Michelle Williams films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 28 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist

Known for Manchester by the Sea, Brokeback Mountain and The Fabelmans.

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Shutter Island
2010 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.
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The Greatest Showman
2017 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Two modern-day cowboys meet on a shepherding job in the summer of '63, the two share a raw and powerful summer together that turns into a lifelong relationship conflict
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The Fabelmans
2022 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
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Synecdoche, New York
2008 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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Manchester by the Sea
2016 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and...
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
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The Station Agent
2003 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
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Suite Française
2015 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into...
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But I'm a Cheerleader
2000 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and...
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Blue Valentine
2010 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible...
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Venom
2018 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a...
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Wendy and Lucy
2010 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy. Already perilously close to losing everything, Wendy hits a bigger bump in the road when her old car breaks down and she is...
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My Week With Marilyn
2011 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career...
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I'm Not There
2007 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
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The United States of Leland
2003 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher...
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Dying for Sex
2025 · TV
6.6/10 · TMDB
After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she leaves her husband and explores the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life.
All the Money in the World
2017 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
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Meek's Cutoff
2010 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the unforgiving conditions of the high plain...
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I Feel Pretty
2018 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A head injury causes a woman to develop an extraordinary amount of confidence and believe she's drop dead gorgeous.
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After the Wedding
2019 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Seeking funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to meet Theresa, a wealthy benefactor. An invitation to attend a wedding ignites a series of events in which the past collides with the present while mysteries unravel.
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Prozac Nation
2001 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to...
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as...
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Oz the Great and Powerful
2013 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
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Species
1995 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can...
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Deception
2008 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The...
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Dick
1999 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.
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Certain Women
2016 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her...
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Showing Up
2023 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
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