Scarlett Johansson made her debut in the 1994 American comedy-drama adventure film ‘North’ directed by Rob Reiner. The film was panned by critics and was a box office bomb. The following year, she starred as ‘Katie Armstrong’ in the Arne Glimcher-directed American crime thriller film ‘Just Cause.’ Even though the film saw mostly negative reviews upon release, it managed to gross over $63 million on a $27 million budget. In 1996, she appeared in the American romantic comedy film ‘If Lucy Fell’ directed by Eric Schaeffer. The film received an unfavorable response from critics and was given an 18% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That same year, she also appeared in the comedy-drama film ‘Manny & Lo’ which opened to a positive reception. She played the role of ‘Molly Pruitt’ in the 1997 American family comedy film ‘Home Alone 3’ directed by Raja Gosnell. The film received a lukewarm response from critics and earned a 29% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In 1998, she starred as ‘Grace MacLean’ in the Robert Redford-directed American Western drama film ‘The Horse Whisperer.’ The film saw mostly positive reviews upon release and grossed over $186.9 million on a budget of $75 million.Â
She next starred in films like ‘My Brother the Pig’ (1999), ‘The Man Who Wasn't There’ (2001), ‘Ghost World’ (2001), ‘An American Rhapsody’ (2001), ‘Eight Legged Freaks’ (2002), ‘Lost in Translation’ (2003), ‘The Perfect Score’ (2004), ‘A Love Song for Bobby Long’ (2004), ‘The Island’ (2005), ‘The Black Dahlia’ (2006), ‘The Prestige’ (2006), ‘The Nanny Diaries’ (2007), ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ (2008), and ‘He's Just Not That Into You’ (2009). In 2010, she portrayed Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in the American superhero film ‘Iron Man 2’ directed by Jon Favreau. Even though the film opened to a mixed reception, it turned out to be a major commercial success. The following year, she appeared in the American family comedy-drama film ‘We Bought a Zoo’ directed by Cameron Crowe. The film was a critical and commercial success. In 2012, she reprised her role as ‘Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow’ in the American superhero film ‘The Avengers’ directed by Joss Whedon. The film garnered praise from critics and was a massive commercial success that grossed over $1.519 billion on a budget of $220 million. Johansson was next seen in films like ‘Don Jon’ (2013), ‘Under the Skin’ (2013), ‘Lucy’ (2014), ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014), ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015), ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016), ‘Hail, Caesar!’ (2016), ‘The Jungle Book’ (2016), ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (2017), ‘Isle of Dogs’ (2018), ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018), and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019).
In 2019, she starred as ‘Nicole Barber’ in the drama film ‘Marriage Story’ directed by Noah Baumbach. The film opened to critical acclaim and received 6 ‘Academy Award’ nominations including ‘Best Actress’ for Johansson. That same year, she also appeared in the Taika Waititi-directed comedy-drama film ‘Jojo Rabbit.’ Johansson again received an ‘Academy Award’ nomination for her performance in the film. She was last seen in the American computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film ‘Sing 2’ directed by Garth Jennings. The film opened to a positive reception and was a major box office success.