Top 10 Best Julia Roberts Movies

There's no doubt about it: this is the definitive Julia Roberts film. It launched a decade of romantic dominance and earned her the title of America's Sweetheart. The bathtub scene and the shopping revenge on Rodeo Drive have become legendary. Made for just 14 million dollars, it grossed 463 million worldwide. Without this film, the Julia Roberts phenomenon would never have been so big.

This true-story drama marked the absolute peak of her artistic career. Roberts transformed into the brash, determined single mother who brings an energy giant to its knees, trading her glamorous image for a working-class accent and short skirts. The transformation was deservedly rewarded with the Oscar for Best Actress.

In this stylish heist film, Roberts is the pivot in a man's world full of big names. As Tess, the ex-wife of master thief Danny Ocean, she is the emotional heart of the story. While George Clooney and Brad Pitt rob a casino, Clooney also tries to win back her heart.

Nine years after their first big success, Roberts and Richard Gere reunited for this hit. Roberts plays Maggie, a woman who has left three fiancés at the altar, while Gere is the cynical columnist who wants to dig into her story to save his own career. Critics found it predictable, but it earned an impressive 309 million dollars worldwide.

Romantic escapism in its purest form. Roberts essentially plays a version of herself: the biggest movie star in the world falling for an ordinary bookshop owner. The chemistry with Hugh Grant is effortless and the dialogue razor-sharp. The famous line about a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her, is still quoted everywhere.

Roberts made a spectacular comeback with this quirky comedy, playing the manipulative Julianne who tries to sabotage her best friend's wedding. It was a bold choice to play a character who is essentially the villain of the story. The karaoke scene with 'I Say a Little Prayer' is now part of every movie lover's collective memory.

In this tense political thriller, Roberts proves she can carry a film outside the romance genre. As law student Darby Shaw, she unravels a conspiracy behind the murders of two Supreme Court justices, teaming up with a reporter played by Denzel Washington.

In a small Louisiana town, she plays the young Shelby, who desperately wants to become a mother despite her diabetes. The film mixes humor with deep tragedy and earned Roberts her first Oscar nomination. She effortlessly held her own among legends like Sally Field and Dolly Parton.

In this abrasive film by Mike Nichols, Roberts drops her famous charm. She plays Anna, a photographer caught in a web of deceit and toxic relationships in London. It's a raw look at modern love in which no one is truly likable.

In the late 1980s, the world got to know Julia Roberts as the impulsive Daisy working at a pizza parlor in Connecticut. You could see immediately that she would become a star; her natural charm simply leapt off the screen. It's a sincere film about friendship and growing up.

As a university professor at a crossroads when a favorite student makes an accusation against a colleague, Roberts leads this psychological thriller by Luca Guadagnino.