Sally Hawkins films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 27 films on Boxlist

Known for Paddington 2, The Shape of Water and Paddington.

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Starring Sally Hawkins

Paddington 2
2017 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
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The Shape of Water
2017 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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Paddington
2014 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family.
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Bring Her Back
2025 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are introduced to their new sibling by their foster mother, only to learn that she has a terrifying secret.
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Maudie
2016 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
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An Education
2009 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile...
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Vera Drake
2004 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Kensuke's Kingdom
2024 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One...
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Wonka
2023 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
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Happy-Go-Lucky
2008 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
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Blue Jasmine
2013 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and...
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Submarine
2011 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar...
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Layer Cake
2004 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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Godzilla
2014 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator...
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Spencer
2021 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
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The Phantom of the Open
2022 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
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A Boy Called Christmas
2021 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called...
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The Double
2014 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
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Made in Dagenham
2010 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
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Persuasion
2007 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Persuasion is the newest adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel of the same name published in 1818. Anne falls deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen.
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Never Let Me Go
2010 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also...
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The Lost King
2022 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
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Eternal Beauty
2020 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
When Jane is rejected by life, she spirals into a chaotic, schizophrenic world where love and normality collide with humorous consequences.
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Desert Flower
2009 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed...
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
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Cassandra's Dream
2007 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
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