Five Nicole Kidman flicks you need to see again

From a man-eating dancehall diva in a movie musical to an inspired display as the chief villain in a children’s classic, Nicole Kidman’s stable of movie credits show the Aussie star at her best.

The release of Destroyer into cinemas continues the recent fine form of Nicole Kidman. Here five more ways to stream the veteran Australian star at her best.

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Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge.

MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)

Foxtel Now

****

The boldest, brassiest and biggest-budgeted movie musical to ever leave these shores still delivers on its promise of a grand time for all. The ins and outs of a doomed love affair between an aspiring writer (Ewan McGregor) and a man-eating dancehall diva (Kidman) are cloaked by an eclectic selection of pop classics from some very unlikely sources.

Nicole Kidman in a scene from the movie Lion.

LION (2016)

Google, iTunes

****

The fascinating tale of a lost orphan, and the ingenious method he uses to find his real family. A superb opening act is an hell-ride through India, navigated with great instinct by a lost 5-year-old boy named Saroo (rookie actor Sunny Pawar). The second half unfolds in Tasmania 20 years later, where Kidman plays the adoptive mother of the now-adult Saroo (Dev Patel).

Actor Nicole Kidman in scene from film "The Others". the/others /Films/Titles/Others

THE OTHERS (2001)

Foxtel Now, Stan

****

Kidman is the widowed mother of two children allergic to natural light, and battling to keep them in the dark when she learns of ghost spirits in her rambling mansion home. This fine movie explores a select wavelength of eerie chills and sudden scares via a pitch-perfect performance from Kidman and a trapdoor ending that is a shocking delight to step on. Highly recommended.

19/01/2003. Actress Nicole Kidman, in character as author Virginia Wolf, is shown in a scene from 'The Hours' in this undated promotional photo. Several films and performances including 'The Hours' and 'Chicago,' that are competing for Golden Globe awards have only been shown in limited release nationwide causing frustration for moviegoers. (AP Photo/Clive Coote, Paramount Pictures)

THE HOURS (2002)

Stan

***

Self-consciously artsy drama trailing the ripple effect of a book by Virginia Woolf across subsequent generations. The writing, direction and performances are all first-rate, but the romanticising of suicide as an honourable way out for the heroically sensitive is an ill-judged stance. The movie landed a breakthrough Best Actress Oscar win for Kidman. Co-stars Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep.

Kidman played the chief villain in Paddington.

PADDINGTON (2014)

Netflix

****1/2

One of the reasons the first Paddington was immediately hailed as one of the best family films ever made was the inspired display by Kidman as the chief villain of the piece (an evil taxidermist, in case you’re wondering). A lively origin-story adventure takes place largely in London, where little Paddington (beautifully voiced by Ben Whishaw) revitalises life inside a tired suburban household.