The best Tilda Swinton movies
The top 3 according to 74 votes from people: Orlando (1992) · We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) · Edward II (1991). (Updated Dec 20, 2024.)
From Derek Jarman's films and Orlando to Michael Clayton, We Need to Talk About Kevin and Wes Anderson: Tilda Swinton's best work according to Collider's Rotten Tomatoes ranking and The Guardian's list.
Top 14
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1
Orlando (1992)
Sally Potter. Four centuries in the life of Virginia Woolf's hero.
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2
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Lynne Ramsay. A mother facing what her son has done.
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3
Edward II (1991)
Derek Jarman. Marlowe's play in modern dress; Volpi Cup at Venice.
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4
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Jim Jarmusch. A centuries-old vampire couple.
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5
Michael Clayton (2007)
Tony Gilroy. A corporate lawyer under pressure; her Oscar.
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6
The Garden (1990)
Derek Jarman. A dreamlike film shot around his garden at Dungeness.
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7
War Requiem (1989)
Derek Jarman. Britten's requiem set to images of war.
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8
I Am Love (2009)
Luca Guadagnino. The matriarch of a Milanese industrial family.
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9
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson. She voices the Wood Sprite and Death.
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10
Suspiria (2018)
Luca Guadagnino. A dance academy in 1977 Berlin.
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11
Snowpiercer (2013)
Bong Joon-ho. Minister Mason on the eternal train.
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12
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Wes Anderson. Madame D., in heavy make-up.
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13
The Eternal Daughter (2022)
Joanna Hogg. A mother and daughter, both played by her, in a Welsh hotel.
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14
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Wes Anderson. Social Services.
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Comments (1)
Orlando should be number one, nobody else could have played that role