The 15 Best Cate Blanchett Movies and Where to Watch Them

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Keith Langston

Keith Langston

JustWatch Editor

Cate Blanchett is one of the most accomplished actresses ever with a wide filmography that spans three decades. If you want to watch some of the actress’ best movies, check out our guide below which details where to stream these titles using platforms like Prime Video and more!

To date, Cate Blanchett has been awarded two Oscars and four Golden Globes, and has been nominated for a total of eight Oscars and 12 Golden Globes. But she’s much more than just an award show darling. Blanchett has starred in everything from biting satires like The Lord of the Rings franchise.

Below we’ve ranked the actress’ 15 best movies, spanning her entire filmography. The best Cate Blanchett film so far is 1998’s Elizabeth. The movie tells the true story of how 25-year-old Elizabeth Tudor became the English queen after being released from imprisonment (she was banished there by her own sister). Throughout her reign, Queen Elizabeth I faced political rivals, death threats, and an empire on the brink of ruin. But she managed to keep the empire together and even grow it stronger.

In the film, Blanchett portrayed the queen and was ed in the cast by other notable actors like Geoffrey Rush, Richard Attenborough, and Daniel Craig in one of his first major roles. Elizabeth was well-received by both critics and audiences and went on to be nominated for seven Oscars. Blanchett even won a Golden Globe for her role. In 2007, the film received an equally popular sequel with Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which earned Blanchett more Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.

Beyond Elizabeth, Blanchett has portrayed tons of other fascinating characters in films that also made the Top 15 list, including her Oscar-winning portrayal of Katherine Hepburn in Notes on a Scandal.

Blanchett recently starred as Lilith in the movie adaptation of Borderlands alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart and Ariana Greenblatt.

Where to watch the best Cate Blanchett movies online

Check out our guide below to discover Cate Blanchett's 15 best films and where to stream them online in the United States!

  1. Elizabeth

    Elizabeth

    1998

    # 1

    The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

  2. Carol

    Carol

    2015

    # 2

    In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

  3. Notes on a Scandal

    Notes on a Scandal

    2006

    # 3

    A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

  4. Blue Jasmine

    Blue Jasmine

    2013

    # 4

    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 memories of the past.

  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    # 5

    As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​

  6. Elizabeth: The Golden Age

    # 6

    When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.

  7. The Talented Mr. Ripley

    # 7

    Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

  8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    # 8

    Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

  9. The Aviator

    The Aviator

    2004

    # 9

    A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

  10. TÁR

    TÁR

    2022

    # 10

    As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.

  11. Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

    2021

    # 11

    Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.

  12. I'm Not There

    I'm Not There

    2007

    # 12

    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.

  13. Where'd You Go, Bernadette

    # 13

    When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter Bee goes on a quest with Bernadette's husband to find her.

  14. Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

    2021

    # 14

    An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

  15. Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight

    2018

    # 15

    Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.