Best Jennifer Lawrence Movies

Since starring in her first feature film just a decade ago, Jennifer Lawrence has become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

She’s proven her ability to draw massive audiences in The Hunger Games and X-Men, but she’s also a powerhouse acting talent in Oscar-winning movies like

With Red Sparrow’s recent release, we thought we’d honor J-Law’s impressive filmography and round up her best work. Read on for the best Jennifer Lawrence movies of all time.

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10. The Poker House

Jennifer Lawrence came out swinging in her first feature lead as Agnes, a teenager tasked with raising her two sisters in a brothel.

At 14, Agnes has to deal with johns, criminals, and pimps on a regular basis in this emotional film written and directed by actress Lori Petty.

The Poker House didn’t reach a very wide audience, but it secured Jennifer Lawrence’s position as a talented young star.

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9. Joy

In her third David O. Russell movie, Lawrence plays Joy Mangano, the self-made millionaire inventor of the Miracle Mop.

After making her millions, Joy quickly understands what Biggie meant when he said “mo’ money, mo’ problems,” as she faces betrayal and treachery from all sides.

The true story didn’t get the same glowing reception as David O. Russell’s other work with Lawrence, but it’s still certainly worth a watch for J-Law fans.

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8. Like Crazy

Like Crazy follows a touching romance between American student Jacob (Anton Yelchin) and British exchange student Anna (Felicity Jones), who fall madly in love while studying together in Los Angeles. Jennifer Lawrence’s character, Samantha, comes into the picture later as a secondary love interest for Jacob when Anna is forced to return to England.

Even as a third wheel, Lawrence delivers a great performance that almost overshadows the stars.

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7. Red Sparrow

In Jennifer Lawrence’s latest role she plays prima ballerina turned deadly assassin Dominika Egorova in Red Sparrow.

After suffering a career ending injury, Egorova gets recruited as a Sparrow: an assassin trained to use their bodies as weapons. After becoming the top sparrow, she meets CIA agent Nathaniel Nash, who offers to save her from the shifty Sparrow leaders.

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6. X-Men: Days of Future Past

Leave it to J-Law to deliver a stellar blockbuster performance with a pound of blue makeup on her face and nothing but a skin-tight bodysuit as a costume.

After getting attention for her role in Winter’s Bone, Lawrence was casted in the X-Men reboot along big names like James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.

She plays Mystique, Charles Xavier’s adoptive sister who has feelings for his nemesis, Magneto.

At first she was more of a background character, but when she skyrocketed to fame the filmmakers gave her a much bigger role in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

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5. mother!

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! was one of the most divisive movies of the past couple years, with some critics applauding its terrifying use of psychological horror, and many dismissing it as disjointed and too ridiculous.

But regardless of what’s said about the movie, Lawrence’s powerful performance is impossible to ignore.

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4. American Hustle

Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal of Rosalyn Rosenfeld, the unstable, ball-busting wife to Irving (Christian Bale), isn’t the sensitive heroine we’re used to seeing her play.

In American Hustle you can tell that J-Law was having fun going absolutely crazy (in the most precise way), and she steals the handful of scenes she’s featured in.

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3. Winter’s Bone

In Winter’s Bone, Ozark teenager Ree (Lawrence) must find her father in order to save her mentally disabled mother and two younger siblings from being evicted.

Her journey across the country is a riveting rite of passage that  Lawrence nailed at just 20 years old.

This movie was Lawrence’s breakout role, and made her the second youngest person ever to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

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2. The Hunger Games

Lawrence stepped into the upper echelons of stardom when she became Katniss Everdeen, the rebellious lead character in The Hunger Games franchise.

She had already proven her blockbuster abilities with X-Men, and her Oscar-worthy acting chops in Winter’s Bone. She combined the two for a consistently captivating performance in The Hunger Games movies, and made herself the highest grossing action heroine ever.

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1. Silver Linings Playbook

David O. Russell’s dark romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook follows the sweet, unstable, touching relationship of two Philadelphia mental patients.

Playbook is widely considered Jennifer Lawrence’s best work, and we have to agree. Her chemistry with co-star Bradley Cooper is perfectly volatile, lovable, and crazy – just like their characters.

Lawrence’s nervous, unpredictable performance earned her an Oscar for Best Actress, and helped Playbook rack in a total of eight nominations including Best Picture.

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