Keira Knightley – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 6, 2026

Keira Knightley became a global star through a pirate blockbuster and has spent the years since proving she’s as strong in corseted literary adaptations as in anything with a bigger budget. Never Let Me Go has three friends learning the purpose behind their boarding school, Colette reclaims novels published under her husband’s name, The Duchess traps a duchess in a loveless arranged marriage, and Anna Karenina stages Tolstoy in a theatrical playhouse. Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, The Imitation Game, Love Actually and Bend It Like Beckham round out the list.

Never Let Me Go (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Three childhood friends raised at an isolated boarding school slowly learn the tragic purpose for which they exist.

Directed by Mark Romanek · 1h 44m · Rated R

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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Colette (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A young writer's husband takes credit for her novels until she fights to reclaim her own literary identity.

Directed by Wash Westmoreland · 1h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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The Duchess (2008)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Keira Knightley plays a charismatic 18th-century duchess trapped in a loveless, politically arranged marriage.

Directed by Saul Dibb · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Anna Karenina (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Tolstoy's tragedy staged in a deliberately theatrical, almost literal playhouse setting, with Keira Knightley as Anna.

Directed by Joe Wright · 2h 09m · Rated R

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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Love Actually (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 65% Metacritic 55

Ten overlapping London love stories converge in the weeks before Christmas.

Directed by Richard Curtis · 2h 15m · Rated R

Won 1 BAFTA Award11 wins & 30 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A British-Indian teenager hides her football ambitions from a family that expects her to follow tradition.

Directed by Gurinder Chadha · 1h 52m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · 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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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 79% Metacritic 63

A blacksmith teams up with an eccentric pirate to rescue a kidnapped governor's daughter.

Directed by Gore Verbinski · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 5 Oscars38 wins & 104 nominations

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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The Imitation Game (2014)

TMDB ★ 8.0

Alan Turing's codebreaking team races to crack Enigma while hiding secrets of their own.

Directed by Morten Tyldum · 1h 53m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · 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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Atonement (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A childhood lie destroys a young couple's future and haunts the girl who told it for decades.

Directed by Joe Wright · 2h 03m · 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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Pride & Prejudice (2005)

TMDB ★ 7.5

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.

Keira Knightley – 10 Best Movies

Never Let Me Go (2010)

Colette (2018)

The Duchess (2008)

Anna Karenina (2012)

Love Actually (2003)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

The Imitation Game (2014)

Atonement (2007)

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

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