Below is a list of feature films that Gugu has starred in. They are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent ones last. Click on the titles to read more about each project individually.
| 2005 | Legless | Beth |
| 2005 | Walk Away and I Stumble | Nurse |
| 2006 | Viva Blackpool | Pretty Young Woman |
| 2006 | Born Equal | Girl at King’s Cross Station (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley | Jessica |
| 2007 | Closure | Young PA |
| 2009 | Fallout | Shanice Roberts |
| 2009 | Act of God | Rose |
| 2009 | All My Dreams on VHS (short) | Erica |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | Talia |
| 2012 | Odd Thomas | Viola |
| 2013 | Belle | Dido Elizabeth Belle |
| 2014 | Beyond the Lights | Noni Jean |
| 2014 | 9 Kisses (short) | Gugu Mbatha-Raw |
| 2015 | Jupiter Ascending | Famulus |
| 2015 | Concussion | Prema Mutiso |
| 2016 | The Whole Truth | Janelle |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane | TBA |
| 2016 | Free State of Jones | Rachel |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast | Babette |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Hamilton |
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Abbie |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Murry |
| 2018 | Fast Color | Ruth |
| 2018 | Farming | Ms. Dapo |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Laura Rose |
| – | Come Away | – |
| – | Summerland | – |
| – | Misbehaviour | Jennifer Hosten |