Legacy: The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows by Sarah Snook, Rotten Tomatoes

10 “Run Bunny Run” (2023)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 36%

Sarah Snook’s biggest role in 2023 will almost inevitably be in the show’s final (and likely very dramatic) final season. succession, but that’s far from the only 2023 title she’s tied to. She also starred in a horror film called Run Bunny Runwhich was screened at select film festivals in early 2023, with a Netflix release scheduled for the end of the year.

It’s a psychological horror film about a fertility doctor with her own child and the increasingly disturbing things that start to happen after her child starts acting weird. It doesn’t hold a Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes certification, although the site states that the film still contains “powerful performances,” meaning that even if it’s not a stellar horror movie, it might still be enough for Sarah Snook fans.

9 “American Cucumber” (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 72%

american pickle it’s a comedy with a pretty gripping premise. We are talking about an immigrant named Herschel, who in 1919 accidentally falls into a vat of pickled cucumbers and saves himself to wake up exactly 100 years later and try to realize how much the world has changed in all this time.

in the end it is Seth Rogen the film more than anything else as it plays both Herschel and one of his descendants who helps him navigate modern life. Sarah Snook’s character is also named Sarah and plays Herschel’s wife, who naturally stayed in 1919 and is long gone by 2019. It’s a small role, but Snook makes the most of it, and the film as a whole is enjoyable to watch.

8 “Soul Mates” (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 74%

It’s hard not to hear about soul mates and not immediately think Black mirror. Both are anthology series set in the future and focus on technology affecting the way people interact with each other. soul matesit specifically focuses on the idea of ​​relationships, given that the show’s future technology could bring people together with whoever they are “most” perfect for.

Considering it’s an anthology series, Sarah Snook only appears in one episode: the first of six. Overall, the show has a solid critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the episode with Snook also received the highest rating of six on IMDb.

7 “Parts of a Woman” (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 75%

A brutally realistic drama that’s hard to watch Pieces of a woman follows the traumatic birth of a young mother, in which she tragically loses her child. After the opening scenes establish this, the film becomes about a mother, Martha, coping with her grief and also involved in a civil case against her midwife, whom Martha’s mother blames for the tragedy.

Sarah Snook plays Martha’s cousin, Suzanne, who is involved in the lawsuit and also complicates things by having an affair with Martha’s partner. It’s a drama that’s really heavy on drama, and while it doesn’t have a fantastic pacing or script, the entire cast, including Snook, perform very strongly.

6 ‘Predestination’ (2014)

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 84%

predestination it’s one of those films where the less said, the better. Audiences should ideally be blindfolded, as this is a movie where the goal is to kick the carpet out from under you, and then once you’ve recovered and adjusted under said rug, it will pull the rug out again and the process just continues for most. out of its 97 minute runtime.

It’s a sci-fi film that explores terrorism, purpose in life, and personality while balancing a few lofty themes while still being entertaining. It’s not a perfect sci-fi movie, but its strengths outweigh its flaws, and Sarah Snook manages to outshine everyone. predestination perhaps this is her ultimate breakthrough role.

5 “These Last Hours” (2013)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

One year before predestination release Sarah Snook starred in another sci-fi film: These last hours. However, it’s a very different beast compared to the 2014 film as it’s a film that isn’t as futuristic as well as a bit more straight forward, more like a thriller.

It’s because These last hours concerns the imminent catastrophe and mass death of the population of Perth, a city on the west coast of Australia. An asteroid impact in the North Atlantic means a firestorm will hit Perth in 12 hours, and the film follows several characters who must decide what to do during their last hours on Earth. Snook’s role is limited but still important overall and marked a fairly significant next step in her career. predestination made her name more famous.

4 “Steve Jobs” (2015)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

Like These last hours, Steve Jobs it is ultimately a film in which Sarah Snook’s role is fairly brief. A biopic (of sorts) clearly follows Steve Jobsbut instead of retelling his life story condensed to the length of the film, the film instead chose to focus on three separate events in Jobs’ life: one in 1984, one in 1988, and then the last in 1998.

All characters are based on real people, with some liberties taken for dramatic/emotional effect. Sarah Snook plays a supporting role Andrea Cunninghamthe Macintosh startup manager (shown to have happened in 1984), who then plays a similar role when starting the iMac (which is shown to happen in the 1988 part of the film).

3 “Koala Man” (2023)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 86%

Koala Man is a hilarious animated sitcom that released its first season in early 2023. Set in an alternate reality where Australia has become the most powerful country in the world, it follows a middle-aged family man who decides to become a vigilante in his small town, adopting the name “Koala Man” but lacking the actual superpowers that one could speak. Sarah Snook voices his wife Vicki.

There are many animated comedy shows dedicated to families, which makes it hard to stand out from the crowd. Koala Man it may not do well as any instant classic, but it had a well-received first season, judging by its Rotten Tomatoes rating, so it could very well evolve into something more famous if given additional seasons.

2 ‘Weird’ (2015)

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 87%

After starring in two relatively dark sci-fi films with These last hours And predestination in 2013 and 2014 respectively, Sarah Snook starred in a completely different film in 2015. weirdo is an Australian film aimed at families centered around a dog named Oddball trained to defend a penguin sanctuary from fox attacks.

For animal lovers who are looking for entertaining films for the whole family, it probably holds some value as it is relatively light-hearted and harmless. At the very least, it also shows that Snook can do films that aren’t dark character studies or intense sci-fi movies.

1 “Legacy” (2018 - 2023)

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 94%

succession is a well-known HBO series that follows numerous characters who are in varying degrees different from each other. Regardless, it’s a very exciting TV because while the characters aren’t likable, the conflict they’re involved in turns out to be compelling and the writing and acting are superb.

Sarah Snook plays Shiv, one of the children of Logan Roy, a wealthy media mogul who starts the series while facing the possibility that he may have to choose a successor and all his children want the biggest piece of the pie. This is arguably Snook’s best-known and best-known role to date, winning one Golden Globe and earning two Emmy nominations in the show’s first three seasons.