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Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962-) is an Oscar® nominated American actress. Leigh, the daughter of actor Vic Morrow, had her first film breakthrough in 1982’s Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Since then she has been appearing in acclaim movies….including her Oscar® nominated performance in 2015’s The Hateful Eight. Her IMDb page shows over 100 acting credits since 1976. This page will rank Jennifer Jason Leigh movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Jennifer Jason Leigh Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| 2002 | Road to Perdition (2002) |  |
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| 1991 | Backdraft (1991) |  |
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| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) |  |
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| 1992 | Single White Female (1992) | |
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| 2015 | The Hateful Eight (2015) | |
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| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne (1995) |  |
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| 1983 | Easy Money (1983) | |
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| 1993 | Short Cuts (1993) | |
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| 2013 | The Spectacular Now (2013) | |
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| 2018 | Annihilation (2018) | |
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| 2017 | Good Time (2017) | |
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| 1995 | Georgia (1995) |  |
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| 1990 | Miami Blues (1990) | |
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| 2015 | Anomalisa (2015) | |
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| 2004 | The Machinist (2004) | |
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| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York (2008) | |
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| 2010 | Greenberg (2010) | |
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| 1991 | Rush (1991) | |
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| 1999 | eXistenZ (1999) | |
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| 2018 | White Boy Rick (2018) | |
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| 2013 | Kill Your Darlings (2013) | |
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| 2020 | Possessor (2020) | |
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| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) |  |
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| 1989 | Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) | |
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| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1985 | Flesh + Blood (1985) | |
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| 1997 | Washington Square (1997) | |
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| 1997 | A Thousand Acres (1997) | |
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| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) | |
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| 2001 | The Anniversary Party (2001) | |
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| 2002 | Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) | |
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| 2000 | Skipped Parts (2000) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2004 | Palindromes (2004) | |
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| 1989 | The Big Picture (1989) | |
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| 2007 | Margot at the Wedding (2007) | |
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| 2004 | Childstar (2004) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1996 | Kansas City (1996) | |
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| 2016 | LBJ (2016) | |
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| 2000 | The King Is Alive (2000) | |
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| 1986 | The Hitcher (1986) | |
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| 1981 | Eyes of a Stranger (1981) |  |
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| 2013 | Hateship Loveship (2013) | |
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| 1991 | Crooked Hearts (1991) | |
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| 2005 | The Jacket (2005) | |
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| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) | |
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| 2014 | Welcome To Me (2014) | |
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| 1987 | Sister, Sister (1987) | |
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| 1982 | Wrong Is Right (1982) |  |
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| 2016 | Morgan (2016) | |
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| 2003 | In the Cut (2003) | |
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| 1988 | Heart of Midnight (1988) | |
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| 2020 | The Woman in the Window (2020) Netflix |
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| 2017 | Amityville: The Awakening (2017) Limited Release |
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| 1986 | The Men's Club (1986) | |
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| 2013 | Jake Squared (2013) | |
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| 2013 | The Moment (2013) | |
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| 2022 | Sharp Stick (2022) Limited Release |
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| 2024 | Poolman (2024) | |
Jennifer Jason Leigh Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Jennifer Jason Leigh movie received.
- Sort Jennifer Jason Leigh movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Review %
Oscar Nom / Win
S
UMR Score
CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review % Oscar Nom / Win S UMR Score
1
Road to Perdition (2002)
Tom Hanks &
Paul Newman104.50
225.1
390.1
24
81
06 / 01
98.3
2
Backdraft (1991)
Kurt Russell &
Directed by Ron Howard77.90
231.2
452.4
14
60
03 / 00
92.1
3
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Sean Penn &
Judge Reinhold27.10
115.2
115.2
28
74
00 / 00
86.7
5
Single White Female (1992)
Bridget Fonda &
Steven Weber48.00
144.6
144.6
33
63
00 / 00
85.7
4
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Samuel L. Jackson &
Kurt Russell54.10
80.2
231.0
51
77
03 / 01
85.0
7
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Kathy Bates &
Christopher Plummer24.40
70.0
70.0
69
74
00 / 00
79.9
9
Easy Money (1983)
Rodney Dangerfield &
Joe Pesci29.30
116.3
116.3
25
57
00 / 00
78.9
6
Short Cuts (1993)
Jack Lemmon &
Frances McDormand6.10
18.5
18.5
132
87
01 / 00
78.2
8
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Miles Teller &
Shailene Woodley6.90
10.5
10.6
142
87
00 / 00
75.9
11
Annihilation (2018)
Natalie Portman &
Tessa Thompson32.70
44.7
58.8
82
72
00 / 00
72.4
10
Good Time (2017)
Robert Pattinson &
Benny Safdie0.40
0.5
3.5
207
85
00 / 00
71.2
12
Georgia (1995)
Mare Winningham
1.10
3.2
3.2
187
78
01 / 00
65.9
13
Miami Blues (1990)
Fred Ward &
Alec Baldwin9.90
29.2
29.2
99
70
00 / 00
64.7
15
Anomalisa (2015)
David Thewlis
3.80
5.6
8.5
146
74
01 / 00
61.0
14
The Machinist (2004)
Christian Bale &
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón1.10
2.2
16.5
202
76
00 / 00
61.0
16
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Philip Seymour Hoffman &
Michelle Williams3.10
5.4
7.6
177
74
00 / 00
60.0
17
Greenberg (2010)
Ben Stiller
4.20
6.7
11.7
143
71
00 / 00
56.5
19
Rush (1991)
Jason Patric &
Sam Elliott7.20
21.5
21.5
112
67
00 / 00
56.4
18
eXistenZ (1999)
Willem Dafoe &
Jude Law &
Ian Holm2.90
7.1
7.1
167
71
00 / 00
55.9
22
White Boy Rick (2018)
Matthew McConaughey &
Bruce Dern24.00
32.8
34.3
97
62
00 / 00
54.2
20
Kill Your Darlings (2013)
Daniel Radcliffe &
Dane DeHaan1.00
1.6
3.2
182
71
00 / 00
53.0
21
Possessor (2020)
Christopher Abbott
0.70
0.8
0.8
63
70
00 / 00
51.7
23
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Campbell Scott
2.10
6.6
6.6
173
67
00 / 00
49.3
22
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Stephen Lang
1.70
5.4
5.4
147
68
00 / 00
49.0
25
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
Film Festival Circuit Only Directed by Anjelica Huston
0.00
0.1
0.1
279
69
00 / 00
48.5
24
Flesh + Blood (1985)
Rutger Hauer
0.10
0.4
0.4
191
68
00 / 00
47.2
25
Washington Square (1997)
Albert Finney
1.90
5.0
5.0
178
67
00 / 00
46.8
29
A Thousand Acres (1997)
Michelle Pfeiffer &
Jessica Lange7.90
21.6
25.9
123
60
00 / 00
43.4
27
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Tim Robbins &
Paul Newman2.80
8.6
45.7
163
64
00 / 00
43.3
29
The Anniversary Party (2001)
Alan Cumming
4.00
9.0
10.9
163
63
00 / 00
42.5
32
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
Christopher Lloyd
13.70
29.6
29.6
131
56
00 / 00
40.5
31
Skipped Parts (2000)
Film Festival Circuit Only R. Lee Ermey &
Drew Barrymore0.10
0.1
0.1
270
65
00 / 00
39.8
31
Palindromes (2004)
Ellen Barkin
0.60
1.1
1.1
221
64
00 / 00
38.2
34
The Big Picture (1989)
Kevin Bacon
0.10
0.4
0.4
199
64
00 / 00
37.8
35
Margot at the Wedding (2007)
Nicole Kidman &
Jennifer Jason Leigh2.00
3.6
5.3
198
62
00 / 00
36.7
35
Childstar (2004)
Film Festival Circuit Only Eric Stoltz
0.00
0.1
0.1
337
62
00 / 00
33.3
36
Kansas City (1996)
Miranda Richardson
1.40
3.8
3.8
191
61
00 / 00
33.2
38
LBJ (2016)
Woody Harrelson &
Michael Stahl-David2.50
3.5
3.6
195
61
00 / 00
33.1
38
The King Is Alive (2000)
Miles Anderson &
Romane Bohringer0.00
0.1
0.1
306
61
00 / 00
31.5
39
The Hitcher (1986)
Rutger Hauer &
C. Thomas Howell5.80
19.7
19.7
96
54
00 / 00
30.1
39
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
Lauren Tewes &
Jennifer Jason Leigh1.10
5.0
5.0
137
59
00 / 00
29.9
40
Hateship Loveship (2013)
Nick Nolte
0.10
0.1
0.1
287
60
00 / 00
28.7
42
Crooked Hearts (1991)
Vincent D'Onofrio
0.00
0.1
0.1
253
59
00 / 00
28.1
44
The Jacket (2005)
Daniel Craig &
Keira Knightley6.30
12.3
41.3
159
55
00 / 00
26.9
43
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Patrick Swayze &
Jamie Lee Curtis4.70
17.6
17.6
112
53
00 / 00
26.4
45
Welcome To Me (2014)
Kristen Wiig &
Tim Robbins0.60
0.9
1.0
190
57
00 / 00
23.8
46
Sister, Sister (1987)
Eric Stoltz
0.70
2.4
2.4
194
55
00 / 00
21.2
48
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Sean Connery &
Dean Stockwell3.60
15.2
15.2
103
48
00 / 00
16.3
49
Morgan (2016)
Kate Mara &
Paul Giamatti3.90
5.7
12.7
177
50
00 / 00
14.7
48
In the Cut (2003)
Meg Ryan &
Mark Ruffalo4.80
9.8
49.2
147
46
00 / 00
12.0
49
Heart of Midnight (1988)
Steve Buscemi
0.10
0.3
0.3
256
49
00 / 00
11.8
52
The Woman in the Window (2020)
NetflixAmy Adams
0.10
0.1
0.1
272
48
00 / 00
11.2
53
Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
Limited ReleaseMckenna Grace
0.10
0.1
11.2
297
46
00 / 00
8.5
53
The Men's Club (1986)
Roy Scheider &
Harvey Keitel2.60
8.6
8.6
135
42
00 / 00
7.6
53
Jake Squared (2013)
Virginia Madsen
0.00
0.1
0.1
412
44
00 / 00
7.0
54
The Moment (2013)
Meat Loaf
0.00
0.1
0.1
403
43
00 / 00
6.2
56
Sharp Stick (2022)
Limited ReleaseJon Bernthal
0.10
0.1
0.1
277
43
00 / 00
5.8
58
Poolman (2024)
Chris Pine
0.10
0.1
0.1
187
42
00 / 00
5.4
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IMDB credits Jennifer with 26 acting awards and 65 noms. Her current net worth is said to be $5 million. In the pipeline for her are-
1/Completed: the drama “Awake”. After a devastating global event wipes out all electronics and eliminated people’s ability to sleep, a former soldier may have found a solution with her daughter.
2/Completed: “Woman in the Window”. It seems like a Hitchcock-Rear Window-type voyeur thriller. An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors, only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
3/Currently filming: TV series Lisey’s Story based on a Stephen King horror novel. A widow becomes the object of a dangerous stalker, obsessed with her husband’s work.
Hey Bob….thanks for the additional information on Jennifer Jason Leigh. Her net worth seems to be on the low side….but it is more than me….lol. Woman in the Window has gotten some good buzz….and has a stellar cast. Stay safe and healthy.
a consistently entertaining actress. i saw 7 including top 4 and bottom 1. no tens. 9 road to perdition. with dan on enjoying hudsucker proxy a 7 ,i was amazed by her high oracle of beacon ranking. i even enjoyed her worst UMR the boys club an 8, no women should watch. i enjoyed annihilation an 8. closest to a favorite was ron howard’s backdraft one of kurt russell’s top 10 for me. i just watched fast times at ridgemont high an 8. interesting anomaly, only one of her top 5 UMR is in her top 5 UMR reviews. i eagerly await The Bob’s net worth for this hard working actress.
Hey bob cox….thanks for the thoughts on Jennifer Jason Leigh. I like the “a consistently entertaining actress” part of your comment. Wow another Hudsucker Proxy fan…..now that is a small fan club…lol. I am right there with you on Backdraft….one of Kurt’s better movies…but stay away from Backdraft 2…brutally bad. That is interesting that her best reviewed movies are not really in her Top 5 UMR movies…good stuff as always.