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The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes

The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes
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Angelina has given us a whole range of unforgettable performances, but, surprisingly enough, many of her movies are not, politely speaking, critically acclaimed.

Here's the list of Angelina's highest-rated films, based on Tomatometer score.

1. Gia (1998) – 88% on Rotten Tomatoes
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 1This is the story of the tragic life of Gia Carangi, one of America's first supermodels. The movie is set in the late 1970s and early 80s and takes us through the whirlwind that was Gia's life. Starting as a young unknown from Philadelphia, she shoots to stardom, gracing magazine covers and runways.

But success comes at a cost. She starts using drugs and spirals out of control, estranging herself from loved ones. The fashion industry, once her playground, starts to distance itself from her.


2. Kung Fu Panda (2008) – 87%
$631.7M at the Box Office
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 2"Kung Fu Panda" introduces us to Po, a clumsy panda who's a massive fan of kung fu and dreams of becoming a martial arts hero. Enter Master Tigress, voiced by Angelina Jolie, a disciplined and fierce warrior who's part of the Furious Five.

When Po is improbably chosen as the Dragon Warrior to fight the villainous Tai Lung, Tigress and the rest of the Furious Five have to get him up to speed — and fast!


3. Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) – 87%
$521.2M at the Box Office
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 3The adventures of Po continue in the third installment of the franchise. This time around, Po reunites with his long-lost dad and discovers an entire village of pandas just like him. But happiness is short-lived.

A powerful villain, Kai, starts terrorizing China, defeating kung fu masters left and right. Even the elite Furious Five, including Tigress, find themselves outmatched. It's up to Po to train his new panda family to fight back.


4. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) – 81% on Rotten Tomatoes
$665.7M at the Box Office
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 4The second movie in this action-packed franchise sees Po now living his dream as the Dragon Warrior and fighting bad guys alongside the Furious Five. But not everything is rosy. A new villain, Shen, comes onto the scene with a weapon so powerful it could end kung fu forever.

To make things worse, Shen is linked to Po's mysterious past. Tigress, ever the strong and silent type, joins Po and the gang in a quest to defeat Shen.


5. A Mighty Heart (2007) – 79%
$18.9M at the Box Office
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 5Based on a true story, this movie focuses on Mariane Pearl, the wife of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Set in Pakistan, Daniel is kidnapped by terrorists, throwing Mariane's life into a frantic search to locate him. She's pregnant and the clock is ticking. She collaborates with local authorities and the U.S. embassy but faces numerous roadblocks.

The movie is essentially an intense, nerve-wracking account of her desperate search.


6. The One and Only Ivan (2020) – 72% on Rotten Tomatoes
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 6Angelina lends her voice to Stella, an elephant who's part of a circus attraction at a suburban mall. Alongside Stella, there's Ivan, a silverback gorilla who starts to question their life in captivity.

They both share stories and dreams about the wild, their natural home. Stella makes Ivan promise to break free and find a life outside of their cage. The plot leads us through Ivan's growing awareness and his eventual plan to give Stella and himself the life they deserve.


7. Beowulf (2007) – 71%
$196.4M at the Box Office
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 7Angelina Jolie voices Grendel's mother, a monstrous creature defeated by the hero Beowulf. The movie pulls us into a mythical past filled with warriors, dragons, and sea monsters. Beowulf, a young warrior, promises to defeat the monster Grendel who has been terrorizing a kingdom.

After a fierce battle, he succeeds but then has to face Grendel's equally terrifying mother.


8. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) – 71%
$58M at the Box Office
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 8Stepping into the realm of sci-fi, Angelina plays Capt. Francesca 'Franky' Cook, a commander of an all-female amphibious squadron. Set in an alternate 1939, journalist Polly Perkins teams up with her ex-boyfriend, Sky Captain Joe Sullivan, after numerous scientists go missing.

They discover a plot to create a doomsday device, and it's a race against time to stop it.


9. Wanted (2008) – 71%
$342.5M at the Box Office
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 9What happens when you find out you're destined to be an assassin? Wesley (James McAvoy), a bored office worker, finds out when Fox, played by Angelina Jolie, recruits him into a secret society of assassins.

These aren't your regular hitmen; they can curve bullets, among other extraordinary skills. Wesley is trained to take down a rogue assassin who turns out to be his father.


10. Changeling (2008) – 62%
$113.4M at the Box Office
The 10 Best Angelina Jolie Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes - image 10In a story set in 1928, Angelina plays Christine Collins, a single mother whose son Walter goes missing. Several months later, the police claim to have found him, but Christine is adamant that the boy returned to her is not her son.

She starts a public battle against the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department, making some powerful enemies in the process. Her search to find out what happened to her real son becomes a life-altering quest.