My Week With Marilyn (2011)

Based On the Life of: Marilyn Monroe

Starring: Michelle Williams

Movie Budget: $10 million

Star Salary: $400,000

My Week with Marilyn centered around a short period of time in the life of the iconic star Marilyn Monroe. The movie starred Michelle Williams as Monroe and Eddie Redmayne as amateur filmmaker Colin Clark, a friend of Monroe’s, who wrote a novel about his experiences showing her around London during the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl.

The movie takes a look at the real Marilyn behind the veneer of the legacy she left behind. Not the glittery, glamorous, larger-than-life figure that everyone knows—but the real, complex human being with her struggles and a complicated relationship with her fame.