Split

  • Release year: 2016
  • Genre: Psychological Thriller
  • Production: Blumhouse Productions
  • Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
  • Actors: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula and Haley Lu Richardson

A man named Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) has 23 personalities that rule over his body. When uncertain, Kevin can change into characters ranging from grumpy, feminist, childish, perfectionist to intelligent. He suffers from multiple personality disorder because as a child he was traumatized by his mother’s torture.

One day, Kevin keeps three teenage girls named Casey Cooke (Anya), Claire Benoit (Jessica Sula) and Marcia (Haley Lu Richardson) in a basement. The three of them then feel threatened by the personality changes that often occur in Kevin. Then they were in danger when Kevin’s 24th character, “The Beast”, appeared to kill them all.

Glass

  • Release year: 2016
  • Genre: Psychological Thriller
  • Production: Blumhouse Productions
  • Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
  • Actors: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson

Glass is the sequel to Split, and the story follows Kevin Wendell Crumb (McAvoy), a fugitive after kidnapping teenage girls. Kevin can be more dangerous this time because his personality called “The Beast” can appear at any time. Meanwhile, Anya returns to play Casey Cooke, who is kidnapped by one of Kevin Wendell’s personalities.

On the other hand, Bruce Willis in this movie plays David Dunn or The Overseer. He has the ability to see evil deeds someone will perform just by touching him. Meanwhile, Samuel L. Jackson plays Elijah Price aka Mr. Glass as an insidious assassin who is obsessed with comic books.

Thoroughbreds

  • Release year: 2017
  • Genre: Dark Comedy Thriller
  • Produce: June Pictures
  • Directed by: Cory Finley
  • Actors: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin and Paul Sparks

This is Cory Finley’s directorial debut. Thoroughbreds premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2017, and the film was subsequently distributed worldwide by Focus Features on March 9, 2018.

Thoroughbreds is about a high school student named Lily (Anya), who befriends a cold girl, Amanda (Cooke). The two then plan to kill Lily’s stepfather with the help of a man, Tim (Yelchin), who is a drug dealer.

The Witch

  • Release year: 2015
  • Genre: Supernatural Horror
  • Production: Rooks Nest Entertainment and Maiden Voyage Pictures
  • Directed by: Robert Eggers
  • Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie

A religious family has five children including Thomasin (Anya), Caleb (Scrimshaw), Mercy (Grainger), Jonas (Dawson) and the youngest, Samuel. When Thomasin was playing hide and seek with Samuel, his little brother suddenly mysteriously disappeared. They then suspect that a magician has kidnapped him.

Thomasin then invites Caleb to find Samuel in the woods. However, Caleb is kidnapped by a scary female character in the woods. Thomasin panicked and returned home to tell the story. A few days later, Caleb arrived at the house cursed by a witch.

Feeling guilty, Thomasin goes deep into the forest to meet Black Phillip, a demon disguised as a scapegoat. He also made a pact with him to become a mage.

Barry

  • Release year: 2016
  • Genre: Drama
  • Production: Black Bear Pictures and Cinetic Media
  • Directed by: Vikram Gandhi
  • Actors: Devon Terrell and Anya Taylor-Joy

Barry tells the story of the life of the president of the United States, Barack Obama, while he was studying at Columbia University in 1981. The character Obama is played by Devon Terrell, and Anya Taylor-Joy plays Charlotte Baughman, a person good and an intelligent student, who later forms a love relationship with him.

The film was screened during the Special Presentation section of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. Barry was then released worldwide by Netflix on December 16, 2016. Based on reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, Barry has review score is 86%, and has an average rating of 6.5/10.

Emma

  • Release year: 2020
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Production: Perfect World Pictures and Working Title Films
  • Directed by: Autumn de Wilde
  • Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Josh O’Connor and Callum Turner

Set in 1800s England, a young girl named Emma Woodhouse (Anya) comes from a wealthy family. He is a personable character who often interferes in the love affairs of his friends. Emma often dates her friends and some of them are married.

Meanwhile, George (Flynn) is one of Emma’s best friends who often advises her. Emma then tries to match George with a beautiful girl named Harriet (Mia). This is where the love triangle conflict arises, Harriet likes him, but George himself actually has feelings for Emma.

Marrowbones

  • Release year: 2017
  • Genre: Psychological Horror Mystery
  • Production: Lionsgate International and Mediaset
  • Directed by: Sergio G. Sanchez
  • Actors: George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton and Mia Goth

Rose Marrowbone (Nicola Harrison) has 4 children including Jack (Mackay), Jane (Mia), Billy (Heaton) and Sam (Stagg). After divorcing her husband, she took them to England to start a new life there. The four children become friends with a girl named Allie (Anya) after enjoying life in England.

One day, Rose died from the disease she was suffering from. But, just before he died, Rose advised his children to keep his death a secret so that the house they were living in would not be taken. After going through a period of grief, they experience unexpected events, from being visited by a mysterious ghost, to the arrival of their father, who turns out to be a murderer.

Morgan

  • Release year: 2016
  • Genre: Science Fiction Horror
  • Producer: Scott Free Productions
  • Directed by: Luke Scott
  • Actors: Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones and Rose Leslie

A consultant named Lee Weathers (Kate Mara) is tasked with investigating a secret experiment in a remote laboratory. Then he finds an experimental girl called Morgan (Anya). The baby girl was born thanks to the DNA replication process of scientists led by Dr. Lui Cheng (Duong Tu Quynh).

Behind his innocent appearance, Morgan turns out to have superpowers, being able to move various objects using only his mind. To keep Morgan from being used for something evil, scientists isolated him in a glass room. When Lee meets her in the room, Morgan suddenly transforms into a dangerous girl.

The New Mutants

  • Release year: 2020
  • Genre: Superhero Horror
  • Production: Marvel Entertainment and Genre
  • Directed by: Josh Boone
  • Starring: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Heaton

Rahne Sinclair (Maisie), Illyana Rasputin (Anya), Sam Guthrie (Heaton), Roberto da Costa (Henry) and Danielle Moonstar (Hunt) are a group of teenage mutants imprisoned in a remote hospital. There they are under the supervision of Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice), who believes that the powers of five mutants can endanger the lives of the wider community.

So the doctor continues to teach them so that they can all control the power of these mutants. However, it is not an easy thing because they have to learn to make peace and accept the “special” conditions they have. Illyana and the others were then tested with various things that could test their respective abilities, for the camaraderie between them all.

Radioactive

  • Release year: 2019
  • Genre: Biographical Drama
  • Production: Film Title Working
  • Directed by: Marjane Satrapi
  • Starring: Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Aneurin Barnard and Anya Taylor-Joy

The film follows the journey of a female scientist named Maria Curie (Rosamund Pike), who succeeded in developing the theory of radioactivity, and discovered the elements polonium and radium. She became the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes in 1903 and 1911. In this film, Anya Taylor-Joy plays Maria’s eldest child named Irene Curie.

Radioactive previously premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was expected to have a global release in theaters last year, but that didn’t happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Radioactive was then broadcast through streaming services on Amazon Prime Video in July 2020.

Ten feature films starring Anya Taylor-Joy have been reviewed and now is the time for you to put all of the above recommendations on your watchlist. Don’t forget to watch at your leisure so as not to interfere with your main activities. Have fun watching!