Five

Star turns

To Die For 1995

Kidman was already firmly on the movie map, but delivered a bewitching turn as a manipulative wannabe celeb in this black comedy from Gus Van Sant.

Eyes Wide Shut 1999

Kidman teamed up with then-husband Tom Cruise for a third time for the pair’s hottest-in-every-way collab. They’re mesmerising as a couple whose relationship is in meltdown.

Moulin Rouge! 2001

Proving she had the pipes to match the prowess, Kidman played a bubbly courtesan who giggles delightfully through the first act before ripping hearts out in the finale.

The Ot hers 2001

Kidman’s perfectly cast as a fragile mother in Alejandro Amenábar’s trembly ghost story about a woman haunted by strange occurrences. The twist’s a doozy.

St oker 2013

Channelling her inner Hitchcock blonde, Kidman is at her brittle best in this twisted coming-of-ager, shooting Mia Wasikowska disdainful looks while lusting after Matthew Goode’s enigmatic traveller.