Tilda Swinton – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · December 29, 2025

Tilda Swinton moves between arthouse cinema and big studio franchises without softening her strangeness, which is exactly why directors keep building roles for her. Orlando follows a nobleman who lives for centuries and changes gender, Memoria investigates a sound only she can hear at a glacial pace, Suspiria is a stranger, more political remake, and Okja fights a biotech corporation. Doctor Strange, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Snowpiercer, Only Lovers Left Alive, We Need to Talk About Kevin and Michael Clayton round out the list.

Orlando (1992)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Tilda Swinton plays a nobleman who lives for centuries and changes gender halfway through, adapted from Virginia Woolf.

Directed by Sally Potter · 1h 34m · 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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Memoria (2021)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Tilda Swinton plays a woman investigating a mysterious sound only she can hear, told at a deliberately glacial pace.

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul · 2h 16m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, BFI Player · Buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube

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Suspiria (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Tilda Swinton appears in a remake of the Italian horror classic, stranger and more political than the original.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino · 2h 32m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Okja (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A girl fights to save her genetically engineered super-pig from a ruthless multinational corporation.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · 2h 00m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Doctor Strange (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 89% Metacritic 72

A brilliant but arrogant surgeon is trained in the mystic arts after a career-ending accident.

Directed by Scott Derrickson · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar21 wins & 68 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, YouTube TV · 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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Snowpiercer (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 94% Metacritic 84

A class revolt aboard a perpetually moving train, the last shelter after an ice age.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · 2h 07m · Rated R

36 wins & 109 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 86% Metacritic 79

Centuries-old vampire lovers reunite in Detroit, mournful rather than gothic.

Directed by Jim Jarmusch · 2h 03m · Rated R

8 wins & 44 nominations

Where to watch

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

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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A mother grapples with her responsibility for her son's horrific violent act.

Directed by Lynne Ramsay · 1h 53m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Philo, OVID, MUBI Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Michael Clayton (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A legal fixer uncovers a massive corporate cover-up while representing a corrupt agrochemical company.

Directed by Tony Gilroy · 2h 00m · 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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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.

Tilda Swinton – 10 Best Movies

Orlando (1992)

Memoria (2021)

Suspiria (2018)

Okja (2017)

Doctor Strange (2016)

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Snowpiercer (2013)

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Michael Clayton (2007)

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