Closer (2004)

"Closer" is the 2004 drama that tangles two couples in a web of infidelity and emotional cruelty. It's adapted from Patrick Marber's stage play about the messy overlap of love and desire. Julia Roberts plays a photographer caught between conflicting loyalties. Natalie Portman turns in a raw performance as a stripper whose vulnerability drives much of the film's tension. The site carries 3 scene clips from the movie, spanning both stars' more intimate work on screen. Portman's storyline pushes into genuinely exposed territory, with nudity that matches her character's rawness. Roberts brings her own charged, grown-up energy to the film's tangled affairs. Together they make this one of the more daring ensemble dramas of the 2000s, and a worthwhile stop for fans tracking either actress's bolder film work.