We’re ranking the films and series starring Florence Pugh! Our guide starts with Pugh’s Certified Fresh works, including Midsommar, Little Women, and Fighting With My Family, all released in 2019 as her banner year triple header. Pugh was a scene-stealer as Yelena Belova in Black Widow, and ditto when she reprised the role on TV in Hawkeye. Recently she’s starred in tabloid-heavy Don’t Worry Darling, and will portray Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two. —Alex Vo

#1

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Adjusted Score: 120347%

Critics Consensus: With a stellar cast and a smart, sensitive retelling of its classic source material, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women proves some stories truly are timeless.

Synopsis: In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer,… [More]

#2

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Adjusted Score: 103123%

Critics Consensus: Arriving more than a decade after the previous installment, the smart, sweet, and funny Puss in Boots: The Last Wish proves some franchises only get better with age.

Synopsis: This fall, everyone’s favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns. For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation… [More]

#3

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Adjusted Score: 111440%

Critics Consensus: Oppenheimer marks another engrossing achievement from Christopher Nolan that benefits from Murphy’s tour-de-force performance and stunning visuals.

Synopsis: During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan… [More]

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Adjusted Score: 106824%

Critics Consensus: Much like the sport it celebrates, Fighting with My Family muscles past clichés with a potent blend of energy and committed acting that should leave audiences cheering.

Synopsis: Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to… [More]

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Adjusted Score: 103959%

Critics Consensus: Hawkeye starts slowly, but the street-level action is a refreshing change of pace for the MCU — and the chemistry between its leads sparkles even when the plot lags.

#7

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Adjusted Score: 101431%

Critics Consensus: Lady Macbeth flashes some surprising toughness beneath its period exterior, bolstered by a mesmerizing — and unforgiving — central performance by Florence Pugh.

Synopsis: In rural England, 1865, a woman who is trapped in a loveless marriage to a much older man begins a… [More]

#8

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Adjusted Score: 93137%

Critics Consensus: The atmosphere’s absorbing and the story is fascinating, but The Wonder of this period drama really lies in Florence Pugh’s remarkable performance.

Synopsis: The Irish Midlands, 1862 — a young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright… [More]

#9

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Adjusted Score: 106186%

Critics Consensus: Ambitious, impressively crafted, and above all unsettling, Midsommar further proves writer-director Ari Aster is a horror auteur to be reckoned with.

Synopsis: A young American couple, their relationship foundering, travel to a fabled Swedish midsummer festival where a seemingly pastoral paradise transforms… [More]

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#10

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Adjusted Score: 101035%

Critics Consensus: Black Widow‘s deeper themes are drowned out in all the action, but it remains a solidly entertaining standalone adventure that’s rounded out by a stellar supporting cast.

Synopsis: In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger… [More]

#11

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Adjusted Score: 91160%

Critics Consensus: Led by dual mesmerizing performances from Sir Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson and rounded out by a solidly stocked ensemble, this King Lear is a highly watchable adaptation.

Synopsis: King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters — Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. The kingdom and family soon collapse… [More]

#12

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Adjusted Score: 74578%

Critics Consensus: Well-acted and overall unsettling, The Falling delivers thought-provoking thrills — and suggests a bright future for writer-director Carol Morley.

Synopsis: A mysterious fainting epidemic strikes several students (Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh) at an all-girl’s high school in late-1960s England…. [More]

#13

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Adjusted Score: 69118%

Critics Consensus: Muddy and bloody to a fault, Outlaw King doesn’t skimp on the medieval battle scenes, but tends to lose track of the fact-based legend at the heart of its story.

Synopsis: After being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce is forced into exile by the English and leads… [More]

#14

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Adjusted Score: 36688%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A brother-sister team that fabricates paranormal encounters for cash gets more than it bargains for when it takes a job… [More]

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#15

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Adjusted Score: 65544%

Critics Consensus: The Commuter‘s cast is better than its workmanlike script – which helps make this reasonably diverting Liam Neeson action thriller worth the price of a matinee ticket or rental, if not a full-price ticket.

Synopsis: Insurance salesman Michael is on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a… [More]

#16

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Adjusted Score: 63944%

Critics Consensus: Busy, baggy, and schmaltzy, A Good Person proves that the best of intentions and terrific performances can sometimes add up to a movie that’s merely fine.

Synopsis: Daniel (Morgan Freeman) is brought together with Allison (Florence Pugh), the once thriving young woman with a bright future who… [More]

#17

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Adjusted Score: 53915%

Critics Consensus: Despite an intriguing array of talent on either side of the camera, Don’t Worry Darling is a mostly muddled rehash of overly familiar themes.

Synopsis: Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the… [More]

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