What is the best Olivia Colman movie?

Ferocious dramas, oddball comedies and awards-season heavyweights sit side by side in this survey of one of Britain's most versatile talents. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   The Father

   The 2020 dementia drama opposite Anthony Hopkins that earned Colman an Oscar nomination.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Favourite

   The 2018 period comedy-drama in which Colman won the Best Actress Oscar as Queen Anne.
   797pts

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3. 3
   Joyride

   The 2022 Irish road-trip dramedy pairing Colman with a runaway teenager.
   598pts
4. 4
   The Lobster

   Yorgos Lanthimos's 2015 dystopian satire with Colman as a strict hotel manager.
   478pts
5. 5
   Wonka

   The 2023 musical prequel where Colman plays the scheming boarding-house owner Mrs. Scrubbit.
   405pts
6. 6
   Empire of Light

   Sam Mendes's 2022 seaside cinema drama built around Colman's lead performance.
   404pts
7. 7
   Wicked Little Letters

   The 2023 comedy-mystery casting Colman as a woman targeted by profane anonymous letters.
   319pts
8. 8
   Murder on the Orient Express

   Kenneth Branagh's 2017 Agatha Christie mystery with Colman in the ensemble cast.
   319pts
9. 9
   The Lost Daughter

   Maggie Gyllenhaal's 2021 drama featuring Colman's Oscar-nominated lead performance.
   217pts
10. 10
    Tyrannosaur

    Paddy Considine's harrowing 2011 drama that first showcased Colman's dramatic range.
    217pts
11. 11
    Locke

    The tense 2013 single-location drama in which Colman voices a character over the phone.
    217pts
12. 12
    The Iron Lady

    The 2011 Margaret Thatcher biopic featuring Colman as Carol Thatcher.
    0pts

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