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Born in South Africa, Charlize Theron gained international prominence as an actor with her leading lady appearances in the late 1990s in films such as ‘The Devil’s Advocate,’ ‘Mighty Joe Young,’ and ‘The Cider House Rules.’ In 2003, she became the first person from South Africa to win an Academy Award for acting, for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in ‘Monster.’ Charlize has starred in a long list of commercially successful films such as ‘The Italian Job,’ ‘Prometheus,’ and ‘Atomic Blonde,’ as well as hit franchises like ‘Fast & Furious’ and ‘Mad Max.’ She also founded a production company, Denver and Delilah Productions, and starred in a number of projects under the banner, including ‘The Burning Plain,’ ‘Dark Places,’ and ‘Long Shot.’ If you’re looking to stream films by Charlize Theron on Netflix, the following list is sure to help.
6. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Directed by Travis Knight, ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is a stop-motion animated film set in feudal Japan that chronicles the adventure of Kubo (Art Parkinson), a young boy who wields a magical musical instrument. When he accidentally summons a vengeful spirit from his past, Kubo is forced to set out on a quest to defeat his grandfather, the Moon King (Ralph Fiennes), who stole his left eye from him as an infant, as well as solve the mystery of his missing father, a great samurai warrior. He is accompanied on his mission by Monkey (Charlize Theron), an anthropomorphic snow monkey charm, as well as Beetle (Matthew McConaughey), a human-stag beetle hybrid. You can watch the charming film here.
5. The Addams Family (2019) & The Addams Family 2 (2021)
Based on the popular macabre characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams and first published in 1938 in The New Yorker, ‘The Addams Family’ is directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan. The animated movie centers on the conflict between the Addams family and a reality TV host named Margaux Needler, who wants to demolish the Addams mansion so she can build a new planned community. The sequel has the family going on a vacation to bond better, but soon encounter a scientist named Cyrus Strange who claims to be Wednesday’s biological father.
The family members include Gomez and Morticia Addams, their daughter Wednesday, and son Pugsley, Gomez’s older brother Fester, Gomez’s mother Grandmama aka Eudora Addams, the family butler Lurch, and Thing (a disembodied hand). There is also Pugsley’s pet octopus, Aristotle, Morticia’s pet lion, Kitty Kat, and Gomez’s Cousin Itt, who is very short and covered in hair from top to bottom. The voice cast includes Charlize Theron as Morticia, Oscar Isaac as Gomez, Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday, Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley, and Nick Kroll as Fester. You can stream ‘The Addams Family’ movies here.
4. The School for Good and Evil (2022)
Based on the eponymous novel by Soman Chainani, ‘The School for Good and Evil’ by Paul Feig revolves around two best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), living in the village of Gavaldon and sharing a passion for the fantasy world. While Sophie loves the dreaminess of fairy tales, Agatha enjoys the grim aesthetic of the evil witches. However, when a powerful force carries them away to a magical world on a blood moon night, Sophie is dropped into the School for Evil, run by strict and cold Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron). On the other hand, Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, under the care of the lovable Professor Dovey (Kerry Washington). Navigating school with other fairy tale characters, the two friends soon face a sinister threat that seeks to destroy their institutions. Watch the film here.
3. Bombshell (2019)
The Jay Roach directorial ‘Bombshell’ retells the filing of the sexual harassment lawsuit against former Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes (John Lithgow), by former network host Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman), right after she loses her job. The extent of the problem gets highlighted when other female journalists working with the network, like Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) and Kayla Pospisil (Margot Robbie), come out in public to support Gretchen’s story as well as share their own similar experiences. Stream the biographical drama here.
2. Dark Places (2015)
In Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s crime drama ‘Dark Places,’ Theron plays Libby Day, and the movie shifts between past and present to show how the former led to the latter. As a kid, she survived an attack that killed her mother and sisters. Her brother Ben was arrested and sent to prison. Since then, she has been living on donations. While the past slowly reveals what really happened, the present follows Libby as she searches for answers. There’s a lot to find out, from Libby’s mother’s desperation to protect her kids to a serial killer in Libby’s life to Ben’s relationship with a girl named Diondra, all of which are connected. The movie is based on Gillian Flynn’s novel. It can be streamed here.
1. The Old Guard (2020)
Adapted by Greg Rucka from his comic book series of the same name and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, ‘The Old Guard’ chronicles a group of mercenaries with advanced healing powers that make them immortal. Hiding from the world for centuries while working as mercenaries for hire, they find their anonymity at risk when a pharmaceutical giant becomes aware of their existence. Led by Andromache “Andy” of Scythia (Charlize Theron), the group fights against a private army tasked to bring them in to be experimented upon. Simultaneously, they become aware of the presence of a young awakened immortal in the world, U.S. Marine Nile Freeman (KiKi Layne). The movie offers a fresh take on well-established science fiction fantasy tropes and has launched a franchise that you can watch on Netflix.
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