Jamie Lee Curtis – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 12, 2026

United States Drama

Jamie Lee Curtis became horror’s first scream queen in Halloween and, decades later, won an Oscar for a role that had nothing to do with screaming at all.

The Fog (1980) 01

The Fog (1980)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A ghostly fog rolls into a coastal town carrying a century-old grudge.

Knives Out (2019) 02

Knives Out (2019)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A wealthy family becomes a murder mystery's suspect list, and Curtis plays the most brittle sibling.

Trading Places (1983) 03

Trading Places (1983)

IMDb ★ 7.4

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

Halloween (2018) 04

Halloween (2018)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A direct sequel that erases every other sequel, bringing Laurie Strode back for a final reckoning.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 05

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A multiverse-hopping laundromat owner's family drama, with Curtis as a memorably deranged IRS auditor.

Freaky Friday (2003) 06

Freaky Friday (2003)

IMDb ★ 6.3

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

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) 07

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

IMDb ★ 5.9

Laurie Strode confronts Michael Myers again after two decades in hiding.

True Lies (1994) 08

True Lies (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A secret-agent husband's double life is exposed to his own unsuspecting wife.

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 09

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A heist gone wrong pits four mismatched con artists against each other.

Halloween (1978) 10

Halloween (1978)

IMDb ★ 7.7

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

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.