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Together with the release of Lee Daniel’s The Paperboy and the unleashing of Charlotte Bless upon the world, we take a look back at half a dozen equally extraordinary Kidman performances.

Though we had a plethora of roles to choose from, these six stood head and shoulders above the rest, each sharing a common thread of magic that allowed these complex even unlikeable characters veracity and charm.

Katrina Stanton, Bangkok Hilton (1989)

Although her turn in Dead Calm was the performance that grabbed the attention of the movie going world (and the heart of Tom Cruise), television drama Bangkok Hilton – released the same year – revealed far more range in the emotional vocabulary of the talented auburn newcomer.

Bangkok Hilton, written and produced by Dead Calm’s Terry Hayes, follows Katrina Stanton from the outback estate where she was born and raised to Sydney and across the globe to Europe in...

Rank the week of November 1st’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Cars 2

(Blu-ray & DVD | G | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #2213

Win Percentage: 48%

Times Ranked: 3502

Top-20 Rankings: 35

Directed By: John Lasseter

Starring: Larry the Cable Guy • Owen Wilson • Michael Caine • Emily Mortimer • Eddie Izzard

Genres: Action Comedy • Adventure • Adventure Comedy • Animation • Comedy • Family • Family-Oriented Adventure • Family-Oriented Comedy

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Water For Elephants

(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #3022

Win Percentage: 51%

Times Ranked: 2226

Top-20 Rankings: 17

Directed By: Francis Lawrence

Starring: Reese Witherspoon • Robert Pattinson • Christoph Waltz • Paul Schneider • Hal Holbrook

Genres: Animal Picture • Drama • Romance • Romantic Drama

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Crazy Stupid Love

(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #816

Win Percentage: 57%

Times Ranked: 3830

Top-20 Rankings: 19

Directed By: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Starring: Steve Carell • Ryan Gosling • Julianne Moore • Emma Stone • Marisa Tomei

Genres: Comedy Drama • Comedy of Manners • Drama • Romance • Romantic Comedy

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Snow Flower And The Secret Fan...

The Doctor of Thuganomics’ biggest Attitude Adjustment has perhaps been on his own career, as the World Heavyweight, World Wrestling Entertainment, U.S., World Tag Team, WWE Tag Team, Royal Rumble and 2010 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner is also a hip-hop musician and movie star. His big-screen breakout came in 2006 with “The Marine,” a role that allowed him to play the stalwart soldier opposite Robert Patrick’s deliciously over-the-top villain who makes the mistake of kidnapping Cena’s feisty wife. Subsequently, he has also starred in “12 Rounds” and “Legendary.”

Choice Quotation:

Van Buren (Jerome Ehlers): [pulls gun from holster] Detective Van Buren, homicide. I’m going to assume you’re John Triton. Hands up!

Triton (Cena): They took my wife.

Van Buren: That’s a matter for law enforcement now.

Triton: Listen. I’ve seen them kill three people. My wife will not be number four.

Van Buren: I can...

The Doctor of Thuganomics’ biggest Attitude Adjustment has perhaps been on his own career, as the World Heavyweight, World Wrestling Entertainment, U.S., World Tag Team, WWE Tag Team, Royal Rumble and 2010 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner is also a hip-hop musician and movie star. His big-screen breakout came in 2006 with “The Marine,” a role that allowed him to play the stalwart soldier opposite Robert Patrick’s deliciously over-the-top villain who makes the mistake of kidnapping Cena’s feisty wife. Subsequently, he has also starred in “12 Rounds” and “Legendary.”

Choice Quotation:

Van Buren (Jerome Ehlers): [pulls gun from holster] Detective Van Buren, homicide. I’m going to assume you’re John Triton. Hands up!

Triton (Cena): They took my wife.

Van Buren: That’s a matter for law enforcement now.

Triton: Listen. I’ve seen them kill three people. My wife will not be number four.

Van Buren: I can...