Nicole Kidman – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 25, 2026

United States Drama thought provoking

The Hours earned the Oscar on pure restraint; Moulin Rouge! is the opposite, big and theatrical. Babygirl proves she’s still taking real risks with difficult material decades in.

Babygirl (2024) 01

Babygirl (2024)

IMDb ★ 5.7

A CEO entangled in a dangerous affair with a much younger intern.

Aquaman (2018) 02

Aquaman (2018)

IMDb ★ 6.9

An Atlantean queen and mother at the center of the underwater kingdom's politics.

Bombshell (2019) 03

Bombshell (2019)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A real-life news anchor helping expose a network sexual harassment scandal.

Lion (2016) 04

Lion (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.0

An Oscar-nominated turn as the adoptive mother of a boy searching for his birth family.

Rabbit Hole (2010) 05

Rabbit Hole (2010)

IMDb ★ 6.6

An Oscar-nominated performance as a mother grieving the loss of her young son.

To Die For (1995) 06

To Die For (1995)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A chilling, ambitious local weather reporter willing to do anything for fame.

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 07

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A charged, unsettling role opposite then-husband Tom Cruise in Kubrick's final film.

Big Little Lies (2017) 08

Big Little Lies (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A television lead as a woman trapped in a controlling, abusive marriage.

Moulin Rouge! (2001) 09

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A tragic, singing courtesan in Baz Luhrmann's dazzling jukebox musical.

The Hours (2002) 10

The Hours (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.2

An Oscar-winning, prosthetic-nosed performance as writer Virginia Woolf.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

I've been watching and cataloguing films for over 15 years. I built Movieix around the lists I wished existed: real picks from real viewings, organized by who's in them, where they're from, and what mood you're actually in tonight.