All Jamie Lee Curtis Movies Ranked

Critics Consensus: Knives Out sharpens old murder-mystery tropes with a keenly assembled suspense outing that makes brilliant use of writer-director Rian Johnson's stellar ensemble.

Synopsis: The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there's one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure --... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Rian Johnson

Critics Consensus: Scary, suspenseful, and viscerally thrilling, Halloween set the standard for modern horror films.

Synopsis: On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles

Directed By: John Carpenter

Critics Consensus: Smartly written, smoothly directed, and solidly cast, A Fish Called Wanda offers a classic example of a brainy comedy with widespread appeal.

Synopsis: British gangster George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) and his hapless aide, Ken Pile (Michael Palin), draft a pair of arrogant Americans, grifter Wanda Gerschwitz (Jamie Lee... View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin

Directed By: Charles Crichton, John Cleese

Critics Consensus: Led by an outstanding Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once lives up to its title with an expertly calibrated assault on the senses.

Synopsis: Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong

Directed By: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

Critics Consensus: Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan charm in Mark Waters' nicely pitched -- and Disney's second -- remake of the 1976 hit.

Synopsis: Single mother Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) couldn't be more different, and it is driving them both insane.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould

Directed By: Mark Waters

Critics Consensus: Gentle and nostalgic, From Up on Poppy Hill is one of Studio Ghibli's sweeter efforts -- and if it doesn't push the boundaries of the genre, it remains as engagingly lovely as Ghibli fans have come to expect.

Synopsis: Yokohama teens try to save their school's clubhouse from being demolished.

Starring: Masami Nagasawa, Jun'ichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita, Yuriko Ishida

Directed By: Goro Miyazaki

Critics Consensus: Featuring deft interplay between Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, Trading Places is an immensely appealing social satire.

Synopsis: Upper-crust executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and down-and-out hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) are the subjects of a bet by successful brokers Mortimer... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche

Directed By: John Landis

Critics Consensus: A wistful showcase for Pamela Anderson in a refreshingly dramatic role, The Last Showgirl pays homage to the working class of Las Vegas with a superb collection of performances.

Synopsis: The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelley, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista, John Clofine, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Gia Coppola

Critics Consensus: It might be a more entertaining watch for diehard fans of the show, but Veronica Mars offers enough sharp writing and solid performances to entertain viewers in the mood for a character-driven thriller.

Synopsis: With her graduation from law school imminent, Veronica Mars is interviewing with prestigious New York law firms when she gets a call from ex-boyfriend Logan,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Krysten Ritter, Ryan Hansen

Directed By: Rob Thomas

Critics Consensus: Halloween largely wipes the slate clean after decades of disappointing sequels, ignoring increasingly elaborate mythology in favor of basic - yet still effective - ingredients.

Synopsis: It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Critics Consensus: A well-crafted return to horror for genre giant John Carpenter, The Fog rolls in and wraps viewers in suitably slow-building chills.

Synopsis: Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: John Carpenter

Critics Consensus: The Tailor of Panama is a smart, darkly satirical thriller with exuberant performances from Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush.

Synopsis: Harry Pendel, a Cockney ex-con who has reinvented himself as a popular tailor to the rich and powerful of Panama, is famous for his storytelling... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Gleeson

Directed By: John Boorman

Critics Consensus: Freakier Friday doesn't reinvent the original's story so much as it swaps the formula around for a frothy good time, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan easily slipping back into roles that fit them like mixed-and-matched gloves.

Synopsis: Tess and Anna discover that lightning may indeed strike twice as they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge.

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons

Directed By: Nisha Ganatra

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An Australian trucker (Stacy Keach) picks up a hitchhiking heiress (Jamie Lee Curtis) and the trail of a killer in a green van.

Starring: Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Grant Page

Directed By: Richard Franklin

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Welcome to America's Heartland, home of hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves... and Claude (Billy Bob Thornton) and Ruby (Laura Dern) Montgomery. Never has a couple in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Kelly Preston

Directed By: Billy Bob Thornton

Critics Consensus: If it doesn't reach the heights of director James Cameron's and star Arnold Schwarzenegger's previous collaborations, True Lies still packs enough action and humor into its sometimes absurd plot to entertain.

Synopsis: Secretly a spy but thought by his family to be a dull salesman, Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tracking down nuclear missiles in the possession... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton

Directed By: James Cameron

Critics Consensus: Thanks to strong performances and a steady directorial hand, Dominick and Eugene successfully navigates potentially tricky themes in thoughtful, compelling fashion without resorting to trite sentimentality.

Synopsis: Two brothers -- Eugene (Ray Liotta), an ambitious medical student, and Nicky (Tom Hulce), a mentally challenged garbage worker -- live together, with Eugene looking... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hulce, Ray Liotta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Todd Graff

Directed By: Robert M. Young

Critics Consensus: Blue Steel's increasingly over-the-top story beggars disbelief, but this cop drama is elevated by an appealing cast and Kathryn Bigelow's stylish direction.

Synopsis: When rookie cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills a convenience store robber, she does not notice when psychopathic commodities trader Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña

Directed By: Kathryn Bigelow

Critics Consensus: Spare Parts is effective enough to do in a pinch for inspirational sports drama fans - although most of them will have seen these story beats hit more powerfully before.

Synopsis: With the help of their high school's newest teacher (George Lopez), four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths... View Full Synopsis

Starring: George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos PenaVega, Marisa Tomei

Directed By: Sean McNamara

Critics Consensus: My Girl has a mostly sweet story and a pair of appealing young leads, but it's largely undone by its aggressively tearjerking ending.

Synopsis: Tomboy Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky) has good reason to be morbid: her mother died giving birth to her, and her father (Dan Aykroyd) operates a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Howard Zieff

Critics Consensus: Fierce Creatures reunites A Fish Called Wanda's talented ensemble for a comedy that, while not without its moments, suffers from diminishing returns.

Synopsis: After multimillionaire Rod McCain (Kevin Kline) buys a London zoo, the staff is pressured to make higher profits or face closure. McCain assigns the lovely... View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin

Directed By: Robert Young, Fred Schepisi

Critics Consensus: Halloween: H2O is the best of the many sequels, yet still pales in comparison to the original Halloween.

Synopsis: Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams

Directed By: Steve Miner

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After his true love (Isabel Glasser) falls in a coma, test pilot Daniel McCormick (Mel Gibson) undergoes suspended animation in a military experiment conducted by... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood, Isabel Glasser

Directed By: Steve Miner

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley, Vanessa Redgrave

Directed By: Yves Simoneau

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: While filming a biopic of Italian author Cesare Pavese in Rome, American actor Steve Elliott (Peter Coyote) falls for his British co-star, Jane Steiner (Greta... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peter Coyote, Greta Scacchi, Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Riegert

Directed By: Diane Kurys

Critics Consensus: Horror aficionados might have a ball with Prom Night, but a lack of mystery and inability to capitalize on the dance hall setting makes for a generic night of mayhem.

Synopsis: This slasher movie follows a relentless killer who is out to avenge the death of a young girl who died after being bullied and teased... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens, Anne-Marie Martin

Directed By: Paul Lynch

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: During a hazing, a fraternity of pre-med students has a particularly sinister prank in store for one their more timid pledges (Derek MacKinnon). With the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner, David Copperfield

Directed By: Roger Spottiswoode

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Marijuana growers Jack (Billy Bob Thornton), Carter (Hank Azaria) and Harlan (Ryan Phillippe) are looking at a big payoff for their crop -- until head... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Azaria, Kelly Lynch, Ryan Phillippe

Directed By: Stephen Gyllenhaal

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Average American boy Chuck Murdock (Joshua Zuehlke) goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where he learns about the destructive power that... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alex English, Joshua Zuehlke, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gregory Peck

Directed By: Mike Newell

Critics Consensus: Despite hitting some sweet notes, Beverly Hills Chihuahua is little more than disposable family entertainment.

Synopsis: Chloe, a pampered Chihuahua from Beverly Hills, gets an unwelcome taste of the real world when she gets lost in a tough part of Mexico.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore, George Lopez

Directed By: Raja Gosnell

Critics Consensus: Halloween Ends -- for now, anyway -- with a frequently befuddling installment that's stabbed, slashed, and beaten by a series of frustrating missed opportunities.

Synopsis: This is Laurie Strode's last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Will Patton

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Critics Consensus: Halloween Kills should satisfy fans in search of brute slasher thrills, but in terms of advancing the franchise, it's a bit less than the sum of its bloody parts.

Synopsis: Minutes after Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Anthony Michael Hall, Andi Matichak

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Critics Consensus: Haunted Mansion's talented cast makes the movie a pleasant enough destination, although it's neither scary nor funny enough to wholeheartedly recommend.

Synopsis: A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.

Starring: LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito

Directed By: Justin Simien

Critics Consensus: Halloween II picks up where its predecessor left off - and quickly wanders into a dead end that the franchise would spend decades struggling to find its way out of.

Synopsis: After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer

Directed By: Rick Rosenthal

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Buddies with their own problems surround a bridegroom (Ken Olin) who's starting to have second thoughts.

Starring: Ken Olin, Joe Mantegna, Kevin Bacon, Linda Fiorentino

Directed By: Steve Rash

Critics Consensus: A whodunnit that stacks its lists of suspects with wasted character actors, Drowning Mona is a twee farce that will prompt audiences to tune out before the mystery is solved.

Synopsis: The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Nick Gomez

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky) is a 13-year-old girl searching for identity and independence. For a class project, she must write about someone she hasn't met... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Austin O'Brien

Directed By: Howard Zieff

Critics Consensus: You Again represents a rare opportunity to see some of Hollywood's finest female veterans together onscreen - and, unfortunately, wastes their talents almost completely.

Synopsis: Marni is shocked to learn that her brother is marrying her school bully from the past. When she tries to expose her, things do not... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Odette Annable

Directed By: Andy Fickman

Critics Consensus: Well-intentioned but woefully undisciplined, James L. Brooks' comedy about a woman trying to have it all is so tonally misjudged that it winds up with not much of anything to recommend.

Synopsis: "Ella McCay" is a new comedy written and directed by Oscar® and Emmy Award® winner James L. Brooks ("As Good as It Gets," "Terms of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Albert Brooks

Directed By: James L. Brooks

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A Rolling Stone reporter (John Travolta) seduces an aerobics instructor (Jamie Lee Curtis) while doing a story on health clubs for singles.

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, John Travolta, Laraine Newman, Anne De Salvo

Directed By: James Bridges

Critics Consensus: Despite its great special effects, this movie's predictability greatly undermines its intensity.

Synopsis: Caught in a typhoon, a tugboat commanded by Robert Everton (Donald Sutherland) comes across a mysterious near-deserted ship. Excited to find a vessel that could... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Joanna Pacula

Directed By: John Bruno

Critics Consensus: An Acceptable Loss attempts a political thriller approach to a serious issue, but ends up sacrificing thrills -- as well as a satisfying story -- in the bargain.

Synopsis: Libby Lamm is a former top national security adviser who, while working with a ruthless, steely-willed political veteran, signed off on a controversial military action... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Jeff Hephner

Directed By: Joe Chappelle

Critics Consensus: Glitching out in every department, Borderlands is balderdash.

Synopsis: Lilith (Cate Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Eli Roth

Critics Consensus: The only thing this tired slasher flick may resurrect is nostalgia for when the genre was still fresh and scary.

Synopsis: He's back for more... When a group of teens win a contest to spend a night in Michael Myers' childhood home to be broadcast live... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Brad Loree, Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich

Directed By: Rick Rosenthal

Critics Consensus: Constructed out of cliches, thinly written characters, and fundamental misunderstandings of human nature, House Arrest is a dull (and borderline irresponsible) waste of a talented cast.

Synopsis: When Janet Beindorf (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her husband, Ned (Kevin Pollak), announce their separation, their two kids decide to lock them in the basement... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, Jennifer Tilly, Christopher McDonald

Directed By: Harry Winer

Critics Consensus: A mirthless movie as fresh as last year's fruit cake, Christmas with the Kranks is a coarse, garish comedy that promotes conformity.

Synopsis: Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh

Directed By: Joe Roth