Olivia Colman – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 3, 2026

Olivia Colman spent years as one of British comedy’s best-kept secrets before The Favourite made the rest of the world catch up all at once. In The Father (2020): A daughter’s visits become increasingly disorienting as her father’s dementia reshapes his own reality. Worth seeking out is Tyrannosaur (2011): A violent widower’s unlikely friendship with a Christian charity shop worker exposes both their private pain.

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.0

FDR's affair unfolds quietly during a royal visit meant to secure wartime allies.

Directed by Roger Michell · 1h 34m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.0

An Interpol agent tracks the crew across Europe while a rival team pulls off increasingly reckless heists.

Directed by Justin Lin · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

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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Peterloo (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A peaceful pro-democracy rally in 1819 Manchester ends in a real, brutal massacre.

Directed by Mike Leigh · 2h 35m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Empire of Light (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A cinema manager's fragile stability is tested by a new friendship and her own worsening mental health.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 1h 55m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Tyrannosaur (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A violent widower's unlikely friendship with a Christian charity shop worker exposes both their private pain.

Directed by Paddy Considine · 1h 27m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Strand Releasing Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Locke (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 91% Metacritic 83

A man's entire life unravels over a single phone-filled drive, and Colman is heard but never seen.

Directed by Steven Knight · 1h 25m · Rated R

7 wins & 33 nominations

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, FlixFling

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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A detective interrogates a train car 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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The Lost Daughter (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A woman's beach vacation dredges up buried guilt over her own choices as a mother.

Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal · 2h 02m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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The Father (2020)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 98% Metacritic 88

A daughter's visits become increasingly disorienting as her father's dementia reshapes his own reality.

Directed by Florian Zeller · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars39 wins & 171 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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The Favourite (2018)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Two women compete for the ailing Queen Anne's favor in a court running on petty cruelty.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

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, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

Olivia Colman – 10 Best Movies

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Peterloo (2018)

Empire of Light (2022)

Tyrannosaur (2011)

Locke (2013)

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

The Lost Daughter (2021)

The Father (2020)

The Favourite (2018)

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