Although today he is known to the public mainly due to his appearances in comics Disney / Marvel – and for some of the extravagance he posts on social media from time to time… – Gwyneth Paltrow was one of the hottest actresses of the 90s and even won an Oscar for Shakespeare in love. Deserved? Probably not, as it really is one of the most overrated films in the history of modern American cinema. But now it doesn’t matter. However, that Paltrow had the qualities of an actress, by no means despicable, and not a statuette, is confirmed by the great authors with whom she worked, as evidenced by five streaming movies chosen to pay tribute to her on her fiftieth birthday. Enjoy reading.

Five streaming movies starring Gwyneth Paltrow

• Seven
• Sydney
• Tenenbaums
• Two lovers
• Infection

Seven (1995)

We have to admit that thanks to her white smile and slightly melancholy look, Gwyneth Paltrow made us fall in love with Seven, his first fat role. The actress brings the innocence of her character to the creation of a thriller David Fincher even more painful and exciting. An ominous setting for a scenario that unfolds like a majestic descent into hell. Kevin Spacey from Brad Pitt As well as Morgan Freeman. A turning point in Hollywood genre cinema, a punch in the gut with dazzling aesthetic beauty. Masterpiece. Available on Infinity +, Amazon Prime Video.

Sydney (1996)

Debut behind the camera Paul Thomas Anderson – heavily reassembled from production and released to theaters in a very abbreviated version – remains a feature film brimming with creative power centered on a trio of lost characters, beautifully interpreted not only by Paltrow, but by John S. Reilly As well as Philip Baker Hall. Sydney it is a sometimes sophisticated melodrama that has the soul of the best Robert Altman, but also the personal eye of its author. Available on KILOGRAMSAmazon Prime Video.

Tenenbaums (2001)

In the director’s great little gem of a family comedy Wes Anderson Paltrow gives us perhaps the best proof of her career, beautifully framed by her now iconic hair and makeup. She is a wounded soul, around which all the heroes of the novel. Tenenbaumsa sparkling and melancholic portrait of an irresistible dysfunctional family group: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Owen As well as Luke Wilson, Bill Murray As well as Danny Glover. Enough? Landmark film, nominated for an Oscar for original screenplay. He would have deserved much more. Available on Rakuten TVKILO, Google games, Apple iTunes, TEAMVisionAmazon Prime Videos, Disney +.

Two Lovers (2008)

James Gray always created fat characters, but the emotional depth achieved through Two lovers it’s something else. Joaquin PhoenixPaltrow and vinessa show they are the protagonists of an autumnal and exciting sentimental triangle of lost souls and problematic psychology. In New York on the border, not on the outskirts, the film is gray, like real life, with the excruciating pain of life inside. To see is to suffer, of course, but to be seen absolutely. Available on Rakuten TV, CHILI, Google Play, Apple iTunes, Amazon Prime Video.

Contagion (2011)

When Steven Soderbergh he finds the right form for his stories, great films always come out. The dry, almost documentary style with which the author approaches Infection it makes it a suffocating, very tense film, no matter what time we live in. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston and many other cartel actors for a really wonderful, sinister but all too realistic feature film. In the end, it’s scary, without even thinking about how prophetic it was … Available on Rakuten TV, CHILI, Google Play, Apple iTunes, TIMVision, Amazon Prime Video.