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Gwyneth Paltrow has 37 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 2 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Se7en.
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Chaos Theory
2008
Comedy · Drama

Love Aaj Kal
2009
Comedy · Drama

Dan in Real Life
2007
Comedy · Romance

Waitress
2007
Drama · Comedy

A Lot Like Love
2005
Comedy · Drama

The Watermelon Woman
1997
Drama · Comedy

Adventureland
2009
Comedy · Drama

Shopgirl
2005
Comedy · Drama

Iron Man
2008 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 · Movie · Actor
Top 4%Paramount+ · Included

Iron Man 3
2013 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%Disney+ · Included

Marty Supreme
2025 · Movie · Actor
Top 16%Max · Included

Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 16%Prime Video · Included

Iron Man 2
2010 · Movie · Actor
Top 21%Disney+ · Included

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Dir. Jon Favreau · With Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
Dir. David Fincher · With Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow

Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
Dir. Jon Watts · With Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr.

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
Dir. Anthony Minghella · With Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Dir. Shane Black · With Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Dir. Josh Safdie · With Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion

An in-depth and intimate portrait of Coldplay's spectacular rise from the backrooms of Camden pubs to selling out stadiums across the planet. At the heart of the story is the band's unshakeable brotherhood which has endured through many highs and lows.
Dir. Mat Whitecross · With Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
Dir. Jon Favreau · With Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Dir. John Madden · With Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.
Dir. Alfonso Cuarón · With Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria

Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off. In one version she catches the train; in the second, she misses it. Her whole life changes in that one second, and the rest of the film depicts what happens in each scenario.
Dir. Peter Howitt · With Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.
Dir. Douglas McGrath · With Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette

A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.
Dir. James Gray · With Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson · With Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
Dir. Andrew Davis · With Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen

Payton has known since childhood that he's going to be president. First he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school.
Dir. Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk · With Ben Platt, Judith Light, Lucy Boynton

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Dir. Steven Soderbergh · With Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.
Dir. Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly · With Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander

While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Dir. Douglas McGrath · With Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.
Dir. Kerry Conran · With Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.
Dir. Stuart Blumberg · With Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins

The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world domination, Austin gets help from his dad and an old girlfriend.
Dir. Jay Roach · With Mike Myers, Beyoncé, Seth Green
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.
Dir. Bruce Paltrow · With Maria Bello, Andre Braugher, Paul Giamatti

Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may have inherited her father's mental illness along with his mathematical genius.
Dir. John Madden · With Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal

Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her devoted ex-boyfriend, James Wildstone, and lives with Peter Simon, a gay screenwriter. When Jacks meets Argentinian photographer's assistant Paolo Sarmiento, she assumes he is gay and tries to bring him and Peter together, unaware that Paolo is straight and in love with her.
Dir. Alek Keshishian · With Brittany Murphy, Matthew Rhys, Santiago Cabrera

Soon after the rising young singer-songwriter Beau Williams gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star Kelly Canter, the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager James and featuring a beauty queen-turned-singer Chiles Stanton. Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.
Dir. Shana Feste · With Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw

Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.
Dir. Steve Kloves · With Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, James Caan

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
Dir. Neil LaBute · With Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam
Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.
Dir. Jake Paltrow · With Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz
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