Saoirse Ronan – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 12, 2026

Atonement earned an Oscar nomination at thirteen, startlingly controlled for her age, and Brooklyn is the quiet, restrained answer if you only know her from the more theatrical Greta Gerwig films. The Outrun returns a woman to her remote island home while recovering from addiction, Ammonite falls for a real 19th-century fossil hunter, On Chesil Beach unravels a wedding night, and The Grand Budapest Hotel joins Wes Anderson’s caper as a pastry-shop apprentice. Lady Bird, Little Women, Hanna and Mary Queen of Scots round out the list.

The Outrun (2024)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Saoirse Ronan plays a woman returning to her remote island home while recovering from addiction.

Directed by Nora Fingscheidt · 1h 58m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Ammonite (2020)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Saoirse Ronan plays a real 19th-century fossil hunter who falls into an unexpected romance.

Directed by Francis Lee · 1h 58m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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On Chesil Beach (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Saoirse Ronan plays a young bride whose wedding night unravels a lifetime of consequences.

Directed by Dominic Cooke · 1h 50m · Rated R

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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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 88

A legendary concierge and his loyal lobby boy become entangled in a stolen painting and a family fortune.

Directed by Wes Anderson · 1h 40m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars137 wins & 227 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Margot Robbie plays Queen Elizabeth I opposite Saoirse Ronan's Mary, Queen of Scots.

Directed by Josie Rourke · 2h 04m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Hanna (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A teenage girl raised and trained as an assassin is finally sent out into the real world.

Directed by Joe Wright · 1h 51m · 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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Brooklyn (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.3

An Irish immigrant in 1950s New York is torn between her new life and the one she left behind.

Directed by John Crowley · 1h 51m · 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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Little Women (2019)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 95% Metacritic 91

A fresh, non-linear retelling of the March sisters' story, opening on a snowbound Christmas.

Directed by Greta Gerwig · 2h 15m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar73 wins & 229 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, YouTube TV · 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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Lady Bird (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A coming-of-age story that treats a teenage girl's life as genuinely important.

Directed by Greta Gerwig · 1h 34m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, 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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Atonement (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.6

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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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.

Saoirse Ronan – 10 Best Movies

The Outrun (2024)

Ammonite (2020)

On Chesil Beach (2017)

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

Hanna (2011)

Brooklyn (2015)

Little Women (2019)

Lady Bird (2017)

Atonement (2007)

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