Helen Mirren's Best Movies Helen Mirren is set to thrill audiences as a retired secret agent in this weekend's The Debt, and it should come as no surprise that Mirren manages to steal the screen in the heavy-hitting ensemble cast. After all, the actress has had a steady glowing presence in film since the 1960s with hits like Red, The Last Station, and most notably, The Queen — see which of her films critics love most.