8 Best Margaret Qualley Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 6, 2026

Margaret Qualley has built one of the more fearless filmographies of her generation, gravitating towards directors willing to push a performance somewhere strange. The Substance injects an ageing star with a black-market drug that creates a younger version of herself, Drive-Away Dolls sends two friends on a road trip with a car full of dangerous cargo, Poor Things adds a supporting role in a reanimated woman’s liberating journey, and Stars at Noon tangles a journalist’s affair in Nicaragua. My Salinger Year, Seberg, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Nice Guys round out the list.

The Substance (2024)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Demi Moore gives a daring, Oscar-nominated body-horror performance as an ageing star confronting a younger version of herself.

Directed by Coralie Fargeat · 2h 21m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Two friends' road trip goes sideways after they accidentally pick up a car full of dangerous cargo.

Directed by Ethan Coen · 1h 24m · 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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Poor Things (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A reanimated young woman embarks on a whirlwind journey of self-discovery across a fantastical Europe.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · 2h 21m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu · 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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Stars at Noon (2022)

TMDB ★ 5.5

An American journalist and a mysterious Englishman's affair in Nicaragua pulls them into a dangerous plot, with Margaret Qualley in the lead.

Directed by Claire Denis · 2h 18m · 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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My Salinger Year (2020)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A young literary assistant's job answering J.D. Salinger's fan mail reshapes her ambitions, with Margaret Qualley in the lead.

Directed by Philippe Falardeau · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Seberg (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Kristen Stewart gives a committed biographical lead performance about a surveilled actress.

Directed by Benedict Andrews · 1h 43m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A fading television actor and his stunt double navigate a changing Hollywood on the eve of the Manson murders.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 42m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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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The Nice Guys (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 91% Metacritic 70

A private eye and an enforcer stumble onto a conspiracy while investigating a missing girl.

Directed by Shane Black · 1h 56m · Rated R

9 wins & 34 nominations

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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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.

8 Best Margaret Qualley Movies

The Substance (2024)

Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

Poor Things (2023)

Stars at Noon (2022)

My Salinger Year (2020)

Seberg (2019)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

The Nice Guys (2016)

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