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Cate Blanchett · Filmography Ranked

Best Cate Blanchett Films, Ranked by IQ Score

Three decades of the most-formally-disciplined Australian leading actress. Every Blanchett film, ranked.

Cate Blanchett's filmography is the most-canonical late-1990s-emerging-leading-actress catalog. Two Oscars (Best Supporting for The Aviator in 2004, for playing Katharine Hepburn, and Best Actress for Blue Jasmine in 2013). Eight nominations total.

Anchor picks: TÁR (2022) is widely cited as her career-defining performance. Carol (2015), Blue Jasmine (2013), The Aviator (2004) round out the canonical Masterclass-tier entries.

5 titles · ranked by IQ Score

  1. 1
    Carol poster, IQ Score 168/200, Masterclass tier

    Carol

    Masterclass drama, romance

    Todd Haynes's luminous adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel; Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara share devastating chemistry in this exquisitely shot 1950s love story

    168/200
  2. 2
    The Aviator poster, IQ Score 160/200, Masterclass tier

    The Aviator

    Masterclass drama, biography, historical

    Scorsese's 2004 Howard Hughes biopic anchored by DiCaprio's most carefully-rendered mid-career performance. The aviation-history specificity (the H-1 Racer test flight, the Spruce Goose maiden flight, the Hughes-vs-Pan-A…

    160/200
  3. 3
    Elizabeth poster, IQ Score 158/200, Stimulating tier

    Elizabeth

    Stimulating biography, drama, historical

    1998 Best Picture nominee. Cate Blanchett's breakout as the young Elizabeth I navigating political and religious warfare to establish her rule. High cognitive demands from the political intrigue. High educational value f…

    158/200
  4. 4
    I'm Not There poster, IQ Score 149/200, Stimulating tier

    I'm Not There

    Stimulating drama, music

    Six different actors portray aspects of Bob Dylan's life and persona. Todd Haynes's formally radical biography refuses the conventional biopic form. Educational about Dylan's career, American culture, and the mythology o…

    149/200
  5. 5
    Blue Jasmine poster, IQ Score 146/200, Stimulating tier

    Blue Jasmine

    Stimulating drama, comedy

    Best Actress winner (Cate Blanchett). A fallen New York socialite unravels while living with her working-class sister in San Francisco. High cognitive demands from tracking Jasmine's psychological disintegration and the…

    146/200
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