01 A darker, sharper sequel expanding the fairy godmother's own mythology.
Angelina Jolie – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · May 6, 2026
United States Drama thought provoking
Wanted, Salt, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith get remembered as the action era, but Girl, Interrupted and Changeling show a wrenching dramatic register most casual fans skip past. Maleficent found real menace and sadness in a Disney villain.
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02 An early, acclaimed television role as a supermodel destroyed by addiction.
03 A grieving wife searching for her kidnapped journalist husband.
04 A CIA officer on the run after being accused of being a Russian sleeper agent.
05 A lethal assassin recruiting an ordinary office worker into a secret society.
06 An Oscar-nominated performance as a mother fighting authorities who deny her son is missing.
07 A video-game adaptation lead that became her first major action franchise.
08 A sympathetic, vengeful reimagining of Disney's most iconic villain.
09 A married assassin unknowingly targeting her own equally lethal husband.
10 An Oscar-winning performance as a chaotic, magnetic psychiatric patient.