Marion Cotillard – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 10, 2026

Marion Cotillard’s best films show exceptional talent across many genres, from La Vie en Rose to Inception. La Vie en Rose casts her as Edith Piaf, Inception plays Mal, the dead wife of Dom Cobb, Rust and Bone follows a killer whale trainer after a life-altering accident, and Two Days, One Night has a factory worker fighting to keep her job over a weekend. Midnight in Paris, The Immigrant, A Very Long Engagement, The Dark Knight Rises, Contagion and Love Me If You Dare round out the list.

La Vie En Rose (La môme) (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A biographical film about the life of French singer Edith Piaf, from her childhood to her tragic rise to fame.

"Use your faults, use your defects; then you're going to be a star." - La Vie en Rose

Directed by Olivier Dahan · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Inception (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 86% Metacritic 74

A thief who steals secrets through dream infiltration is offered a chance at redemption via one impossible job.

"You're waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you can't know for sure." - Inception

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 28m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars160 wins & 220 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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Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) (2012)

TMDB ★ 10.0

An unlikely romance between a whale trainer and a man who suffers a life-changing accident.

"The pain, sometimes it wakes me up at night." - Rust and Bone

Directed by Antonin Peretjatko · 1h 00m

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Two Days, One Night (Deux jours, une nuit) (2014)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Marion Cotillard plays Sandra, a factory worker fighting to keep her job over one weekend.

"I don't want to fight, I just want to prove that I'm right." - Two Days, One Night

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne · 1h 35m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Midnight in Paris (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 93% Metacritic 81

A writer's midnight walks through Paris keep dropping him into the city's glamorous 1920s.

"That Paris exists and anyone could choose to live anywhere else in the world will always be a mystery to me." - Midnight in Paris

Directed by Woody Allen · 1h 34m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar26 wins & 103 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: 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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The Immigrant (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Marion Cotillard plays Ewa, a Polish immigrant arriving in 1920s New York and facing harsh choices to survive.

"I'm impure." - The Immigrant

Directed by James Gray · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A woman sets out to solve the mystery of her fiance's disappearance in the First World War.

"Life is so precious, so beautiful, especially when there are so many beautiful people around." - A Very Long Engagement

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · 2h 13m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 87% Metacritic 78

Batman comes out of exile to defend Gotham from a masked revolutionary bent on destroying it.

"There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us." - The Dark Knight Rises

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 45m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award45 wins & 103 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, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Contagion (2011)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 85% Metacritic 70

A fast-spreading virus is tracked from patient zero through a global scramble for a vaccine.

"Someone doesn't have to weaponize the bird flu. The birds are doing that." - Contagion

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 1h 46m · Rated PG-13

2 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · 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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Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) (2003)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Childhood friends Julien and Sophie create a daring game, expressing their passion through increasingly reckless dares.

"You and I, we'll always be friends." - Love Me If You Dare

Directed by Yann Samuell · 1h 33m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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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.

Marion Cotillard – 10 Best Movies

La Vie En Rose (La môme) (2007)

Inception (2010)

Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) (2012)

Two Days, One Night (Deux jours, une nuit) (2014)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

The Immigrant (2013)

A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) (2004)

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Contagion (2011)

Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) (2003)

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