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In 2009, she appeared in the comedy film Extract with Ben Affleck and Jason Bateman. The film received mostly positive reviews, and grossed $10.8 million at the box office. Roger Ebert, while critical of the film itself, wrote that Mila "brings her role to within shouting distance of credibility." Director Mike Judge commented that part of what was surprising to learn about Mila was her ability to make references to the cult animation film Rejected. Mike Judge said: "As beautiful as Mila is, you could believe that maybe she would cross paths with you in the real world." After seeing Mila perform in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Mike wanted to cast her in the role of Cindy in Extract: "I just thought, 'Wow, this girl's perfect.' And she really wanted to do it, which was fantastic." Said Mila, "I'm a huge fan of Mike Judge's from Office Space, so I was, like, 'Okay, this is a very easy decision.' I told them I would do anything needed to be in this production – like craft service, or, say, acting."

In 2010, she starred alongside Denzel Washington in the action film The Book of Eli. Although the film received mixed reviews, it performed well at the box office, grossing over $157 million worldwide. Film critic Richard Roeper praised Mila's performance, calling it a "particularly strong piece of work". Several other reviews were equally positive, including that of Pete Hammond of Boxoffice magazine, who wrote that she's "ideally cast in the key female role" Even reviewers who didn't necessarily like the film complimented her performance, such as James Berardinelli, who wrote that "the demands of the role prove to be within her range, which is perhaps surprising considering she has been thus far pigeonholed into more lightweight parts", and Colin Covert of the Star Tribune, who wrote that she "generated a spark and brought a degree of determination to her character, developing an independent female character who's not always in need of rescuing." Other critics, such as Claudia Puig of USA Today felt she was miscast, noting that "she looked as if she dropped in from a Ray-Ban commercial". Mila​ received another Teen Choice Award nomination for her performance.She was also cast in a minor role in the 2010 comedy film Date Night, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell. She garnered several positive reviews for her performance. Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune concluded her performance with James Franco helped save the film and gave it "a shot in the arm."
Mila and Nataie Portman played rival ballet dancers in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan. She was cast in the film based on her performance in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and on the recommendation of co-star Natalie Portman, who had already known Kunis. She underwent a training regimen that included cardiovascular exercise, a 1,200-calorie a day diet (she lost 20 pounds that she regained after filming ended), and ballet classes for four hours a day, seven days a week. During the demanding production, she suffered injuries including a torn ligament and a dislocated shoulder. Black Swan has received widespread acclaim from critics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film grossed over $100 million (106.9 million) in the United States and Canad while grossing over $329 million worldwide. Reviews of Kunis's performance have been positive, with Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter stating, "Mila Kunis makes a perfect alternate to Natalie Portman, equally as lithe and dark but a smirk of self-assurance in place of Portman's wide-eyed fearfulness." Guy Lodge of In Contention also praised Mila, saying, "it's the cool, throaty-voiced Kunis who is the surprise package here, intelligently watching and reflecting her co-star in such a manner that we're as uncertain as Nina of her ingenuousness." Mila's performance won her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and earned her Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. At the 37th annual Saturn Awards, she was also honored with the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance.
Mila was cast alongside Justin Timberlake in the romantic comedy film Friends with Benefits. Director Will Gluck stated that he wrote the story with Kunis and Timberlake in mind. Friends with Benefits achieved success at the box office, grossing over $149 million worldwide, and received mostly positive reviews with critics praising the chemistry between Mila and Justin. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that "Ms. Kunis is fast proving that she's a gift that keeps giving to mainstream romantic comedy" and "her energy is so invigorating and expansive and her presence so vibrant that she fills the screen".

In 2012, Mila co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in the film Ted, which was directed and co-written by Seth MacFarlane, playing the role of the girlfriend of Mark's character. When Seth MacFarlane first conceived the project, he considered Mila too young for the role. However, the film remained in development for several years and when it was finally ready to begin production he ended up casting her. The film has received generally positive reviews from critics and has enjoyed substantial success at the box office, currently grossing almost $325 million worldwide. Drew McWeeny of HitFix wrote that Mila "brings some lovely subtle grace notes to a role that easily could have just been "the pushy girlfriend.""
In March 2013, she will play Theodora, the youngest of three witches, opposite James Franco in the Walt Disney Pictures' prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful. Also set for a 2013 release will be Blood Ties with Mila co-starring with Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, and Marion Cotillard.
 

Mila has attracted media attention for her physical appearance by various media outlets. Praise has ranged from GQ magazine naming her the Knockout of the Year for 2011 to Men's Health naming her one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time".  The Spike Guys' Choice Awards have honored her twice, naming her the "Hottest Mila" at the 2009 awards ceremony and in 2011 presenting her with the Holy Grail of Hot award. AskMen.com has also lauded Mila ranking her the second most desirable woman in 2011 and following that up with a number 13 ranking in 2012. FHM magazine ranked her number 9 on their 2012 Hot 100 list but Mila has kept this type of media attention in perspective, saying, “You’ve got to base your career on something other than being FHM’s top 100 number one girl. Your looks are going to die out, and then what’s going to be left?” In recent years, Maxim has consistently ranked Mila on their Hot 100 list, reaching a ranking of number 5 in both 2009 and 2011 and number 3 in 2012.

In 2007, Mila participated in a video for the website Funny or Die appearing alongside James Franco. The video was a parody of the MTV show The Hills and was a huge success for the website, with well over one million views. Shawn Levy, director of Date Night, stated that part of what made him decide to cast Mila with James Franco in the film was the chemistry he felt they had in the Funny or Die video. In December 2008, Mila was featured in Gap's "Shine Your Own Star" Christmas campaign. Mila Kunis was described as one of the "most attractive geeks" by Wired.com in 2008, due to her much-publicized affinity for World of Warcraft. That same year, she was featured and on the cover of the October issue of Complex Magazine.
In 2010, she was featured in the "Women We Love" segment in Esquire with an accompanied video. For the October 2010 Elle magazine 25th anniversary special edition, Mila was one of the women chosen to be featured for their success at a young age. The honor included a photo and video presentation on the magazine's website. Mila Kunis was among several female stars photographed by Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams in conjunction with the Calvin Klein Collections for a feature titled American Women 2010, with the proceeds from the photographs donated to the NYC AIDS foundation. Also in 2010, she was featured and on the cover of the December issue of Nylon. During the summer of 2010 Mila served with Randy Jackson as the Master of Ceremonies for the 9th Annual Chrysalis Foundation Benefit. The Chrysalis Foundation is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization formed to help economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals to become self-sufficient through employment opportunities.
In 2011, Mila graced the cover of the February issue of Cosmopolitan and the March issue of W magazine. For the 17th Annual Hollywood Issue of Vanity Fair, Mila was among the actors to be chosen to appear on the cover.
Christian Dior signed Mila in 2012 to be the face of its Spring fashion campaign. She made the cover of the April 2012 issue of Harper's Bazaar  and the August cover of Glamour.
 

Mila began dating actor Macaulay Culkin in 2002. 
In an interview with BlackBook magazine, she stated that marriage is "not something that's important to me". Mila said she tried her best to protect her and Macaulay's privacy, noting that "We don't talk about it to the press. It's already more high profile than I want it to be." When asked if it was difficult to stay out of the tabloids and press, Kunis responded: "I keep my personal life as personal as I physically, mentally, possibly can." Asked if that is difficult she said, "I don't care. I will go to my grave trying. It is hard, but I'll end up going to a bar that's a hole in the wall. I won't go to the 'it's-happening' place."On January 3, 2011, Mila's publicist confirmed reports that Mila and Macaulay had ended their relationship, saying "The split was amicable, and they remain close friends."

She has identified herself in interviews as a fan of the online computer game World of Warcraft and has received attention from the game's fan community as a result. She has not released what server she is in but says she is with her close friends in the Alliance In a 2008 interview with Jimmy Kimmel, she stated she had not used voice chat in the game since another player recognized her voice. Although she has described herself as a "computer nerd", she does not have a Myspace, Facebook or Twitter account. Mila discussed her desire for privacy: "Why would I want to share my life with the world when it's being shared already, without my consent? The only problem with not having an account is that there are fake accounts, pretending to quote me. But what am I going to tweet about?"


In January 2011, she revealed her struggle with an eye condition called chronic iritis that had caused blindness in one eye. However, a couple of months earlier she had surgery that corrected the problem. Mila also has the condition heterochromia iridum, where the irises have different colors. One eye is brown, and the other is green.
On September 14, 2011, the FBI announced it was investigating the alleged hacking of Mila's cellphone and email accounts, along with those of other celebrities. Christopher Chaney from Jacksonville, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to nine counts of computer hacking.

In November 2011, Mila was escorted by Sgt. Scott Moore to a United States Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina. Kunis had accepted Moore's invitation in July after he posted it as a YouTube video while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in Afghanistan's Helmand province. The event celebrated the Marine Corps' 236th anniversary.