MOVIES: Emma Stone movies

Emma Stone is a double Oscar winner and has a wide range of movie styles in her career catalogue from comedies to dramas to musicals, here are a few not to miss including the fantastic Poor Things.

Poor Things (2023)

A wonderfully over the top dark fantasy comedy telling the story of a young Victorian woman named Bella (Stone), who is brought back to life as the result of an experiment by eccentric scientist Godwin Baxter (Willem Defoe). Bella had thrown herself from a bridge to commit suicide, but with a second chance she sets out to see more of the world with womanising lawyer Duncan (brilliantly played by Mark Ruffalo).   Stone’s performance got her an Oscar.

Cruella (2021)

Disney’s Cruella, sees Stone acting it up as the title villain Cruella de Vil. An origin story also starring Emma Thompson, the film is set in 1970s London fashion scene and follows a young Cruella on a journey to becoming a notorious fashion designer and criminal.

The Favourite (2018)

A period drama comedy set in 18th-century England about the rivalry between two cousins as they compete for the favouritism of the Queen. Stone is Abigail, a young woman who arrives at Queen Anne’s (an Oscar winning Oliva Colman) home looking for employment and makes a good impression on the Queen, soon becoming her Lady of the Bedchamber and her lover, causing problems with Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz), the Queen’s confidante.