The Best Frances O'Connor Movies

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List of the best Frances O'Connor movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Frances O'Connor's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Frances O'Connor movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Frances O'Connor movies will be at the top of the list. Frances O'Connor has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Frances O'Connor movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Frances O'Connor films to end the squabble once and for all.

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List is made up of a variety of films, including Bedazzled and Piccadilly Jim.

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  • About Adam
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    About Adam

    Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Frances O'Connor
    7 votes
    • Released: 2000
    • Directed by: Gerard Stembridge
    Temptation takes on a wickedly delicious new flavor in "About Adam," as every character is seduced. . . all by the same mysterious man: the sinfully sweet Adam (Stuart Townsend). Like his Garden of Eden counterpart, this sexy modern Dubliner has become the apple of one woman's eye -- and everyone else's forbidden fruit.

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  • Freaks
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    Freaks

    Wallace Ford, Olga Baclanova, Leila Hyams
    7 votes
    • Released: 1932
    • Directed by: Tod Browning
    When trapeze artist Cleopatra (Olga Baclanova) learns that circus midget Hans (Harry Earles) has an inheritance, she marries the lovesick, diminutive performer, all the while planning to steal his fortune and run off with her lover, strong man Hercules (Henry Victor). When Hans' friends and fellow performers discover what is going on, they band together and carry out a brutal revenge that leaves Hercules and Cleopatra knowing what it truly means to be a "freak."

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  • Windtalkers
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    Windtalkers

    Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare
    6 votes
    • Released: 2002
    • Directed by: John Woo
    In the midst of World War II's Pacific Theater, Windtalkers unfurls a tale of courage and friendship. The film spotlights Marine Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage), assigned to protect Native American code talker Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach). Their mission? To keep the Navajo code - an unbroken cipher crucial in the U.S. war effort - safe from enemy hands. Directed by John Woo, the movie merges intense battle scenes with the emotional struggle of duty versus humanity. In this gritty war drama, trust becomes their only weapon against a backdrop of chaos and carnage.

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  • The Importance of Being Earnest
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    The Importance of Being Earnest

    Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor
    6 votes
    • Released: 2002
    • Directed by: Oliver Parker
    Two young gents have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Worthing (Colin Firth) has invented a brother, Earnest, whom he uses as an excuse to leave his dull life behind to visit Gwendolyn (Frances O'Connor). Montcrieff (Rupert Everett) decides to take the name Earnest when visiting Worthing's young and beautiful ward, Cecily (Reese Witherspoon). Things start to go awry when they end up together in the country and their deceptions are discovered.

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  • Mansfield Park
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    Mansfield Park

    Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola
    5 votes
    • Released: 1999
    • Directed by: Patricia Rozema
    Fanny (Frances O'Connor), born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas (Harold Pinter), his wife (Lindsay Duncan) and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society. She is treated unfavorably by her relatives, except for her cousin Edmund (Jonny Lee Miller), whom she grows fond of. However, Fanny's life is thrown into disarray with the arrival of worldly Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz) and her brother Henry (Alessandro Nivola).

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  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence
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    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor
    4 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Steven Spielberg
    In A.I. Artificial Intelligence, a unique blend of science fiction and drama, David (Haley Joel Osment), a highly advanced robotic boy, yearns to become real so he can regain the love of his human mother. He embarks on a journey filled with adventure and discovery. Alongside David is Gigolo Joe (Jude Law), a robot designed for pleasure, who helps navigate this complex future world. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, elegantly explores themes of humanity and artificiality, posing profound questions about technology's role in society. It was nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Visual Effects.

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