Michelle Pfeiffer's Best Movies
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Michelle Pfeiffer's Best Movies

As everything from a gangster's wife (Scarface) to a sexy singer (The Fabulous Baker Boys), Pfeiffer is great. But what ranks as her best?

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1 Scarface
Icy yet smoking hot, Pfeiffer is the apple of drug kingpin Tony Montana's eye in this cult classic from Brian De Palma. 185 447
2 Batman Returns
Nobody has ever brought an emotional depth to the character of Catwoman equal to that of Pfeiffer. 158 400
3 The Fabulous Baker Boys
Pfeiffer grabbed an Oscar nomination for her sultry performance. Her rendition of "Makin' Whoopee!" is worth the price of admission. 115 349
4 Dangerous Minds
Pfeiffer's teacher is an ex-marine with a leather coat and a working knowledge of hand-to-hand combat: a rough school is no match for her. 102 326
5 The Witches of Eastwick
Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher, and Pfeiffer. There are truly fun performances all around in this adaptation of a John Updike novel. 77 315
6 Dangerous Liaisons
This daring, aristocratic psychodrama has been put on film multiple times, but this version is the best. 52 276
7 I Am Sam
Pfeiffer is tough as nails, with a soft underside, in this tearjerker about a mentally challenged man fighting for custody of his kid. 46 298
8 The Age of Innocence
In Scorsese's most out-of-character movie, Pfeiffer balances sexy and likeable as part of a great ensemble including Daniel Day-Lewis. 37 263
9 Married to the Mob
As the polar opposite of her character in Scarface, Pfeiffer's mob wife here is utterly hilarious. 34 276
10 Frankie and Johnny
Pfeiffer plays a down-on-her-luck waitress and successfully brings her magnetic persona down to earth in this comedy. 33 259