Top 12 Best Kate Winslet Movies On Hulu In 2024 [Ranked]

Kate Winslet is a well-known English actress, who is famed for her work in independent films, specifically for her portrayal of headstrong women in period dramas, something that's earned her several accolades, including BAFTAs, Golden Globes, a Grammy and an Academy Award.

She was called one of the 100 most influential people in the world, twice, by Time magazine and has also been appointed as the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Winslet started her career at 15, with the television series Dark Season, followed by her film debut in Heavenly Creatures. This was followed by Sense and Sensibility, which earned her a BAFTA and Titanic, which earned her global stardom, by becoming the highest-grossing film of all time and making film enthusiasts a fan of the Leo-Kate pairing.

If you're looking to see some of Winslet's excellent filmography, then we have a list of some of her best films available on Hulu below.

1. Titanic (1997)

Titanic premiered in theatres in 1997. Directed by James Cameron, this movie features Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Billy Zane in the lead. If you have a particular liking for drama-romance movies, then you can try this title.

Titanic received a score of 7.9 on IMDb and 75 on Metacritic.

Poor American drifter and artist Jack Dawson spots the beautiful seventeen-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater on Titanic, and they fall in love. However, Rose's snob-rich fiancé Caledon Hockley soon finds out about their secret romance and has him locked away.

With ill-fate following the majestic Titanic, it hits an iceberg and starts sinking into the freezing waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. Rose must escape from Caledon to find Jack and attempt to get her and Jack to safety.

2. Finding Neverland (2004)

Featuring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, and Julie Christie in the lead, Finding Neverland is a biography-drama movie that was released in 2004. It comprises a talented team of crew members Marc Forster (director), David Magee (screenplay), Roberto Schaefer (cinematography), and others.

The motion picture received a score of 7.7 on IMDb, while it received 67 out of 100 on Metacritic.

Set in 1903 London, the story tracks the fictional life and times of celebrated playwright J. M. Barrie. He doesn't seem to be doing too well, what with one bad review after the next coming up for his play.

To keep the theatre's reputation intact, impresario Charles Frohman wants Barrie to write something better or else. During a rather stressed walk, Barrie meets the Llewelyn Davies family comprising four adolescent children and a recently widowed Sylvia Llewelyn Davies.

The children's carefree and rich imagination impresses Barrie. But the closer he gets to this family, his own wife Mary Barrie starts to resent him. Sylvia's mother Emma du Maurier is also not altogether pleased with Barrie spending so much time with her daughter.

Inspiration soon strikes and Barrie writes a play based on his time with the Llewelyn Davies kids. Thus, the "Peter Pan" story is born.

3. Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)

Mary and the Witch's Flower is an animation-adventure which has been helmed for the screen by Hiromasa Yonebayashi.

Toplined by actors such as Hana Sugisaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, and Yûki Amami (main characters), the film was released in 2017 with a runtime of 1 hour and 43 min.

Mary Smith moves to the northern English country of her great aunt Charlotte, where the bored friendless girl attempts to make herself useful by doing chores, despite constantly messing up. She soon comes across some mysterious glowing flowers and learns that according to legend, witches covet the flowers for their magical powers.

Once, an accidental burst of a flower releases its magical powers, leading Mary to be able to fly on a broomstick. It soon whisks her away to a complex of buildings in the clouds, known as Endor College for witches.

4. Contagion (2011)

Helmed for the screen by Steven Soderbergh, Contagion is a drama-thriller that hit the screens in 2011.

Its crew members include Scott Z. Burns (screenplay), Steven Soderbergh (cinematography), and Louise Frogley (costume), among others. The full-length feature was able to amass over $136,515,867 at the box office and received Hollywood Film Awards and Golden Trailer Awards.

Beth Emhoff returns from a business trip to Hong Kong only to fall gravely ill soon after. Doctors are unsure if it is the flu that killed her or some other as yet unknown infection.

That very day, Beth's son also perishes. But Mitch, her husband, seems to be immune. One thing leads to another and a deadly infection starts to spread all across the USA.

The U. S. Center for Disease Control is at breaking point as its medical personnel hurry to identify the virus so they can concoct a proper cure. But any valid results will be several months away, leaving the country and the world currently reeling from an unidentified contagion that is hungry enough to claim millions of lives.

As people start to panic, a global societal collapse seems almost guaranteed.

5. Ammonite (2020)

Bankrolled by BBC Films and helmed by Francis Lee, Ammonite is a biography-drama that hit the screens in 2020.

Ammonite has two women at his core, living their respective lives; Charlotte is unhappy and non-content in her marriage, while Mary mourns the perpetual loss of being denied motherhood; they come together by chance.

Over the days they spend together, the yearning grows, getting closer becomes a deliberate choice, and so does the combing of baggage they carry. The story, set in the 1840s, covers society, relationships, and two individuals finding common ground with one another.

6. The Holiday (2006)

The Holiday premiered in theatres in 2006. Directed by Nancy Meyers, this movie features Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, and Jude Law in the lead. If you have a particular liking for comedy-romance movies, then you can try this title.

The Holiday received a score of 6.9 on IMDb and 52 on Metacritic.

Iris Simpkins is a society columnist who is still heartbroken over her ex-boyfriend, Jasper, who cheated on her. Desperate for a change of scenery, she agrees to a home swap with Amanda Woods, a movie trailer producer in Los Angeles.

While staying in Amanda's home, Iris meets Arthur Abbott, an Oscar-winning screenwriter who encourages her to take control of her own life. Meanwhile, Amanda develops a connection with Iris's brother, Graham, a single father who keeps his daughters a secret.

As the holiday season approaches, both women navigate new relationships and learn to be the leading ladies of their own lives.

7. Blackbird (2019)

Looking for a movie to watch? Blackbird could be a good option. With a runtime of 1 hour and 37 min and released in 2019, it stars Sam Neill, Susan Sarandon, and Anson Boon and was directed by Roger Michell.

Lily is sinking, as she suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and in all probability, by the end of the week, she will no more, as she intends on going ahead with euthanasia, with the help of her husband Paul.

She invites all her friends and longtime best friend Liz to her house, hoping to spend her final days together, in peace. But the tension between her daughters is threatening to ruin her well-thought plan.

8. A Little Chaos (2014)

A Little Chaos is a drama-romance film that has been helmed for the screen by Alan Rickman. It features actors Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, and Stanley Tucci in pivotal roles. The motion picture was released in 2014 with a 1 hour and 57 min runtime.

When landscape architect André Le Nôtre is assigned the duty of constructing the Garden of Versailles, he decides to find another garden designer to help with the work and interviews several others, including Sabine de Barra. Despite the initial disagreements, she is given the project.

As she starts working and making her place in the heart of those at court, Andre and she also start a quiet loving friendship of mutual attraction that soon finds them get romantically entangled.

9. Divergent (2014)

Looking for a movie to watch? Divergent could be a good option. With a runtime of 2 hours and 19 min and released in 2014, it stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet and was directed by Neil Burger.

In a dystopic reality, society is divided into five factions, with each depicting virtues that teenagers turning 16 will have to choose and stick to for the rest of their lives.

Beatrice Prior too will have to choose a faction and that can either be the one her family is in or a completely different one, leaving her family behind. Meanwhile, a highly competitive initiation, a hidden truth that could mean death if revealed and a secret that could tear the city apart - Beatrice has a lot to deal with.

10. Wonder Wheel (2017)

Bankrolled by Amazon Studios and helmed by Woody Allen, Wonder Wheel is a drama-romance that hit the screens in 2017.

Ginny is a waitress in a clam shack and the second wife of Humpty Rannell. When Humpty's daughter Carolina comes to seek shelter from her abusive husband, the former agrees to let her stay on condition that she tries to get her life back on track.

Meanwhile, Ginny being unhappy in her married life begins an affair with Mickey, a lifeguard, who also falls for Carolina, causing anger and resentment in Ginny. When mobsters Angelo and Nick come around looking for Carolina, Ginny divulges the details, looking at it as an opportunity to rid Mickey of Carolina.

11. The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)

Featuring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, and Theo James in the lead, The Divergent Series: Insurgent is an action-adventure movie that was released in 2015. It comprises a talented team of crew members Robert Schwentke (director), Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman, and Mark Bomback (screenplay), Florian Ballhaus (cinematography), and others.

The motion picture received a score of 6.2 on IMDb, while it received 42 out of 100 on Metacritic.

With the uprising complete, Tris and Four find themselves on the run from the Erudite faction headed by Jeanine Matthews. They aim to discover what Abnegation once knew. The secret behind their sacrifice holds the answer to all their futures.

Though Tris is weighed down by her past mistakes, she still holds on to her need to protect those whom she loves.

12. Swift (2019)

Swift is an animation-adventure which has been helmed for the screen by Andrea Block, and Christian Haas.

Toplined by actors such as Kate Winslet, Willem Dafoe, and Josh Keaton (main characters), the film was released in 2019 with a runtime of 1 hour and 30 min.

Manou is a little swift who has grown up under the impression that he's a seagull. However, when he learns to fly, he realises he never will be one. Hurt, shocked and broken he decides to run away from home.

Along the way, he meets birds of his species and begins to discover himself. When trouble threatens to compromise the lives of both seagulls and swifts, Manou decides to step in.