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Julia Roberts
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Named as part of the proposed set of actresses for future matchup-style categories.
About 8 minMy Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Praised as the movie's comeback star, a peak 90s movie star, and someone who looks incredible here, even while her character is judged harshly.
About 0 minNotting Hill (1999)
Seen as crucial to the movie's meta-celebrity commentary and as a major movie-star presence.
About 8 minOcean's Eleven (2001)
Described as extraordinary, magnetic, and essential to the film's romantic center.
About 8 minOcean's 12 (2004)
Seen as underused in Ocean's 11 but much better deployed here through the Rome impersonation gag.
About 32 minPretty Woman (1990)
Praised as an electrifying, star-making presence and the movie’s essential engine.
About 0 minSleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Praised as the biggest star in the world, beautiful here, and the reason the movie works.
About 8 minThe Pelican Brief (1993)
Praised as a huge star whose defiant persona and strong presence helped define the movie.
About 0 minUnfaithful (2002)
Mentioned as the actress who definitively replaced Lane in Pretty Woman and as a unique star partner for Gere.
About 8 minCan't Buy Me Love (1987)
Suggested as a possible casting alternative for one of Cindy's friends.
About 56 minThe Bodyguard (1992)
Referenced through The Pelican Brief as another example of a cut romantic scene.
About 24 minThe Vanishing (1993)
Mentioned in a Kiefer Sutherland anecdote about a broken engagement that may have influenced his interest in the script.
About 8 minWhile You Were Sleeping (1995)
Used as a benchmark for 90s movie-star fame and rom-com stardom.
About 8 minEVERY MATCH