01 A television lead as a police chief investigating a disturbing Arctic mystery.
Jodie Foster – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · August 17, 2026
United States Drama thought provoking
The Silence of the Lambs is controlled and quietly terrified; Taxi Driver, over a decade earlier, remains one of the most unsettling child performances ever filmed. True Detective: Night Country proves she’s still finding sharp material in her sixties.
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02 A hardened nurse running a secret hospital for criminals.
03 A power broker negotiating between the police and a meticulous bank robber.
04 A mother insisting her daughter is missing from a plane where no one believes her.
05 An Oscar-nominated performance as a woman raised in near-total isolation from society.
06 A mother protecting her daughter from intruders inside their own home's safe room.
07 A scientist chosen to make first contact with an alien intelligence.
08 An Oscar-winning performance as a woman fighting for justice after a brutal assault.
09 An Oscar-nominated performance as a young teenager caught in Travis Bickle's orbit, at just 13.
10 An Oscar-winning performance as FBI trainee Clarice Starling opposite Hannibal Lecter.