What are the best Emily Blunt performances of all time?

Whether she is fighting aliens, raising a family in silence, or carrying a tense drug-war thriller on her shoulders, Blunt brings relentless commitment to every part. Which is her defining performance?

1

Sicario (2015)

Blunt plays an idealistic FBI agent pulled into the brutal shadow world of the US-Mexico drug war in Denis Villeneuve's visceral thriller.

2

Oppenheimer (2023)

Blunt plays Katherine Oppenheimer — reserved, sharp, and fiercely protective of her husband — with quiet intensity in Nolan's epic.

3

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Blunt is a powerhouse as the legendary Special Forces soldier who trains Tom Cruise's soldier in this exhilarating sci-fi action film.

4

A Quiet Place (2018)

Blunt delivers a wrenching, largely wordless performance as a mother protecting her family from sound-hunting monsters — while in labor.

5

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Blunt steals every scene as Emily, the sardonic senior assistant to Meryl Streep's fashion tyrant, in this beloved comedy.

6

The Young Victoria (2009)

Blunt won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the young Queen Victoria, navigating power and love with regal intelligence.

7

Into the Woods (2014)

Blunt plays the Baker's Wife with humor, heart, and a terrific voice in Stephen Sondheim's dark fairy-tale musical adaptation.

8

Looper (2012)

Blunt plays a fierce, reclusive farmer protecting her son from time-traveling hitmen in Rian Johnson's brilliant sci-fi noir.

9

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Blunt makes the legendary role her own as a slightly more acerbic Poppins returning to the Banks family in this long-awaited Disney sequel.

10

The Girl on the Train (2016)

Blunt plays a troubled, alcoholic divorcée who becomes entangled in a missing person investigation in this dark psychological thriller.

11

A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

Blunt's Evelyn Abbott faces even greater horrors as she leads her children beyond the safety of their farm in search of other survivors.

12

Pain Hustlers (2023)

Blunt plays a single mother who climbs to the top of a criminal pharmaceutical empire in this darkly comic Netflix drama.