Daisy Ridley – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 25, 2026

Daisy Ridley went from unknown to leading a Star Wars trilogy almost overnight, then spent the years since deliberately picking smaller, stranger projects between the big ones. Peter Rabbit pits a mischievous rabbit against a farmer, The Marsh King’s Daughter revives a childhood in captivity when her father escapes prison, Sometimes Always Never links a tailor’s missing son to his love of Scrabble, and Ophelia retells Hamlet from the margins. Chaos Walking, Murder on the Orient Express, Young Woman and the Sea and the three Star Wars films round out the list.

Peter Rabbit (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Mischief-driven and quick-moving, good for shorter flights.

Directed by Will Gluck · 1h 33m · Rated PG

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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The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Daisy Ridley plays a woman whose childhood in captivity resurfaces when her father escapes from prison.

Directed by Neil Burger · 1h 49m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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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Sometimes Always Never (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Daisy Ridley appears in a story about a tailor's search for his missing son, tied to his obsessive love of Scrabble.

Directed by Carl Hunter · 1h 31m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ophelia (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Daisy Ridley stars in Hamlet retold from the perspective of the woman usually left on its margins.

Directed by Claire McCarthy · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now · Rent: Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Chaos Walking (2021)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A woman lands on a colony planet where everyone's thoughts are broadcast aloud, except hers.

Directed by Doug Liman · 1h 49m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A detective interrogates a train carriage full of suspects after a murder mid-journey.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Daisy Ridley stars in the true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel.

Directed by Joachim Rønning · 2h 09m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.5

The Skywalker saga's finale brings the Resistance face to face with the Emperor's last gambit, with Daisy Ridley as Rey.

Directed by J.J. Abrams · 2h 22m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.9

The trilogy's divisive middle chapter, more interested in subverting expectations, with Adam Driver as Kylo Ren.

Directed by Rian Johnson · 2h 32m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A new generation of heroes picks up the fight against a First Order rising from the Empire's ashes, with Adam Driver as Kylo Ren.

Directed by J.J. Abrams · 2h 16m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Philo, YouTube TV, 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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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.

Daisy Ridley – 10 Best Movies

Peter Rabbit (2018)

The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)

Sometimes Always Never (2018)

Ophelia (2018)

Chaos Walking (2021)

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

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