Explore the Top 8 Must-Watch Films Starring Saoirse Ronan

Ammonite is a romantic drama film from 2020. Inspired by the life of English paleontologist Mary Anning, portrayed by Kate Winslet, the movie revolves around the speculative romantic relationship between Anning and Charlotte Murchison (played by Saoirse Ronan). Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secăreanu, and Fiona Shaw also star. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2020, and was released in Australia on January 14, 2021, by Transmission Films and in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2021, by Lionsgate.

In 1840s England, renowned fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) is struggling financially. After days of discovering fossils, she now seeks common fossils to sell to tourists to support herself and her ailing mother. When a wealthy visitor entrusts Mary with caring for his wife Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), for various reasons, she cannot refuse his offer. Proud and unwavering in her dedication to her work, Mary and Charlotte gradually form an inseparable bond.

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Director: Francis Lee
Cast: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones
Duration: 2h
Release Year: 2020
IMDB: 6.5
TOMATOMETER: 69%
AUDIENCE: 85%

The movie The Majestic Hotel of Budapest leads the BAFTA nomination list with 11 nominations, more than any other film, including: Best Picture, Best Director for Anderson, and Best Actor for Fiennes. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Film and received three additional Golden Globe nominations, including Best Director for Anderson.

The film also received nine Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film then won 4 Oscars for 'Outstanding Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling'.

The movie recounts the adventures of M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), an adept concierge at a renowned European hotel amidst wars, and Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori) as his most trusted confidant. The story involves a theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and a battle for a colossal family fortune, all amidst a continent undergoing sudden and significant shifts. Saoirse Ronan's portrayal of Agatha also delivers unforgettable impressions.

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Director: Wes Anderson
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Brooklyn is a historical romance film, released in 2015. Brooklyn is a joint production of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada. The story takes place in 1952, revolving around an Irish girl who immigrates to Brooklyn, New York, USA, where she starts a love story. Upon returning home for her sister's funeral, she meets another man. Then she must choose between the two, as well as between the United States and her homeland. Brooklyn premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim.

In Ireland, in the early 1950s, Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) is a young woman working in a grocery store. She has bigger ambitions than staying in Ireland, so she decides to move to Brooklyn, New York, leaving behind her mother and sister, Rose (Fiona Glascott). While homesick at first, she eventually settles into life, finds a job, studies, becomes an accounting clerk, and meets a kind Italian boy, Tony Fiorello (Emory Cohen). She and Tony get married, but she returns to Ireland when Rose dies, and from there, her life becomes more complicated with a series of events. The film was nominated for 3 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Lead Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Director: John Crowley

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson

Duration: 1h 57min

Release Year: 2015

IMDB: 7.5

TOMATOMETER: 97%

AUDIENCE: 87%

The Path Home is an American survival film released in 2010. The film is inspired by The Long Walk (1956), the memoir of former Polish prisoner of war Sławomir Rawicz, who claimed to have escaped from a Soviet Gulag and walked 4,000 miles (6,400 km) to freedom during World War II. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Makeup but lost to The Wolfman.

In 1941, three men attempt to escape communist Russia, struggling to flee a Siberian swamp. The movie tells the story of their journey and four others who escaped alongside them, including a teenage girl, Irena Zielinska (Saoirse Ronan). The group is led by Janusz Weiszczek (Jim Sturgess), a man condemned on charges of torturing his wife, who spent much of his youth outdoors in the wilderness. They escape amidst a thick snowstorm. They endure icy nights, lack of food and water, and traverse an endless desert.

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Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Saoirse Ronan
Duration: 2h 13min
Release Year: 2010
IMDB: 7.3
TOMATOMETER: 74%
AUDIENCE: 72%

Hanna: Enigma Unveiled is a collaborative action film between the UK and Germany released in 2011 that contains elements of fairy tales directed by Joe Wright. Young actress Saoirse Ronan stars in the lead role, alongside Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett. The film was released in North America on April 8, 2011, and in Europe on May 5, 2011.

Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is a teenage girl. However, she possesses the strength, endurance, and skills of a soldier. These come from being raised by her father, Erik Heller (Eric Bana), a former CIA operative, in the wilderness of Finland. Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training are geared towards turning her into a perfect assassin.

A turning point in her youth is when her father sends her on a mission. Hanna clandestinely travels across Europe while evading the agents sent after her by an intelligence operative named Marissa Wiegler (Cate Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate goal, Hanna must confront surprising truths about her existence and constant unexpected questions about her own humanity.

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Director: Joe Wright

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Eric Ban, Saoirse Ronan

Duration: 1h 51min

Release Year: 2011

IMDB: 6.8

TOMATOMETER: 71%

AUDIENCE: 66%