Milla Jovovich made her debut in the 1988 American erotic thriller romance film ‘Two Moon Junction’ where she played the role of ‘Samantha DeLongpre.’ The film received a lukewarm response from critics. In 1991, she starred as ‘Lilli Hargrave’ in the American South Seas romantic adventure film ‘Return to the Blue Lagoon’ directed by William A. Graham. The film was bashed by critics and was a box office bomb. The following year, she appeared in the Bruce A. Evans-directed American action comedy film ‘Kuffs.’ The film received a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed over $21.1 million on a $12 million budget. That same year, she portrayed Mildred Harris in the biographical comedy-drama film ‘Chaplin’ directed by Richard Attenborough. The film opened to a mixed critical reception and was a commercial failure. She was next seen in films like ‘Dazed and Confused’ (1993), ‘The Mirror Has Two Faces’ (1996), ‘The Fifth Element’ (1997), ‘He Got Game’ (1998), ‘The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc’ (1999), ‘The Claim’ (2000), ‘The Million Dollar Hotel’ (2000), and ‘Zoolander’ (2001). In 2002, she portrayed Alice in the science fiction action horror film ‘Resident Evil’ written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. Even though the film was largely panned by critics, it turned out to be a commercial success and grossed over $103 million on a budget of $33 million.
She continued to star in films like ‘No Good Deed’ (2003), ‘Resident Evil: Apocalypse’ (2004), ‘Ultraviolet’ (2006), ‘Resident Evil: Extinction’ (2007), ‘Palermo Shooting’ (2008), ‘A Perfect Getaway’ (2009), ‘The Fourth Kind’ (2009), ‘Stone’ (2010), ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ (2010), ‘The Three Musketeers’ (2011), ‘Faces in the Crowd’ (2011), ‘Resident Evil: Retribution’ (2012), ‘Cymbeline’ (2014), ‘Survivor’ (2015), ‘Zoolander 2’ (2016), ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ (2016), ‘Shock and Awe’ (2017), ‘Future World’ (2018), and ‘Hellboy’ (2019). She was last seen in the 2020 monster film ‘Monster Hunter’ directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The film received a mixed response from critics and scored a 45% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.