10 Best Rachel Weisz Movies, According To IMDb

Acclaimed actress Rachel Weisz has been in some great movies. IMDb considers these 10 films to be her best, though.

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Rachel Weisz is among the latest actors to be joining the ever-expanding MCU in 2020 with Black Widow. Weisz isn’t often seen in the big blockbuster movies, but she is a welcome addition as her talents and versatility as an actor are incredible.

Weisz commits so much intensity and truth to her performances and seems to fit in genre or any period piece. She can be charming and adorable as well as intimidating and even frightening. She has brought her power as an actor to a variety of excellent films. Here are Rachel Weisz’s best movies, according to IMDb.

10 Runaway Jury (2003): 7.1

Weisz was part of a stellar ensemble of this entertaining courtroom drama. Based on a John Grisham novel, the film stars Weisz and John Cusack as two con artists who begin manipulating the jury of a high-profile trial.

The film also stars Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman as two rivals on opposite sides of the court case. With a cast this impressive, the smart and complex thriller is made all the more entertaining. It is the kind of edge-of-your-seat drama that will keep you guessing.

9 The Light Between The Oceans (2016): 7.2

The Light Between the Oceans was a small yet powerful period drama. Set in the 1920s on a small island, Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander play a couple who find a baby on a shipwrecked boat and decide to raise it as their own. Years later, the child’s real mother (Weisz) comes looking for her baby.

The film is a quiet yet intense drama featuring powerful performances from the three stellar leads. It is the kind of movie that leaves no easy answers but keeps you enthralled the entire time.

8 Agora (2009): 7.2

Agora gives Weisz the rare opportunity to headline her own adventure film. The historical tale is set in Roman Egypt and stars Weisz as a scholar and philosopher who attempts to lead the city to peace as the new wave of religious thinking threatens to tear down everything.

It is refreshing to see Weisz get to step into the spotlight in a film such as this. Her commanding performance carries the film along with the impressive scope and intense battle sequences. It is a movie that fits nicely in the historical adventure genre.

7 The Fountain (2006): 7.2

Weisz teamed with visionary director Darren Aronofsky for this mind-bending drama. The Fountain stars Hugh Jackman as a modern-day scientist searching for a cure for his dying wife (Weisz). His desperate search spans centuries in search of the answer to mortality.

Like most of Aronofsky’s work, the movie is a visual splendor as well as a thought-provoking story. It might be a lot to digest on your first viewing, but it is a movie worth revisiting and exploring deeper.

6 The Lobster (2015): 7.2

Weisz partnered with acclaimed filmmaker Yargos Lanthimos for the first time in this unique black comedy. The Lobster stars Colin Farrell as a lonely man who checks himself into a program that uses unusual motivation techniques to encourage people to find a romantic partner. Weisz plays the woman Farrell falls for.

The bizarre premise sets up this strange tale beautifully and it gets weirder from there. The cast, which also includes Olivia Coleman and John C. Reilly, all give great performances. There is also a hilarious, dry sense of humor that plays of the surrealism perfectly.

5 Youth (2015): 7.3

Youth is a comedy-drama featuring wonderful performances from a terrific cast. The film stars Michael Caine as a widowed composer who takes a vacation with his daughter (Weisz) and his filmmaker best friend (Harvey Keitel) in an attempt to rejuvenate himself.

The performances from the leads, as well as Jane Fonda in a small supporting role, are all wonderful. It is a charming and moving story of aging and art told beautifully by filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino.

4 The Constant Gardner (2005): 7.4

The Constant Gardner is a political thriller which earned Weisz her first Oscar. The film stars Ralph Fiennes as a man searching for answers after the death of his wife (Weisz). His quest opens up a conspiracy involving a number of powerful enemies.

Fiennes makes for a great everyman hero in the lead role while Weisz is powerful and captivating as seen in flashbacks throughout. The movie is an engrossing and intense thriller that goes for intelligence over flashy action sequences.

3 Sunshine (1999): 7.5

Weisz co-starred with Ralph Fiennes for the first time in this epic historical drama. Sunshine follows three generations of a Jewish family living in Hungary as they see their country and their world torn apart by hatred, war, and suffering.

Fiennes gives incredible performances of members of the three separate generations who deal with their own struggles in their own eras. It is a fascinating, moving and powerful story beautifully told. An early film from Weisz worth seeking out.

2 Enemy At The Gates (2001): 7.6

Enemy at the Gates is a brutal war film based on true events. The film stars Jude Law as a Russian sniper who becomes a national hero during World War II. As the war wages on, the sniper finds himself in a deadly hunt against a German sniper. Weisz plays a member of the Russian resistance who falls for Law’s character.

The movie does not shy away from the grittiness and violence of the war. It makes for a thrilling and tense action film which is elevated by some terrific performances, especially from Law and Weisz.

1 The Favourite (2018): 7.6

Weisz partnered again with Yargos Lanthimos in this Best Picture nominee from 2017. The Favourite stars Olivia Coleman as Queen Anne, a chronically unwell and temperamental ruler. As she continues to slip into madness, two rivals (played by Weisz and Emma Stone) fight for control.

The movie is a surprisingly hilarious comedy as well as an unusual take on the typical period costume dramas. The three leads all give wonderful performances, each receiving Oscar nominations and Coleman winning Best Actress.

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