Best Olivia Colman movies
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TOP 19: Hyde Park on Hudson
Olivia Colman as: Queen Elizabeth
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Release: 2012
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
TOP 18: Them That Follow
Olivia Colman as: Hope
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2019
A Pentecostal pastor, Lemuel Childs, and his believers handle venomous snakes to prove themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter, Mara holds a secret that threatens to tear the church apart: her romantic past with a nonbeliever, Augie. As Mara’s wedding to a devoted follower looms, she must decide whether or not to trust the steely matriarch of their community, Hope, with her heart and life at stake.
TOP 17: I Give It a Year
Olivia Colman as: Linda
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2013
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.
TOP 16: I Could Never Be Your Woman
Olivia Colman as: Hairdresser
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2007
This movie follows a mother who falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.
TOP 15: Cuban Fury
Olivia Colman as: Sam
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2014
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
TOP 14: Confetti
Olivia Colman as: Joanna
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2006
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.
TOP 13: London Road
Olivia Colman as: Julie
Genre: Music, Thriller
Release: 2015
London Road is a musical drama that documents the events of 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. When a local resident was charged and then convicted of the murders, the community grappled with what it meant to be at the epicentre of this tragedy.
TOP 12: The Thirteenth Tale
Olivia Colman as: Margaret
Genre: Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
Release: 2013
Biographer Margaret Lea travels to the isolated rural mansion of the famous writer Vida Winter, who asks her to write her biography. Although initially she is reluctant, as Vida is known for constantly distorting the facts of her life, Margaret soon becomes fascinated with the story of a dark childhood, a disturbing tale that leads her to finally confront the traumas of her own past.
TOP 11: The Iron Lady
Olivia Colman as: Carol Thatcher
Genre: History, Drama
Release: 2011
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
TOP 10: Death to 2020
Olivia Colman as: Self (archive footage)
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2020
2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage.
TOP 9: Murder on the Orient Express
Olivia Colman as: Hildegarde Schmidt
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Release: 2017
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
TOP 8: Locke
Olivia Colman as: Bethan (voice)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Release: 2014
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
TOP 7: The Lobster
Olivia Colman as: Hotel Manager
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2015
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
TOP 6: Tyrannosaur
Olivia Colman as: Hannah
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2011
The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives.
TOP 5: Hot Fuzz
Olivia Colman as: PC Doris Thatcher
Genre: Crime, Action, Comedy
Release: 2007
As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
TOP 4: The Favourite
Olivia Colman as: Queen Anne
Genre: Drama, History, Comedy
Release: 2018
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
TOP 3: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Olivia Colman as: PAL (voice)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Action
Release: 2021
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
TOP 2: The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Olivia Colman as: Herself
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2013
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. But do they manage it?
TOP 1: The Father
Olivia Colman as: Anne
Genre: Drama
Release: 2020
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.