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===Hiatus and sporadic roles (1998β2007)=== After ''G.I. Jane'', Moore retreated from the spotlight and moved to [[Hailey, Idaho]], on a full-time basis to devote herself to raising her three daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/48872-demi-moores-daughter-focus/|title=Demi Moore's daughter focus|work=STV|access-date=September 8, 2012|archive-date=October 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015051008/http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/48872-demi-moores-daughter-focus/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was off-screen for three years before re-emerging in the arthouse psychological drama ''[[Passion of Mind]]'' (2000), the first English-language film from Belgian director [[Alain Berliner]]. Her performance as a woman with [[dissociative identity disorder]] was favourably reviewed,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405E5DD123DF935A15756C0A9669C8B63|title=Passion of Mind (2000) FILM REVIEW; A Woman of Two Minds. Or Two Loves. Or Two Cities. Or . . .|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Elvis|last=Mitchell|date=May 26, 2000|access-date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220123259/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405E5DD123DF935A15756C0A9669C8B63|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="deseretnews">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_ZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=6944%2C7417131|title='Passion of Mind' moves naggingly slowly|work=The Deseret News (archived from Los Angeles Daily News)|first=Bob|last=Strauss|date=June 30, 2000|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> but the film was deemed "naggingly slow" by some critics and failed to find an audience.<ref name="deseretnews" /> She felt that ''Passion of Mind'' "didn't get the best of [her]" due to the death of her mother and her divorce from Willis.<ref name="dmguar">{{Cite news |last=Iley |first=Chrissy |date=October 7, 2007 |title=Interview: Chrissy Iley meets Demi Moore |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/oct/07/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831145928/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/oct/07/1 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=August 31, 2019 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> She then resumed her self-imposed career hiatus and continued to turn down film offers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-28-et-smith28-story.html|title=Now you see her ... everywhere|date=June 28, 2003|first=Lynn |last=Smith |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220014947/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/28/entertainment/et-smith28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Producer [[Irwin Winkler]] said in 2001, "I had a project about a year and a half ago, and we made an inquiry about her βa real good commercial picture. She wasn't interested."<ref name="Out of Sight" /> Moore returned to the screen, playing a villain, in ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|date=July 1, 2003|title=Demi Moore: Comeback or cameo?|first=Stephen|last=Dowling|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3033258.stm|access-date=February 1, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203084530/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3033258.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> opposite [[Cameron Diaz]], [[Drew Barrymore]], and [[Lucy Liu]]. Her role was specifically written for her and proved, according to Barrymore, to have "upstaged" the film's [[protagonist|heroines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/10/17/drew-says-demi-upstaged-charlies-angels/ |title=Drew says Demi upstaged ''Charlie's Angels'' |work=Entertainment Weekly |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=October 17, 2003 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> A scene, in particular, featuring her in a swimsuit, attracted "very heightened" media attention.<ref name="dmca">{{cite web |url=https://people.com/demi-moore-recalls-talk-about-how-she-looked-in-charlies-angels-2-bikini-scene-8701872 |title=Demi Moore Recalls 'a Lot of Talk About How I Looked' in Charlie's Angels 2 Bikini Scene and How It Affected Her |work=People |last=Brunner |first=Raven |date=August 27, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> She found herself intimidated by the response, which she said made her question her place in the industry.<ref name="dmca" /> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' remarked: "It's a relief when Demi Moore shows up as [a] fallen angel ... Moore, 40, looks great in a bikini and doesn't even try to act. Her unsmiling sexiness cuts through the gigglefest as the angels fight, kick, dance and motocross like [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] clones on estrogen."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/charlies-angels-full-throttle-91464/|title=Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle|first1=Peter|last1=Travers|date=June 27, 2003|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001031324/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/charlies-angels-full-throttle-91464/|url-status=live}}</ref> A commercial success, ''Full Throttle'' made {{USD|259.1 million|long=No}} worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl793478657/ |title=Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> but it was followed by yet another three-year absence from the screen. In the interim, she signed on as the face of [[Versace]] and [[Helena Rubinstein]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2005/0628/404457-moored/ |title=Demi Moore is new face of Versace |publisher=[[RTΓ]]|date=June 28, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205083703/http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2005/0628/404457-moored/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2006/11/10/fantasy-gifts-o-2/|date=November 10, 2006|title=Fantasy Gifts: Our Birthday Picks for Demi Moore |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312113218/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2006/11/10/fantasy-gifts-o-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a leading role as a grieving novelist in the mystery thriller ''[[Half Light (film)|Half Light]]'' (2006), Moore reunited with [[Emilio Estevez]] for his drama ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), about the hours leading up to the [[Robert F. Kennedy assassination]], in which she portrayed an alcoholic singer whose career is on the downswing. As a member of the ensemble cast, she was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture]] and won the [[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Film Festival Award]] for Best Ensemble Cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards β Screen Actors Guild Awards|website=Sagawards.org|access-date=October 11, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204191422/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore reunited with ''Blame It on Rio'' co-star [[Michael Caine]] for the British heist drama ''[[Flawless (2007 film)|Flawless]]'' (2007),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/flawless|title='Flawless'|website=[[Metacritic.com]]|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084957/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/flawless|url-status=live}}</ref> which saw her portray an American executive helping to steal a handful of diamonds from the London Diamond Corporation during the 1960s. A writer for ''[[Miami Herald]]'' asserted: "The inspired pairing of Demi Moore and Michael Caine as a pair of thieves in the diamond-heist semi-caper movie ''Flawless'' goes a long way toward overcoming the film's slack, leisurely pacing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008754-flawless/|title=Flawless|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=March 28, 2008|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927112051/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008754-flawless|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared as a driven police officer investigating a serial killer in the psychological thriller ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'' (2007). Critic Peter Travers felt that her role "deserved better than being saddled with an absurd back story as an heiress with a fortune-hunting husband."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mr-brooks-96582/|title=Mr. Brooks|last=Travers|first=Peter|date=June 15, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026165644/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mr-brooks-96582/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Mr. Brooks'' was profitable, grossing {{USD|48.1 million|long=No}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mrbrooks.htm|title=Mr. Brooks (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023160539/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mrbrooks.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/101280401-Demi-Moore|title=Demi Moore - Box Office|website=The Numbers|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230340/https://www.the-numbers.com/person/101280401-Demi-Moore|url-status=live}}</ref>
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