Anne Hathaway has a broad filmography, from romantic comedies to musicals to drama. Here are 7 movies she starred in for you to watch!
Anne Hathaway is no stranger to our screens. When she got her first breakout role in 1999 in a TV series titled Get Real, her rise to fame started slowly but steadily. She has played both main characters and even villains!
Her most recent role as Queen Penelope in The Odyssey continues her streak of good movies. If you couldn’t get enough of her there, here are 7 movies you can queue up to watch Anne Hathaway step into the shoes of different characters!
This list barely scratches the surface of the movies she has done over the years. However, these ones are a good start to binge watch.
1. The Idea of You (2024) – Solène
In The Idea of You, Anne Hathaway plays the 40-year-old single mom Solène who falls in love with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine) after they met in Coachella. He’s the lead singer of the biggest boy band, August Moon, so Solène gets thrown to the spotlight because of this romance, which also affects her family, especially her daughter.
Where to watch: Prime Video and Apple TV
2. The Devil Wears Prada 1 & 2 – Andy Sachs
Another popular character of Anne Hathaway is Andy Sachs on The Devil Wears Prada, an aspiring journalist who starts working as an assistant to Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). The sequel just came out earlier this year, where Anne reprises her role, reuniting with Miranda as they both navigate the decline of magazine publishing in the current generation.
Other iconic stars in this movie include Emily Blunt (Emily) and Stanley Tucci (Nigel). This movie will forever remain a classic and an inspiration to aspiring journalists or fashion lovers.
Where to watch: Disney+ and Apple TV
3. One Day – Emma Morley
Before the 2024 series by Netflix, Anne Hathaway played Emma Morley first in the movie version released in 2011. One day is based on David Nicholls’ novel by the same name, telling the story of Emma and Dexter (Jim Sturgess) and their on-and-off friendship and relationship. The story is told through the years on the same date (St. Patrick’s Day). Ready your heart for this couple’s will-they-won’t they moments!
Where to watch: Apple TV
4. Love and Other Drugs – Maggie Murdock
In Love and Other Drugs, Anne Hathaway plays Maggie Murdock, who has Parkinson’s Disease, as she falls in love with Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal), a medicine peddler and womanizer. The two start with a casual, no-strings-attached, purely physical relationship, but as their feelings grow Jamie grapples with the commitment of falling in love with someone sick and Maggie with her fears.
Where to watch: Apple TV
5. Becoming Jane – Jane Austen
Anne Hathaway even did a period drama! Becoming Jane is a dramatized biography of the author Jane Austen (famous for her works like Pride & Prejudice and Emma). It tells Austen’s love story with a young Irishman (James McAvoy) and how it subsequently influenced her writing.
Where to watch: Apple TV
6. Princess Diaries – Mia Thermopolis
Who could forget the Princess of Genovia? Anne Hathaway played Princess Mia Thermopolis for Princess Diaries 1 and 2. From the 15-year-old who suddenly finds out she’s a princess of a small European country, getting the iconic makeover, getting princess lessons, needing to find love then finally taking the crown.
Talks of a sequel have been circulating for a while, and we wait for more of Mia’s adventures as the queen!
Where to watch: Disney+ and Apple TV
7. Les Misérables – Fantine
What can Anne Hathaway not do? She even sings! In this famous movie adaptation of Les Misérables, Hathaway plays Fantine, a woman who was a factory worker who gets impregnated then abandoned. She had to sell her body to provide for her daughter, Cosette (Amanda Seyfried) until it ultimately leads to her death.
Where to watch: Apple TV
Which one of these will you be watching?
Sources: IMDB, Biography
