Angelina Jolie – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 6, 2026

Wanted, Salt and Mr. & Mrs. Smith get remembered as the action era, but Girl, Interrupted and Changeling show a wrenching dramatic register fans skip past. Maleficent found real menace and sadness in a Disney villain, A Mighty Heart has a wife searching for her kidnapped husband, and Gia has her as a supermodel destroyed by addiction. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider rounds out the list.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Angelina Jolie returns in a darker, sharper sequel that expands the fairy godmother's own mythology.

Directed by Joachim Rønning · 1h 59m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gia (1998)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A rebellious young model's meteoric rise to fame is derailed by her devastating drug addiction.

Directed by Michael Cristofer · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Mighty Heart (2007)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Angelina Jolie plays the wife searching for her kidnapped journalist husband.

Directed by Michael Winterbottom · 1h 48m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Salt (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A CIA officer accused of being a Russian sleeper agent goes on the run to prove her innocence.

Directed by Phillip Noyce · 1h 40m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wanted (2008)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Angelina Jolie plays a lethal assassin who recruits an ordinary office worker into a secret society.

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Changeling (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A mother's fight to prove that the boy police returned to her is not her missing son exposes police corruption.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 2h 22m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Angelina Jolie's video-game adaptation lead became her first major action franchise.

Directed by Simon West · 1h 40m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Maleficent (2014)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Angelina Jolie stars in a sympathetic, vengeful reimagining of Disney's most iconic villain.

Directed by Robert Stromberg · 1h 37m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A married assassin, played by Angelina Jolie, unknowingly targets her own equally lethal husband.

Directed by Doug Liman · 2h 00m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Girl, Interrupted (1999)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A troubled young woman institutionalised at a psychiatric hospital befriends a manipulative fellow patient.

Directed by James Mangold · 2h 07m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Angelina Jolie – 10 Best Movies

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Gia (1998)

A Mighty Heart (2007)

Salt (2010)

Wanted (2008)

Changeling (2008)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Maleficent (2014)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

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