Alicia Silverstone made her screen debut in the American coming-of-age comedy/drama television series ‘The Wonder Years’ in 1992. The following year, she made her big-screen debut in the American psychological thriller film ‘The Crush’ directed by Alan Shapiro. The film holds a 24% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Silverstone also won 2 ‘MTV Movie & TV Awards’ for her performance in the film. In 1995, she starred as ‘Regina Harrison’ in the horror film ‘Hideaway’ directed by Brett Leonard. The film was panned by critics and was a commercial failure. That same year, she also played the role of ‘Cher Horowitz’ in the Amy Heckerling-directed American coming-of-age teen comedy film ‘Clueless.’ The film was met with positive reviews upon release and came to be considered one of the best teen films of all time. Silverstone also won several awards, including the ‘American Comedy Award’ and ‘Blockbuster Entertainment Award,’ for her portrayal of Cher Horowitz in the film. She was next seen in films such as ‘True Crime’ (1996), ‘Batman & Robin’ (1997), ‘Blast from the Past’ (1999), ‘Love's Labour's Lost’ (2000), ‘Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse’ (2001), ‘Global Heresy’ (2002), and ‘Scorched’ (2003).Â
Silverstone received a ‘Golden Globe Award’ nomination for her performance as ‘Kate Fox’ in the 2003 American comedy-drama television series ‘Miss Match’ created by Darren Star and Jeff Rake. The series was canceled after 17 episodes due to poor ratings. She next starred in films like ‘Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed’ (2004), ‘Beauty Shop’ (2005), ‘Stormbreaker’ (2006), ‘Tropic Thunder’ (2008), ‘The Art of Getting By’ (2011), ‘Butter’ (2011), ‘Vamps’ (2012), ‘Ass Backwards’ (2013), ‘Gods Behaving Badly’ (2013), ‘Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon’ (2014), ‘Jungle Shuffle’ (2014), ‘King Cobra’ (2016), and ‘Catfight’ (2016). In 2017, she starred as ‘Susan Heffley’ in the American road comedy film and the fourth installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series, ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul’ directed by David Bowers. The film was largely panned by critics and failed to perform at the box office. The same year, she also appeared in the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed psychological horror thriller film ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer.’ The film opened to a positive reception and holds an 80% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. She was next seen in films like ‘Book Club’ (2018), ‘The Lodge’ (2019), ‘Bad Therapy’ (2020), ‘Sister of the Groom’ (2020), ‘Last Survivors’ (2022), and ‘The Requin’ (2022). She was last seen in the 2022 American comedy film ‘Senior Year’ directed by Alex Hardcastle. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.
