Top 10 Best Keira Knightley Movies

As the sharp-witted, stubborn Elizabeth Bennet in this adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, Knightley delivered the role that made her an international star, earning an Oscar nomination. Her chemistry with Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy carries the whole story.

Opposite James McAvoy, Knightley plays a young woman whose relationship is destroyed by a lie from her younger sister. The film jumps between timelines, showing the long-term consequences of that one decision.

As the governor's daughter caught up in a curse and a pirate adventure, Knightley plays one of her best-known mainstream roles. The film launched one of the biggest action franchises of the 2000s.

As codebreaker Joan Clarke, who helps Alan Turing crack the German Enigma code, Knightley stars opposite Benedict Cumberbatch. The role earned her an Oscar nomination.

As a singer-songwriter who records an album with a washed-up record producer after a failed relationship, Knightley shows in this musical drama that she can sing too. The film is largely set on the streets of New York.

Based on true events, Knightley plays a translator for British intelligence who leaks secret documents about the run-up to the Iraq War. The role shows a more serious, activist side of her career.

In the second pirate film, Knightley's character grows from governor's daughter into a more active participant in the adventures, as the world around Jack Sparrow expands.

In this science fiction drama about clones raised for organ donation, Knightley plays one of three leads whose friendship and love are overshadowed by their predetermined fate. Understated and somber in tone.

As the title character in this theatrically staged adaptation of Tolstoy's novel, Knightley plays a woman who risks her entire life for an extramarital love. Director Joe Wright opted for a stylized, stage-based design.

As the French writer Colette, who initially publishes under her husband's name before claiming her own voice, Knightley plays a role about artistic and personal independence.

Knightley plays a journalist on a luxury yacht who witnesses a body being thrown overboard in this Netflix thriller based on Ruth Ware's bestseller.