Cate Blanchett’s Five Best Films
Last updated: October 9, 2026
Today, we’re bringing the reader a classic top-five list! It’s time to take a closer look at the career of Australian actress Cate Blanchett, examine her finest work, and crown the gems.
Cate Blanchett is one of the greatest actors of our time. Today, we’re taking a deeper look at some of her sharpest performances and giving you some tips on how to spend your movie nights.
Blue Jasmine (2013)
I’m well aware of how extremely controversial Woody Allen is, but Blue Jasmine is simply too good not to include on this list. Blanchett is magnificent in this small-scale drama.
Jasmine Francis is a wealthy woman married to a rich husband. But when it turns out that her husband has been involved in serious financial crimes, her life falls apart. Jasmine moves in with her sister and is forced to adapt to a completely different way of life.
Carol (2015)
Todd Haynes directs a beautiful, slow-burning love story starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. It’s romantic and dramatic, telling the story of an impossible love.
New York, 1952. Carol Aird is separated from her husband, but he is determined to win her back. However, things become impossible when she falls for photographer Therese Belivet. Their love is doomed, but the couple is prepared to fight for it.
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Babel (2006)
Babel is a collision of four intertwined stories, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. It’s a gripping drama about how tragedies create waves of trauma.
When a young shepherd tests his new rifle, he accidentally shoots a foreign tourist on a bus. The woman is on vacation with her husband, hoping to repair their marriage, when tragedy strikes.
The Aviator (2004)
Martin Scorsese’s second collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio and his first with Cate Blanchett. The Aviator is a biographical film about the eccentric filmmaker and pilot Howard Hughes, with Blanchett taking on the role of none other than Katharine Hepburn.
We follow millionaire Howard Hughes from the 1920s to the 1940s and get a deeper look behind his eccentric exterior. Hughes and Hepburn had a highly complicated relationship, which the film captures with great elegance.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Wes Anderson’s perhaps most absurd comedy is also one of Blanchett’s finest roles. The film has everything from absurd humor and strange action to a surprising amount of heart.
Documentary filmmaker Steve Zissou’s best days are behind him. He is now seen as a joke by his peers in the industry, while his private life lies in ruins. Journalist Jane Winslett-Richardson is assigned to follow him on his final expedition.
