List of the best Samantha Morton movies: The Harvest(2013), Morvern Callar(2002), Dreaming of Joseph Lees(1999), Under the Skin(1997), This Is the Sea(1997), Decoding Annie Parker(2013), Expired(2007), River Queen(2005), The Daisy Chain(2008), The Unloved(2009), In America(2002), Jane Eyre(1997) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
104 Minutes
Katherine
Samantha Morton Michael Shannon Natasha Calis Charlie Tahan Peter Fonda Leslie Lyles Meadow Williams Journey Smith
teen boy disabled boy suspenseful tense america kidnapping deception discovery 2000s
The possibly exaggerated origin story of the real life alien bluegrass band, Future Folk, that has been playing for NYC audiences for the better part of a decade.
Drama
UK|Canada
2002
97 Minutes
Morvern Callar
Samantha Morton Kathleen McDermott Raife Patrick Burchell Dan Cadan Carolyn Calder Jim Wilson Dolly Wells Ruby Milton
young woman best friend grandmother publisher boyfriend dreamy dark glasgow, scotland spain desert club cemetery swimming pool suicide drugs journey sex vacation schemes transformation
After her beloved boyfriend's suicide, a mourning supermarket worker and her best friend hit the road in Scotland, but find that grief is something that you can't run away from forever.
Drama, History
USA|UK
1999
92 Minutes
Eva
Samantha Morton Lee Ross Rupert Graves Holly Aird Miriam Margolyes Frank Finlay Nicholas Woodeson Lauren Richardson Felix Billson
A young woman in rural 1950s England becomes involved in a scandalous love triangle that will inevitably leave someone behind to suffer the consequences.
Drama
UK
1997
81 Minutes
Iris Kelly
Samantha Morton Claire Rushbrook Rita Tushingham Mark Womack Matthew Delamere Christine Tremarco Stuart Townsend Clare Francis Joe Tucker Daniel O'Meara Lisa Millet
A woman explores her sexuality to cope with the passing of her mother, leading her to profound revelations about herself and the people closest to her.
Drama
Ireland
1997
104 Minutes
Samantha Morton Ross McDade Richard Harris Gabriel Byrne John Lynch Dearbhla Molloy Ian McElhinney Marc O'Shea Stella McCusker Mary McGuckian Des McAleer
young woman young man neighbor brother resistance fighter mother melodramatic brooding emotional northern ireland house expo belfast, northern ireland doomed romance family honor british-irish relations secret love political unrest violence forbidden love
Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
Drama
USA
2013
91 Minutes
Annie Parker
Samantha Morton Helen Hunt Aaron Paul Rashida Jones Maggie Grace Alice Eve Marlee Shelton Corey Stoll Richard Schiff Bradley Whitford Kate Micucci
young woman young man geneticist doctor friend confident emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring powerful california house university office hospital cancer survival family marriage
Love, science, sex, infidelity, disease and comedy, the wild, mostly true story of the irrepressible Annie Parker and the almost discovery of a cure for cancer.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
104 Minutes
Claire
Samantha Morton Jason Patric Illeana Douglas Teri Garr Sonia Lozada
parking enforcement officer boyfriend girlfriend mother quirky emotional los angeles street law enforcement commitment loneliness workplace romance love discovery 2000s
A turbulent and intriguing love story between two parking officers in the city of Los Angeles.
Adventure, Drama, History
New Zealand|UK
2005
113 Minutes
Sarah
Samantha Morton Kiefer Sutherland Cliff Curtis Temuera Morrison Anton Lesser Stephen Rea
An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonization of New Zealand.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2008
89 Minutes
Martha McMahon
Samantha Morton Eva Birthistle Steven Mackintosh David Bradley Flora Montgomery Valerie O'Connor Barry Barnes Mhairi Anderson
Drama
2009
106 Minutes
Director
Robert Carlyle Susan Lynch Michael Socha Lauren Socha Molly Windsor
child father social worker teen girl dark sad raw foster home nottingham, england orphanage child abuse isolation government welfare programs abandonment foster care social programs growing up escape 2000s
Drama
2002
103 Minutes
Samantha Morton Paddy Considine Sarah Bolger Emma Bolger Djimon Hounsou Ciaran Cronin
young girl actor mother daughter son endearing charming new york city canada apartment hell's kitchen immigration loss american dream grief pursuit growing up adventure discovery 2000s
A handsome actor (Paddy Considine), his wife (Samantha Morton) and their two daughters emigrate from Ireland and search for success in New York.
Drama
1997
96 Minutes
Samantha Morton Ciarán Hinds Gemma Jones Richard Hawley Abigail Cruttenden Deborah Findlay Ruth Mitchell Barbara Keogh Timia Berthome Joanna Scanlon Gemma Eglinton
orphan governess aristocrat headmistress daughter housekeeper brooding emotional touching boarding school manor england estate abandonment abuse romantic dilemma passion duty madness temptation
Charlotte Bronte's gothic heroine (Samantha Morton) loves her moody employer (Ciarán Hinds), who keeps a dark secret hidden from her.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA|Australia|Japan|France
2007
121 Minutes
Sam Riley Samantha Morton Craig Parkinson Alexandra Maria Lara Joe Anderson James Anthony Pearson Toby Kebbell Harry Treadaway Andrew Sheridan Robert Shelly
musician manager journalist wife dark sad brooding england household concert stage suicide marriage loneliness love triangle infidelity music fall rise love 1970s
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
124 Minutes
Hazal
Philip Seymour Hoffman Samantha Morton Michelle Williams Catherine Keener Emily Watson Dianne Wiest Jennifer Jason Leigh Hope Davis Tom Noonan Sadie Goldstein Robin Weigert
director wife girlfriend actor brooding intricate new york city warehouse theater theater playwright divorce marriage quest transformation love 2000s
A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Hattie
Sean Penn Samantha Morton Uma Thurman Brian Markinson Anthony LaPaglia Gretchen Mol Vincent Guastaferro John Waters Constance Schulman Kellie Overbey James Urbaniak
guitarist love interest mobster mute person pretty woman amusing emotional cheeky new york city new york state concert stage apartment musicians alcoholism performance eccentricity unlikely romance infidelity love temptation
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Drama
Canada|USA
1999
109 Minutes
Billy Crudup Samantha Morton Denis Leary Jack Black Will Patton Greg Germann Holly Hunter Dennis Hopper
drug addict love interest former lover neighbor child engaging striking iowa chicago phoenix hospital household journey redemption love crime drugs accident discovery pursuit
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|France|Ireland|UK
2005
100 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Samantha Morton John Lynch Peter Dinklage Steve Pemberton Jemma Redgrave Jonathan Mason Hester Odgers Edward Fox John Standing Gregor Fisher
dog young boy mother father duke granddaughter moving incredible heartwarming england scotland mine countryside town field lassie financial troubles human-animal friendship world war ii journey
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Drama
UK
2018
90 Minutes
Billie Piper Samantha Morton Bella Ramsey Emilia Jones Daniel Mays Grace Hogg-Robinson David Elliot Badger Skelton
teen girl brother single mother bleak brooding sultry raw gritty intense seaside small town estate family dysfunction crime youth grief death vacation escape growing up
A troubled family's problems come to a head during a stay in a seaside town.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2002
144 Minutes
Agatha
Tom Cruise Colin Farrell Samantha Morton Max von Sydow Lois Smith Peter Stormare Tim Blake Nelson Steve Harris Kathryn Morris Mike Binder Daniel London
police officer criminal murderer drug dealer druggie wife thrilling suspenseful intense washington, d.c. crime precognition murder deception quest mystery 2050s
In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
Romance, War, Drama
USA
2009
112 Minutes
Olivia Pitterson
Ben Foster Woody Harrelson Samantha Morton Jena Malone Steve Buscemi Michael Chernus Halley Feiffer Peter Friedman Kevin Hagan Jenny Kirlin Sam Kitchin
soldier officer veteran girlfriend mentor widow engaging melodramatic sad hospital office house gym suburb dining room military life returning home post-traumatic stress disorder new life unlikely romance
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2004
97 Minutes
Claire
Daniel Craig Rhys Ifans Samantha Morton Bill Nighy Susan Lynch Helen McCrory Andrew Lincoln Corin Redgrave Alexandra Aitken Aoife Carroll Rory Carroll
man scientist couple professor friend sculptor brutal disturbing gripping thrilling uneasy suspenseful park english countryside england hot-air balloon restaurant bookstore trauma death
Two strangers become connected by a tragedy, yet one dangerously feels that the connection goes much deeper than the other is willing to admit.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1999
89 Minutes
Jackie
Mark Addy Charlie Creed-Miles Samantha Morton Kenneth Cranham James Hooton Nicola Stephenson Emil Marwa June Watson
Two losers try to lift themselves out of the mire by letting their fantasy world take over their lives.
Drama
Norway|UK|France|Ireland
2014
129 Minutes
Kathleen
Jessica Chastain Colin Farrell Samantha Morton Nora McMenamy
nobleman maid lonely woman engaging house estate scandal status struggle forbidden love 19th century
Over the course of a midsummer night in Fermanagh in 1890, an unsettled daughter of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy encourages her father's valet to seduce her.
Romance
1996
107 Minutes
Mrs. Weston
Kate Beckinsale Mark Strong Samantha Morton Bernard Hepton Prunella Scales Raymond Coulthard Olivia Williams Dominic Rowan Lucy Robinson
young woman matchmaker lover love interest vicar friend engaging amusing emotional lighthearted melodramatic heartwarming england small town london matchmaking love interest relationships attraction family
While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th-century Englishwoman (Kate Beckinsale) nearly misses her own chance at love.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2012
132 Minutes
Sola
Taylor Kitsch Lynn Collins Willem Dafoe Samantha Morton Ciarán Hinds Dominic West James Purefoy Daryl Sabara Polly Walker Bryan Cranston Thomas Haden Church
confederate soldier princess warrior captain martian suspenseful thrilling eerie mars barsoom zodanga helium earth political unrest environmental disaster abduction underdog rescue adventure 19th century
Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.
Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2016
127 Minutes
Mary Lou
Eddie Redmayne Katherine Waterston Dan Fogler Alison Sudol Ezra Miller Samantha Morton Jon Voight Ron Perlman Carmen Ejogo Jenn Murray Faith Wood-Blagrove
wizard human creature new yorker politician friend creative amusing cool new york city apartment ballroom street office theater magic search human-monster relations learning experience friendship
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
Fantasy, Crime, Drama
Canada|France|Portugal|Italy
2012
108 Minutes
Vija Kinsky
Robert Pattinson Jay Baruchel Kevin Durand Paul Giamatti Juliette Binoche Samantha Morton Sarah Gadon Emily Hampshire
billionaire father barber emotional manhattan new york empire crash senses fall
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
Drama, History
UK|France|Germany|USA
2007
115 Minutes
Mary Stuart
Cate Blanchett Geoffrey Rush Clive Owen Rhys Ifans Jordi Mollá Abbie Cornish Samantha Morton Tom Hollander Antony Carrick David Threlfall Eddie Redmayne
queen mary stuart king philip ii adviser sir walter raleigh servant engaging melodramatic powerful england spain throne room ship palace countryside royalty war romance queen elizabeth i assassination plot
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Documentary
2009
90 Minutes
Bono Helena Christensen Anton Corbijn Gavin Friday David Gahan Chris William Martin Samantha Morton Sam Riley Michael Stipe Tony Wilson Brandon Flowers
Anton Corbijn designs album covers and directs music videos for U2, Depeche Mode and other iconic groups.