Jodie Foster – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 17, 2026

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, and True Detective: Night Country proves she’s still finding sharp material in her sixties. Hotel Artemis runs a secret hospital for criminals, Inside Man negotiates between police and a meticulous robber, and Flightplan has a mother insisting her daughter is missing from a plane. The Accused, Nell, Contact and Panic Room round out the list.

True Detective: Night Country (2024)

TMDB ★ 5.5

Jodie Foster takes a television lead as a police chief investigating a disturbing Arctic mystery.

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Hotel Artemis (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Jodie Foster plays a hardened nurse running a secret hospital for criminals.

Directed by Drew Pearce · 1h 34m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Inside Man (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 86% Metacritic 76

A hostage negotiator suspects the bank robbery he's handling isn't really about money.

Directed by Spike Lee · 2h 09m · Rated R

5 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Flightplan (2005)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A recently widowed woman searches a transatlantic flight for her missing daughter, whom no one else remembers boarding.

Directed by Robert Schwentke · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Nell (1994)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Jodie Foster earned an Oscar nomination as a woman raised in near-total isolation from society.

Directed by Michael Apted · 1h 52m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Panic Room (2002)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 76% Metacritic 65

A mother and daughter hide from home invaders inside their own reinforced safe room.

Directed by David Fincher · 1h 51m · Rated R

1 win & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · 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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Contact (1997)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 69% Metacritic 62

A scientist's decoded alien signal leads to a single seat aboard a machine built to reach the stars.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 2h 30m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar15 wins & 32 nominations

Where to watch

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

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The Accused (1988)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A gang rape survivor fights for justice when prosecutors move to reduce the charges against her attackers.

Directed by Jonathan Kaplan · 1h 51m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Taxi Driver (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 89% Metacritic 94

An alienated New York cabbie grows more isolated until it pushes him toward violence.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 1h 54m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars22 wins & 21 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core 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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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 95% Metacritic 86

A trainee FBI agent consults an imprisoned cannibal to catch an active serial killer.

Directed by Jonathan Demme · 1h 59m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars71 wins & 50 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium 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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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.

Jodie Foster – 10 Best Movies

True Detective: Night Country (2024)

Hotel Artemis (2018)

Inside Man (2006)

Flightplan (2005)

Nell (1994)

Panic Room (2002)

Contact (1997)

The Accused (1988)

Taxi Driver (1976)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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