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Charlize Theron
Born 7 Aug 1975, in Benoni, South Africa
Wise Words: "I'm 50-50 on glamour stuff. I'd rather put on a pair of jeans and get on my Harley and act like a guy."
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Charlize Theron - news / articles
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Charlize Theron hates pretentious actors -
18 May 2012
-Charlize Theron detests fellow actors who take their craft too seriously, insisting she finds it infuriating when performers behave as if they are "curing cancer".-The star has crafted out a hugely successful career in Hollywood, mixing independent movies with blockbust
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Theron set for Decade of Achievement honour -
30 March 2012
-Oscar winner Charlize Theron is set to be feted for her decade of film achievements at an upcoming Las Vegas convention of theatre owners.-The actress shot to fame in the 1990s with roles in The Devil's Advocate and The Cider House Rules, before scooping an Academy Awar
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Theron felt out of shape on Prometheus set -
27 March 2012
-Actress Charlize Theron realised how unfit she was on the set of the upcoming Alien prequel Prometheus after she was made to run for hours wearing a space suit.-The Oscar winner began wishing she'd given up her smoking habit and trained harder in the gym when director S
Charlize Theron - what members say
review by elliottburton from London, England
Unexpected revelation 20 April 2004
review by A customer from dundee
a modern classic. 19 March 2005
review by Philm from London, U.K.
Sublime & thought provoking 26 February 2007
Charlize Theron - filmography
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Prometheus - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Sean Harris, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace
Director: Ridley Scott
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Director Ridley Scott steps back into sci-fi territory with this tale that takes its cues from the Alien films -- which it was originally supposed to tie in to before growing into its own mythology during pre-production. Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof provide the script, while THE GIRL WITH THE ..read more »
 
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Prometheus
(2012)
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron
Director: Ridley Scott
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Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand ..read more »
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from 203 members
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Young Adult
(2011)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt
Director: Jason Reitman
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Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend, who is now married with kids.
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from 164 members
Due for release on 25th June 2012
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Astro Boy - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron
Director: David Bowers
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Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma. Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Embarking on a journey in ..read more »
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from 2,333 members
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Astro Boy
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron
Director: David Bowers
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Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma. Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Embarking on a journey in ..read more »
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from 6,725 members
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The Road
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron
Director: John Hillcoat
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Post apocalyptic tale based on the bestselling novel by Cormac McCarthy (No Country For Old Men). A father and son travel on foot through a devastated American landscape, battling both starvation and cannibals.
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from 42,961 members
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Hancock
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron
Director: Peter Berg
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A hard-living superhero (Smith) who has fallen out of favour with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife (Theron) of the public relations professional (Bateman) who's trying to repair his image.
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from 96,907 members
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Hancock - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron
Director: Peter Berg
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A hard-living superhero (Smith) who has fallen out of favour with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife (Theron) of the public relations professional (Bateman) who's trying to repair his image.
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from 15,675 members
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Sleepwalking
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron
Director: William Maher
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Forced out of her home after her boyfriend is arrested, Joleen Reedy needs a place to stay with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara. She turns for help to her younger brother James-a simple and overly trusting man who doesn't hesitate to welcome them into his modest rental apartment. Almost as soon as ..read more »
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from 1,208 member
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In the Valley of Elah
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric
Director: Paul Haggis
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A career officer (Jones) and his wife (Sarandon) work with a police detective (Theron) to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
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from 36,958 members
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North Country
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson
Director: Niki Caro
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This melodrama for the modern age is based on the true story of the first successful sexual harassment case in America. Niki Caro's (WHALE RIDER) inspirational tale traces one woman's determined struggle for independence and equality in a male-dominated environment, a struggle that set a precedent ..read more »
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from 11,211 members
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Aeon Flux - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller
Director: Karyn Kusama
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Karyn Kusama, the writer-director of GIRLFIGHT, the story of a tough female boxer, turns her attentions to a tough female superhero in AEON FLUX. Based on a series of animated shorts that aired on MTV, the live-action feature film version stars Charlize Theron, in jet black hair, as the secret ..read more »
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Aeon Flux
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller
Director: Karyn Kusama
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Karyn Kusama, the writer-director of GIRLFIGHT, the story of a tough female boxer, turns her attentions to a tough female superhero in AEON FLUX. Based on a series of animated shorts that aired on MTV, the live-action feature film version stars Charlize Theron, in jet black hair, as the secret ..read more »
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Aeon Flux - HD
(2005)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller
Director: Karyn Kusama
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Karyn Kusama, the writer-director of GIRLFIGHT, the story of a tough female boxer, turns her attentions to a tough female superhero in AEON FLUX. Based on a series of animated shorts that aired on MTV, the live-action feature film version stars Charlize Theron, in jet black hair, as the secret ..read more »
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Head In The Clouds
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, Stuart Townsend
Director: John Duigan
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A Parisian apartment is home to Gilda Besse, an aspiring photographer, Guy Malyon, an Irish teacher, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. When war breaks out, the three friends go their separate ways, seemingly forever...
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from 3,122 members
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The Italian Job - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
Director: F. Gary Gray
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In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--..read more »
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Monster
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern
Director: Patty Jenkins
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Charlize Theron delivers a knockout, cast-against-type performance in this gritty drama, based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a down and out prostitute who was sentenced to death after killing six men between 1989 and 1990. Christina Ricci co-stars as Selby Wall, a lesbian runaway who forms a ..read more »
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from 38,424 members
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The Italian Job
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
Director: F. Gary Gray
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In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--..read more »
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from 40,298 members
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The Italian Job - HD
(2003)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
Director: F. Gary Gray
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In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--..read more »
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from 163 members
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Trapped
(2002)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend
Director: Luis Mandoki
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Will and Karen Jennings find themselves fighting to save their daughter's life when they are held hostage. The twenty four hour plan sees them trapped in different cities...
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from 2,897 members
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Waking up in Reno
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Billy Bob Thornton, Patrick Swayze
Director: Jordan Brady
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Billy Bob Thornton, Natasha Richardson, Charlize Theron, and Patrick Swayze star in this redneck road trip comedy that is a twisted mixture of the 1969 wife-swapping classic BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE and 1997's VEGAS VACATION. Lonnie Earl (Thornton) is a self-centered Little Rock, Arkansas car ..read more »
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Sweet November
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs
Director: Pat O'Connor
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Based on the screenplay by Herman Raucher for the 1968 film of the same title, SWEET NOVEMBER stars Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves in the story of an experimental love affair. Theron is Sara, a free-spirited woman who runs across tight-laced ad executive Nelson (Reeves) at the DMV. Nelson wants ..read more »
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from 2,910 members
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The Yards
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix
Director: James Gray
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Director James Gray's second film is a dark and atmospheric exploration of the corruption that lies underneath both the surface of a New York City railway manufacturing company and the family that runs it. Mark Wahlberg turns in an impressive and quietly intense performance as Leo, a 24-year-old ..read more »
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The Legend Of Bagger Vance
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron
Director: Robert Redford
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THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, based on the book of the same title by Steve Pressfield, uses golf as the basis for this spiritual tale of friendship, self-discovery, and faith. His incredible prowess at the game of golf makes young Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) the pride of Savannah, Georgia in 1916. ..read more »
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Reindeer Games
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is a small-time car thief about to be released from jail in time for Christmas. When his cellmate, Nick, is suddenly killed, Rudy decides to take on his identity in order to meet Nick's beautiful pen-pal girlfriend, Ashley (Charlize Theron). The couple has fun until her ..read more »
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from 1,912 member
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Men Of Honour
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron
Director: George Tillman Jr.
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A heroic life gets a suitably dramatic retelling in George Tillman Jr.'s docudrama MEN OF HONOR. Based on the true story of Carl Brashear, the first African American to become a United States Navy master diver, the film follows the conventional yet pleasurable against-all-odds narrative. Carl ..read more »
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from 6,861 members
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The Cider House Rules
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Charlize Theron
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
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THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, an expertly crafted and intelligent adapation of John Irving's novel, explores themes of disappointment, ideas of moral ambiguity, and, indeed, lessons about life itself, woven into a dramatic story that is neither slow nor sentimental. Tobey Maguire is the immensely likable ..read more »
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from 9,161 members
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The Astronaut's Wife
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton
Director: Rand Ravitch
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In this psychological thriller, NASA astronaut Spencer Armacost (Depp) and his wife Jillian's (Theron) lives are propelled into utter dismay upon Spencer's return home from a space mission that lost contact with Earth for two minutes. What happened during those frightening 120 seconds in space will ..read more »
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from 5,303 members
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Mighty Joe Young
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija
Director: Ron Underwood
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An enormous gorilla exhibits endless compassion and courage. In his native jungle he cares for and protects an orphaned girl who later brings him to Los Angeles to save him from ruthless poachers. However, once there, the man-made confines and threats from a new set of cruel and greedy trophy-..read more »
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from 3,110 members
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Celebrity
(1998)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Judy Davis
Director: Woody Allen
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Woody Allen's star-studded CELEBRITY skewers America's fascination with fame and glamour. Kenneth Branagh stars as Lee Simon, a travel writer who also interviews celebrities when he's not working on his novel and screenplay-or at least talking about writing them. As he hangs out more and more with ..read more »
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The Devil's Advocate
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Ruben Sa, Don King,
Director: Taylor Hackford
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Promising young lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) has never lost a case-even when his client is guilty. When Kevin is seduced away from his sleepy home-town in Florida to work for a flashy, charming lawyer (Al Pacino, in a role he seems born to play), his mother (Judith Ivey) has reservations. But ..read more »
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Trial And Error
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron
Director: Jonathan Lynn
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Richard has arranged a bachelor party for his friend Charles but only days before the wedding Charles has to leave town and go to a small desert town in order to deal with a family legal matter. Richard, however, decides to take the party to his friend and proceeds to get him extremely drunk. The ..read more »
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from 164 members
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Two Days In The Valley
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: James Spader, Teri Hatcher, Lawrence Tierney
Director: John Herzfeld
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L.A.'s much-vilified San Fernando Valley is the setting for the chaotic goings-on in this multi-plotted comedic thriller featuring a murderous insurance scam perpetrated by sadistic double-crossers, a bumbling, love-struck hit man, a kidnapped, gallstone-suffering art dealer, a washed-up, suicidal ..read more »
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Charlize Theron facts
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...op 5 films of all time. Al Pacino is at his stunning best, and Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron also put in excellent performances. From start to finish this film is spot on a...
