Films starring Carey Mulligan

Spaceman review – a moving voyage to the far beyond

By Hannah Strong

Adam Sandler stars as a lonely cosmonaut who befriends a giant, benevolent spider at the edge of the universe in Johan Renck's spiritual odyssey.

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Maestro review – as heady and bombastic as a golden-age Hollywood musical

By Lillian Crawford

Bradley Cooper soars in this lovingly crafted biopic of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein.

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She Said

By Laura Venning

Maria Schrader tackles the New York Times investigation that brought down Harvey Weinstein in this well-pitched drama.

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Promising Young Woman

By Hannah Strong

A ferocious lead turn by Carey Mulligan super-charges this shocking, outspoken debut that pulls none of its punches.

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The Dig

By David Jenkins

Carey Mulligan shines in this dour archeological drama on the discovery of the Sutton Hoo historical payload.

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Wildlife

By Hannah Strong

Paul Dano makes his directorial debut with a poignant character study set in 1950s Montana.

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Mudbound

By David Jenkins

Two men return from war only to be confronted by racism in Dee Rees’ vital and sprawling American epic.

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Suffragette

By David Jenkins

Strong moments and sincere intent can’t save Sarah Gavron’s shapeless take on the plight of the Suffragettes.

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Far from the Madding Crowd

By Trevor Johnston

Carey Mulligan shimmers in an otherwise fairly ordinary adaptation of the Thomas Hardy classic.

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Inside Llewyn Davis

By Adam Woodward

Cold exteriors and warm interiors combine in the Coen brothers’ rhapsodic portrait of a ’60s folk singer.

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Shame

By Adam Woodward

Steve McQueen’s erotically-charged descent into sex addiction is by turns raw, elegant and uncompromising.

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Drive

By Matt Bochenski

Nicolas Winding Refn lets demons loose in the City of Angels with gut-wrenching results.

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