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Growing up performing in school plays, Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was cast as a teenager in the 1999 television series, ‘Get Real.’ Her big-screen breakthrough came two years later when she bagged the lead role in the Disney comedy film ‘The Princess Diaries.’ In 2005. Anne transitioned to more mature roles with ‘Brokeback Mountain,’ following which she proved her range in a wide range of genres with movies such as ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ ‘Rachel Getting Married,’ ‘Get Smart,’ ‘Love & Other Drugs,’ ‘Interstellar,’ ‘The Intern,’ and ‘The Idea of You.’
She made her mark in the comic book movies, playing Catwoman opposite Christian Bale‘s Batman in ‘The Dark Knight Rises‘ in 2012. The same year, Tom Hooper’s musical Les Misérables was released, in which she plays Fantine, a prostitute dying of tuberculosis. The performance earned Anne an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Beyond her work in the entertainment industry, Anne is a social activist who has been appointed as a UN Women goodwill ambassador. If you are looking forward to seeing her works on Netflix, the following list is tailored for you.
2. The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
Based on Joan Didion’s novel of the same name, ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ stars Anne Hathaway as a veteran DC journalist working for the Associated Press. While trying to break a story about arms dealing in South America, she unwittingly becomes its subject by helping her father broker a deal. Soon, she finds herself in the middle of government agencies and foreign militants, trying to make sense of a story that keeps getting bigger and more dangerous. You can stream the political thriller directed by Dee Rees on Netflix.
2. Colossal (2016)
Directed by Nacho Vigalondo, ‘Colossal’ follows Gloria (Hathaway), an article writer hailing from New Hampshire, struggling with addiction and personal demons. However, it is her struggle that somehow enables her to remotely control a monster wreaking havoc in Seoul. Then, a robot appears in Seoul, and she realizes that it, too, is a manifestation of someone, a person very close to her. When the robot starts to destroy Seoul, it is only her monster that can stop it, but before that, she needs to take control of her own trauma, one rooted in a childhood incident. With a brilliant metaphorical depiction of addiction, toxic masculinity, and personal demons, ‘Colossal’ is a must-watch. The cast also includes Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Tim Blake Nelson, and Austin Stowell. It can be streamed here.
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