Jennifer Jason Leigh - Metacritic

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Career Overview in Movies

60 Avg. Career score

Metascore Distribution

positive

30 (52%)

mixed

21 (36%)

negative

7 (12%)

Highest Metascore

88

Lowest Metascore

20

Movies Scores

Anomalisa

Other, Actor (as Lisa Hesselman)

2015

• 1 h 30 m

• R

88

Boogie Nights

Other

1997

• 2 h 35 m

• R

86

The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now

Actor (as Sara)

2013

• 1 h 35 m

• R

82

The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

Other

2005

• 1 h 21 m

• R

82

Georgia

Other, Producer, Actor (as Sadie Flood)

1995

• 1 h 55 m

• R

81

Short Cuts

Actor (as Lois Kaiser)

1993

• 3 h 7 m

• R

81

Good Time

Actor (as Corey Ellman)

2017

• 1 h 41 m

• R

80

Annihilation

Actor (as Dr. Ventress)

2018

• 1 h 55 m

• R

79

Magnolia

Other

1999

• 3 h 8 m

• R

78

Greenberg

Writer, Producer, Actor (as Beth - Beller's Party)

2010

• 1 h 47 m

• R

76

Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

Actor (as Anney)

1996

• 1 h 37 m

• R

75

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

Other, Actor (as Female inmate)

2001

• 1 h 56 m

• R

73

Possessor Uncut

Possessor Uncut

Actor (as Girder)

2020

• 1 h 43 m

• Not Rated

72

Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition

Actor (as Annie Sullivan)

2002

• 1 h 57 m

• R

72

Miami Blues

Actor (as Susie Waggoner)

1990

• 1 h 37 m

• R

72

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Other

2000

• 1 h 46 m

• PG-13

69

Welcome to Me

Actor (as Deb Moseley)

2014

• 1 h 27 m

• R

69

eXistenZ

Actor (as Allegra Geller)

1999

• 1 h 37 m

• R

68

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

Other, Actor (as Daisy Domergue)

2015

•

• R

68

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Actor (as Maria)

2008

• 2 h 4 m

• R

67

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Actor (as Dorothy Parker)

1994

• 2 h 6 m

• R

66

Margot at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding

Actor (as Pauline)

2007

• 1 h 31 m

• R

66

Rush

Actor (as Kristen Cates)

1991

• 2 h

• R

66

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

Actor (as Naomi Ginsberg)

2013

• 1 h 44 m

• R

65

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Actor (as Lydia Johnson)

1989

• 1 h 40 m

• PG-13

64

Single White Female

Single White Female

Actor (as Hedra Carlson)

1992

• 1 h 47 m

• R

63

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Actor (as Tralala)

1989

• 1 h 42 m

• R

62

Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

Actor (as Selena St. George)

1995

• 2 h 12 m

• R

62

The Machinist

Actor (as Stevie)

2004

• 1 h 41 m

• R

61

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Actor (as Stacy Hamilton)

1982

• 1 h 30 m

• R

61

White Boy Rick

Actor (as FBI Agent Snyder)

2018

• 1 h 51 m

• R

59

Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

Actor (as Chloe)

2013

• 1 h 44 m

• R

59

Kansas City

Actor (as Blondie O'Hara)

1996

• 1 h 56 m

• R

58

Flesh+Blood

Actor (as Agnes)

1985

• 2 h 6 m

• Unrated

56

The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party

Writer, Director, Other, Producer, Actor (as Sally Therrian), Art Department

2001

• 1 h 55 m

• R

56

Alex of Venice

Actor (as Maureen)

2014

• 1 h 26 m

• R

56

Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

Actor (as Candy Webster)

1984

• 1 h 37 m

• R

55

Turn the River

Other

2007

• 1 h 32 m

• R

55

LBJ

Actor (as Lady Bird Johnson)

2016

• 1 h 38 m

• R

54

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

Actor (as Amy Archer)

1994

• 1 h 51 m

• PG

53

Palindromes

Actor (as 'Mark' Aviva)

2004

• 1 h 40 m

• Not Rated

53

Sharp Stick

Actor (as Marilyn)

2022

• 1 h 26 m

• R

53

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

Actor (as Gina)

2000

• 1 h 50 m

• R

52

Wrong Is Right

Actor (as Young Girl)

1982

• 1 h 57 m

• R

50

Morgan

Actor (as Dr. Kathy Grieff)

2016

• 1 h 32 m

• R

48

Easy Money

Actor (as Allison Capuletti)

1983

• 1 h 35 m

• R

48

In the Cut

Actor (as Pauline)

2003

• 1 h 59 m

• Unrated

47

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Actor (as Bridget)

2002

• 1 h 16 m

• PG

47

The Jacket

Actor (as Dr. Beth Lorenson)

2005

• 1 h 43 m

• R

44

Amityville: The Awakening

Amityville: The Awakening

Actor (as Joan)

2017

• 1 h 25 m

• PG-13

42

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

Actor (as Jane Russell 2)

2021

• 1 h 40 m

• R

41

The Men's Club

Actor (as Teensy)

1986

• 1 h 41 m

• R

39

Backdraft

Actor (as Jennifer Vaitkus)

1991

• 2 h 17 m

• R

38

Awake

Actor (as Dr. Murphy)

2021

• 1 h 36 m

• TV-MA

35

The Hitcher

Actor (as Nash)

1986

• 1 h 37 m

• R

32

Jake Squared

Actor (as Sheryl)

2013

• 1 h 40 m

• R

30

The Moment

Actor (as Lee)

2013

• 1 h 30 m

• Not Rated

22

Actor (as actress)

2023

• 1 h 40 m

•

20

Actor (as Kelly)

2014

• 1 h 44 m

• Not Rated

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