Best Movies of Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson is an American actress and singer. As per the survey, she was the highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019 and also got featured in magazines Forbes Celebrity 100 list several times.

Almost 90 percent of Scarlet’s movies have been blockbusters and that is why she is the 9th-highest-grossing star of all time. She also had won Tony awards and British academy awards and has been nominated for two Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.

Scarlet’s first movie was a comedy movie North in the year 1994 and since then there was no looking back. Scarlet is a very sharp actress and she kept rising high and her acting always astonished her fans. She shifted to adult acting in 2003 when she chose to be the lead actress of the movie ‘Lost In Translation,’ and also won BAFTA awards for her acting.

Then came the MCU series in which scarlet had acted as one of the superheroes ‘Black widow,’ and her acting started from Iron Man 2. To date, she had acted in 8 MCU movies and the 8th one is her solo movie named the Black widow.’ Scarlet has also been symbolized as one of the most beautiful and sexiest actresses by several magazines and channels.

Here are some of her significant movies of Scarlett Johansson:-

Lost In Translation (2003)

Scarlet’s first movie earned both name and fame. It was a comedy-romantic drama directed by Sofia Cappola. Bill Murray was the lead actor against Scarlet Johansson.

The story is about an actor who moves to Tokyo to work in an ad movie and meet the lead actress. She had recently had separated from her husband. When they two met, they felt the spark for each other and also find a friend in each other.

The Prestige (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

It is a science-fanatics thriller drama directed by Christopher Nolan. The story is based on a novel written by Christopher Priest in the nineties century with the same name.

The story is about two magician friends who due to some accidents, turn into enemies. They both decided to start their separate journey in the field of magic but their enmity never dies and brought them dire consequences.

Scoop (2006)

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It is a romantic-crime movie directed by Woody Allen. Hugh Jackman was the male star playing with Scarlet. This did not do well at the box office and was even not liked by critics much but still, this movie played an important role in scarlet’s acting carrier because one of the movies in which she acted in her early acting days when she was just a beginner.

Scarlet was playing a role of a journalist who gets a clue regarding a serial killer but unfortunately she started feeling for her convict.

Lucy (2014)

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The movie is an action thriller directed by Luc Besson and produced by his wife. The concept of the movie with a woman with superpowers was taken from ‘Elfen Lied’ where the protagonist character named “Lucy” has invisible arms controlled by her mind to kill people around her ruthlessly. The concept is borrowed from this Manga/Anime which was created from 2002 to 2005.

The story is about a woman who has been experimented with power-enhancing drugs. Due to this drug, the woman gets great power and abilities but instead to work for the agency that made her, she was against them for experimenting with her.

Jon-Don (2013)

Dog And Wolf

It is a romantic drama directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It was his directorial debut. Joseph was the hero too in the movie in pair with Scarlet. The story is about a bartender in New Jersey, who was happy in his life because he was happy with his friends and family. But he had only one problem he was addicted to porn.

When he first Scarlet, he found that she was not easy and so he started trying. But he instead started to have feelings for the girl but now he fears that if his past life comes to her, she might leave her.

Under The Skin (2013)

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Another science fiction film scarlet worked, directed by Jonathan Glazer. It seems that scarlet is more prone to science fiction movies and she loved doing such roles. The story was loosely based on one of the novels by Michel Faber.

In this movie, she is a species from another dimension, who when comes to earth in human skin. She very smartly lures men, pulls them to herself, and then sends them to another dimension, where they are served as meat.

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Iron Man 2 (2010)

A superhero movie produced by MCU. The movie was directed by John Favreau. It was the sequel of Iron Man released in 2008. After the success of Iron Man, MCU decided to go with its sequel.

In this movie, scarlet was introduced as a superhero. Black widow. Her human name was Natasha Romanoff.
Black Widow is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico, and artist Don Heck, the character debuted in Tales of Suspense #52.

The character was introduced as a Russian spy, an antagonist of the superhero Iron. After Iron Man gets busy with political affairs, he wants someone to look after the avengers as the group was drifting. So, he chose Natasha to represent him when he was not there.

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

The Guardian

As mentioned above, Scarlet has great infirmity for science fiction movies and she had acted in many. The movie was directed by Rupert Sanders. It is based on a Japanese manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow.

The story is based on Cyber security threats. As a Cyber human, scarlet has been assigned to protect cyber security, but in the process, she also came to know something hidden about her. Being curious, she started searching her past which reveals many more hidden layers of her life.

Avengers (2018)

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One of the most loved superhero movies of the era because in this all the superheroes were on one stage fighting against the Villain Thanos. The movie was directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo.

As Scarlet had already shown in Iron Man as the superhero, she was also in avengers supporting other superheroes and fighting Thanos, and saving the world.

Marriage Story (2019)

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A drama movie directed by Noah Baumbach. The stars who acted in the movie were Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, with, Alan Alda, Julie Hagerty, Laura Dern, Liotta. Merritt Wever was also there as a supporting actor. The plot of the movie was set in New York City.

The story is about a couple in which the husband is a stage director but the wife is an actress. Both are struggling with their marriage which is also affecting their work.

The movie was loved by the critics and also received 6 nominations at the 92nd academy awards. The nominations were for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, best-supporting actress, and Best Critic Choice.

Rough Night (2017)

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This movie was also released with another name ‘Girls Nigh out.’ It was a black comedy and was directed by Lucia Anello. The actors who acted in the movie were Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz, Ilana Glazer, Ty Burrell, Paul Downs, and Demi Moore.

After 10 years, Scarlet invites her friends for her bachelorette party but everything went wrong because the stripper they hired was dead at the party. This is the story of how the girls manage to come out of this chaos and save themselves. This movie was a blockbuster of its time and the movie had made approx. of 47 million dollars worldwide.

Black Widow (2021)

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One more MCU produced superhero movie produced by MCU and directed by Cate Shortland. The movie was based on the superhero Black Widow, one of the Avengers. The story has been taken from one of the MCU Comics with the same name. The movie was going to release in the year 2020 but due to the pandemic, the date was delayed and was released in 2021.

The story is based on Black Widow. When she finds out that her ex-handler is still alive, she thought was dead. While searching for him, Black Widow also came across her dark past.

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