The Best Paul Greengrass Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Paul Greengrass movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Paul Greengrass based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In March 2024 there are 11 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Paul Greengrass In Order of Popularity

  1. The Bourne Ultimatum
  2. Captain Phillips
  3. The Bourne Supremacy
  4. Bloody Sunday
  5. United 93
  6. Green Zone
  7. 22 July
  8. News of the World
  9. The Theory of Flight
  10. Jason Bourne
  11. The Fix

Stream the top 11 Movies directed by Paul Greengrass

1. The Bourne Ultimatum

Rated: PG-13

8.0/10

Jason Bourne continues his international quest to uncover his true identity, while staying one step ahead of those who want to kill him.

2. Captain Phillips

Rated: PG-13

7.8/10

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

3. The Bourne Supremacy

Rated: PG-13

7.7/10

When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.

4. Bloody Sunday

Rated: R

7.6/10

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

5. United 93

Rated: R

7.6/10

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

6. Green Zone

Rated: R

6.8/10

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that threatens to invert the purpose of their mission.

7. 22 July

Rated: R

6.8/10

In Norway on 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utöya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story will focus on the survivors of the attacks, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

8. News of the World

Rated: PG-13

6.8/10

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

9. The Theory of Flight

Rated: R

6.6/10

A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building. This leads him to meeting a young woman, who is dying of motor neuron disease. The strong-willed woman admits her wish to be de-flowered before her death. The man, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girl friend, declines but offers to help pay for a gigolo to do the deed. The following events play off the inherent comedy and drama of the circumstances.

10. Jason Bourne

Rated: PG-13

6.6/10

The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.

11. The Fix

Rated: N/A

/10

The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were jailed and banned from football for life for conspiring to fix the results of matches. Prominent among those jailed and banned were the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. stars Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne.