George Clooney – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 27, 2026

Michael Clayton and Syriana show him at his most restrained and least movie-star, Ocean’s Eleven is here because the charm itself is the point, and Up in the Air splits the difference. The Descendants earned an Oscar nomination as a father reckoning with his wife’s infidelity, Three Kings chases hidden gold after the Gulf War, Good Night, and Good Luck is the film he also directed, and Gravity guides Sandra Bullock through disaster. Out of Sight and O Brother, Where Art Thou? round out the list.

The Descendants (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.8

George Clooney earned an Oscar nomination as a father reckoning with his wife's infidelity and his daughters' grief.

Directed by Alexander Payne · 1h 55m · Rated R

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Three Kings (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.6

George Clooney plays a soldier chasing hidden gold in the chaotic aftermath of the Gulf War.

Directed by David O. Russell · 1h 54m · Rated R

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Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 93% Metacritic 80

A news anchor takes on a powerful senator's anti-communist witch hunt on live television.

Directed by George Clooney · 1h 33m · Rated PG

Nominated for 6 Oscars38 wins & 129 nominations

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Gravity (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 96% Metacritic 96

An astronaut stranded after a debris strike has to find her own way back to Earth alone.

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 1h 31m · Rated PG-13

Won 7 Oscars242 wins & 189 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, 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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Out of Sight (1998)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 94% Metacritic 84

An escaped convict and the federal marshal chasing him fall for each other mid-pursuit.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 2h 03m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars13 wins & 15 nominations

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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Three escaped chain gang convicts journey across Depression-era Mississippi in search of buried treasure.

Directed by Joel Coen · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Up in the Air (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A corporate downsizer who lives entirely out of a suitcase is forced to confront how empty that life really is.

Directed by Jason Reitman · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

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Syriana (2005)

TMDB ★ 6.4

An oil-industry ensemble drama built on quiet dread rather than charm.

Directed by Stephen Gaghan · 2h 08m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Michael Clayton (2007)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A legal fixer uncovers a massive corporate cover-up while representing a corrupt agrochemical company.

Directed by Tony Gilroy · 2h 00m · Rated R

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Ocean's Eleven (2001)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 83% Metacritic 74

A crew of con artists plans an elaborate simultaneous heist of three Las Vegas casinos.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 1h 56m · Rated PG-13

4 wins & 20 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max, Starz Apple TV 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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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.

George Clooney – 10 Best Movies

The Descendants (2011)

Three Kings (1999)

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

Gravity (2013)

Out of Sight (1998)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Up in the Air (2009)

Syriana (2005)

Michael Clayton (2007)

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

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