With back-to-back smash hits inMoulin Rouge!

Thats actually insane, but it goes to show how elastic Kidman has become.

Where to watchThe Killing of a Sacred Deer: Max

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Nicole Kidman films

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To give away the thrust ofExpatswould be to spoil some of its finest surprises.

Wang is a master storyteller, letting the facts spill out methodically rather than predictably.

Where to watchExpats: Amazon Prime Video

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Killing of a Sacred Deer

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Kidman is ferociously satisfying here in the nastiest role she ever has, and probably ever will, play.

Margot is even more dastardly thanPaddingtons Millicent orTo Die Fors Suzanne Stone.

(We mean that as the highest compliment.)

Expats Margaret (Nicole Kidman)

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Where to watchMargot at the Wedding:Paramount+

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Yet she makes a significant impact in a performance that fundamentally transformed her image.

Where to watchEyes Wide Shut: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

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Kidman is fabulous here in what is essentially a two-hander between her and Flanagan.

Where to watchThe Others: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

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Paddington (2014)

Lets not mess around: Everyone knows Paddington.

EYES WIDE SHUT, Nicole Kidman

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If you dont care for Paddington, we dont care for you and were not afraid to say it.

Kidman plays the villain here, an evil museum taxidermist named Millicent.

Where to watchPaddington: Netflix

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THE OTHERS, Nicole Kidman, 2001

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An elongated running time (154 minutes)?

Steamy sex scenes that dont feel entirely era-appropriate?

Check.Renee Zellwegerdoing a wild accent in a larger-than-life (Oscar-winning) supporting role?

PADDINGTON, Nicole Kidman, 2014

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Thats a big ol check!

Where to watchCold Mountain: Paramount+

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Glazers picture is a peak mid-aughts arthouse weird-out that audiences were decidedly not ready for at the time.

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Where to watchBirth: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

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This being a Von Trier picture, things end poorly for all.

Where to watchDogville: Mubi

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BIRTH, Danny Huston, Nicole Kidman

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Where to watchBig Little Lies: Max

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Where to watchPractical Magic: Max

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Mitchells picture reminded us that wed been sleeping on her prowess for most of the prior decade.

DOGVILLE, Nicole Kidman, 2003

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Where to watchRabbit Hole: Tubi

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Its hard to be unrecognizable when youre Nicole Kidman, but shes well and truly unrecognizable here.

Where to watchDestroyer: Tubi

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Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies maybe the show is coming back for a third season.

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Where to watchMoulin Rouge!

Hulu

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To Die For (1995)

If you have not seenTo Die For: STOP.

PRACTICAL MAGIC, Goran Visnjnic, Nicole Kidman, 1998

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Turn off your phone.

Pour a refreshing beverage.

Best movie, best performance, the whole shebang.

RABBIT HOLE, Nicole Kidman

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(To Die Forpremiered at Cannes in May 1995, almost 11 months to the day after O.J.

Simpsons June 94 Bronco chase.)

Where to watchTo Die For: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

Nicole Kidman stars as Erin Bell in Karyn Kusama’s DESTROYER

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Nicole Kidman in ‘Moulin Rouge!'

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TO DIE FOR, Nicole Kidman

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