List of the best Tilda Swinton movies: We Need to Talk About Kevin(2011), Only Lovers Left Alive(2013), Orlando(1992), I Am Love(2009), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005), The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger(2016), Possible Worlds(2000), The Invisible Frame(2009), The Last of England(1988), The Deep End(2001), Stephanie Daley(2006), The Protagonists(1999) ... ...
Drama
UK|USA
2011
111 Minutes
Eva
Tilda Swinton John C. Reilly Ezra Miller Jasper Newell Rocky Duer Ashley Gerasimovich Siobhan Fallon Hogan Alex Manette
writer husband son sociopath daughter solemn intricate powerful prison family home high school supermarket suburbia killing spree mother/son relationship troubled youth parenthood wretched excess fall 2000s
Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
UK|Germany|Greece|France
2013
122 Minutes
Eve
Tilda Swinton Tom Hiddleston Anton Yelchin Mia Wasikowska John Hurt Jeffrey Wright Slimane Dazi Carter Logan Yasmine Hamdan Aurélie Thépaut
vampire musician married woman married man author sister bleak emotional melodramatic creative intense dark united states tangiers, morocco detroit house vampires relationships love depression
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama, Fantasy, History
UK|Russia|Italy|France|Netherlands
1992
93 Minutes
Orlando
Tilda Swinton Billy Zane Lothaire Bluteau John Wood Charlotte Valandrey Heathcote Williams Quentin Crisp Peter Eyre Thom Hoffman Jimmy Somerville Dudley Sutton
nobleman queen elizabeth i princess adventurer aristocrat offbeat cool london constantinople royal court russia party ship sex change immortality misogyny affair poetry rise transformation
After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.
Romance, Drama
Italy
2009
119 Minutes
Emma
Tilda Swinton Flavio Parenti Edoardo Gabbriellini Alba Rohrwacher Pippo Delbono Maria Paiato Diane Fleri Gabriele Ferzetti Marisa Berenson Mattia Zaccaro Waris Ahluwalia
grandfather businessman son chef mother immigrant emotional gripping intense melodramatic milan, italy nice, france restaurant seaside cathedral london wealth family business family bloodline affair
Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2005
140 Minutes
Jadis The White Witch
Tilda Swinton Georgie Henley Skandar Keynes William Moseley Anna Popplewell James McAvoy Shane Rangi Patrick Kake Elizabeth Hawthorne Kiran Shah Jim Broadbent
girl sister brother professor lion witch thrilling spectacular moving dreamy country house england narnia magic evil escape family world war ii adventure growing up
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
Documentary, Biography
UK
2016
90 Minutes
Director
Bartek Dziadosz Colin MacCabe Tilda Swinton Honor Swinton Byrne John Berger Ben Lerner Christopher Roth
The Seasons in Quincy' is the result of a five-year project by Tilda Swinton, Colin MacCabe and Christopher Roth to produce a portrait of the intellectual and storyteller John Berger. It ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
Canada
2000
93 Minutes
Joyce
Tilda Swinton Tom McCamus Sean McCann Gabriel Gascon Rick Miller
A man lives in parallel worlds, falling in love with the same woman, while the police hunt down a serial killer who steals brains.
Documentary
Germany
2009
60 Minutes
Poetic passage through varied landscapes along the former Berlin Wall. Beatt and Swinton re-trace its line 21 years after Cycling the Frame, this time on both sides of the Wall that once isolated West Berlin.
Drama
UK|West Germany
1988
87 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Spencer Leigh
The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2001
99 Minutes
Margaret Hall
Tilda Swinton David Siegel Goran Visnjic Jonathan Tucker Peter Donat Josh Lucas Raymond J. Barry Tamara Hope Jordan Dorrance Georgeann Johnson Holmes Osborne
mother son lover husband deputy tense suspenseful intricate lake california family home blackmail cover-up maternal instinct homosexuality family discovery sacrifice mystery 1990s
A woman spirals out of control while trying to keep her son from being found culpable in a murder investigation.
Drama
USA
2006
91 Minutes
Executive Producer
Tilda Swinton Amber Tamblyn Timothy Hutton Denis O'Hare Jim Gaffigan Deirdre O'Connell Halley Feiffer Neal Huff Kel O'Neill John Ellison Conlee Vincent Piazza
teen girl psychologist husband doctor baby dark emotional gritty hospital ski resort united states crime marriage trial miscarriage mental illness fear fall mystery love
Pregnant forensic psychologist Lydie Crane is hired to learn the truth behind the case of 16-year-old Stephanie Daley, who is accused of concealing her pregnancy and murdering her infant.
Documentary
Italy
1999
90 Minutes
Actress
Tilda Swinton Andrew Tiernan Claudio Gioè Paolo Briguglia Michelle Hunziker Chiara Conti Laura Betti
An Italian movie crew goes to London to make a documentary about a murder case that took place a few years before.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Germany|USA
1996
110 Minutes
Evelyn 'Eve' Stephens
Tilda Swinton Amy Madigan Karen Sillas Laila Robins Clancy Brown Frances Fisher Paulina Porizkova Dale Shuger Lisa Persky
attorney sister teen girl boyfriend lover psychiatrist sultry offbeat dreamy city small town feminism lesbianism sex theft psychology discovery adventure wretched excess 1990s
An ambitious female attorney wallows in excess and meaningless sex with both male and female partners, while dealing with her personal life problems including helping her kleptomaniac sister.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2008
144 Minutes
Julia
Tilda Swinton Saul Rubinek Kate del Castillo Aidan Gould Jude Ciccolella Bruno Bichir Horacio Garcia Rojas Kevin Kilner John Bellucci Ezra Buzzington Roger Cudney
little boy woman thrilling united states money kidnapping temptation 2000s
An alcoholic (Tilda Swinton) becomes involved in a fellow A.A. member's plan to kidnap her young son from the boy's wealthy grandfather.
Sci-Fi
2002
84 Minutes
Rosetta, Ruby, Marine, Olive
Tilda Swinton Jeremy Davies James Urbaniak Karen Black Al Nazemian Josh Kornbluth Thomas Jay Ryan
A dowdy scientist (Tilda Swinton) creates three clones of herself, who unwittingly unleash an epidemic as they gather the sperm protein they need to survive.
Musical
USA
1988
85 Minutes
Nathaniel Parker Tilda Swinton Laurence Olivier Patricia Hayes Rohan McCullough Nigel Terry Owen Teale Sean Bean
nurse british soldier german soldier mother doctor poet disheartening dreamy profound sad battlefield tomb hospital church wilfred owen poetry horrors of war death disillusionment music
Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
Drama
Italy|UK
1999
98 Minutes
Ray Winstone Tilda Swinton Lara Belmont Freddie Cunliffe Kate Ashfield Aisling O'Sullivan Colin Farrell Annabelle Apsion
father mother son daughter baby bleak disturbing intense england household waterfront incest child molestation family sex discovery growing up fall 1990s
An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
South Korea|USA
2017
118 Minutes
Nancy Mirando
An Seo Hyun Tilda Swinton Jake Gyllenhaal Giancarlo Esposito Paul Dano Lily Collins Steven Yeun Shirley Henderson Devon Bostick Daniel Henshall
young girl pig creature ceo friend activist campy emotional intense south korea village forest new york city boardroom car genetic engineering creatures agriculture friendship escape
A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Hungary|Germany|France|Italy
2007
132 Minutes
Camélia
Miroslav Krobot Ágnes Hranitzky Tilda Swinton János Derzsi Erika Bok Gyula Pauer István Lénárt Kati Lázár Ági Szirtes
After witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others start looking for the disappeared case.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Italy|USA
2018
152 Minutes
Dakota Johnson Tilda Swinton Mia Goth Angela Winkler Ingrid Caven Elena Fokina Sylvie Testud Renée Soutendijk Chloë Grace Moretz Jessica Harper Christine Leboutte
dancer choreographer witch performer ballerina doctor dark uneasy creepy chilling disturbing dance studio bedroom stage backstage doctor's office dance witchcraft suspicion possession
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Documentary, Biography
UK
2016
90 Minutes
Director
Bartek Dziadosz Colin MacCabe Tilda Swinton Honor Swinton Byrne John Berger Ben Lerner Christopher Roth
The Seasons in Quincy' is the result of a five-year project by Tilda Swinton, Colin MacCabe and Christopher Roth to produce a portrait of the intellectual and storyteller John Berger. It ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2019
119 Minutes
Dev Patel Tilda Swinton Hugh Laurie Peter Capaldi Ben Whishaw Gwendoline Christie Anna Maxwell Martin Sophie McShera Aneurin Barnard Benedict Wong
david copperfield orphan writer confident gripping moving factory london funeral growing up poverty storytelling love growing up underdog 1850s
A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.
Drama
UK|France
2003
98 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Tilda Swinton Peter Mullan Emily Mortimer Jack McElhone Therese Bradley Ewan Stewart Stuart McQuarrie Pauline Turner Alan Cooke Rory McCann
adam drifter married woman emotional barge body passion affair book love 1950s
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Drama
USA
2007
120 Minutes
Karen Crowder
George Clooney Tom Wilkinson Tilda Swinton Sydney Pollack Ken Howard Michael O'Keefe Denis O'Hare Julie White Jennifer Van Dyck Frank Wood Bill Raymond
fixer lawyer police officer gambler brother wife intense suspenseful westchester, n.y. new york city lawsuit lawyers deception betrayal injustice mental illness quest pursuit 2000s
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.
Sci-Fi, Action
South Korea|Czech Republic
2013
125 Minutes
Mason
Chris Evans Song Kang-ho Tilda Swinton Jamie Bell Octavia Spencer John Hurt Ed Harris Ewen Bremner Ah-sung Ko Alison Pill Vlad Ivanov
survivor man train revolutionary soldier leader brooding brash intense train classroom barracks office train station train tracks apocalypse train travel survival control determination
In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.
Biography
UK|Japan
1993
71 Minutes
Lady Ottoline Morrell
Karl Johnson Michael Gough Tilda Swinton John Quentin Kevin Collins Clancy Chassay Nabil Shaban Sally Dexter Lynn Seymour
A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), whose principal interest was the ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|Japan
1991
91 Minutes
Isabella
Steven Waddington Andrew Tiernan Tilda Swinton Nigel Terry Kevin Collins Jerome Flynn John Lynch Dudley Sutton Jody Graber Annie Lennox
In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
UK|USA
2019
119 Minutes
Julie's Mother
Honor Swinton Byrne Tom Burke Tilda Swinton Richard Ayoade Tosin Cole Jack McMullen Jaygann Ayeh
older man student young woman love interest friend mother brooding emotional gripping intense raw tense london apartment countryside studio party first love privilege insecurity
A young film student in the early '80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man.
Drama
USA|Japan
2009
116 Minutes
Blonde
Isaach De Bankolé Gael García Bernal Tilda Swinton John Hurt Bill Murray Hiam Abbass Paz de la Huerta Alex Descas Youki Kudoh Jean-François Stévenin Luis Tosar
loner assassin woman target man criminal suspenseful emotional airport madrid seville, spain desert compound café mission crime journey murder consciousness instructions
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
Drama
UK
1989
80 Minutes
Hairdresser
John Berger Hamish Henderson Tilda Swinton Stewart Ennis Margaret Bennett Lucia Lanzarini Charlie Barron
As a group of individuals waits for a plane on a remote Scottish island, an enigmatic stranger tells them a story about an Italian countryman who visits Venice.
Horror, Comedy
USA|Sweden|South Africa
2019
103 Minutes
Zelda Winston
Bill Murray Adam Driver Tilda Swinton Chloë Sevigny Steve Buscemi Danny Glover Caleb Landry Jones Selena Gomez Austin Butler Luka Sabbat Rosie Perez
zombie police officer waitress local mortician teenager hilarious cheeky brutal thrilling lighthearted small town police station car cemetery zombies survival teamwork danger friendship
The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
Drama, Comedy
2021
108 Minutes
J.K.L. Berensen
Benicio Del Toro Adrien Brody Tilda Swinton Léa Seydoux Frances McDormand Timothée Chalamet Lyna Khoudri Jeffrey Wright Mathieu Amalric Stephen Park Bill Murray
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch."
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
114 Minutes
Valerie
Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper Tilda Swinton Cara Seymour Brian Cox Judy Greer Maggie Gyllenhaal Ron Livingston Jay Tavare Stephen Tobolowsky
screenwriter writer twin thief waitress quirky frenetic household jungle movie set restaurant new york city swamp evolution movie making robbery romance writer's block obsession pursuit
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|France
2008
95 Minutes
Katie Cox
George Clooney Ethan Coen Frances McDormand John Malkovich Tilda Swinton Brad Pitt Richard Jenkins Elizabeth Marvel David Rasche J.K. Simmons Jeffrey DeMunn
cia agent personal trainer friend lawyer cheater quirky witty gym suburbia household car blackmail extortion paranoia murder infidelity robbery temptation escape quest
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Drama, History
UK
1986
89 Minutes
Lena
Nigel Terry Sean Bean Michael Gough Tilda Swinton Nigel Davenport Robbie Coltrane Garry Cooper Lol Coxhill
painter model lover criminal intense brooding italy artist's studio street caravaggio painting renaissance bad behavior wretched excess renaissance
A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Italy|France|USA
2015
125 Minutes
Marianne Lane
Ralph Fiennes Dakota Johnson Matthias Schoenaerts Tilda Swinton Aurore Clément Lily McMenamy Elena Bucci Corrado Guzzanti
rock star filmmaker promoter daughter mayor police officer brooding engaging fiery melodramatic passionate uneasy italy past loves celebrity vacation jealousy nostalgia rock 'n' roll rivalry
The vacation of a famous rock star and her boyfriend in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Social Services
Bruce Willis Edward Norton Bill Murray Frances McDormand Tilda Swinton Jared Gilman Kara Hayward Lucas Hedges Charlie Kilgore Andreas Sheikh Chandler Frantz
boy girl mother father police captain scout dreamy quirky witty island wilderness new penzance new england on the run running away young love search family dysfunction misunderstanding storm
A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2016
115 Minutes
The Ancient One
Benedict Cumberbatch Chiwetel Ejiofor Rachel McAdams Benedict Wong Mads Mikkelsen Tilda Swinton Michael Stuhlbarg Benjamin Bratt Scott Adkins Zara Phythian Alaa Safi
neurosurgeon mystic girlfriend assistant sorcerer villain brooding emotional intense thrilling gripping hospital tibet operating room training area headquarters alternate reality hubris training mysticism
While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Drama, Comedy
France|USA
2005
107 Minutes
Penny
Bill Murray Jeffrey Wright Sharon Stone Frances Conroy Jessica Lange Tilda Swinton Julie Delpy Mark Webber Chloë Sevigny Christopher McDonald Alexis Dziena
retiree girlfriend neighbor designer animal trainer real estate agent amusing winsome offbeat house car suburbia retirement nostalgia investigation family mystery discovery quest 2000s
As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.
Comedy
USA|UK|Japan
2016
106 Minutes
Thora Thacker, Thessaly Thacker
Josh Brolin Ethan Coen George Clooney Alden Ehrenreich Ralph Fiennes Scarlett Johansson Tilda Swinton Channing Tatum Frances McDormand Jonah Hill Veronica Osorio
actor studio head kidnapper director police officer president charming cheeky amusing movie set movie studio office car bar street movies disillusionment kidnapping ransom survival
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2010
112 Minutes
The White Witch
Georgie Henley Skandar Keynes Ben Barnes Will Poulter Gary Sweet Tilda Swinton Terry Norris Bruce Spence Bille Brown Laura Brent Anna Popplewell
young boy young girl sibling king lord lion suspenseful fascinating spirited mythical land island ship waterfall house journey capture dragon adventure quest escape
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.
Romance
USA|Japan
2015
125 Minutes
Diana
Amy Schumer Bill Hader Brie Larson Colin Quinn John Cena Tilda Swinton Randall Park Vanessa Bayer Ezra Miller Mike Birbiglia Norman Lloyd
journalist sportswriter doctor father boyfriend girlfriend brash charming offbeat doctor's office magazine office family home apartment big city love romance monogamy sex new love haunted by the past
Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
UK|Romania|France|USA
2013
107 Minutes
Dr. Shrink-Rom
Christoph Waltz Mélanie Thierry David Thewlis Lucas Hedges Matt Damon Tilda Swinton Naomi Everson Madison Lygo
A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Spain
2001
134 Minutes
Rebecca Dearborn
Tom Cruise Penélope Cruz Cameron Diaz Kurt Russell Jason Lee Noah Taylor Timothy Spall Tilda Swinton Alicia Witt Johnny Galecki Michael Shannon
tycoon publisher woman friend psychiatrist plastic surgeon intense melodramatic dreamy intricate new york city times square bridge nightclub apartment office vanity wealth fantasy vs. reality doomed romance
A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
USA
2008
167 Minutes
Elizabeth Abbott
Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Taraji P. Henson Julia Ormond Jason Flemyng Mahershala Ali Jared Harris Elias Koteas Phyllis Somerville Tilda Swinton Lance E. Nichols
dancer baby elderly person daughter friend emotional striking moving new orleans hospital paris loss love death aging love growing up 20th century
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2014
99 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes F. Murray Abraham Mathieu Amalric Adrien Brody Willem Dafoe Jeff Goldblum Jude Law Harvey Keitel Bill Murray Edward Norton Saoirse Ronan
concierge protégé guest elderly woman lover police detective charming confident chilling hotel ski resort europe hotel room office police station hospitality sexual conquests elder care murder false accusations
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Poland|Slovenia|Czech Republic|UK
2008
144 Minutes
Georgie Henley Skandar Keynes William Moseley Anna Popplewell Ben Barnes Peter Dinklage Pierfrancesco Favino Warwick Davis Vincent Grass Damián Alcázar Alicia Borrachero
prince brother sister king mouse lion engaging thrilling uplifting narnia fantasy autocracy family heroism mythology discovery escape quest unknown era
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2019
181 Minutes
Joe Russo Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson Jeremy Renner Brie Larson Paul Rudd Don Cheadle Karen Gillan
iron man hulk thor captain america villain spider-man brooding solemn spectacular thrilling amusing new york city space building spaceship superheroes good versus evil super powers teamwork adventure
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.