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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 t Heatre 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.
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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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
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Portman: 'Thor prevented Black Swan breakdown' -
26 April 2011
-Natalie Portman is grateful she filmed Thor after her gruelling role in Black Swan because the reduced workload on the comic book movie prevented her from suffering a "total breakdown".-The actress embarked on a strict diet and months of intensive dance lessons to play
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Portman brushes off Black Swan critics -
7 April 2011
-Natalie Portman has broken her silence over the Black Swan ballet double controversy, insisting she won't "give in" to the gossip that is threatening to ruin the magic of the film.-The actress' role as a troubled dancer has come under increasing scrutiny since she won t
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 from Framley, England
Iconic or Colonic? 29 December 2005
review by from Portsmouth, England
V for VERY good 27 March 2006
Natalie Portman - filmography
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Thor - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Certificate: 
Director Kenneth Branagh (HENRY V) and I AM LEGEND scribe Mark Protosevich bring Marvel Comics strongman Thor (played by STAR TREK'S Chris Hemsworth) to the big screen in this big-budget adventure that chronicles the mystical roots of the Asgardian god. Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie ..read more »
 
71%
from 9,041 members
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Thor
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
69%
from 27,537 members
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Your Highness - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman
Director: David Gordon Green
Certificate: 
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 4,090 members
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No Strings Attached - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes
Director: Ivan Reitman
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Lifelong friends Adam, ASHTON KUTCHER and Emma, NATALIE PORTMAN attempt to avoid falling in love after falling into each other's beds in this comedy exploring the complexities and quirks of having friends with benefits. Adam was a typical, hormonal 14-year-old when he first came on to Emma at ..read more »
66%
from 5,109 members
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Your Highness
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Charles Dance, Noah Huntley, Rasmus Hardiker
Director: David Gordon Green
Certificate:
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 8,325 members
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Hesher
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson
Director: Spencer Susser
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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 »
68%
from 46 members
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No Strings Attached
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes
Director: Ivan Reitman
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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?
67%
from 17,511 members
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Important Artifacts and Personal Propert...
(2010)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Natalie Portman
Certificate: 
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.
50%
from 19 members
Currently unavailable
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Black Swan
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis
Director: Darren Aronofsky
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Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (..read more »
69%
from 42,365 members
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Brothers
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire
Director: Jim Sheridan
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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 23,735 members
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Black Swan - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis
Director: Darren Aronofsky
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Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (..read more »
73%
from 716 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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A woman is put through the ringer by her stepson in this adaptation of Ayelet Waldman's novel from writer/director Don Roos (screenwriter of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA). Natalie Portman stars with Scott Cohen and Charlie Tahan, with Marc Platt handling producing duties.
62%
from 1,925 member
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Brothers - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal
Director: Jim Sheridan
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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 »
68%
from 6,344 members
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The Other Boleyn Girl - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jim Sturgess, Juno Temple
Director: Justin Chadwick
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Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson star as Anne and Mary Boleyn in this adaptation of the bestselling novel by Philippa Gregory. While their story is perhaps one of history's most well known, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL has fun with the facts, creating a lusty, dramatic tale of deception and betrayal...read more »
68%
from 68 members
Not available for rental
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My Blueberry Nights
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
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 7,238 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 21,421 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 54,490 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 598 members
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V For Vendetta - HD
(2005)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, John Hurt
Director: James McTeigue, Comic Book Classics
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta 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 skilled ..read more »
71%
from 2,060 members
Not currently released
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V for Vendetta
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Tim Piggott-Smith, Roger Allam, Adrian Biddle
Director: James McTeigue, Comic Book Classics
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta 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 skilled ..read more »
69%
from 75,504 members
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Closer - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman
Director: Mike Nichols
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Are humans meant to mate for life? What drives someone in a perfectly good relationship to cheat and risk losing the one that they love and that loves them? Is it possible to love more than one person at the same time? How well does anyone really know the one that they love? Directed by Mike ..read more »
61%
from 1,818 member
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Closer
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman
Director: Mike Nichols
Certificate:
Are humans meant to mate for life - What drives someone in a perfectly good relationship to cheat and risk losing the one that they love and that loves them - Is it possible to love more than one person at the same time - How well does anyone really know the one that they love. Directed by Mike ..read more »
55%
from 72,133 members
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Garden State - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: 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 »
72%
from 82 members
Due for release on 20th February 2012
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Garden State
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: 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 »
66%
from 54,156 members
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Cold Mountain - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ..read more »
70%
from 92 members
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Cold Mountain
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ..read more »
65%
from 47,946 members
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Where The Heart Is
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Natalie Portman
Director: Matt Williams
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A lighthearted drama about finding your place in the world under the most unlikely circumstances. Portman is Novalee Nation, a pregnant young girl who is running away to California with her boyfriend, an aspiring country singer. When he abandons her at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart, Novalee has no choice ..read more »
67%
from 2,674 members
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Anywhere But Here
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Shawn Hatosy
Director: Wayne Wang
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Director Wayne Wang, known for family dramas about Chinese Americans that focus on mother-daughter relationships (DIM SUM, THE JOY LUCK CLUB), here adapts Mona Simpson's ANYWHERE BUT HERE, a novel perfectly suited for his talents. Teenage Ann (Natalie Portman) wants a normal life, but her mother, ..read more »
55%
from 1,943 member
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Mars Attacks!
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
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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 »
62%
from 11,928 members
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Beautiful Girls - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Rosie O'Donnell
Director: Ted Demme
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In this post-coming-of-age comedy, a high school reunion in a small Massachusetts town gives a group of buddies plenty of opportunities to try and sort out their views about women and life. From the former stud-turned-snowplow operator to the aspiring nightclub musician who escaped to New York, ..read more »
63%
from 28 members
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Mars Attacks! - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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 »
67%
from 602 members
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Everyone Says I Love You
(1996)
Starring: Woody Allen, Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn
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 4,125 members
Not currently released
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Beautiful Girls
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Rosie O'Donnell
Director: Ted Demme
Certificate:
In this post-coming-of-age comedy, a high school reunion in a small Massachusetts town gives a group of buddies plenty of opportunities to try and sort out their views about women and life. From the former stud-turned-snowplow operator to the aspiring nightclub musician who escaped to New York, ..read more »
60%
from 3,449 members
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Heat - Blu-ray
(1995)
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore
Director: Michael Mann
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Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are finally united on screen in this riveting story about an intense rivalry between expert thief Neil McCauley (De Niro) and volatile cop Vincent Hanna (Pacino). McCauley will stop at nothing to do what he does best and neither will Hanna, even though it means ..read more »
81%
from 2,374 members
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Heat
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore
Director: Michael Mann
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A successful career criminal considers getting out of the business after one last score, while an obsessive cop desperately tries to put him behind bars in this intelligent thriller written and directed by Michael Mann. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief who specializes in big, risky jobs, ..read more »
74%
from 45,898 members
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Leon - Blu-ray
(1994)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Jean Reno
Director: Luc Besson
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French director Luc Besson tackles his first American movie in this unusual tale of Leon (Jean Reno), a stoic assassin who develops a reluctant relationship with an orphaned 12-year-old girl (Natalie Portman, in an excellent debut performance). When a corrupt DEA official (Gary Oldman) murders the ..read more »
88%
from 4,796 members
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Leon
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Natalie Portman
Director: Luc Besson
Certificate: 
A murder on the streets of New York leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse while an orphaned twelve-year-old girl becomes caught in the middle...
81%
from 90,274 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...
