Michelle Pfeiffer – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 26, 2026

Batman Returns is unhinged and physical under a lot of latex, Scarface and The Fabulous Baker Boys show more grounded range, and French Exit proves she’s still finding sharp, strange material in her sixties. French Exit spends a once-wealthy widow’s last money in Paris, Murder on the Orient Express gives her a brash, secretive passenger, Ant-Man and the Wasp rescues a quantum-realm survivor, and Hairspray makes her a scheming TV-studio owner. What Lies Beneath, Love Field and Dangerous Liaisons round out the list.

French Exit (2020)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Michelle Pfeiffer plays a once-wealthy widow spending her last money on one final act in Paris.

Directed by Azazel Jacobs · 1h 53m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A detective interrogates a train carriage full of suspects after a murder mid-journey.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Michael Pena's character gets his security business tangled in another size-shifting rescue mission.

Directed by Peyton Reed · 1h 59m · Rated PG-13

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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Hairspray (2007)

IMDb ★ 6.7 RT 92% Metacritic 81

A big-hearted teenager fights to integrate a local dance show in 1960s Baltimore.

Directed by Adam Shankman · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award21 wins & 45 nominations total

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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What Lies Beneath (2000)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Michelle Pfeiffer plays a wife who begins to suspect her house is haunted, and that her husband is hiding something.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Philo · 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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Love Field (1992)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Michelle Pfeiffer earned an Oscar nomination as a woman obsessed with the Kennedys.

Directed by Jonathan Kaplan · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two scheming French aristocrats wager on the seduction and ruin of an innocent young woman.

Directed by Stephen Frears · 1h 59m · 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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The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Michelle Pfeiffer earned an Oscar nomination as a lounge singer who shakes up two brothers' act.

Directed by Steve Kloves · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: ITVX Premium · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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Scarface (1983)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 77% Metacritic 65

A Cuban refugee's ruthless rise through Miami's cocaine trade consumes everything in his life.

Directed by Brian De Palma · 2h 50m · Rated R

8 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Batman Returns (1992)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 81% Metacritic 68

Batman faces the Penguin and Catwoman in a gothic, snow-covered Gotham at Christmas.

Directed by Tim Burton · 2h 06m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 2 Oscars2 wins & 29 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, 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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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.

Michelle Pfeiffer – 10 Best Movies

French Exit (2020)

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Hairspray (2007)

What Lies Beneath (2000)

Love Field (1992)

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

Scarface (1983)

Batman Returns (1992)

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