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The Biggest Scarlett Johansson Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

The Biggest Scarlett Johansson Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

“Black Widow” is the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film since 2019. The solo outing of Natasha Romanoff, played for over a decade by Scarlet Johansson, has beaten the pandemic era record at the box office.

The film made over $80 million at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend, soundly beating previous record-holder “Fast 9,” which did about $70 million in its opening weekend. Johansson’s The superhero flick’s international box office is just as impressive, earning another $78 million. The film is a huge hit on Disney+ as well, banking another $60 million from subscribers.

Undoubtedly, Natasha Romanoff, better known as her alter ego the Black Widow, who was 

introduced in the second Iron Man movie in 2010, will always be one of Johansson’s most famous roles. But Johansson’s her career is also distinguished by other roles in genres ranging from comedy to sci-fi and serious dramas.

In time for what may be Johansson’s final bow as the S.H.I.E.L.D. spy, 24/7 Tempo takes a look at the actress’s her biggest movies. We ranked them from worst to best after developing an index based on several measures from the Internet Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes. The index is a composite of the movies’ IMDb rating, Rotten Tomatoes audience score, and Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score.

“Black Widow” is on its way to becoming a huge financial success, similar to other Marvel superhero movies. Here are the highest-grossing movies in the Marvel Universe.

To determine the best and worst Scarlett Johansson movies, 24/7 Tempo developed an index based on several measures from the Internet Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes. The index is a composite of each movie’s IMDb rating, Rotten Tomatoes audience score, and Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score. All ratings were weighted equally. Only films with at least 25,000 reviews on IMDb, 5,000 audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, and 10 Tomatometer critics reviews were considered. Supplemental data on domestic box office and production budgets by movie came from industry data site the Numbers. Only movies in which Johansson is billed as one of the top four characters were included.

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36. My Brother the Pig (1999)
> Fellow leads: Alex D. Linz, Eva Mendes, Judge Reinhold
> Directed by: Erik Fleming
> IMDb rating: 4.0 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: Not rated
> RT audience score: 31%

Scarlett Johansson plays a girl who is trying to help her 8-year-old brother reverse a spell that turned him into a pig.

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35. The Spirit (2008)
> Fellow leads: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Jaime King
> Directed by: Frank Miller
> IMDb rating: 4.8 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 14%
> RT audience score: 25%

In “The Spirit,” Johansson plays a femme fatale secretary and accomplice to the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), a ruthless killer.

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34. The Black Dahlia (2006)
> Fellow leads: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank
> Directed by: Brian De Palma
> IMDb rating: 5.6 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 32%
> RT audience score: 27%

Inspired by real events, “The Black Dahlia” is a crime drama about the murder of a Hollywood rising star. Johansson plays the girlfriend of one of the two detectives investigating the crime.

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33. The Perfect Score (2004)
> Fellow leads: Leonardo Nam, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans
> Directed by: Brian Robbins
> IMDb rating: 5.7 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 16%
> RT audience score: 44%

“The Perfect Score” is a teen comedy about a group of high school students who try to steal SAT questions. Johansson plays the girl who comes up with the idea of thievery.

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32. Rough Night (2017)
> Fellow leads: Ilana Glazer, Kate McKinnon, Zoë Kravitz
> Directed by: Lucia Aniello
> IMDb rating: 5.2 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 45%
> RT audience score: 29%

In “Rough Night,” Johansson plays a young politician who is about to get married. In the comedy, she reunites with old friends and goes on a wild bachelorette party in Miami, where a male stripper dies and the women try to cover it up.

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31. Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
> Fellow leads: David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra
> Directed by: Ellory Elkayem
> IMDb rating: 5.4 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 47%
> RT audience score: 32%

In the horror comedy “Eight Legged Freaks,” Johansson plays a teenage girl, the sheriff’s daughter, who fights off giant spiders invading her town.

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30. The Nanny Diaries (2007)
> Fellow leads: Donna Murphy, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti
> Directed by: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
> IMDb rating: 6.2 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 34%
> RT audience score: 51%

“The Nanny Diaries” is a comedy about a college graduate, played by Johansson, who starts to work as the nanny for a rich and dysfunctional family with a spoiled young son.

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29. A Good Woman (2004)
> Fellow leads: Helen Hunt, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Wilkinson
> Directed by: Mike Barker
> IMDb rating: 6.5 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 37%
> RT audience score: 49%

In “A Good Woman,” Johansson plays the young wife of a wealthy American living in 1930s Italy. The husband forms a relationship with a socialite, and the wife plans revenge.

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

28. Ghost in the Shell (2017)
> Fellow leads: Juliette Binoche, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano
> Directed by: Rupert Sanders
> IMDb rating: 6.3 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 43%
> RT audience score: 51%

In this sci-fi film based on the Japanese comic of the same name, Johansson plays the Major, a cyborg officer whose mission is to take down a diabolical hacker. There has been much controversy over Johansson, an American, being cast in the lead as a Japanese character.

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27. Scoop (2006)
> Fellow leads: Robert Bathurst, Hugh Jackman, Jim Dunk
> Directed by: Woody Allen
> IMDb rating: 6.6 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 41%
> RT audience score: 55%

In “Scoop,” Johansson plays an American journalism student in London who gets the scoop on a big story and falls in love with a British aristocrat.

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26. The Island (2005)
> Fellow leads: Steve Buscemi, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou
> Directed by: Michael Bay
> IMDb rating: 6.8 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 40%
> RT audience score: 63%

In the futuristic sci-fi movie “The Island,” the island is actually an isolated colony where inhabitants are led to believe they are in an area that protects them from the pollution that has made Earth uninhabitable. Johansson plays a clone who tries to escape the sealed world.

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25. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
> Fellow leads: Natalie Portman, Jim Sturgess, Eric Bana
> Directed by: Justin Chadwick
> IMDb rating: 6.7 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 43%
> RT audience score: 62%

“The Other Boleyn Girl” is about two sisters. Mary Boleyn, played by Johansson, is the sister of the more famous Anne Boleyn. Anne aims to steal Mary’s husband, King Henry VIII of England, while Mary is pregnant and confined to bed.

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24. Lucy (2014)
> Fellow leads: Amr Waked, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik
> Directed by: Luc Besson
> IMDb rating: 6.4 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 66%
> RT audience score: 47%

Lucy, played by Johansson, is an American woman living in Taipei, Taiwan. She is forced to become a drug mule for the mob, but the implanted drugs leak into her body and give her superhuman abilities, and she becomes a merciless warrior in the process.

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23. Manny & Lo (1996)
> Fellow leads: Dean Silvers, Aleksa Palladino, Mary Kay Place
> Directed by: Lisa Krueger
> IMDb rating: 6.5 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 62%
> RT audience score: 59%

“Manny & Lo” was one of Johansson’s first starring roles. She plays the younger sister of a pregnant teenager. The two kidnap a woman they think can help them.

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22. Hitchcock (2012)
> Fellow leads: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Danny Huston
> Directed by: Sacha Gervasi
> IMDb rating: 6.8 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 60%
> RT audience score: 60%

“Hitchcock” is about the making of “Psycho,” one of Alfred Hitchkcok’s most famous movies. Johansson plays Janet Leigh, the American actress who starred in the film and was in the famous shower scene.

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21. An American Rhapsody (2001)
> Fellow leads: Nastassja Kinski, Tony Goldwyn, Raffaella Bánsági
> Directed by: Éva Gárdos
> IMDb rating: 6.7 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 56%
> RT audience score: 66%

In “An American Rhapsody” Johansson plays a rebellious 15-year-old girl named Suzanne. The movie is told from her point of view, but it’s really about her mother and the reasons for her being overprotective of Suzanne.

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20. A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
> Fellow leads: Deborah Kara Unger, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht
> Directed by: Shainee Gabel
> IMDb rating: 7.1 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 43%
> RT audience score: 80%

In “A Love Song for Bobby Long,” Johansson plays an 18-year-old girl who dropped out of high school. She returns to New Orleans to claim her mother’s house after her death only to find two drunkards living in it already.

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19. In Good Company (2004)
> Fellow leads: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Marg Helgenberger
> Directed by: Paul Weitz
> IMDb rating: 6.4 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 83%
> RT audience score: 54%

“In Good Company” is a comedy about Dan Foreman, a fading sports magazine executive who is replaced by a much younger man, Carter Duryea. Johansson plays Foreman’s daughter who is dating Duryea.

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18. Under the Skin (2013)
> Fellow leads: Dougie McConnell, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay
> Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
> IMDb rating: 6.3 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 84%
> RT audience score: 55%

“Under the Skin” is a sci-fi film about an extraterrestrial who, played by Johansson, is disguised as a woman and preys on lonely men in Scotland.

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17. Don Jon (2013)
> Fellow leads: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tony Danza, Julianne Moore
> Directed by: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
> IMDb rating: 6.5 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 80%
> RT audience score: 58%

“Don Jon” is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s feature film directorial debut. He plays a religious bartender from New Jersey who is also a porn addict. Johansson plays his hard-to-get love interest.

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16. We Bought a Zoo (2011)
> Fellow leads: Matt Damon, Elle Fanning, Thomas Haden Church
> Directed by: Cameron Crowe
> IMDb rating: 7.1 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 64%
> RT audience score: 71%

“We Bought a Zoo” tells the story of a father and his two children as they are trying to who are healing after the sudden death of their mother. They by buying a piece of property containing a wildlife park. There, a Johansson plays the woman, played by Johansson, who takes care of the animals and forms a bond with the family.

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15. Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
> Fellow leads: Judy Parfitt, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson
> Directed by: Peter Webber
> IMDb rating: 6.9 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 72%
> RT audience score: 68%

In “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” Johansson plays the maid of a painter Johannes Vermeer. The two become friends, and she eventually becomes his muse for his most famous masterpiece.

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14. Sing (2016)
> Fellow leads: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane
> Directed by: Garth Jennings
> IMDb rating: 7.1 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 72%
> RT audience score: 72%

“Sing” is about several humanoid animals that star in a singing competition. Johansson voices the character of Ash, a porcupine who sings punk-rock and writes her own song for the show.

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13. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
> Fellow leads: Rebecca Hall, Christopher Evan Welch, Javier Bardem
> Directed by: Woody Allen
> IMDb rating: 7.1 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 81%
> RT audience score: 74%

Johansson plays Cristina, a young American who goes on a summer vacation in Barcelona with her best friend. There, they both become involved with a painter whose ex-wife re-enters the picture.

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12. Match Point (2005)
> Fellow leads: Matthew Goode, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer
> Directed by: Woody Allen
> IMDb rating: 7.6 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 77%
> RT audience score: 81%

“Match Point” is a psychological thriller about a tennis coach who marries into a wealthy family. He starts a dangerous affair with his brother-in-law’s girlfriend, played by Johansson.

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11. Black Widow (2021)
> Fellow leads: David Harbour, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz
> Directed by: Cate Shortland
> IMDb rating: 7.0 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 80%
> RT audience score: 92%

In the recently released “Black Widow,” Johansson reprises her role as Natasha Romanoff. The film centers on her adventures story between two other Avengers movies — “Civil War” and “Infinity War.” Viewers learn more about her history as a spy, family, and her personal relationships in her past.

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10. Chef (2014)
> Fellow leads: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Dustin Hoffman
> Directed by: Jon Favreau
> IMDb rating: 7.3 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 87%
> RT audience score: 85%

“Chef” is the story of a chef at an upscale restaurant who quits his job and buys a food truck to start his own business and ends up being passionate about cooking and life in general again. Johansson plays his friend and co-worker.

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9. Ghost World (2001)
> Fellow leads: Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Brad Renfro
> Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
> IMDb rating: 7.3 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 93%
> RT audience score: 84%

“Ghost World” is a black comedy about friendship. Two girls, portrayed as outsiders, are graduating from high school. Though they plan to live together after high school, they face a rift in their friendship after they answer a man’s newspaper ad for a date.

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8. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
> Fellow leads: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi
> Directed by: Taika Waititi
> IMDb rating: 7.9 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 80%
> RT audience score: 94%

“Jojo Rabbit” tells the story of a German boy, whose imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler. He finds the Jewish girl his mother has been hiding in the attic and becomes friends with her. Johansson plays the mother. She was nominated for an Oscar in the best supporting actress category for her role in the movie.

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7. The Prestige (2006)
> Fellow leads: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine
> Directed by: Christopher Nolan
> IMDb rating: 8.5 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 76%
> RT audience score: 92%

“The Prestige” is a period fantasy drama about two 19th century magicians who compete with each other to create the ultimate illusion. Johansson plays the assistant of one of the magicians.

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6. Her (2013)
> Fellow leads: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara
> Directed by: Spike Jonze
> IMDb rating: 8.0 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 94%
> RT audience score: 82%

Set in the near future, “Her” is about an unlikely relationship between man and computer. Johansson is the voice of a new operating system with which a lonely recent divorcee falls in love.

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5. Lost in Translation (2003)
> Fellow leads: Bill Murray, Anna Faris, Giovanni Ribisi
> Directed by: Sofia Coppola
> IMDb rating: 7.7 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 95%
> RT audience score: 85%

This is arguably the movie that turned Johnasson into a Hollywood star. The film follows a fading actor and a young, neglected wife of a photographer, played by Johansson, who form an unlikely bond of friendship in Tokyo.

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4. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
> Fellow leads: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Sebastian Stan
> Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
> IMDb rating: 7.8 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 90%
> RT audience score: 89%

“Captain America: Civil War” is the last of the Captain America trilogy focusing on Captain America. In this high-action superhero flick, Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) is squaring off with Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) in a dispute over the Avengers’ future. Johansson plays the Black Widow, who sides with Iron Man.

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3. Marriage Story (2019)
> Fellow leads: Adam Driver, Azhy Robertson, Laura Dern
> Directed by: Noah Baumbach
> IMDb rating: 7.9 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 94%
> RT audience score: 85%

“Marriage Story” is about a couple going through divorce who try to stay friends, but the legal proceedings take a toll. Johansson, who plays an actress married to a stage director,. She was nominated for an Oscar in the best actress category for her role in the movieportrayal of Nicole Barber.

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2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
> Fellow leads: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford
> Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
> IMDb rating: 7.7 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 90%
> RT audience score: 92%

In this sequel to “Captain America: The First Avenger,” Captain America joins forces with Black Widow, played by Johansson, and Falcon (Anthony Mackie) to expose a conspiracy within the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. They face an adversary known as the Winter Soldier.

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1. The Avengers (2012)
> Fellow leads: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner
> Directed by: Joss Whedon
> IMDb rating: 8.0 out of 10
> Tomatometer score: 91%
> RT audience score: 91%

The first of the Avengers movies got a green light following the success of “Iron Man” and brought together an ensemble cast. In the film, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Thor, the Black Widow (Johansson), and others to stop Thor’s brother Loki from dominating Earth.

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