10 Underrated Films by Felicity Jones You Must See

Felicity Jones has built a filmography that stretches from historical dramas to brisk thrillers and intimate character pieces. Beyond the high profile titles, there is a run of projects where she takes on varied roles that show strong range and careful craft. These films span period settings and contemporary stories and they place her alongside notable directors and casts.

This list gathers ten features that often fly under the radar yet give a clear view of how she works within different genres. You will find biographical portraits, literary adaptations, and modern romances that highlight steady choices and detailed performances. Each entry notes the role she plays, the creative team behind it, and specific production facts that help you find your way into the film.

‘Chalet Girl’ (2011)

Felicity Jones leads as Kim Matthews, a former skateboard champion who accepts a seasonal job in a luxury chalet in the Austrian Alps and discovers competitive snowboarding. The cast includes Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Bill Nighy, and Brooke Shields, and the director is Phil Traill. The story follows training on the slopes, work inside the chalet, and a major contest that anchors the third act.

The production shot on location in St Anton am Arlberg along with sequences in Garmisch Partenkirchen. Jones trained in snowboarding for the role and performed a significant share of on board action in camera. The film uses real alpine resorts and local crews to capture competition scenes and high altitude conditions.

‘Albatross’ (2011)

Jones plays Beth, a focused student who lives with her parents in a seaside guesthouse and forms a friendship with Emelia, an aspiring writer who claims a link to Arthur Conan Doyle. The film is directed by Niall MacCormick and co stars Jessica Brown Findlay, Sebastian Koch, and Julia Ormond. The narrative explores family tensions, first novels, and the pull between study and desire for escape.

The shoot took place on the Isle of Man with locations standing in for a British coastal town. Screenwriter Tamzin Rafn drew on experiences of growing up in a hotel setting and working through early drafts. The production worked with a small unit to film intimate interiors inside an operating guesthouse.

‘The Invisible Woman’ (2013)

Jones portrays Nelly Ternan, an actor whose relationship with Charles Dickens shapes the private life of a major literary figure. Ralph Fiennes directs and also appears as Dickens, with Kristin Scott Thomas as Nelly’s mother. The script adapts the research presented in Claire Tomalin’s study of Ternan and Dickens and follows theatre work, family conversations, and the separation between public image and personal choice.

The film received an Academy Award nomination for costume design and features work from artisans who built stage dresses and period daywear by hand. Key locations include Kent and London sites that match Victorian streets and interiors. The crew staged theatre scenes with period lighting instruments and used rehearsal time to block dialogue within historically accurate backstage spaces.

‘The Tempest’ (2010)

Jones plays Miranda in Julie Taymor’s screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s play. Helen Mirren appears as Prospera in a gender flipped version of the central role, with Ben Whishaw as Ariel and Djimon Hounsou as Caliban. The film keeps the island setting and presents shipwreck sequences, masque imagery, and scenes of reconciliation using a blend of practical sets and visual effects.

Production filmed in Hawaii to capture lava fields and coastal rock formations that stand in for the island. Sandy Powell’s costume work earned an Academy Award nomination and includes fabric treatments designed to weather in salt air and volcanic dust. The effects team created atmospheric elements around Ariel by combining motion capture with location plates.

‘Brideshead Revisited’ (2008)

Jones appears as Cordelia Flyte in this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel, directed by Julian Jarrold. The cast features Matthew Goode as Charles Ryder, Ben Whishaw as Sebastian Flyte, and Hayley Atwell as Julia Flyte, with Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon as the parents. The story follows the bond between Charles and the Flyte family through Oxford friendships, travel, and questions of faith.

Castle Howard in North Yorkshire stands in for the Brideshead estate, and the crew built additional interiors to match the architecture. The production schedules balanced summer exteriors with controlled studio shoots for chapel scenes and dinner tables. Period detail extends to props sourced from regional collections to reflect British upper class life across changing years.

‘Collide’ (2016)

Jones plays Juliet in an action thriller that centers on a heist gone wrong and a chase across Germany. Nicholas Hoult co stars with Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley as rival crime bosses. Eran Creevy directs and stages set pieces that move from night clubs to highways and freight yards.

The film shot across Germany and used closed sections of autobahn for high speed driving sequences under police supervision. The project was originally titled ‘Autobahn’ during development and shifted release plans during distributor changes. Vehicle work relied on precision drivers and multi camera rigs mounted on pursuit cars to capture exterior shots in traffic.

‘The Last Letter from Your Lover’ (2021)

Jones stars as Ellie Haworth, a contemporary journalist who discovers a cache of letters that document a relationship in the past. Shailene Woodley and Callum Turner appear in the historical timeline with Nabhaan Rizwan and Joe Alwyn supporting both threads. Director Augustine Frizzell moves between modern London and Riviera settings while Ellie investigates the authors of the letters.

The film adapts Jojo Moyes’s novel and uses separate production design palettes for the two time periods to help viewers track the shifts. StudioCanal handled the United Kingdom rollout and Netflix released the film in many international territories. Filming combined London offices and libraries with location work on the Mediterranean coast for the earlier storyline.

‘The Aeronauts’ (2019)

Jones plays Amelia Wren, a balloon pilot who undertakes a record breaking ascent with scientist James Glaisher, played by Eddie Redmayne. The story is inspired by an historic flight and depicts meteorological experiments, weather hazards, and crew decisions at extreme altitude. Director Tom Harper emphasizes the mechanics of balloon control and the risks of gas expansion and rapid cooling.

Amazon Studios backed the production and supported a special run in IMAX auditoriums before streaming on Prime Video. The team carried out real balloon flights with a specialist pilot to film wide shots above the countryside, and stunt work included a harnessed climb around the basket at height. The script draws on accounts of the ascent and integrates period equipment built by prop engineers.

‘Hysteria’ (2011)

Jones plays Emily Dalrymple opposite Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal in a comedy about Victorian medicine and the commercial development of an electrical device for women’s health. Jonathan Pryce and Rupert Everett appear in key supporting roles, and director Tanya Wexler maintains a setting of consulting rooms, laboratories, and parlors that reflect the medical culture of the time.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and later expanded to theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom. Production shot in London and Luxembourg with sets that reproduce late nineteenth century instruments and cabinetry. The screenplay incorporates references to real practitioners and trade catalogues that document early electrotherapy devices.

‘Northanger Abbey’ (2007)

Jones headlines as Catherine Morland in an ITV feature adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel. JJ Feild appears as Henry Tilney with Carey Mulligan as Isabella Thorpe. The plot follows Catherine’s first visit to Bath, her friendship with the Tilneys, and her growing sense of how novels and real life can differ.

The production was commissioned for British television and later aired on PBS in the United States as part of a period drama season. Filming combined heritage properties with street locations that match Georgian architecture. Costumes and carriage scenes were managed by crews experienced with Austen adaptations, and the music score supports ballroom sequences and quiet domestic scenes.

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