Nicole Kidman is a famous actress, who has worked in the Hollywood industry for several generations. She has been the recipient of several accolades throughout her career. She achieved international success with her film Days Of Thunder. She has also served as a Goodwill Ambassador.
1. Moulin Rouge
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, this Nicole Kidman Movie features Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, and Richard Roxburgh till the end credits. The film was a blockbuster at the box office with a collection of $179.2 million with an initial filmmaking budget of $50 million.
The film follows the story of Christian, a young writer and Satine, a singer who fall in love with each other, only for new problems to arise as the singer was promised to a duke by her manager in exchange for funding for his next project. Satine has a secret she’s hiding from both the duke and Christian. Her secret is out of the bag with the film’s climax where she dies in Christian’s arms proclaiming her love for him. She asks him to write their special song that Christian wrote for her once.
2. Birthday Girl
Directed by Jez Butterworth, this Nicole Kidman Movie Features Ben Chaplin opposite her till the end credits. The film didn’t do quite well at the box office with a collection of $ 16.2 million, with initial filmmaking funding being $ 13 million.
The plot follows the story of a scam turned into love. It shows John, a shy banker who has always been unlucky in love, fed up with this he orders a mail-order-bride named Nadia from Russia. They began to bond together even after there was a communication barrier. Nadia introduces John to her two friends who flew from Russia to celebrate her birthday. Later she’s kidnapped, and a ransom is demanded from John. He robs a bank to give the ransom money as he had grown to care about Nadia, only to know he got conned by the trio of Nadia and her friends. The film ends with John taking the guise of Alexis and leaving with Nadia for Russia.
3. Batman Forever
Directed by Joel Schumacher, this film featuring Nicole Kidman is a classic. Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Chris O’ Donnell, Michael Gough, and Pat Hingle also feature till the end credits. This film was a blockbuster at the box office with a collection of $ 336.6 million, with the initial funding of the film being $ 100 million. It is a must-watch Nicole Kidman movie.
The film follows Val Kilmer, the batman facing off two of his foes, and the development of a new romance with a psychologist. At the start of the film, he defuses a hostage situation created by the schizophrenic scared former District attorney, thus named Two-Face, who holds a grudge against batman as he developed this illness due to an acid attack that batman failed to prevent. The other foe of batman is an eccentric researcher working in his company. The friend turned enemy the moment his proposal of a device that can manipulate minds got rejected by batman. The film ends with peace restored in Gotham City, and Bruce resuming his crusade as batman, with his partner Robin, a friend he found during his fights with Two-face.
4. Practical Magic
Directed by Griffin Dunne, this Nicole Kidman movie features Sandra Bullock, Dianne Weist, Stockard Channing, and Aidan Quinn till the end credits. The film was a box office failure with a collection of $ 68.3 million, with the initial film funding being $ 68.3 million.
The plot follows Owen women living in a Massachusetts town who have been shunned by folks for over 300 years, only because their ancestor Maria used witchcraft to escape her execution. Maria is left heartbroken after her baby daddy abandons her, and she casts a spell to prevent herself from ever falling for a man that changed into a curse. The young daughters of Maria Sally and Gillian fall in love and move away to be with their better halves. Tragedy strikes when Gillian gets involved with an abusive man, and both sisters unite to kill him. The film ends with the curse breaking and the Owen women being accepted in society.
5. Aquaman
Directed by James Wan this Nicole Kidman movie is a classic DC movie featuring Jason Mamoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II till the end credits. The film was an all-time blockbuster at the box office, with a collection of $ 1.148 billion with initial funding of $ 200 million.
The plot follows the life of Arthur who’s the son of the Queen of Atlantis, the underwater kingdom. In 1985 Thomas, a lighthouse keeper rescues Atlanna, who’s the queen of Atlantis, and they fall in love, thus leading to the birth of Arthur, who has the same supernatural powers as his mother. He rescues his mother and fights for the above-surface people with help from Mera against a conspiracy planned by his brother and father. The film ends with Arthur defeating his brother and wielding the trident with a promise to keep Atlantis and above-surface people safe.
6. Fur
Directed by Steven Shainberg, this Nicole Kidman movie features Robert Downey Jr. in the lead till the end credits. The film was a box office failure with a collection of $ 2.3 million with initial funding of $ 16.8 million.
The plot follows a housewife and assistant, Diane working for her husband, who works as a photographer for her parents in New York. She’s from a privileged family who craves to find her own identity. One day she meets her new neighbor who’s enigmatic and helps her set her on the path of self-discovery. The film ends with Diane discovering her true self and ending up in a nudist camp.
7. Malice
Directed by Harold Becker, this Nicole Kidman movie features Alec Baldwin, Bill Pullman, Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Gallagher, Josef Sommer, Anne Bancroft, and George C. Scott till the end credits. The film did well at the box office with a collection of $ 61 million, with an initial funding film being $ 20 million.
The plot follows a happily married couple, Andy and Tracy, living in suburban Boston, whose life gets entangled when they meet Dr. Jed Hill, a cocky surgeon who was Andy’s previous classmate. Andy invites Jed to live with them in their house against Tracy’s will. At the same time, there is a ruckus in Andy’s college with a serial rapist on the loose who’s killing and raping the girl students. Later on, its discovered that Tracy has ovarian cancer, and during a surgery performed by Jed loses her ability to have children. The film ends with a climax revealing Tracy is a famous con artist who has conned Andy as Jed, and she was having a long-time affair. The film ends with Tracy getting arrested for her crime.
8. My Life
Directed by Bruce Joel Rubin, this Nicole Kidman movie features Michael Keaton in the lead till the end credits. The film did quite well at the box office with a collection of $ 54 million, with the initial funding for the film being $ 54 million.
The plot follows Bob, the son of Ukrainian-American parents who has everything a man can desire. He has a great job with a beautiful wife who’s pregnant with their first child. Bob’s life turns upside-down when he’s diagnosed with cancer having only four months to live. His time is so limited that he won’t be able to witness the birth of his firstborn. Then a miracle happens in his life leading him to witness the birth of his son. The film ends with Bob accepting his fate and dying surrounded by his loved ones.
9. Flirting
Directed by John Duigan, this Nicole Kidman movie features Noah Taylor, and Thandiwe Newton till the end credits. The film faced a lot of criticism and ended up as a box office failure.
The plot follows the love story of Danny and Thandiwe that’s threatened by society on a racial basis. Danny, an awkward teenager is sent to an all-boys boarding school in New South Wales, where he falls for a girl from Uganda named Thandiwe who’s studying in the all-girls boarding school across Danny’s school. Nichola is the perfect girl of the boarding school and arch-enemy of Thandiwe. The film ends with the end of their budding romance when they’re discovered together in a motel leading to Danny’s expulsion. They try continuing their love story through letters that end when letters stop coming.
10. Emerald City
Directed by Michael Jenkins, this Nicole Kidman movie features John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin, Chris Haywood, and Ruth Cracknell till the end credits. The film was a box office failure with a collection of $ 192,831 in total.
The plot follows a happy couple Colin, a screenwriter, and his wife Kate, the editor of a publishing house who relocates from Melbourne to Sydney to fulfill their dreams. The film follows the couple through several tests against temptations in the big city. Colin faces the temptation of controlling himself from cheating on Kate with his colleague’s attractive girlfriend Helen. While Kate faces the temptation to keep her ideas afloat and become a successful writer.
11. Skin Deep
Directed by Chris Langman, this Nicole Kidman movie features David Reyne, Briony Behets, Kate Fitzpatrick, and James Simile till the end credits. The film did average at the box office and had a run time of ninety-two minutes.
The plot follows a successful businesswoman Barbara Kennedy in the modeling and fashion industry and her struggles following when the truth of one of her models being her illegitimate child is known to her. She’s proposed to by her partner the same night she finds out the truth. At the same time, she struggles to top her bitchy rival Vanessa each turn she gets while trying to lose a murderer after her. It shows the successful rivalry between two individuals.
12. Birth
Directed by Jonathan Glazer, this Nicole Kidman movie features Cameron Bright, Danny Houston, Lauren becall, and Anne Heche till the end credits. The film didn’t do quite well at the box office, with a collection of $ 23.9 million, with an initial filmmaking budget of $ 20 million.
The plot follows Anna, a widower who took ten years to recover and move on from her husband Sean’s death. After all these years, she’s on the verge of marrying her now boyfriend Joseph when chaos ensures, with the arrival of a twelve-year boy claiming to be Anna’s dead husband reincarnated to be with her. Initially, she ignores the boy’s claims but is left bewildered by his uncanny knowledge of her husband’s life in detail. The film ends with Anna and Joseph marrying at the beach where Anna is left in anguish and tries to attempt suicide only to be pulled back by a loving Joseph.
13. Days Of Thunder
Directed by Tony Scott, this Nicole Kidman movie features Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Michael Rooker, and Cary Elwes till the end credits. The film did well at the box office with a collection of $ 157.9 million, with the initial funding for the film being $ 60 million.
The plot follows two rival racers turned friends after a near-death experience. The rivalry brews between a rookie hotshot Cole Trickle and veteran rowdy racer Rowdy Burns in the fast-paced NASCAR. During a competition, when both racers are left seriously injured, they become close and form a bond of friendship. Cole enters into a romantic relationship with a neurosurgeon Dr. Claire, while Rowdy is sidelined due to his injuries. The film ends with Cole driving Rowdy’s car in a race as he has to undergo brain surgery the same day. Cole wins the race and is seen celebrating with his crew and Claire.
14. Eyes Wide Shut
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this Nicole Kidman movie features Tom Cruise, Sydney Pollack, and Marie Richardson till the end credits. The film did well at the box office with a $ 162.1 million collection, with the initial funding for the filmmaking being $ 65 million.
The plot follows Dr. Bill Harford and his wife Alice living in New York with their daughter Helen. Their life becomes entangled with dangers and chaotic when Alice admits to bill about her sexual fantasies about a man she met during a holiday on Cape Cod. Later, obsessed with this revelation Bill enters a sexual group his friend discovered for him. The film ends with Bill tearfully admitting to his wife about the sexual group he joined when he notices she’s in danger. The couple reunites in the end and happily shopped for Christmas in the mall.
15. The Stepford Wives
Directed by Frank Oz, this Nicole Kidman movie features Matthew Broderick, Bette Milder, Roger Brat, Faith Hill, Glenn Close, and Christopher Walken till the end credits. The film did average at the box office with a $ 103.3 million collection, with the initial filmmaking funding being $ 90 million.
The plot follows Joana Ebehert, a reality television executive whose career suddenly suffers a setback and ends up getting canceled after a delusional participant Hank tries to shoot himself. She and her husband Walter relocates to Connecticut from New York. Her family and husband easily adjust to the new environment while she struggles to do so. She has a hard time adjusting to Stepford's manicured environs. With time she begins to suspect her husband of keeping secrets from her. It is later revealed that Stepford’s housewives were forced to do housework and were managed by a chip inserted in their brains. The film ends with the chips destroyed and the women now placing the husbands under house arrest forcing them to do the same household tasks they were once forced to do.
16. Cold Mountain
Directed by Anthony Minghella, this Nicole Kidman movie features Jude Jaw, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Natalie Portman, and Ray Winstone till the end credits. The film was a blockbuster with a box office collection of $173 million. This Nicole Kidman movie is a story of love and devotion making it a must-watch.
The plot follows a wounded Confederate W.P. Inman during the American civil war who deserts his unit to return home to his young beauty who was left behind when he got deployed. Ada whose Inman’s wife was left behind to tend the house and struggles to keep things together with occasional help from a local drifter. The film ends with the revelation of a daughter born from Inman’s and Ada’s passionate night together as Inman died a day later. The whole family is seen celebrating Easter.
17. To Die For
Directed by Gus Van Sant, this Nicole Kidman movie features Joaquin Phoenix and Matt Dillon till the end credits. The film did well at the box office with a collection of $41 million, with initial filmmaking funding of $ 20 million.
The plot follows Suzanne Stone, a weather reporter at her small-town cable station with dreams of becoming a big-time news anchor. She married Matt to stabilize her career and have financial help. The moment she realizes her husband is holding her back from achieving her dreams, she decides to get him murdered. For the murder, she takes help from a young teen boy infatuated with her, but her plan fails even after her husband is murdered. Matt’s family suspect Suzanne is involved in their son’s murder, and on confirmation his dada gets her killed. The film ends with Lydia becoming a celebrity and Matt’s sister skating on the frozen lake where Suzanne’s body is frozen.
18. Far And Away
Directed by Ron Howard, this Nicole Kidman movie features Tom Cruise, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, and Cyril Cusack till the end credits. The film did well at the box office with a collection of $ 137.9 million, with the initial funding of the film being $ 60 million.
The plot follows Shannon and Joseph, who travel from Ireland to America in hopes of claiming Oklahoma’s free land there and their growing affection towards each other with time. Once reaching America Shannon loses her silver spoon collection that was supposed to be used to pay for rent for the time being. Joseph takes up boxing to meet their need met. Once, he loses the fight and ends up being kicked out with Shannon, now both famished and cold. The film ends with a climax of the lovers reuniting and claiming the prize of the free land in Oklahoma.
19. The Portrait Of The Lady
Directed by Jane Campion, this Nicole Kidman movie features John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Christian Bale, John Gielgud, and Richard E. Grant till the end credits. The film did average at the box office with a collection of $ 3.7 million.
The plot follows Ms. Isabel Archer, who isn’t afraid to challenge societal norms, thus impressed by this quality of hers, her kind-hearted cousin Ralph, writes her in the will of his fatally ill father. Soon young, independent, and now rich Isabel ventures into life, befriending Madame Serena on the way. She develops Romantic relations with Gilbert, a widower and Serena’s previous lover. Isabel gets trapped in an unhappy and abusive marriage with Gilbert. The film ends with Isabel breaking free from the shackles of her abusive marriage and kissing Caspar.
20. The Peacemaker
Directed by Mimi Leader, this Nicole Kidman movie features George Clooney, Armin Mueller, and Marcel Lures till the end credits. The film did well at the box office with a collection of $ 110.4 million, with the initial funding of the film being $ 50 million.
The plot follows the upcoming fictional terrible terrorist attack on New York. In rural Russia, two trains collide one is carrying nuclear weapons that goes missing right after the collision. The U.S. government is alerted about the same where Dr. Julia Kelly, a nuclear specialist, is informed as she believes that a terrorist attack is to take place there. Lt. Col teams up with Kelly to prevent the attack planned by Garvich, a Yugoslavian resident, to take revenge on the U.S. government. The film ends with Kelly peacefully swimming laps in a pool with Deveo asking her out on her date to which she gleefully agrees.
21. Stoker
Directed by Park Chan-wook, this Nicole Kidman movie features Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney, and Lucas till the end credits the film. The film didn’t do good at the box office with $ 12.1 million, and the initial filmmaking budget was $12 million.
The plot follows India Stoker, whose world came crashing down with her dad's death in a car accident. Her emotional turmoil increases with the arrival of her uncle Charlie, whom she knows nothing about. With her mother being unstable at the moment and an unknown uncle moving together with them India starts suspecting her uncle of having ulterior motives, but instead of being scared of him. She gets infatuated with Charlie with the time she spends with him. The film ends with a climax revealing Charlie is mentally unstable and killed India’s father staging it to be an accident. India kills Charlie and buries his body in her backyard, and leaves for New York in Charlie’s car.
22. Margot At The Wedding
Directed by Noah Buaumbach, this Nicole Kidman movie features Jenifer Jason, Jack Black, Zane Paris, and Flora Cross's end credits. The film didn’t do well at the box office with a $ 2.9 million collection, with $ 10 million being the initial budget for the film.
The plot follows Margot, a self-absorbed writer arriving at her family’s seaside home with her son as guests for the wedding of her sister Pauline. The sisters are estranged, hoping to reconcile during the wedding processions. The hopes for a peaceful reconciliation end when Margot tries to convince her sister to not marry her fiancé. The film ends with both the women reuniting with their loved ones.
23. Bewitched
Directed by Nora Ephron, this Nicole Kidman movie features Will Ferrell, Michael Caine, and Jim Turner till the end credits. The film did well at the box office with a $ 131.8 million collection, with the initial funding for the filmmaking being $ 85 million.
The plot follows Jack, an actor whose career has hit a rough patch. To make a comeback with a bang, he agrees to star as Darrin in the film version of the comedy series “bewitched”. He asks for a newcomer to be signed for the role of Samantha the witch wife of Darrian. This leads to the signing of a newcomer named Isabel. Through a series of comical events, Jack comes to know that Isabel was cast too well for the role of Samantha as she’s a real-life witch. The film ends with Isabel and Jack getting married and living happily in their new neighborhood.
24. Nine
Directed by Rob Marshal, this Nicole Kidman movie features Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, and Judi Dench till the end credits. The film didn’t do well at the box office with a $ 54 million collection, with $ 80 million being the initial filmmaking budget for the film.
The plot follows an amazing Italian film director Guido who has reached a career impasse. He conjures all the women in his life for inspiration for a new film including, his wife Claudia, his star actress Carla, his mistress Lilli, and his costume designer Stephanie. The film ends with a younger nine-year-old Guido sitting on the laps of older Guido and him yelling the word ACTION.
25. Bush Christmas
Directed by Henri Safran, this Nicole Kidman movie features John Howards, Mark Spin, and John Ewart till the end credits of the film. The film didn’t do well at the box office with a $ 122,035 collection.
The plot follows a pair of siblings Helen and John living on a farm with their family and their adventure in rescuing their family horse. Their father is a cattle driver, and unfortunately for the family, they are in huge debt. The only hope for them to get free of their debt is their family horse Prince, who they’ve entered in this year's cup.
5 Nicole Kidman series to watch-
1. Top Of The Lake
Directed by Jane Campion, Garth Davis, and Ariel Kleiman, this Nicole Kidman series features Elisabeth Moss, Gwendoline Christie, Alice Englert, and David Dencik till the series end. The series was released on 18 March 2013 with 13 episodes.
The series follows Detective Griffin and her investigations related to the disappearance of young girls within a limited time. In the first season of the series, Dr. Griffin is investigating a case related to the disappearance of a 12-year-old pregnant girl in New Zealand. During her investigation, she comes across little secrets of the town along with a side of herself that was kept at bay till now. The second series follows the brave detective as she investigates the death of an unidentifiable young Asian girl on Sydney’s Bondi beach.
2. The Undoing
Directed by Susanne Bier, this Nicole Kidman series features Hugh Grant, Noah Jupe, and Edgar Ramirez, till the end of the series. The series was released on October 25, 2020, with a total of six episodes in the series.
The plot follows Grace Fraser, a successful psychologist who grows increasingly worried about her missing husband. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and son Henry and meets an enigmatic woman named Elena who’s later found dead by her young son. A visit from detective Mendoza reveals to her that her husband got terminated from his hospital for misconduct with Elena. The series ends with a revelation of Grace’s husband being the murderer of Elena as he was involved in an affair with her and warns her to stay away from his family, but Elena refused to.
3. Big Little Lies
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee, this Nicole Kidman series features Reese Witherspoon, Adam Scott, James Tupper, Sarah Baker, and Laura Den till the series end. The series got released on February 19, 2017, with a total of two seasons and fourteen episodes in total.
The plot follows a murder that took place during a school fundraiser where neither the murderer nor the victim is revealed. The series is a brilliant take on ex-husbands, second wives, schoolyard scandal, and one of the little lies tells to save themselves through a series of dark humor. In the town, success plays a huge role in the murder that took place. It is revealed Bonnie killed Perry, who was Ziggy’s dad.
4. Bangkok Hilton
Directed by Ken Cameron, this Nicole Kidman series features Delholm Elliot, Hugo Weavings, Arkie Regan, and Joy Smithers till the series end. The series was released on 5 November 1989 with three episodes.
The plot follows Kat who is sentenced to spend her imprisonment in the horrific “Bangkok Hilton” prison. She befriends her cell inmate Mandy who’s sentenced, to death for her crimes. At the same time, her attorney Richard along with ex-patriot Hal, fight the judgment to have her freed from prison. Kat’s spending her days learning to adapt to her new environment. The series ends with Kat being proven innocent and freely walking on the beach with her father.
5. Watch The Shadow Dance
Directed by Mark Joffe, this Nicole Kidman series features Tom Jennings, Joanne Samuel, and Sean Garlick till the end of the series. The series was released in the year 1987.
The plot follows a tight-knit group of high school students who’re studying karate with Robby, a student witnessing his karate instructor killing a drug peddler. Once his instructor knows about Robbie witnessing the murder decides to kill him during a match. During the course of the series, Robby grows close to another student named Amy. The film ends with Beck, the karate instructor dying after falling off a roof.
Through her struggles, she has managed to give the industry several hits. She's a tremendous actress who has been working hard through her years to reach the position she's in. Here's a list of Nicole Kidman movies, that are a must-watch if you're her fan.
