If it feels like Jessie Buckley is everywhere right now, that’s because she is. Still accepting a throng of awards for Hamnet – a performance being hailed as career-defining, and one that has her in the running for an Oscar – and with The Bride generating feverish anticipation ahead of its release, Buckley is dominating headlines and red carpets alike for good reason.
From indie darling to Oscar contender, she’s built a filmography packed with daring choices, emotional ferocity and unforgettable characters. Whether she’s playing a grieving mother, a punkish outsider, or a woman on the brink, Buckley commits entirely. As 2026 shapes up to be unequivocally her year, we’re revisiting the very best Jessie Buckley films so far.
1. Hamnet (2025)
Jessie Buckley in ‘Hamnet’
Where to stream: not yet available. It is available for purchase or rental via Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.
There aren’t many films that will emotionally eviserate you the way that Hamnet likely will. It’s intensely raw and human portrayal of child loss, grief and finding salvation through art and nature will hit you like a sucker punch – and at its core, Buckley’s scorching and nuanced performance – which we think will likely win her a Best Actress Oscar in a few weeks’ time.
2. The Bride! (2026)
Jessie Buckely in ‘The Bride’
Where to stream: not yet available. It hits cinemas in Australia on March 5.
Maggie Gylenhall’s sophomore directorial outing stars Buckley as a reimagined bride of Frankenstein – a monstrous compatriot fashioned in the likeness of the original Frankenstein’s monster. Set in 1930s Chicago, the film also stars Christian Bale.
3. Wicked Little Letters (2023)
Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman in ‘Wicked Little Letters’
Where to stream: HBO Max
Inspired by a stranger-than-fiction true story, the film sees Buckley sparring with Olivia Colman in a deliciously profane 1920s British scandal. When a string of obscene anonymous letters rocks a sleepy seaside town, Buckley’s brash Irish single mother becomes the prime suspect. What unfolds is part whodunnit, part social satire – and Buckley is gloriously unfiltered, bringing heart, fury and wicked comic timing to a woman ahead of her time.
4. Women Talking (2022)
Jessie Buckley and the cast of ‘Women Talking’
Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video
Sarah Polley’s Oscar-winning drama is as intimate as it is seismic. Set within an isolated religious community, we follow a group of women grappling with faith, trauma and the unthinkable choices before them. Buckley plays Mariche, a woman torn between loyalty to her husband and solidarity with the other women.
5. Men (2022)
Jessie Buckley in ‘Men’
Where to stream: available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
In Alex Garland’s unnerving folk-horror, Buckley carries the film almost entirely on her shoulders. Playing a widow retreating to the English countryside after a traumatic loss, she finds herself confronted by increasingly sinister versions of the same man.
6. Fingernails (2023)
Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed in ‘Fingernails’
Where to stream: Apple TV+
In this offbeat sci-fi romance, Buckley stars opposite Riz Ahmed and Jeremy Allen White in a world where a controversial test can scientifically prove whether couples are truly in love. Buckley gives a blistering portrayal of a woman questioning her seemingly perfect relationship.
7. The Lost Daughter (2021)
Jessie Buckley in ‘The Lost Daughter’
Where to stream: Netflix
No list of best Jessie Buckley films is complete without The Lost Daughter. In Maggie Gyllenhaal’s haunting adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel, Buckley portrays the younger version of Olivia Colman’s Leda and Paul Mescal’s Will (yep – she’s starred opposite Colman and Mescal more than once). Through flashbacks, we witness a brilliant but overwhelmed young mother struggling with identity and ambition.
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