Rachel Brosnahan is one of the most talented yet underrated actors in the film industry right now. After beginning her acting career with a small role in the Michael Bay-produced film The Unborn, she gained critical success with her role in Netflix’s original series House of Cards and gained mainstream success after her amazing leading role in Prime Video’s The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel. She most recently starred in James Hawes‘s vigilante spy thriller film The Amateur opposite Rami Malek, and she also took on the iconic role of Lois Lane in James Gunn‘s Superman. So, if you loved Brosnahan’s performances, here are the best movies and TV shows starring Rachel Brosnahan that you should not miss out on.
8. The Finest Hours (Disney+ & Rent on Prime Video)
The Finest Hours is a disaster thriller drama film directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay co-written by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson. Based on The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman, the 2016 film is set in 1952 and revolves around the heroic rescue of the crew of SS Pendleton by the United States Coast Guard after their ship is torn apart during a nor’easter. Rachel Brosnahan stars in the small role of Bea Hansen. The Finest Hours also stars Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, and Eric Bana.
7. Louder Than Bombs (Prime Video & Pluto TV)
Louder Than Bombs is a thriller drama film directed by Joachim Trier, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eskil Vogt. The 2015 film follows Gene, a war photographer who grapples with the secrets he learns about his wife after she meets an untimely end. Gene also struggles to connect with his sons, Jonah and Conrad. Rachel Brosnahan stars in the small role of Erin, Jonah’s ex-girlfriend. Louder Than Bombs also stars Gabriel Byrne, Jesse Eisenberg, Isabelle Huppert, Amy Ryan, David Strathairn, and Devin Druid.
6. I’m Your Woman (Prime Video)
I’m Your Woman is a neo-noir crime thriller drama film directed by Julia Hart, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jordan Horowitz. The 2020 film is set in the 1970s, and it follows Jean, a housewife who must go on the run with a baby boy after her husband, a professional thief who has ties to organised crime, suddenly goes missing. Rachel Brosnahan stars in Jean’s leading role. I’m Your Woman also stars Arinzé Kene, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Bill Heck, Frankie Faison, Marceline Hugot, and James McMenamin.
5. Manhattan (Prime Video, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel & Plex)
Manhattan is a period drama series created by Sam Shaw. Based on the project of the same name, the WGN America series is set in the 1940s, and it revolves around a group of scientists as they are recruited into the Manhattan Project to work at Project Y and move with their families to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Rachel Brosnahan stars in the role of Abby Isaacs, the wife of Dr. Charlie Isaacs. Manhattan also stars John Benjamin Hickey, Olivia Williams, Ashley Zuckerman, Daniel Stern, Katja Herbers, Harry Lloyd, and Alex Fast.
4. House of Cards (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
House of Cards is a political thriller drama series created by Beau Willimon. Based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs and its British adaptation TV series by Andrew Davies, the Netflix series is set in Washington, D.C., and it revolves around the power-hungry Underwood couple as they scheme to get to the White House. Rachel Brosnahan stars in the role of Rachel Posner and appears in the series from Season 1 to 3. House of Cards also stars Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Corey Stoll, Kate Mara, Sandrine Holt, Kristen Connolly, and Sebastian Arcelus.
3. The Courier (Rent on Prime Video)
The Courier is a historical spy thriller drama film directed by Dominic Cooke from a screenplay by Tom O’Connor. Based on a true story, the 2020 film is set in the 1960s and it follows Greville Wynne, a British businessman who is recruited into the Secret Intelligence Service to deliver messages to Britain’s Russian spy source Oleg Penkovsky. Rachel Brosnahan stars in the role of Emily Donovan/Helen Talbott, a CIA officer. The Courier also stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright, and Anton Lesser.
2. Superman (In Theaters)
James Gunn’s Superman is finally here, and while it is not as good as we all expected, it is still a blast to see in theaters. With David Corenswet’s Superman, the DC Studios is finally able to give us the Man of Steel we all can root for. Rachel Brosnahan is perfectly cast as Lois Lane, and she gives a much-needed depth to the film. Superman also stars Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced.
1. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a period comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. The Prime Video series is set in the late 1950s in New York City, and it follows Miriam “Midge” Maisel, a housewife who is content with her picture-perfect life, but when her marriage ends, it all comes crashing down, leading her to pursue an unlikely career in the world of stand-up comedy. Rachel Brosnahan plays the leading role of Miriam “Midge” Maisel. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel also stars Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Jane Lynch, Luke Kirby, Reid Scott, Alfie Fuller, and Jason Ralph.