Julia Roberts – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 1, 2026

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Julia Roberts built her career on warm, headstrong women who talk their way through impossible situations, from the Hollywood Boulevard fairy tale of Pretty Woman to the real-life legal fight of Erin Brockovich. Her chemistry with Richard Gere carried Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride, Notting Hill cast her against type as a famous actress falling for a bookshop owner, and Steel Magnolias gives her a young bride with diabetes. My Best Friend’s Wedding, Ocean’s Eleven, August: Osage County, Dying Young and Wonder round out the list.

Pretty Woman (1990)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A businessman hires a sex worker as an escort for a week, and neither expects to actually fall for the other.

"I want the fairy tale." - Vivian Ward

Directed by Garry Marshall · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Erin Brockovich (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An unemployed single mother builds a case against a utility company poisoning a small town's water.

"They're called boobs, Ed." - Erin Brockovich

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Notting Hill (1999)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 84% Metacritic 68

A humble bookshop owner falls for the world's biggest movie star.

"I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." - Anna Scott

Directed by Roger Michell · 2h 04m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 BAFTA Award11 wins & 17 nominations total

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Steel Magnolias (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A group of Southern women support each other through a daughter's declining health.

"Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." - Truvy

Directed by Herbert Ross · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus Essential, Netflix Standard 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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Runaway Bride (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A commitment-phobic woman who has left three grooms at the altar is profiled by a sceptical columnist.

Directed by Garry Marshall · 1h 56m · 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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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

IMDb ★ 6.4 RT 75% Metacritic 51

A woman realises she's in love with her best friend just days before his wedding to someone else.

Directed by P.J. Hogan · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar12 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, 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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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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August: Osage County (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A family gathers at their childhood home after their father disappears and decades of resentment spill out.

Directed by John Wells · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Dying Young (1991)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Julia Roberts plays Hilary, a young woman who falls for the son of her father's employer after he is diagnosed with leukaemia.

Directed by Joel Schumacher · 1h 51m · Rated R

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Wonder (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 93% Metacritic 76

A boy with facial differences attends mainstream school for the first time, testing his family's and classmates' compassion.

Directed by Patty Jenkins · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

37 wins & 76 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · 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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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.

Julia Roberts – 10 Best Movies

Pretty Woman (1990)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

Notting Hill (1999)

Steel Magnolias (1989)

Runaway Bride (1999)

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

August: Osage County (2013)

Dying Young (1991)

Wonder (2017)

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