Jamie Lee Curtis – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 12, 2026

Jamie Lee Curtis became horror’s first scream queen in Halloween and decades later won an Oscar for a role with nothing to do with screaming. Halloween (2018) is a direct sequel that erases the others and brings Laurie Strode back, The Fog rolls a ghostly grudge into a coastal town, Knives Out makes her the most brittle sibling in a murder suspect list, and Trading Places swaps two men’s lives as a bet. Halloween, Halloween H20, True Lies, A Fish Called Wanda, Freaky Friday and Everything Everywhere All at Once round out the list.

The Fog (1980)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A coastal town's dark secret returns as a supernatural fog brings vengeful ghosts ashore.

Directed by John Carpenter · 1h 30m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Knives Out (2019)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 97% Metacritic 82

A rich family becomes a murder mystery's suspect list, and Marta is the one person who can't lie.

Directed by Rian Johnson · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar52 wins & 114 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Trading Places (1983)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 87% Metacritic 69

Two wealthy brothers swap a commodities broker and a street con artist's lives as a bet, with chaotic results.

Directed by John Landis · 1h 56m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar3 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Halloween (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A direct sequel that erases every other sequel and brings Laurie Strode back for a final reckoning.

Directed by David Gordon Green · 1h 46m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 93% Metacritic 81

Genre chaos plus one of the best portraits of a long marriage ever put on screen.

Directed by Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan · 2h 20m · Rated R

Won 7 Oscars408 wins & 382 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Freaky Friday (2003)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A mother and daughter swap bodies and start understanding each other for the first time.

Directed by Mark Waters · 1h 37m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Jamie Lee Curtis's Laurie Strode confronts Michael Myers again after two decades in hiding.

Directed by Steve Miner · 1h 26m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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True Lies (1994)

TMDB ★ 7.2

James Cameron's spy-comedy hybrid, bigger and funnier than it needed to be.

Directed by James Cameron · 2h 21m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, AMC · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 96% Metacritic 80

Jewel thieves turn on each other after a heist, pulling in a hapless English barrister.

Directed by Charles Crichton · 1h 49m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar10 wins & 27 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Halloween (1978)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 97% Metacritic 91

The slasher template, built almost entirely around one relentless, silent killer.

Directed by John Carpenter · 1h 31m · Rated R

9 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+ · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Jamie Lee Curtis – 10 Best Movies

The Fog (1980)

Knives Out (2019)

Trading Places (1983)

Halloween (2018)

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Freaky Friday (2003)

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

True Lies (1994)

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Halloween (1978)

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