Liv Tyler made her screen debut in the 1994 American psychological thriller film ‘Silent Fall’ directed by Bruce Beresford. The film saw negative reviews upon release and received a 26% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The following year, she starred as ‘Callie’ in the James Mangold-directed American drama film, ‘Heavy.’ The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. The same year also saw the release of the American coming-of-age comedy-drama film ‘Empire Records’ where Tyler played the role of ‘Corey Mason.’ The film was a critical and commercial failure. She continued to star in films like ‘Stealing Beauty’ (1996), ‘That Thing You Do!’ (1996), ‘Inventing the Abbotts’ (1997), and ‘U Turn’ (1997). In 1998, she played the role of ‘Grace Stamper’ in the American science fiction disaster film ‘Armageddon’ directed by Michael Bay. Even though the film was met with negative reviews from critics, it managed to emerge as a major box office success, grossing over $553.7 million on a budget of $140 million. That same year, she also appeared in the British historical action comedy film ‘Plunkett & Macleane’ directed by Jake Scott. The film opened to a negative critical reception and was a box office disappointment. In 2000, she starred as ‘Marilyn’ in the Robert Altman-directed American romantic comedy film ‘Dr. T & the Women.’ The film opened to a mixed critical reception and earned a 56% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
She portrayed Arwen Undómiel in the 2001 epic fantasy adventure film ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ directed by Peter Jackson. The film saw universal acclaim upon release and was a massive box office success, grossing over $897.7 million on a budget of $93 million. She next starred in films like ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ (2002), ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ (2003), ‘Jersey Girl’ (2004), ‘Lonesome Jim’ (2005), ‘Reign Over Me’ (2007), ‘Smother’ (2008), ‘The Strangers’ (2008), ‘The Incredible Hulk’ (2008), ‘Super’ (2010), ‘The Ledge’ (2011), ‘Robot & Frank’ (2012), ‘Jamie Marks Is Dead’ (2014), ‘Space Station 76’ (2014), ‘Wildling’ (2018), and ‘Ad Astra’ (2019). She last appeared in the 2021 action-adventure drama film ‘Awake’ directed by Mark Raso.