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List of the best Sally Hawkins movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Sally Hawkins'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 Sally Hawkins movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Sally Hawkins movies will be at the top of the list. Sally Hawkins has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Sally Hawkins movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Sally Hawkins films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Sally Hawkins role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Sally Hawkins performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List features films like Byron and Jane Eyre.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Sally Hawkins movies?" and "What are the greatest Sally Hawkins roles of all time?"

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Persuasion Sally Hawkins, Anthony Head, Alice Krige Persuasion is a 2007 British television film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion. It was directed by Adrian Shergold and the screenplay was written by Simon Burke. Sally Hawkins stars ...more

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Happy-Go-Lucky Andrea Riseborough, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. The screenplay focuses on a cheerful and optimistic primary-school teacher and her relationships with those ...more

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Made in Dagenham Rosamund Pike, Bob Hoskins, Andrew Lincoln Made in Dagenham is a 2010 British film directed by Nigel Cole. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, ...more

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Vera Drake Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Sally Hawkins Vera Drake is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, telling the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions. It won the Golden Lion at ...more

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Cassandra's Dream Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Hayley Atwell Cassandra's Dream is a 2007 dramatic thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen. Filmed in the United Kingdom, it was released in 2007 in Europe and in January 2008 in the United States. ...more

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An Education Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan, Rosamund Pike An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film, based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, ...more

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Layer Cake Sienna Miller, Tom Hardy, Daniel Craig Layer Cake is a 2004 British thriller film directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. The screenplay was adapted by J. J. Connolly from his novel of the same name. The film was ...more

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Submarine Ben Stiller, Paddy Constantine, Sally Hawkins Submarine is a 2010 coming-of-age comedy-drama film adapted from the 2008 novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne. The film was written and directed by Richard Ayoade, and starred Craig Roberts, ...more

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Love Birds Sally Hawkins, Bryan Brown, Allan Border Love Birds is a New Zealand romantic comedy film starring New Zealand stand up comedian Rhys Darby and Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins. It was directed by Paul Murphy and written by Nick Ward. ...more

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The Painted Veil Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by John Curran. The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. Edward Norton, Naomi ...more

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All or Nothing Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, James Corden All or Nothing is a 2002 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. Typical of Leigh's work, the film is set in present-day London, and revolves around three working-class families ...more

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Desert Flower Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Liya Kebede "From the desert to the catwalk: In order to avoid an arranged marriage, 13-year-old Waris Dirie fled her village in the Somali capital of Mogadishu and made her way to London with the help ...more

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Never Let Me Go Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield Never Let Me Go is a 2010 British dystopian science fiction drama film based on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex ...more

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Byron Vanessa Redgrave, Jonny Lee Miller, Sally Hawkins Byron is a 2003 film directed by Julian Farino.

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WΔZ Tom Hardy, Selma Blair, Melissa George WΔZ is a 2007 crime horror thriller film starring Stellan Skarsgård, Melissa George, Selma Blair and Tom Hardy. The film was released in the United States with the title The Killing Gene.

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Happy Ever Afters Sally Hawkins, Michael McElhatton, Jade Yourell Happy Ever Afters is an Irish film written and directed by Stephen Burke. The film was first shown at the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea on 10 October and released on 21 ...more

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H G Wells: War with the World Michael Sheen, Sally Hawkins H G Wells: War With The World is a 2006 BBC Television docudrama telling the life story of the British author H.G. Wells, who is played in the film by Michael Sheen. The title of the film is ...more

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It's a Wonderful Afterlife Sally Hawkins, Shabana Azmi, Sendhil Ramamurthy It's a Wonderful Afterlife is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay centres on an Indian mother whose obsession with marrying off her daughter leads her into the ...more

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Jane Eyre Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Mia Wasikowska Jane Eyre is a 2011 British romantic drama film directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. The screenplay is written by Moira Buffini based on the 1847 novel ...more

1 14 1 Persuasion Sally Hawkins, Anthony Head, Alice Krige Persuasion is a 2007 British television film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion. It was directed by Adrian Shergold and the screenplay was written by Simon Burke. Sally Hawkins stars ...more

2 21 3 Happy-Go-Lucky Andrea Riseborough, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. The screenplay focuses on a cheerful and optimistic primary-school teacher and her relationships with those ...more

3 11 1 Made in Dagenham Rosamund Pike, Bob Hoskins, Andrew Lincoln Made in Dagenham is a 2010 British film directed by Nigel Cole. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, ...more

4 12 3 Vera Drake Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Sally Hawkins Vera Drake is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, telling the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions. It won the Golden Lion at ...more

5 11 3 Cassandra's Dream Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Hayley Atwell Cassandra's Dream is a 2007 dramatic thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen. Filmed in the United Kingdom, it was released in 2007 in Europe and in January 2008 in the United States. ...more

6 9 2 An Education Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan, Rosamund Pike An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film, based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, ...more

7 13 6 Layer Cake Sienna Miller, Tom Hardy, Daniel Craig Layer Cake is a 2004 British thriller film directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. The screenplay was adapted by J. J. Connolly from his novel of the same name. The film was ...more

8 7 1 Submarine Ben Stiller, Paddy Constantine, Sally Hawkins Submarine is a 2010 coming-of-age comedy-drama film adapted from the 2008 novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne. The film was written and directed by Richard Ayoade, and starred Craig Roberts, ...more

9 6 1 Love Birds Sally Hawkins, Bryan Brown, Allan Border Love Birds is a New Zealand romantic comedy film starring New Zealand stand up comedian Rhys Darby and Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins. It was directed by Paul Murphy and written by Nick Ward. ...more

10 8 3 The Painted Veil Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by John Curran. The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. Edward Norton, Naomi ...more

11 6 1 All or Nothing Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, James Corden All or Nothing is a 2002 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. Typical of Leigh's work, the film is set in present-day London, and revolves around three working-class families ...more

12 5 1 Desert Flower Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Liya Kebede "From the desert to the catwalk: In order to avoid an arranged marriage, 13-year-old Waris Dirie fled her village in the Somali capital of Mogadishu and made her way to London with the help ...more

13 7 4 Never Let Me Go Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield Never Let Me Go is a 2010 British dystopian science fiction drama film based on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex ...more

14 4 1 Byron Vanessa Redgrave, Jonny Lee Miller, Sally Hawkins Byron is a 2003 film directed by Julian Farino.

15 5 3 WΔZ Tom Hardy, Selma Blair, Melissa George WΔZ is a 2007 crime horror thriller film starring Stellan Skarsgård, Melissa George, Selma Blair and Tom Hardy. The film was released in the United States with the title The Killing Gene.

16 4 2 Happy Ever Afters Sally Hawkins, Michael McElhatton, Jade Yourell Happy Ever Afters is an Irish film written and directed by Stephen Burke. The film was first shown at the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea on 10 October and released on 21 ...more

17 4 2 H G Wells: War with the World Michael Sheen, Sally Hawkins H G Wells: War With The World is a 2006 BBC Television docudrama telling the life story of the British author H.G. Wells, who is played in the film by Michael Sheen. The title of the film is ...more

18 3 1 It's a Wonderful Afterlife Sally Hawkins, Shabana Azmi, Sendhil Ramamurthy It's a Wonderful Afterlife is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay centres on an Indian mother whose obsession with marrying off her daughter leads her into the ...more

19 4 4 Jane Eyre Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Mia Wasikowska Jane Eyre is a 2011 British romantic drama film directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. The screenplay is written by Moira Buffini based on the 1847 novel ...more

20 1 2 Promoted to Glory Sally Hawkins Promoted to Glory is a 2003 TV film directed by Richard Spence.