Editing Sarah Michelle Gellar (section)

===Film roles (2004–2010)===
[[File:Sarah Michelle Gellar.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Gellar in 2004]]
After the end of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', Gellar reprised the role of Daphne in ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scoobydoo-2-monsters-unleashed/ |title=Scooby-Doo 2 – Monsters Unleashed |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=March 20, 2004 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-date=January 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111160951/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scoobydoo-2-monsters-unleashed/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/25/review-of-scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed |title=Review of Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |website=IGN |date=March 25, 2004 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=August 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826211814/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/25/review-of-scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed |url-status=live }}</ref> Like the first film, ''Scooby-Doo 2'' was a commercial success despite a negative critical response.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoobydoo2.htm |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419031848/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoobydoo2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Takashi Shimizu]]'s ''[[The Grudge]]'' (2004), she portrayed [[Karen Davis (The Grudge)|Karen Davis]], an exchange student in [[Tokyo, Japan|Tokyo]] who becomes exposed to a supernatural curse.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://splicedwire.com/04reviews/grudge.html |title="The Grudge" movie review (2004) "The Grudge" review, Takashi Shimizu, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr |work=SPLICEDwire |access-date=October 20, 2016 |archive-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207201823/http://splicedwire.com/04reviews/grudge.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/grudge/ |title=The Grudge (2004) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=October 22, 2004 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810130528/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/grudge/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-grudge |title=The Grudge Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109101234/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-grudge |url-status=live }}</ref> but was a major box office hit,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1532&p=.htm |title='Grudge' Grabs No. 1 |website=Box Office Mojo |date=October 25, 2004 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=August 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827092253/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1532&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-01-et-boxoffice1-story.html |title='Grudge' stays No.1, but 'Ray' opens well |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 1, 2004 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |first=Elaine |last=Dutka |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625012339/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-01-et-boxoffice1-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> grossing more than US$110{{nbsp}}million in North America and US$187{{nbsp}}million globally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grudge.htm |title=The Grudge |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 12, 2012 |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503131136/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grudge.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She received a [[MTV Movie Award]] nomination for [[MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance|Best Frightened Performance]] as well as a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Movie Actress – Thriller.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/od/awards/a/mtvmovie050505.htm |title=2005 MTV Movie Awards Winners and Nominees |work=Movies.about.com |date=March 11, 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325015657/http://movies.about.com/od/awards/a/mtvmovie050505.htm |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gellar provided her voice for the character Gina Vendetti in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[The Wandering Juvie]]", which aired in March 2004, and went on to voice several recurring characters of the animated television series ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', starting in 2005. 

Gellar starred in [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]]'s ''[[Southland Tales]]'' (2006) as a psychic [[adult film star]] who creates a [[reality television]] series based on prophetic visions. Drawn to the "batshit ambitious" ideas for the film,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sarah-michelle-gellar-revisits-five-pivotal-post-buffy-roles/ |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar Revisits Five Pivotal Post-'Buffy' Roles  |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=O'Connell |first=Mikey |date=January 18, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref> she accepted the role before she even read the script.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-10/05/14.00.film |title=Gellar Heads To ''Southland'' |date=October 5, 2004 |access-date=August 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804045535/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-10%2F05%2F14.00.film |archive-date=August 4, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/1108/sarah-michelle-gellar-for-southland-tales |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar for 'Southland Tales' &#124; Feature |work=Dark Horizons |date=November 14, 2007 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716151544/http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/1108/sarah-michelle-gellar-for-southland-tales |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Southland_Tales_2006.aspx |title=Southland Tales (2006) Recap |work=the agony booth |access-date=September 20, 2014 |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025231506/http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Southland_Tales_2006.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Southland Tales'' polarised critics upon its debut at the [[2006 Cannes Film Festival]] and found a limited audience in theaters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/southland_tales/ |title=Southland Tales (2007) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=November 14, 2007 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=August 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821104609/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/southland_tales/ |url-status=live}}</ref> However, J. Hoberman for ''[[Village Voice]]'' remarked that the director contrived a "memorable" comic performance from Gellar, while the film gathered a [[cult following]] in subsequent years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/justin-timberlake-amanda-seyfried-in-time-cover-story |title=Yes They Can! |work=W Magazine |last=Hirschberg |first=Lynn |date=January 10, 2011 |access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref> In 2006, Gellar briefly reprised the role of Karen in the sequel ''[[The Grudge 2]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Webb |first=Matt |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/buffy-holds-grudge-49594/ |title=BUFFY HOLDS A GRUDGE – Today's News: Our Take |work=TV Guide |date=December 8, 2005 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716230248/http://www.tvguide.com/news/buffy-holds-grudge-49594/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/cl-grudge2_j4ruvinc-cp-photo.html |title=The Grudge 2 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720233347/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/cl-grudge2_j4ruvinc-cp-photo.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grudge2.htm |title=The Grudge 2 (2006) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=November 12, 2006 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905093118/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grudge2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and starred in [[Asif Kapadia]]'s psychological thriller ''[[The Return (2006 film)|The Return]]'', as a businesswoman haunted by memories of her childhood and the mysterious death of a young woman.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/return/ |title=The Return (2006) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=November 10, 2006 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=August 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821104523/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/return/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Return'' was a critical and commercial failure, grossing only US$11{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=revolver.htm |title=The Return (2006) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=December 14, 2006 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905191129/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=revolver.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=16081 |title=What Went Wrong: The Return |work=Box Office Prophets |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716160718/http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=16081 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jeannette Catsoulis of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it a "career stagnation".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/movies/11retu.html|work=The New York Times |first=Jeannette |last=Catsoulis |title=A Young Woman Sickened By a Triple Shot of Stalkers |date=November 11, 2006 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424211149/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/movies/11retu.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2007, Gellar voiced Ella and [[April O'Neil]] in ''[[Happily N'Ever After]]'' and ''[[TMNT (film)|TMNT]]'', respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/happily_never_after/ |title=Happily N'ever After |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=January 5, 2007 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-date=March 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331114237/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/happily_never_after/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tmntcg.htm |title=TMNT (2007) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=June 21, 2007 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-date=April 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425002433/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tmntcg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tmnt_2007/ |title=TMNT |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=March 23, 2007 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-date=May 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531142303/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tmnt_2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> She starred in the romantic comedy ''[[Suburban Girl]]'' and the drama ''[[The Air I Breathe]]'', both of which were screened at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] and released in January 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/2721-tribeca-announces-encounters-restoredrediscovered-and-midnight-strands/#.VLqqkNKG-So |title=Tribeca Announces Encounters, Restored/Rediscovered And Midnight Strands |magazine=Filmmaker Magazine |date=August 28, 2013 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826174218/http://filmmakermagazine.com/2721-tribeca-announces-encounters-restoredrediscovered-and-midnight-strands/#.VLqqkNKG-So |archive-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/SuburbanGirl#tab=summary |title=Suburban Girl (2008) – Financial Information |work=The-numbers.com |access-date=August 14, 2015}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In ''Suburban Girl'', she took on the role of a New York City editor and the love interest of a much older businessman ([[Alec Baldwin]]). In ''The Air I Breathe'', Gellar portrayed an up-and-coming pop singer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=airibreathe.htm |title=The Air I Breathe (2008) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=January 31, 2008 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-date=April 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406000713/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=airibreathe.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_air_i_breahe/ |title=The Air I Breathe |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=January 25, 2008 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-date=March 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318234525/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_air_i_breahe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The New York Times'' described the latter as a "gangster movie with delusions of grandeur",<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/movies/25brea.html |title=Movie Review – The Air I Breathe |work=The New York Times |first=Stephen |last=Holden |date=January 25, 2008 |access-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606110645/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/movies/25brea.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''DVD Talk'' noted that "her character here has the deepest emotional arc, and she hits all the right notes."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review.php?ID=32123 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729235842/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review.php?ID=32123 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |title=Theatrical Reviews: The Air I Breathe |work=[[DVD Talk]] |first=Jamie S. |last=Rich |date=January 25, 2008 }}</ref>

The psychological thriller ''[[Possession (2009 film)|Possession]]'', in which Gellar starred as a lawyer whose life is thrown into chaos after a car accident sends her husband and brother-in-law into comas, had a range of release dates in the United States between 2008 and 2009, due to financial problems at [[Yari Film Group]].<ref>{{cite web |date=January 13, 2009 |title=Possession Now Going to DVD? |url=http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9176 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116021535/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9176 |archive-date=January 16, 2009 |access-date=January 17, 2009 |work=ShockTillYouDrop.com, Yari Film Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Novikov |first=Eugene |date=March 13, 2009 |title=Yari's Woes Threaten 'Assassination of a High School President' |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2009/03/13/yaris-woes-threaten-assassination-of-a-high-school-president/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315074613/http://www.cinematical.com/2009/03/13/yaris-woes-threaten-assassination-of-a-high-school-president/ |archive-date=March 15, 2009 |access-date=March 13, 2009 |work=Cinematical.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Uncle Creepy |date=March 6, 2009 |title=The Possession of Sarah Michelle Gellar |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/10663/the-possession-of-sarah-michelle-gellar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226234620/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/10663/the-possession-of-sarah-michelle-gellar/ |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |work=Dread Central}}</ref> The film ultimately went to DVD in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web |author=Uncle Creepy |date=February 5, 2010 |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar's Possession Finally Coming Home in March |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/15591/sarah-michelle-gellar-s-possession-finally-coming-home-in-march/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226234610/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/15591/sarah-michelle-gellar-s-possession-finally-coming-home-in-march/ |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |work=Dread Central}}</ref> In ''[[Veronika Decides to Die (film)|Veronika Decides to Die]]'', an adaptation of the [[Veronika Decides to Die|1998 novel]] by [[Paulo Coelho]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=March 13, 2008 |title=Gellar in talks for 'Veronika' |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/gellar-in-talks-for-veronika-1117982392/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317015025/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982392.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |archive-date=March 17, 2008 |access-date=June 22, 2020 |work=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="Veronika Decides to Die" – Auditions for SAG Feature Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar |url=http://freecastingcall.com/casting-calls-in-new-york-ny/auditions-for-sag-feature-starring-sarah-michelle-gellar.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005318/http://freecastingcall.com/casting-calls-in-new-york-ny/auditions-for-sag-feature-starring-sarah-michelle-gellar.html |archive-date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=April 11, 2008 |work=freecastingcall.com}}</ref> Gellar starred as a depressed woman who rediscovers the joy in life when she finds out that she only has days to live following a suicide attempt.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=May 16, 2008 |title=Das Films teams for adaptation |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/das-films-teams-for-adaptation-1117985842/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529061335/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985842.html?categoryId=13&cs=1 |archive-date=May 29, 2008 |access-date=June 22, 2020 |work=Variety}}</ref> Initially released in some countries in 2009 and 2010, the film was distributed domestically in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 26, 2008 |title=Spotted! |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/7553 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701230211/http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/7553 |archive-date=July 1, 2008 |access-date=June 26, 2008 |work=[[OK!]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 19, 2014 |title='Veronika Decides to Die' Trailer with Sarah Michelle Gellar |url=http://www.movieweb.com/veronika-decides-to-die-trailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827092242/http://movieweb.com/veronika-decides-to-die-trailer/ |archive-date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |work=Movieweb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 6, 2015 |title=15 Movies to Watch Before You Go to the Movies in 2015 |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/cinematic-listology/movies-see-watching-movies-2015.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826200312/http://filmschoolrejects.com/cinematic-listology/movies-see-watching-movies-2015.php |archive-date=August 26, 2015 |access-date=August 14, 2015 |work=Filmschoolrejects.com}}</ref> Frank Scheck of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' found the actress to be "reasonably compelling" in what he called a "ponderous and silly misfire".<ref>{{cite news |last=Scheck |first=Frank |date=January 22, 2015 |title='Veronika Decides to Die': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/veronika-decides-die-film-review-765951/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226234609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/veronika-decides-die-film-review-765951/ |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>