RECOMMENDED: Hancock (2008)

Peter Berg’s near-miss was a respectable jab at subverting the superhero movie and left us wondering what Theron could do if she could only add bionic powers to her impressive armoury. But wait! There’s more to this one than meets the eye. Without venturing too deep into spoiler territory, there are surprises in store for Theron’s character – good prep for Prometheus, we reckon – and she buys into the movie’s knowing tone beautifully as PR man Jason Bateman’s long-suffering wife. Where she excels, though, is in providing a foil for Will Smith’s not-so-super superhero shenanigans, delivering real emotional beats that the film probably doesn’t deserve. She also looks really good chucking lorries around.