Emily Blunt made her screen debut in the 2003 British biographical-historical television film ‘Boudica’ directed by Andrew Davies. In 2004, she made her first big-screen appearance in the Paweł Pawlikowski-directed British drama film ‘My Summer of Love’ where she played the role of ‘Tamsin.’ The film opened to wide critical acclaim and earned a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She next portrayed ‘Emily’ in the 2006 American comedy-drama film ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ directed by David Frankel. The film was well-received by critics and performed well at the box office, grossing over $326.7 million on a $35–41 million budget. Blunt also received 2 ‘British Academy Film Award’ nominations for her performance in the film. She was next seen in films like ‘Irresistible’ (2006), ‘Wind Chill’ (2007), ‘The Jane Austen Book Club’ (2007), ‘The Great Buck Howard’ (2008), ‘The Young Victoria’ (2009), ‘The Wolfman’ (2010), ‘Gulliver's Travels’ (2010), ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ (2011), ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’ (2011), ‘The Five-Year Engagement’ (2012), ‘Looper’ (2012), ‘Arthur Newman’ (2012), and ‘The Wind Rises’ (2014). In 2014, she starred as ‘Rita Vrataski’ in the American science fiction action film ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ directed by Doug Liman. The film was praised by critics and grossed over $370.5 million on a budget of $178 million.
She next starred in films like ‘Into the Woods’ (2014), ‘Sicario’ (2015), ‘The Huntsman: Winter's War’ (2016), ‘The Girl on the Train’ (2016), ‘Animal Crackers’ (2017), and ‘My Little Pony: The Movie’ (2017). In 2018, she played the role of ‘Evelyn Abbott’ in the John Krasinski-directed American post-apocalyptic horror film ‘A Quiet Place.’ The film garnered massive acclaim upon release and was a phenomenal box office success, managing to gross over $341 million on a budget of $17 million. The same year, she also voiced ‘Juliet’ in the 3D computer-animated mystery comedy film ‘Sherlock Gnomes’ directed by John Stevenson. The film received a lukewarm response from critics and currently has a 27% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. Blunt was next seen in films like ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ (2018), ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ (2020), and ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ (2020). She last appeared in the 2021 American fantasy adventure film ‘Jungle Cruise’ directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The film opened to a mixed reception and failed to perform at the box office.