Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most popular actors out there. Here are her best movies, ranked by Letterboxd users.
The film Red, White, and Water is currently in production, with Jennifer Lawrence playing the lead role, according to Showbiz Cheatsheet. As there is no official trailer of the upcoming film yet, other than the film involving a US soldier who suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to reintegrate into life back home, fans have no idea about anything about the film’s setting and theme yet.
Since her role in The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence became one of the most successful and highest-paid actresses worldwide. In fact, she was the highest-paid actress in 2015, according to Forbes, despite acting for only nine years at the time. While there is only a single film with her to be released anytime soon, fans can always go back and take a look at the best works in her career.
Don’t Look Up – 3.1/5
Stream on Netflix
Don’t Look Up is the story of two low-level astronomers who are compelled to go on a massive media tour to warn humanity about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth. The film is a satire of government, political, celebrity, and media indifference to the climate catastrophe, and the impact event is an allegory for climate change.
Jennifer Lawrence portrays Kate Dibiasky, an astronomy Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University. While fans like Lawrence’s portrayal of Dibiasky, especially when she tries to warn people about the disaster despite being pressured by capitalists, the film gets a lot of hate, with some saying that it has repetitive jokes.
Like Crazy – 3.3/5
Stream on HBO Max
Like Crazy is the story of Anna, an exchange student from the United Kingdom who falls in love with an American student, Jacob, only to be separated from him when she is denied re-entry into the United States after overstaying her student visa, which causes mayhem in their relationship.
Jennifer Lawrence takes on the role of Samantha, the office assistant who Jacob dates for a while after breaking up with Anna. Lawrence’s role, while little and monotonous, was nevertheless impressive, and she was able to emotionally convey scenes, such as when she broke up with Jacob (only to get back together again later).
American Hustle – 3.3/5
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An FBI agent forces two con artists, Irving Rosenfeld and Sydney Prosser, to set up an extensive sting operation on corrupt officials in American Hustle. It’s based on the FBI’s “Abscam” sting operation from the late 1970s and early 1980s, which resulted in the imprisonment of seven members of US Congress and others.
Rosalyn Rosenfeld, a character based on Marie Weinberg, is played by Jennifer Lawrence. Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film four stars out of four, praising the actress’ role as Rosalyn, with some fans saying that it is one of Lawrence’s best roles. Lawrence was also awarded Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the British Academy Film Awards in 2014.
The Hunger Games – 3.5/5
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Set in a post-apocalyptic future, a boy and a girl from each of the country’s 12 Districts are chosen yearly as “tributes” and forced to take part in The Hunger Games, an enormous broadcast battle to the death used as punishment for a failed rebellion. The Hunger Games is one of the action movies turning 10 in 2022.
The protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, is played by Jennifer Lawrence. Fans laud Lawrence’s portrayal of Katniss in the film, claiming that she is “excellent” as Katniss and that there is no softness about her, but a sad drive to do good even if it means doing awful things.
Mother! – 3.5/5
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One of the best allegorical horror movies, Mother! follows a young woman whose peaceful living in the country with her spouse is upended when a mystery couple arrives. When the unhappy woman attempts to find out why her husband appears to be so friendly and obliging to everyone except her, terror ensues.
Jennifer Lawrence takes on the role of “mother.” Fans praise Lawrence’s performance as she was able to convey the horrors and terrors her character goes through, which makes the film much more impactful. As a result, Jennifer Larence was awarded “Best Actress” by the New Mexico Film Critics Association in 2017.
Winter’s Bone – 3.5/5
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Winter’s Bone is the story of a poor teenage girl in the remote Ozarks of Missouri who must find her absent father to save her family from eviction. The film examines how the pervasive underworld of illegal meth labs influences the interconnected themes of intimate and distant kinship, the power and speed of rumors, impoverishment, etc.
Jennifer Larence plays Ree Dolly, a 17-year-old girl from the Ozark Mountains, who set out to meet numerous people in an attempt to find out what had happened to his father. Audiences have praised Lawrence’s portrayal in the movie, notably her character’s unyielding faith and bravery, which keeps her cheerful despite her difficulties.
X-Men: First Class – 3.5/5
Stream on Disney+
X-Men: First Class is the chronologically the first among X-Men movies, and it tells the story of a mutant named Charles Xavier who meets a fellow mutant named Erik Lehnsherr (soon to be the villain Magneto) during the Cold War in 1962. As the world is on the verge of nuclear war, Charles and Erik band up with other mutants to save humanity.
Jennifer Lawrence plays one of the best X-Man, Raven/Mystique, Xavier’s childhood friend, and adoptive sister who, due to opposing ideologies, joins Lehnsherr’s Brotherhood of Mutants. Despite the fact that Lawrence’s part as Mystique in the film was not yet as significant as Xavier’s or Eric’s, it was nonetheless noteworthy, and we can see the film building her up to become one of the villains in the sequels.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – 3.6
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In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, months after their victory in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss feels a rebellion within the districts against the tyrannical Capitol, and Snow plots to make a terrible alteration to the rules for the 75th Hunger Games.
Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss Everdeen in the film. Jennifer Lawrence’s performance was hailed by critics, who stated that the actress is once again magnificent on breathtaking to see on the screen, particularly in the scenes on how Katniss has fueled the rebellion later on. As a result, Lawrence won Best Female Performance at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.
X-Men: Days of Future Past- 3.6/5
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X-Men: Days of Future Past happens as Dr. Bolivar Trask, certain that mutants are a threat to civilization, creates the Sentinels, massive robotic weapons that can detect a mutant gene and target that person. Sentinels have grown into incredibly efficient killing machines in the 21st century, nearly eradicating mutants.
When Mystique initially arrives, she exudes a sense of mystery, as she no longer works with Magneto and has a distinct objective from him. Lawrence’s portrayal aids the viewers in understanding Mystique’s situation and reason for becoming a minor antagonist who sets out to assassinate Trask, a person who causes a huge problem in the current timeline.
Silver Linings Playbook – 3.6/5
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The film Silver Linings Playbook depicts the narrative of Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper), a bipolar man who is freed from a psychiatric facility and returns to his parents, seeking to reclaim his estranged wife. He encounters a young widow who offers to assist him in reuniting with his wife if he participates in a dance contest with her.
Tiffany Maxwell, a young widow who offers to help Pat, is played by Jennifer Lawrence. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter lauds the actress’ performance, saying that “the chemistry between Cooper and Lawrence makes them a delight to watch, their spiky rapport failing to conceal a mutual attraction.” As a result, the film was able to collect a box office of $236 million, ten times its budget, according to Box Office Mojo.