Only A 90s Girl Can Name All Of These Julia Roberts Movies
- by Alexandra Geist
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She's beauty and she's grace, she's.... Julia Roberts?
Few actresses are consistently as entertaining as the ever so lovely Julia Roberts. From brides and femme fatales, to actors and comediennes, Julia Roberts has played it all. In fact, she has a pretty talented family, including the actress Emma Roberts, who is her niece. Who wouldn't want Aunt Julia's tips on how to be a Hollywood icon? In any case, Roberts' movies are quirky and funny, and do not disappoint.
The thing is, Julia Roberts has starred in so many films that it's hard to keep track. We actually had to do a little recon to figure out a list of her "greatest hits". Also, can we just appreciate how long-running her career is? What a legend. Now that we have compiled this list of awesome films, we are ready to test your knowledge on Julia Roberts movies to see if you really grew up as a '90s girl.
If you're a '90s girl, you will definitely be familiar with Julia Roberts and some (okay, most) of her films. She was iconic during the '90s and early 2000s, and remains popular with audiences today. So whether you watched the films years after their original release, when your parents would finally let you watch Notting Hill, or whether you were front and centre at a movie's premiere, Julia Roberts' films are always entertaining. And somehow so relatable. Like, we haven't run away from any altars lately, but Maggie, we just want to sit you down, wrap you in a blanket, and give you a cup of tea.
The main character in this film returns running shoes to her fiancé at the end.
This film is one of our personal favourites. In the film, leading lady, Maggie, gets cold feet... a lot. After four different fiancés, it's safe to say that this woman is just a *tad* afraid of commitment. But it's nothing that some football metaphors to remind her to "focus on the goal line", and some press coverage can't assuage, right? Throughout the film, Maggie is adjusting her interests and actions to match those of her fiancés. Maybe that's part of the problem?
Julia Roberts plays a freelance hooker in this film.
In this movie, Edward Lewis, a businessman, is driving his boss' expensive sports car. He starts having trouble with his car in the red-light district of the city. Here, he meets Vivian, a working girl, whom he asks to guide him to his hotel. Vivian ends up driving the car (because she knows more about it than he does) and charges him $20 for the trip. Edward runs into Vivian later, and offers her $3000 to be his girlfriend for the next few days. He eventually opens up to her and begins to trust her more.
Julia Roberts's character goes on a personal quest to find herself in this film.
Elizabeth Gilbert, Julia Roberts' character in this film, is so relatable. From the outside looking in, she had it all. A great job, a husband, a house she loved. And yet, she wasn't happy. What was missing? We think everyone asks themselves this question at some point or another. At the start of the film, Elizabeth is a recently divorced go-getter who is determined to find her own happiness. You go, girl! She decides to go on a journey of self-discovery, travelling to Italy, India, and Indonesia.
This romantic comedy centres around couples as they celebrate Valentine's Day
This movie includes the stories of people who initially seem completely disconnected from one another. By the end of the film, we see that they are all connected in some way. In the movie, Julia Roberts' character is in the military, and is trying to get home to see her son on Valentine's Day for her one day off. We love this film because it's cheesy, quirky, and celebrates the awkward, frustrating, confusing, awesome parts of being in love with someone.
Julia Roberts tries to sabotage her friend's wedding in this film.
This is one of our favourite films of all time. Come on - Julia Roberts, romantic comedy, AND a '90s throwback? Sign us up! In this movie, Julia Roberts plays Julianne, a 27-year-old woman who made a pact with her lifelong friend, Michael, that if neither of them were married by the time they were 28, they would marry each other. Pretty standard Hollywood stuff, right? When Michael calls her and tells her that he is engaged, Julianne realizes that she is in love with him and decides to try to win his heart.
In this film, American actress Anna Scott tries to hide her feelings for a local bookstore owner.
In this film, Will Thacker is a divorcé living in a posh neighbourhood in London. Getting over his divorce has proven difficult, especially given that this brooding character has found himself living with an... eccentric, to say the least, Welsh man with not much sense of social cues. So when Anna arrives from America to film in England and do some media interviews, Will is not exactly expecting what ends up happening. He sees an American in his bookstore and the rest is history.
In this film, Julia Roberts' character has a bad husband.
This film is one of Julia Roberts' few thrillers. In this film, Roberts' character, Laura Burney, is married to an abusive husband who tries to control every aspect of her life. Laura convinces her husband, Martin, that she does not know how to swim. In order to escape her husband, when the two are on a boating trip, she pretends to fall overboard and drown. Believing that his wife does not swim, Martin thinks that his wife has drowned. Laura swims to shore, flushes her wedding ring down the toilet, puts on a disguise, and flees.
This film is an adaptation of the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde story.
In this film, the protagonist moves to the home of Dr. Jeckyll. When she accidentally gets locked into the lab, she sees Mr. Hyde, who she realizes is Dr. Jeckyll's assistant. A while later, she realizes that the issues at the whorehouse was caused by Mr. Hyde, and, naturally, is frightened. She blackmails him, demanding that he pay her if she is to stay silent. Mary continues to see blood and Mr. Hyde in the same location, and the film progresses in this grim, creepy manner.
Julia Roberts plays Kiki, a personal assistant and sister to a successful actress. Kiki ends up being the go-between for two fighting costars.
In this movie, a publicist must promote a film by discussing the two lead actors. These costars, however, are divorcing. And it's not pretty. Gwen had an affair with a costar, and she now lives with him, making her soon-to-be-ex husband emotionally-volatile. Gwen has a restraining order against Eddie, her ex-husband, and, needless to say, the two do not want to work together to promote this latest film. Julia Roberts plays Kiki, Gwen's sister and personal assistant who ends up being a go-between for Eddie and Gwen, hopefully saving the film's publicist's job in the process.
Julia Roberts stars with her niece, Emma Roberts, in this film.
In this film, the main character, Buddy, competes in many different Texas stock shows with his prize-winning calf. He does this with the ultimate goal of winning the title of "Grand Champion". As in any great competition movie, Buddy and his calf are the underdogs in the competition from the beginning. They face hardship and obstacles, making their ultimate victory a lot more satisfying for viewers. This film was created when Emma Roberts was a young teenager, which must have made for some awkward but fun family bonding on set for the Robertses.
In this film, the main character's roommate, Spike, keeps odd preserves in the fridge and often walks around solely in his briefs.
For us, the most memorable scene of this film is when that nightmare of a roommate, Spike, poses for the paparazzi in his briefs. He opens the door of the house, and sees dozens of paparazzi, all snapping photos as fast as they can. Unlike most people, whose instinct would be to immediately hide under the covers in their bed, mortified, Spike reenters his house. He then checks himself out, says "fine choice of briefs, I'd say", and leaves the house again, this time ready to pose for his 15 minutes of fame.
In this film, Julia Roberts' character, Shelby, suffers from type 1 diabetes.
At the beginning of the film, Shelby is preparing for her wedding, and goes into hypoglycaemic shock. She recovers quickly, though, thanks to her mother's speedy thinking. Months later, Shelby announces to her family, at Christmas, that she is pregnant. Shelby delivers the baby, but then shows signs of kidney failure. Shelby receives kidney transplant from her mother, but her body rejects the organ and she slips into a coma. Her family makes the difficult decision to take her off life support.
This film explores the relationships between people leading up to Paris Fashion Week
This film was shot on location at Paris fashion week. Cool, eh? You're killing it, Julia Roberts. This film has been released in a number of languages, and explores the stories of designers, models, editors, photographers, reporters, and other professionals who are critical to the success of Paris Fashion Week, and the fashion world in general. Much like a lot of recent films (including Valentine's Day), the movie shows a lot of unconnected stories of people working towards a common goal.
Julia Roberts plays an American photographer working in Britain.
In this film, Dan, a British man writer who currently has a job writing obituaries, falls in love with an American exotic dancer, Alice. When Alice is hit by a taxi in front of him, he takes her to the hospital and the two fall in love. A year later, Dan has written a book about Alice's story, and Anna is the photographer who is helping with his book's publicity. Clearly a shady dude, Dan hits on Anna despite the fact that he is in a relationship with Alice.
Julia Roberts' character is a grad student at UCLA.
This film is actually set in 1953. History, grad school, Art? Yes, please! It's a nerdy little writer's dream! In this film, Katherine is a grad student studying Art History at UCLA. She ends up taking a position at a small women's private liberal arts college teaching a course called "The History of Art". Art and her studies are very important to Katherine, and at this school she wants to inspire her students to do more than just marry young eligible men.
Julia Roberts' character, Samantha, gets kidnapped by a hitman.
Five years before the movie begins, Jerry, who's now hunting for an antique gun, was in a car accident, where he hit mobster Arnold Margolese's car. Margolese was then sent to prison for five years after the police found someone tied up in the trunk of his car at the scene of the accident. Bernie Nayman, who works for the mobster, produces a list of tasks for Jerry to do to make up for his boss being sent to prison. Samantha breaks up with Jerry right before his trip to Mexico, and is then kidnapped by a hitman who Jerry hired to keep her safe.
Julia Roberts' character, Julianne, is the Maid of Honour in a wedding she doesn't want to happen.
Can you imagine - the pastor/priest/justice of the peace, whatever the case may be, is standing in front of two people who are ready to spend their lives together. They say "Does anyone have any reason that these two should not be joined in matrimony?". And then the Maid of Honour interjects. Wow. Talk about a little late to have THAT conversation. But seriously. That would be horrible for everyone involved. This is essentially what Julia Roberts' character does in this film.
Isabel becomes a stepmother to children Anna and Ben.
Luke has recently divorced his wife, Jackie. His children, Anna and Ben, struggle to adjust to this new lifestyle. Luke now lives with his girlfriend, Isabel, who puts a lot of effort into bonding with Luke's kids. Anna and Ben are hesitant to accept Isabel, though, and she has to work really hard to earn their trust. Jackie also dislikes Isabel, since she sees her as the reason her family broke up. Isabel disagrees with how Jackie treats her children; she thinks that Jackie is spoiling them to make up for her and Luke's divorce. When Luke proposes to Isabel, she becomes Anna and Ben's stepmother.
Miranda gave her daughter up for adoption as a baby, but Kristen now searches for her birth mother before her wedding.
This film unites many seemingly-separate plot lines that converge at the end, as with movies such as New Year's Day and Valentine's Day. Miranda is a successful writer who gave up her only child for adoption at birth. Her daughter, Kristen, is now getting married and finds herself wondering more and more about her birth mother. Wanting to know her and understand her decision, Kristen tracks Miranda down before the wedding. This film is an emotional rollercoaster as we see dysfunctional families mend relationships towards the end of the movie.
Julia Roberts' character, Katherine, rejects her boyfriend's proposal because she doesn't love him enough.
Despite the fact that her colleagues at the small liberal arts college she teaches at disagree, Katherine is not married in this film. She loves art, loves her freedom, and develops a real passion for her work. Her colleagues, on the other hand, do not understand why she has not yet found a husband. Katherine ends up dating her Italian professor, whose history as a war hero she finds fascinating. One of her colleagues suggests that she came to this college to teach her students her ways, rather than help them find their own.
Darby writes a legal brief after the murder of two Supreme Court Justices.
Darby, a student at Tulane University's law school, writes a legal brief following the murder of two Supreme Court Justices, outlining her theory of motives behind the murder. She hands this brief in to her law professor, Thomas Callahan. Thomas then gives a copy of the brief to Gavin Verheek, special counsel to the FBI Director. After Thomas is murdered in a car bombing, someone tries to attack Darby, but she escapes. Darby then seeks advice from Gavin to understand the crimes and the risk posed to her life.
Sabrina and Peter write for rival newspapers, and both compete to write the best article on a recent train crash.
Peter and Sabrina write for rival newspapers, and are both asked to cover the story of a recent train crash. Sabrina and Peter each race to write the better article, coming up with elaborate theories as to how the crash came to be. When the reporters stop to check their facts, they realize that they have come up with conflicting stories. Someone plots to eliminate both Sabrina and Peter, who escape their fate, and consequently decide to work together to solve this mystery and figure out the real story behind this tragedy.
Julianne claims to be engaged to her friend George to make her friend jealous.
Despite the fact that she is in love with her best friend, Julianne does not tell him. When she goes to see him the week of his wedding, she intends to share her feelings with him. George, her friend, urges Julianne to tell Michael that she is in love with him before he gets married to someone else - it is almost too late. However, when the opportunity presents itself, she panics and tells Michael that she is engaged to George.
Hilary is a live-in nurse for Victor, who is ill with leukemia.
Hilary's boyfriend recently stepped out on her. She's moved back in with her mother, and is looking for a way, any way, out of her current situation. She responds to an ad in the newspaper, and, despite being escorted out before the interview is over, accepts a job as a live-in nurse for Victor, a wealthy man in his late twenties who faces a leukemia diagnosis. Hilary is insecure about her ability to care for Victor, and tries to be supportive as possible to a man of whom she grows increasingly fond.
Julia Roberts' character has been engaged four times.
Poor Maggie. Girl - you okay? Maggie, the film's protagonist, is no stranger to weddings. In fact, she's planned four of her own. It's just the marriage part that isn't so easy for her. She hasn't been divorced, don't get us wrong. And she's been able to say "yes" to the proposals! It's the "I do" that puts her stomach in knots. It must be easier to plan a wedding four the fourth time, though. Maggie, we're rooting for you that this time's the charm.