Films starring Saoirse Ronan

Blitz – A vital fragment of the Steve McQueen saga

By Rogan Graham

A mother and son reunion takes place on the bomb-shattered streets of World War Two-era London in this sweeping historical melodrama.

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The Outrun review – sensationally directed and performed

By Katherine McLaughlin

Saoirse Ronan stars as a young woman battling alcoholism on the Orkney Isles in Nora Fingscheidt's adaptation of Amy Liptrott's bestselling memoir.

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Foe review – bewitching and terrifyingly plausible

By Leila Latif

Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre star in Garth Davies' unnerving sci-fi drama, based on Iain Reid's novel about a couple's disturbed existence in an America ravaged by climate change.

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See How They Run

By Hannah Strong

An all-star cast can't save this predictable, often irritating attempt at putting a twist on Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.

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Ammonite

By Jourdain Searles

A reclusive fossil collector has her quiet life interrupted in Francis Lee’s atmospheric coastal drama.

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Little Women

By David Jenkins

Greta Gerwig delivers one of the great modern literary adaptations with her second feature as writer/director.

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Mary Queen of Scots

By David Jenkins

Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie play duelling monarchs in this lifeless period piece.

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The Seagull

By Romy Somerset

A star-studded ensemble can’t save this latest adaptation of Chekhov’s famous play from mediocrity.

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On Chesil Beach

By David Jenkins

Marital woe plagues a young couple honeymooning on the Dorset coast in this Ian McEwan adaptation.

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Lady Bird

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Saoirse Ronan experiences growing pains in Sacramento in Greta Gerwig’s delightful indie comedy.

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Brooklyn

By Trevor Johnston

Saoirse Ronan is in scintillating form in this lavish period drama from director John Crowley.

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Lost River

By Adam Woodward

Ryan Gosling’s first stint behind the camera produces bold and sometimes baffling results.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel

By David Jenkins

Wes Anderson returns with an opulent and strangely moving caper movie.

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Byzantium

By Anton Bitel

Bloodsuckers hit the beach in Neil Jordan’s woozy and extremely violent British noir.

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Arrietty

By Adam Woodward

A pure, wonderfully animated story of friendship against the odds from an emerging anime voice.

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Hanna

By Adam Woodward

Any intrigue established in Hanna is smothered by a director unable to overcome his own art house ambitions.

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Atonement

By Lorien Haynes

Joe Wright’s World War Two weepie is a near masterpiece that only lacks the substance of great performances.

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