Jesse Eisenberg – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 17, 2026

Jesse Eisenberg built a career on rapid-fire, anxious intelligence, which made him perfect for Mark Zuckerberg and just as effective in the smaller, stranger films around the edges. The Social Network is the highlight. American Ultra reveals a stoner as a government assassin, Resistance has Marcel Marceau smuggling Jewish children out of France, Batman v Superman casts him as a villain, and The Double torments a meek clerk with his own confident double. Adventureland, Zombieland, Now You See Me, The Squid and the Whale and A Real Pain round out the list.

American Ultra (2015)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A stoner discovers he is really a dormant, highly trained government assassin.

Directed by Nima Nourizadeh · 1h 36m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · 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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Resistance (2020)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Jesse Eisenberg plays mime artist Marcel Marceau, who helps smuggle Jewish children out of occupied France.

Directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now · Rent: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Two of DC's biggest icons fight it out before eventually teaming up.

Directed by Zack Snyder · 2h 32m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · 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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The Double (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Jesse Eisenberg plays a meek office worker tormented by the arrival of his own confident doppelganger.

Directed by Richard Ayoade · 1h 33m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Adventureland (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A recent graduate's humiliating summer job at a run-down theme park turns into an unexpected coming-of-age.

Directed by Greg Mottola · 1h 47m · Rated R

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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Now You See Me (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 51% Metacritic 50

A team of illusionists pulls off elaborate heists disguised as stage magic.

Directed by Louis Leterrier · 1h 56m · Rated PG-13

1 win & 3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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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A Real Pain (2024)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Two mismatched cousins tour Poland together to honour their grandmother's survival of the Holocaust.

Directed by Jesse Eisenberg · 1h 30m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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The Squid and the Whale (2005)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Jesse Eisenberg plays a teenager who navigates his parents' divorce while absorbing their worst intellectual habits.

Directed by Noah Baumbach · 1h 21m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Zombieland (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 89% Metacritic 73

A germaphobic survivor's rules for staying alive in a zombie-overrun America.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer · 1h 28m · Rated R

10 wins & 29 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: 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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The Social Network (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A founding-myth drama about Facebook that plays like a genuine thriller.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 01m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel · 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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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.

Jesse Eisenberg – 10 Best Movies

American Ultra (2015)

Resistance (2020)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

The Double (2013)

Adventureland (2009)

Now You See Me (2013)

A Real Pain (2024)

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Zombieland (2009)

The Social Network (2010)

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