since her debut, Scarlett Johansson has owned a huge collection of film works. With her beautiful, attractive appearance and diverse, talented acting style, Scarlett Johansson’s films are always in the favorite list of many audiences. In this article, Bazaar Vietnam will introduce to you the top 20 best films of Scarlett Johansson.
1. Iron Man 2 – Iron Man 2 (2010)
It is the sequel to the 2008 film Iron Man and the third superhero film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, and more.
The film begins 6 months after the events of part 1. At this time, Tony Stark resists the US Government’s call to hand over Iron Man technology to serve the military. Meanwhile, Russian scientist Ivan Vanko has developed technology similar to Stark’s arc reactor and built weapons to avenge his family. To test the arc reaction, Stark must use palladium, a toxic metal. Therefore, it also directly threatens his health and life.
In the film, actress Scarlett Johansson plays Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow: A SHIELD undercover agent who becomes Stark’s new assistant. This is also the role that launched the character Natasha – one of the actress’s life roles.
2. Scarlett Johansson movie: Avengers (2012)
The Avengers is an American superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Avengers. The series consists of four parts, starting with The Avengers (2012), then Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Throughout the films is a familiar cast, including Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner as members of the Avengers team.
In the film, Scarlett Johansson continues to play the role of Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow: Member of the Avengers team, highly trained spy, former agent of the two organizations KGB and SHIELD. The film revolves around the superheroes of the Avengers team in missions to protect cosmic peace.
The Avengers received positive reviews from most film critics and set several box office records. It also became the third highest-grossing film of all time in the United States. The film’s sequels also broke box office records, brought in huge revenues, and received many prestigious nominations and awards.
3. Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier – Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
This is a superhero movie sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger. In this movie, the main actors include: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders…
The content of the movie in part 2 continues the story of part 1. At this time, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) must find a way to integrate into the modern world and combine with Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) to fight against a dangerous enemy in Washington, DC.
4. Scarlett Johansson movie: Lucy – Lucy (2014)
The film revolves around Lucy (Scarlett Johansson), a 25-year-old American girl studying abroad in Taiwan. Her boyfriend asks her to deliver a briefcase that is supposed to contain documents, but actually contains four packages of synthetic drugs, to a Korean crime boss named Jang. After her boyfriend is shot dead, Lucy is captured by criminals. They put a package of drugs in her stomach with the intention of transporting it to Europe.
Lucy was then kicked in the stomach by a thug, causing the drug package to break and a certain amount of the drug to seep into her bloodstream. From then on, Lucy gained superpowers, extraordinary intelligence, she no longer felt pain, and was more cruel and cold. She easily killed the thugs and escaped. After that, she returned to find the remaining drugs and proceeded to destroy her enemies.
5. Under the Skin (2014)
Beneath the Mask is a science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by writer Michel Faber.
The film revolves around an alien (Scarlett Johansson) who is on a journey to discover life. Initially, she uses her hot appearance to trick passersby into getting into her car, then takes them to a location to be used as food for her team.
However, after an incident with a strange man, she sets out on the run across Scotland. In the process, she has emotional experiences with a man.
The film, starring Scarlett Johansson, received positive reviews. Her performance in particular was praised. Critics called it Johansson’s best performance to date.
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6. Captain America: Civil War – Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Civil War is the sequel to the Captain America film series. It is also the 13th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2016 and the 12th highest-grossing film of all time at that time.
The film features a familiar cast, including: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie… The content of this film is about the disagreement in managing the heroes. This has divided the Avengers team into two opposing factions – one led by Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and the other led by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.).
7. Scarlett Johansson movie: Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell is an American science fiction action film directed by Rupert Sanders. It is based on the Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han, and Juliette Binoche.
The film is set in the near future when the line between humans and robots is gradually blurring. Major Mira Killian (Scarlett Johansson) is a government secret agent. She specializes in solving cases related to cyber technology and autonomous robots. She herself is a transplanted person with only her brain being original, while her body is completely artificial.
A series of attacks have targeted key figures at a leading corporation in the field of electronic implants. Mira Killian is in charge of investigating the case. As she digs deeper into the case, she uncovers secrets from her own forgotten past.
8. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
This is a comedy-drama film, based on the book Caging Skies by author Christine Leunens. The film revolves around 10-year-old Johannes “Jojo” Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis).
His father had to leave his son and his beautiful wife Rosie Betzler (Scarlett Johansson) to fight in faraway Italy. His mother was too busy with wartime work. While his sister had just died of the terrible flu. Jojo could only find joy in his favorite “ideal”. That was all related to the Nazi Party and his leader and “imaginary” friend – Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi).
With dreams of becoming an elite soldier, Jojo and his “second best friend after Hitler” Yorki (Archie Yates) join a Nazi youth camp led by Captain Klenzendorf (Sam Rockwell). However, this trip makes Jojo suddenly realize that he is just a cowardly boy who hates violence.
Jojo, starring Scarlett Johansson, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It won the top prize, the Grolsch People’s Choice Award. It was also selected by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of the year.
Additionally, at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film received six nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Scarlett Johansson, and won for Best Adapted Screenplay.
9. Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson in the lead roles. The film also stars Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Julie Hagerty, etc.
The movie starring Scarlett Johansson revolves around a married couple going through a complicated divorce. Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) and Charlie (Adam Driver) are a successful and admired couple. One day Nicole realizes that her life is nothing more than being a shadow next to her husband. Then what had to happen happened, they went to court for divorce.
Marriage Story has been a hit on Netflix for a long time, with the emotional performances of Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. The film also received many compliments from critics. This work was also selected as one of the top 10 best films of 2019.
10. Scarlett Johansson’s movie: Black Widow (2021)
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Black Widow is the 24th superhero film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by Cate Shortland, starring Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, along with actors David Harbour, Florence Pugh, OT Fagbenle, William Hur….
The film is set right after the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016), when Natasha is learning and facing her past. In the past, because her family was broken up, Natasha and her sister participated in a special training course of the Red Room and became brave warriors with the name Black Widow. Although they are the most dangerous assassins in the world, Natasha and her sister must try to escape the quagmire of memories to rebuild their lives.
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10 other great movies starring Scarlett Johansson
Hail, Caesar! – Hail, Caesar!
In addition to the 10 works above, we cannot fail to mention the 10 movies Scarlett Johansson starred in below:
11. Lost in translation (2003)12. Match point (2005)13. The Island (2005)14. The Prestige (2006)15. Nanny Diaries (2007)16. The other Boleyn girl (2008)17. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)18. Her (2013)19. Don Jon (2013)20. Hail , Caesar ! (2016)
Above are the 20 most notable movies of Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson. Hopefully these works will bring you the most relaxing moments!
