9 Best Carey Mulligan Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 5, 2026

Carey Mulligan built her reputation on quiet, controlled intelligence, and she keeps choosing roles that reward that kind of restraint. Promising Young Woman has her waging a calculated campaign of vigilante justice after a past trauma, Mudbound puts a Black and a white family on a hardscrabble Mississippi farm, Far from the Madding Crowd gives her a Victorian farm owner and three suitors, and Maestro views Leonard Bernstein’s career through his marriage. An Education, Drive, Shame, Inside Llewyn Davis and Pride & Prejudice round out the list.

Maestro (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein's brilliant career is portrayed alongside his complicated marriage.

Directed by Bradley Cooper · 2h 09m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Promising Young Woman (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A sharp, unsettling take on revenge dressed up as a rom-com.

Directed by Emerald Fennell · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Mudbound (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two families, one Black and one white, share a hardscrabble Mississippi farm in the years after the Second World War.

Directed by Dee Rees · 2h 15m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An independent Victorian farm owner navigates three very different suitors while running her land.

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg · 1h 59m · 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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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A struggling folk musician navigates a bleak, cyclical week in the 1961 Greenwich Village music scene.

Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen · 1h 45m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Shame (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A man's secret sex addiction is disrupted when his troubled sister moves into his apartment, with Carey Mulligan as the sister.

Directed by Steve McQueen · 1h 42m · Rated NC-17

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Drive (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A getaway driver's growing attachment to his neighbour pulls him into a world of brutal violence.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

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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An Education (2009)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A bright teenage girl's world is upended by an older, sophisticated suitor.

Directed by Lone Scherfig · 1h 40m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Pride & Prejudice (2005)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A witty, independent young woman navigates love and misunderstanding with a proud, wealthy suitor.

Directed by Joe Wright · 2h 08m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Britbox Apple TV channel · Rent or 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.

9 Best Carey Mulligan Movies

Maestro (2023)

Promising Young Woman (2020)

Mudbound (2017)

Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Shame (2011)

Drive (2011)

An Education (2009)

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

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