Jennifer Lawrence – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 1, 2026

United States Drama thought provoking

Winter’s Bone is bleak and controlled, made before The Hunger Games turned Jennifer Lawrence into a household name, Silver Linings Playbook shows the comic-dramatic register that followed, and Mother! is her most unhinged performance. Causeway has a soldier relearning life after a brain injury, No Hard Feelings is a rare full comic lead as a woman hired to date an awkward teenager, and Don’t Look Up warns a distracted world about a comet. American Hustle, Joy and X-Men: First Class round out the list.

Causeway (2022) 01

Causeway (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A wounded soldier returning home forms an unexpected bond with a grieving mechanic.

Directed by Lila Neugebauer · 1h 34m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Mother! (2017) 02

Mother! (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Javier Bardem is ambiguous and unsettling in one of the more polarising films of its year.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 2h 01m · Rated R

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

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No Hard Feelings (2023) 03

No Hard Feelings (2023)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Jennifer Lawrence takes a rare full comedic lead as a woman hired to date a socially awkward teenager.

Directed by Gene Stupnitsky · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · 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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Don't Look Up (2021) 04

Don't Look Up (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Two astronomers struggle to warn an indifferent public that a planet-killing comet is heading for Earth.

Directed by Adam McKay · 2h 18m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Joy (2015) 05

Joy (2015)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A struggling single mother invents a revolutionary household product and fights to bring it to market.

Directed by David O. Russell · 2h 04m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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X-Men: First Class (2011) 06

X-Men: First Class (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Jennifer Lawrence plays a young Mystique, torn between two very different visions for mutantkind.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn · 2h 12m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Winter's Bone (2010) 07

Winter's Bone (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A teenage girl searches for her missing father across the harsh Ozark backwoods to save her family's home.

Directed by Debra Granik · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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American Hustle (2013) 08

American Hustle (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 92% Metacritic 90

Con artists and a rogue FBI agent get tangled in a sting that spirals out of anyone's control.

Directed by David O. Russell · 2h 18m · Rated R

Nominated for 10 Oscars70 wins & 229 nominations

Where to watch

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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Silver Linings Playbook (2012) 09

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A romance built on two genuinely damaged people finding each other.

Directed by David O. Russell · 2h 02m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium 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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The Hunger Games (2012) 10

The Hunger Games (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 84% Metacritic 68

A teenager volunteers to fight to the death in a televised contest that keeps her district in line.

Directed by Gary Ross · 2h 22m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 BAFTA Award34 wins & 49 nominations total

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · 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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Vlad Zakh

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.