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Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman - born Natalie Hershlag, on 9 June 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel - took her maternal grandmother's maiden name as a stage persona after winning her incredible debut role in Leon. She was 13.
Summer theatre camps provided some stage work, but roles in Heat, Beautiful Girls and Everyone Says I Love You proved that Portman was a girl of huge talent and no small craft.
Between Leon and Star Wars she found time to appear in Tim Burton's Mars Attacks
Cast as Queen Amidala in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, Portman juggled being Darth Vader's wife in the rest of the prequel trilogy with completing her education and gaining a psychology degree from Harvard.
Committed (and often revealing) roles in Garden State, Closer and V for Vendetta confirmed that Portman has lost none of her touch, and she's most recently to be found opposite Dustin Hoffman in Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and with Scarlett Johansson in The Other Boleyn Girl...
Wise words: "The moment you buy into the idea you're above anyone else is the moment you need to be slapped in the face."
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Natalie Portman - news / articles
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Kristen Stewart's Halloween costume was a tribute to Natalie Portman -
2 November 2012
-Kristen Stewart modelled her Halloween costume after Natalie Portman's stripper character in 2004 romantic drama Closer.-The Twilight star was snapped wearing a short pink wig and sunglasses while celebrating the spooky holiday at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery with Rob
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Natalie Portman weds Benjamin Millepied -
5 August 2012
-Natalie Portman is a married woman after exchanging vows with choreographer Benjamin Millepied.-The couple wed in a Jewish ceremony at a private residence near Big Sur, California on Saturday night (04Aug12), in front of family and friends including socialite Ivanka Tru
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Gordon-Levitt grateful for Portman's faith in Hesher -
11 May 2011
-Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has lavished praise on Natalie Portman for bringing his dark new film Hesher to the big screen, because she put her faith in the independent drama to launch her production company.-Oscar winner Portman formed HandsomeCharlie Films last year (1
Natalie Portman - what members say
review by from salop
Your a Mozart man! I lurve Mozart! But for this work he tends to get a little ****ing boring... 27 May 2004
review by crispin40 from Stirling, Scotland
Feel Good Movie 4 June 2006
review by from Framley, England
Iconic or Colonic? 29 December 2005
Natalie Portman - filmography
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Your Highness
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Charles Dance, Noah Huntley, Rasmus Hardiker
Director: David Gordon Green
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Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general.
Danny ..read more »
 
52%
from 10,616 members
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No Strings Attached - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Lake Bell, Kevin Kline
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. When long-time friends Emma (Portman) and Adam (Kutcher) decide to add a physical dimension to their relationship and move into 'friends with benefits' territory, they agree to keep things strictly casual and on a 'no strings' basis. But ..read more »
66%
from 7,646 members
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No Strings Attached
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No Strings Attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
66%
from 27,230 members
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Hesher
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson
Director: Spencer Susser
Certificate:
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Loud music. Pornography. Burning stuff to the ground. These are a few of Hesher's favorite things. And they are what Hesher brings into the lives of TJ and his father, Paul when he takes up residence in their garage uninvited. Grief-stricken by the loss of TJ's mother in a car accident, Paul can't ..read more »
61%
from 2,186 members
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Thor
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Certificate: 
Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy superhero adventure based on the Marvel comics character, which in turn is based on the ancient myth of Norse God of Thunder, Thor. Moving between present day Earth and the fantastic realm of Asgard, the film tells the story of the Mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), ..read more »
69%
from 47,050 members
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Thor - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy superhero adventure based on the Marvel comics character, which in turn is based on the ancient myth of Norse God of Thunder, Thor. Moving between present day Earth and the fantastic realm of Asgard, the film tells the story of the Mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), ..read more »
71%
from 18,455 members
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Thor - 3D Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy superhero adventure based on the Marvel comics character, which in turn is based on the ancient myth of Norse God of Thunder, Thor. Moving between present day Earth and the fantastic realm of Asgard, the film tells the story of the Mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), ..read more »
76%
from 137 members
Not currently released
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Brothers
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire
Director: Jim Sheridan
Certificate:
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Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charismatic ..read more »
69%
from 26,452 members
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Black Swan
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Psychological thriller set in the American ballet world starring Natalie Portman in an award-winning performance. Nina (Portman) is a dancer in a New York City ballet company. Still living with her domineering and obsessive mother Erica (Barbara Hershey), a former ballerina herself, Nina barely has ..read more »
69%
from 59,913 members
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Important Artifacts and Personal Propert...
(2010)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Natalie Portman
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The four year relationship between Hal Morris (Brad Pitt), and a younger woman by the name of Lenore Doolan (Natalie Portman), is exposed through the items and photographs now for sale at an auction.
47%
from 22 members
Currently unavailable
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Black Swan - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Psychological thriller set in the American ballet world starring Natalie Portman in an award-winning performance. Nina (Portman) is a dancer in a New York City ballet company. Still living with her domineering and obsessive mother Erica (Barbara Hershey), a former ballerina herself, Nina barely has ..read more »
73%
from 885 members
Not available for rental
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Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Lisa Kudrow, Daisy Tahan
Director: Don Roos
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Drama starring Natalie Portman as a talented young lawyer who gets caught up in marriage difficulties. Emilia (Portman) is fresh out of Harvard when she joins a law firm and falls in love with her boss Jack (Scott Cohen). Unfortunately for her, Jack is married with a child, though he still embarks ..read more »
61%
from 3,450 members
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Brothers - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Luce Rains
Director: Jim Sheridan
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Jim Sheridan directs Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman in this remake of Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish drama. Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) is a decorated Marine who goes missing in action while on duty in Afghanistan. In his absence, his younger brother Tommy (Gyllenhaal) - an ex-con drifter recently ..read more »
68%
from 7,138 members
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The Other Boleyn Girl
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana
Director: Justin Chadwick
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Based on a novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" revolves around the ferociously ambitious Boleyn sisters, Mary (Johansson) and Anne (Portman), who are rivals for the bed and heart of 16th century English King Henry VIII (Eric Bana).
69%
from 56,591 members
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My Blueberry Nights
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Certificate:
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A young woman (Jones) takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.
50%
from 7,596 members
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman
Director: Zach Helm
Certificate: 
Molly Mahoney (Portman) is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium, the 243 year-old eccentric who owns the store (Hoffman), bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change ..read more »
63%
from 22,002 members
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V for Vendetta
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Natalie Portman, John Hurt, Stephen Fry
Director: James McTeigue, Comic Book Classics
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Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, this tense thriller tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man (Hugo Weaving) known only as 'V'. Incomparably charismatic and ferociously ..read more »
69%
from 79,784 members
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Free Zone
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Carmen Maura, Hana Laszlo
Director: Amos Gitai
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Two women embark on a road trip after they are brought together by circumstance. Rebecca (Portman) flees her hotel after a fight with her mother-in-law (Maura) and hails a taxi driven by Hanna (Lazlo).
40%
from 631 members
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Garden State
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm
Director: Zach Braff, Zach Braff
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Andrew Largeman shuffled through life in a lithium-induced coma until his mother's death inspired a vacation from the pills to see what might happen. A moderately successful TV actor living in Los Angeles, "Large" hasn't been home to the "Garden State" in nine years. But even with 3,000 miles ..read more »
66%
from 56,425 members
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Closer - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Clive Owen, Jude Law
Director: Mike Nichols
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Drama about four strangers (Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen), their chance meetings, instant attractions and brutal betrayals. Dan (Jude Law) is a writer in London who wants to finish a novel, but in the meantime supports himself by writing obituaries. One day he meets Alice ..read more »
61%
from 1,985 member
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Garden State - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm
Director: Zach Braff, Zach Braff
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Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young ..read more »
65%
from 636 members
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Closer
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Clive Owen, Jude Law
Director: Mike Nichols
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Drama about four strangers (Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen), their chance meetings, instant attractions and brutal betrayals. Dan (Jude Law) is a writer in London who wants to finish a novel, but in the meantime supports himself by writing obituaries. One day he meets Alice ..read more »
56%
from 73,343 members
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Cold Mountain
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Sweeping American Civil War drama based on the novel by Charles Frazier, directed by Anthony Minghella (The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley). Jude Law stars as Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier who is slowly making the perilous journey back to his home town of Cold Mountain in North ..read more »
65%
from 49,347 members
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Cold Mountain - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger
Director: Anthony Minghella
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Sweeping American Civil War drama based on the novel by Charles Frazier, directed by Anthony Minghella (The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley). Jude Law stars as Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier who is slowly making the perilous journey back to his home town of Cold Mountain in North ..read more »
71%
from 220 members
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Zoolander - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Winona Ryder, Jerry Stiller
Director: Ben Stiller
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When Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), former winner of the coveted Male Model of the Year award, goes to work for up-and-coming fashion designer Mugatu (Will Ferrell), he has no idea that he is walking into a complex web of political intrigue and murder. Mugatu is planning the assassination of a ..read more »
69%
from 218 members
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Where The Heart Is
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Dylan Bruno
Director: Matt Williams
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Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) is a pregnant 17-year-old who has just been dumped by her boyfriend. As she has nowhere to live and only $5 to her name, she decides to use the local Wal-mart store as a hide-out and makes a home for herself there. Over the following months, as she waits for the ..read more »
67%
from 2,786 members
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Anywhere But Here
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Thora Birch, Susan Sarandon
Director: Wayne Wang
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Divorced mother Adele August (Susan Sarandon) decides that the time has come for a change, and so moves from Wisconsin to Los Angeles with her 14-year-old daughter, Ann (Natalie Portman). The two women are chalk and cheese: Adele is loud and brash on the surface, but vulnerable inside, while Ann is ..read more »
55%
from 2,050 members
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Everyone Says I Love You
(1996)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Goldie Hawn, Alan Alda
Director: Woody Allen
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Featuring a soundtrack filled with beloved standard songs such as Just You, Just Me and My Baby Just Cares for Me, this musical comedy by Woody Allen concerns a polite and comfortably well-off group of people and their romantic difficulties. DJ (Natasha Lyonne), who narrates the picture, is the ..read more »
60%
from 4,235 members
Currently unavailable
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Beautiful Girls - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Max Perlich, Martha Plimpton, Natalie Portman
Director: Ted Demme
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Piano player Willie Conway (Timothy Hutton) is considering settling down with his lawyer girlfriend Tracy (Annabeth Gish). He returns to his Massachusetts hometown to make up his mind, and meets up with old friends Tommy (Matt Dillon) and Paul (Michael Rapaport). They, too, have relationships to ..read more »
65%
from 78 members
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Beautiful Girls
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Max Perlich, Martha Plimpton, Natalie Portman
Director: Ted Demme
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Piano player Willie Conway (Timothy Hutton) is considering settling down with his lawyer girlfriend Tracy (Annabeth Gish). He returns to his Massachusetts hometown to make up his mind, and meets up with old friends Tommy (Matt Dillon) and Paul (Michael Rapaport). They, too, have relationships to ..read more »
60%
from 3,730 members
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Mars Attacks!
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Director: Tim Burton
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This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction ..read more »
63%
from 12,961 members
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Mars Attacks! - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
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When Martians arrive on planet Earth, American President James Dale (Jack Nicholson) is persuaded to extend the hand of friendship. One of the President's advisers, Donald Kessler (Pierce Brosnan), has been studying the aliens, and is keen to make peaceful contact. However, the Martians gleefully ..read more »
67%
from 805 members
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Leon - Blu-ray
(1994)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Appel, Jean Reno
Director: Luc Besson
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English language thriller from Luc Besson, the director of 'Nikita'. Gary Oldman plays Norman Stansfield, a psychotic government official whose actions provide the catalyst for murder on the New York streets. When a young girl named Mathilda (Natalie Portman) witnesses her family being gunned down ..read more »
88%
from 6,094 members
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Leon
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Appel, Jean Reno
Director: Luc Besson
Certificate: 
English language thriller from Luc Besson, the director of 'Nikita'. Gary Oldman plays Norman Stansfield, a psychotic government official whose actions provide the catalyst for murder on the New York streets. When a young girl named Mathilda (Natalie Portman) witnesses her family being gunned down ..read more »
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from 95,436 members
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Natalie Portman facts
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...how wonderfully performed by the underrated jean reno as a childlike hitman and Natalie Portman as the girl he saves who falls for him. Portman gives one of the great child ac...
