Joey Magidson
Scarlett Johansson is one of my favorite actresses in the business. She only recently has started fully being given credit as a great performer, but early on, she was seen as a potential great. That promise has been in evidence for years to me, as well as others, but her dual Oscar nominations did help break that dam. I spoke to Johansson here briefly back during the Asteroid City press tour, but I’ve been a fan since the early days. With Fly Me to the Moon hitting theaters, I figured it was a good time to look at her best performances to date.
In my review of Fly Me to the Moon (here), I had the following to say about her and her co-star:
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum bring some real charm as well as star power to the picture. They have nice chemistry, both characters are enjoyable on their own, but better when together. These are movie stars in the true sense of the word, elevating the work.
Below, you can see my favorite Johansson performances so far. There’s a big three for me, and it’s her, Lost in Translation, and Under the Skin. Those are pretty universally acclaimed turns for her. What about the likes of Marriage Story and Match Point? Jojo Rabbit and any of her turns as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Does Fly Me to the Moon crack the lineup? Well, you’ll just have to see below. I do think my list is a touch different than most, but that’s just my two cents. You’ll be able to chime in over in the comments sections, of course…
Here now are my top ten Scarlett Johansson performances, as of today:
Honorable Mention: Asteroid City, Fly Me to the Moon, Ghost World, and Girl with a Pearl Earring
10. A Love Song for Bobby Long
9. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
8. The Prestige
7. Jojo Rabbit
6. Match Point
5. Don Jon
4. Marriage Story
3. Lost in Translation
2. Under the Skin
1. her
What are your favorite performances from Scarlett Johansson? Let us know!
A bit of a dark cloud over your #1 choice these days, unfortunately, what with the tech industry’s newest Golden Boy literally using Scarlett Johansson‘s voice without her consent for his latest A.I. chatbot because he was supposedly “inspired by” her character in Her without actually understanding the point of the movie at all.
Fair point.
One of my favorite actresses working today. In my world she’d have 3 oscar nominations for lead in Lost in Translation, Under the Skin and Marriage Story and a supporting nod for Match Point. Would have given her a win for Marriage Story. And she just misses for me multiple times with Ghost World, Vicky Christina, Don Jon and Jo Jo Rabbit. Not as high on Her as you are and most people are but can’t deny the great voice work.
Close were Girl with a Pearl Earing and The Prestige
Solid ten!