Best Halle Berry Movies | Moviefone

Best Halle Berry Movies | Moviefone

Best Halle Berry Movies | Moviefone

Halle Berry attends Lionsgate’s CinemaCon Presentation and Reception at Caesars Palace on April 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Lionsgate.

Academy Award winner Halle Berry is one of the most accomplished and beloved actresses of her generation.

First appearing in supporting roles in now classic movies like ‘Jungle Fever‘, ‘The Last Boy Scout‘, and ‘Boomerang‘, Berry won an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in 2001’s ‘Monster’s Ball‘, becoming the first and only Black woman to ever receive that honor from the Academy.

But she has also appeared in some of the most popular franchises of all time including the original ‘X-Men‘ trilogy, ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum‘, ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle‘, and the James Bond movie, ‘Die Another Day‘.

Not to mention starring in critically acclaimed movies like ‘Losing Isaiah‘, ‘Bulworth‘, and ‘Could Atlas‘. Her latest, the new thriller ‘Never Let Go‘, which opens in theaters on September 20th.

In honor of the new film’s release, Moviefone is counting down the 20 best movies of Halle Berry’s long and impressive career, including her latest.

Let’s begin!


(L to R) Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman in 'X-Men: The Last Stand'. Photo: Marvel Studios.

(L to R) Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman in ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’. Photo: Marvel Studios.

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier’s former ally, Magneto (Ian McKellen).

“Whose side will you be on?”

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PG-131 hr 44 minMay 26th, 2006


Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred (John Goodman) helps Barney (Rick Moranis) adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.

The Flintstones

“Yabba-Dabba-Doo!”

53

PG1 hr 31 minMay 26th, 1994


Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

Executive Decision

“Five miles above the earth, an elite team of six men must make an air to air transfer, in order to save 400 lives on board a 747…and 40 million below.”

63

R2 hr 12 minMar 15th, 1996


Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.

The Program

“Pressure surrounds them. Competition divides them. Glory unites them.”

63

R1 hr 52 minSep 24th, 1993


Jordan Turner (Berry) is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson (Abigail Breslin) is abducted in the back of a man’s car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

“There are 188 million 911 calls a year. This one made it personal.”

68

R1 hr 34 minMar 14th, 2013


(L to R) Halle Berry, John Travolta, Don Cheadle and Hugh Jackman in 'Swordfish'. Photo: Warner Bros.

(L to R) Halle Berry, John Travolta, Don Cheadle and Hugh Jackman in ‘Swordfish’. Photo: Warner Bros.

Rogue agent Gabriel Shear (John Travolta) is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman), a n’er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

Swordfish

“Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything.”

62

R1 hr 39 minJun 8th, 2001


Khaila Richards (Berry), a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin (Jessica Lange), and her husband, Charles (David Strathaim). Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.

Losing Isaiah

“Who decides what makes a mother?”

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R1 hr 46 minMar 17th, 1995


A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician (Warren Beatty) puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

Bulworth

“Brace yourself. This politician is about to tell the truth!”

63

R1 hr 48 minMay 15th, 1998


The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

“To save the future, they must alter the past.”

75

PG-132 hr 12 minMay 23rd, 2014

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James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.

“He’s never been cooler.”

60

PG-132 hr 13 minNov 22nd, 2002


(L to R) Anthony B. Jenkins as Samuel, Halle Berry as Momma and Percy Daggs IV as Nolan in 'Never Let Go'. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate.

(L to R) Anthony B. Jenkins as Samuel, Halle Berry as Momma and Percy Daggs IV as Nolan in ‘Never Let Go’. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate.

In this new psychological thriller/horror, as an Evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother (Berry), and her twin sons (Percy Baggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins) is their house and their family’s protective bond. Needing to stay connected at all times – even tethering themselves with ropes – they cling to one another, urging each other to never let go. But when one of the boys questions if the evil is real, the ties that bind them together are severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival.

“One touch is all it takes.”

R1 hr 41 minSep 20th, 2024

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From visionary director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Crawl) and the creative minds behind Stranger Things and Arrival comes NEVER LET GO. In this new psychological… Read the Plot


Marcus (Eddie Murphy) is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline (Robin Givens), is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatized by this, his work goes badly downhill.

Boomerang

“A player who’s about to be played.”

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R1 hr 57 minJun 30th, 1992


8. ‘X-Men‘ (2000)

Two mutants, Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.


When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises (Julianne Moore), Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

“A proper spy movie.”

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R2 hr 21 minSep 22nd, 2017


When the girl (Berry) that detective Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend (Damon Wayans) of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

The Last Boy Scout

“Everyone had counted them out. But they’re about to get back in the game.”

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R1 hr 45 minDec 13th, 1991

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(L to R) Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry in 'John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum'. Photo: Lionsgate.

(L to R) Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry in ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’. Photo: Lionsgate.

Super-assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.


A successful and married black man (Wesley Snipes) contemplates having an affair with a white girl (Annabella Sciorra) from work. He’s quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.

Jungle Fever

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R2 hr 12 minJun 7th, 1991

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He’s quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an… Read the Plot


3. ‘X2‘ (2003)

Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker (Brian Cox). Storm (Berry), Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) must join their usual nemeses—Magneto (Ian McKellen) and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn)—to unhinge Stryker’s scheme to exterminate all mutants.

X2

“The time has come for those who are different to stand united.”

70

PG-132 hr 13 minMay 2nd, 2003


A prison guard (Billy Bob Thornton) begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow (Berry) of a man whose execution he presided over.

Monster's Ball

“A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.”

68

R1 hr 53 minNov 11th, 2001


(L to R) Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in 'Cloud Atlas'. Photo: Warner Bros.

(L to R) Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in ‘Cloud Atlas’. Photo: Warner Bros.

A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. ‘Cloud Atlas’ explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future.

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