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Not bad for a girl from New Jersey.
But of all of Anne Hathaway’s movies, what are actually the greatest of her career?
While filming her cinematic debut The Princess Diaries, Hathaway missed her first semester in college.
In retrospect, she maybe didn’t miss out on much.
In recognition of Anne Hathaway’s continuing success, these are her 32 greatest movies.
But its plot twist is so baffling and ridiculous that it needs to be seen to be believed.
Maybe if Serenity followed that story in straightforward fashion, it would be halfway watchable.
But Serenity is not actually that movie, and instead has a sharp left turn that veers into absurdity.
Ironically, that makes it worthwhile viewing if only to test one’s limits for incredulity.
Royal Engagement may not be as regal as its predecessor, but it’s still quite a ball.
(Among her co-stars: Taylor Swift!)
Her character is also romantically involved with a mailroom clerk, played by Topher Grace.
One Day (2011)
Mark your calendars for July 15.
But for hopeless romantics, One Day is good to last the year.
But what if said drama was also… a diamond heist?
The actors play a couple whose relationship is already on thin ice when they’re forced to enter quarantine.
With their financial status uncertain, they put their relationship woes aside to steal a precious diamond.
While Fantine dies less than halfway through the story (spoilers?
Mothers' Instinct (2024)
Trad wives meet troubled lives in this picturesque thriller.
Jessica Chastain co-stars as Celine, Alice’s best friend and neighbor.
Anne Hathaway is especially spellbinding as the movie’s remarkably resourceful lead heroine.
Peter Dinklage leads as a celebrated opera composer who struggles to get over a creative block.
Becoming Jane (2007)
Jane Austen is without question one of the most influential authors of all time.
It is also one of the first movies Hathaway would professionally perform with a questionable British accent.
Anne Hathaway stars as the love interest, a captivating young woman with early onset Parkinson’s disease.
If you’re still thinking about her in this movie after four hours, seek a doctor.
The two team up to take down KAOS, a rival terrorist organization.
For her act of kindness, Haru is offered the opportunity to marry the prince of all cats.
In her confusion, Haru accidentally accepts.
The Princess Diaries is a note-perfect all-ages affair that foreshadows Hathaway’s greatness to come.
Hathaway portrays Sarah Bilott, Robert’s wife who is deeply rooted in her Catholic beliefs.
Add this one to Mark Ruffalo’s signature canon of “They knew!”
Hathaway is at the center of it all even when her character Kym doesn’t want the attention.
Eileen’s quiet world is rocked by the arrival of Rebecca, a glamorous counselor played by Anne Hathaway.
Eileen is quiet but suspenseful, brimming with red-hot psychological tension in a bitterly cold environment.
It’s also an Anne Hathaway movie, and it’s one of her best.
