List of the best Amy Adams movies: Arrival(2016), Nocturnal Animals(2016), Big Eyes(2014), Enchanted(2007), Sunshine Cleaning(2008), Hillbilly Elegy(2020), Leap Year(2010), The Woman in the Window(2021), Her(2013), Vice(2018), The Muppets(2011), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day(2008) ... ...
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2016
116 Minutes
Amy Adams Jeremy Renner Forest Whitaker Michael Stuhlbarg Mark O'Brien Tzi Ma Abigail Pniowsky Julia Scarlett Dan Jadyn Malone Frank Schorpion Nathaly Thibault
linguist army commander teammate alien civilian president fascinating creative intense moving inspiring heartwarming house helicopter spaceship office street car alien landing language
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Susan Morrow
Amy Adams Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Shannon Aaron Taylor-Johnson Isla Fisher Armie Hammer Ellie Bamber Laura Linney Andrea Riseborough Michael Sheen Neil Jackson
art gallerist husband ex-husband author family member friend brooding chilling intense los angeles art gallery house bedroom beach car reading reality ex-husbands truth fiction writing
A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.
Biography, Drama
USA|Canada
2014
106 Minutes
Margaret Keane
Amy Adams Christoph Waltz Danny Huston Krysten Ritter Jason Schwartzman Terence Stamp Jon Polito Delaney Raye Madeleine Arthur Elisabetta Fantone Farryn VanHumbeck
painter husband wife con artist best friend art critic creative quirky charming california family home art studio art gallery office painting art world con game marriage fall rise
A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Musical, Romance, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2007
108 Minutes
Princess Giselle
Amy Adams Patrick Dempsey James Marsden Timothy Spall Idina Menzel Rachel Covey Susan Sarandon
evil queen princess prince lawyer endearing amusing new york city apartment central park love friendship adventure quest 2000s
A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Rose
Amy Adams Emily Blunt Alan Arkin Jason Spevack Steve Zahn Mary Lynn Rajskub Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Eric Christian Olsen Kevin Chapman
woman sister son sweetheart father creative offbeat engaging new mexico crime scene household apartment death family dysfunction eccentricity working class hope love sacrifice transformation
In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister.
Drama
USA
2020
116 Minutes
Amy Adams Glenn Close Gabriel Basso Freida Pinto Sunny Mabrey Bo Hopkins Dylan Gage David Atkinson
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
Romance
USA|Ireland
2010
100 Minutes
Anna
Amy Adams Matthew Goode Adam Scott John Lithgow Noel O'Donovan Tony Rohr Pat Laffan Alan Devlin Ian McElhinney Dominique McElligott Mark O'Regan
pretty woman innkeeper doctor criminal landlord customer charming lighthearted amusing heartwarming ireland hotel highway church wedding wedding reception love triangle romance unintended consequences storm
Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose marriage to her boyfriend Jeremy on Leap Day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2021
Minutes
Anna Fox
Amy Adams Gary Oldman Anthony Mackie Fred Hechinger Wyatt Russell Brian Tyree Henry Jennifer Jason Leigh Julianne Moore Jeanine Serralles Liza Colón-Zayas Mariah Bozeman
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors, only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Amy Adams Rooney Mara Chris Pratt Olivia Wilde Matt Letscher Kristen Wiig Spike Jonze Portia Doubleday
man writer amusing charming heartwarming home office city computer world apartment love friendship male/female relationship loneliness discovery escape love 2010s
In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Christian Bale Amy Adams Steve Carell Sam Rockwell Alison Pill Eddie Marsan Justin Kirk LisaGay Hamilton Jesse Plemons Bill Camp Don McManus
president dick cheney george w. bush politician wife brooding bleak intricate disheartening tense washington, d.c. backyard office white house stage press conference dick cheney american foreign policy politics war
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2011
98 Minutes
Mary
Jason Segel Amy Adams Chris Cooper Rashida Jones Alan Arkin Donald Glover Ken Jeong Zach Galifianakis Sarah Silverman Emily Blunt
kermit the frog miss piggy oil baron fan young man young woman amusing witty madcap charming los angeles mansion theater santa barbara, calif. fame greed friendship second chance the muppets adventure
A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2008
92 Minutes
Frances McDormand Amy Adams Lee Pace Ciarán Hinds Mark Strong Shirley Henderson Clare Clifford Christina Cole Stephanie Cole Beatie Edney Sarah Kants
governess singer fiancé producer heartwarming dreamy thrilling intricate london household hotel romance friendship show business love triangle ambition deception love discovery 1930s
Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
2013
143 Minutes
Henry Cavill Amy Adams Michael Shannon Diane Lane Russell Crowe Antje Traue Harry Lennix Richard Schiff Christopher Meloni Kevin Costner Ayelet Zurer
superman adoptive father adoptive mother teacher classmate superhero brooding powerful thrilling smallville small town farm school krypton family home growing up adoption secret identity super powers metamorphosis
An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened, when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
124 Minutes
Julie Powell
Meryl Streep Amy Adams Stanley Tucci Chris Messina Linda Emond Mary Lynn Rajskub Jane Lynch Frances Sternhagen Helen Carey Deborah Rush Joan Juliet Buck
cook writer husband julia child inspiring heartwarming amusing new york city apartment kitchen paris call center smithsonian institution cooking book publishing marriage writing quest underdog
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
Drama
USA
2012
111 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Amy Adams Justin Timberlake John Goodman Robert Patrick Matthew Lillard Scott Eastwood Joe Massingill Ed Lauter Bob Gunton Chelcie Ross
baseball scout daughter rival baseball player touching inspiring atlanta road united states baseball father/daughter relationship road trip aging adventure discovery love 2010s
A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout, by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.
Drama
USA
2000
87 Minutes
Kathryn Merteuil
Robin Dunne Amy Adams Sarah Thompson Keri Lynn Pratt Deanna Wright Alicia Sorell Annie Sorell Mimi Rogers Tane McClure
rich girl stepbrother stepsister stepmother social climber virgin brash witty sultry new york city prep school nightclub yacht garden park seduction socialites high school lust teen romance
Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.
Comedy
USA
2005
97 Minutes
Fred Savage Amy Adams Steven Pasquale Andrea Bogart Erinn Bartlett Vyto Ruginis Robert Romanus Ray Baker Abby Brammell Amanda Swisten Lisa Arturo
Documentary about the need to establish an hourly wage that will keep people above the poverty level in Virginia, and through out the rest of the United States.
Musical
USA
2021
Minutes
Ben Platt Amy Adams Julianne Moore Kaitlyn Dever Amandla Stenberg
Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate.
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Charlene Fleming
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
Drama
USA
2008
104 Minutes
Sister James
Meryl Streep Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Viola Davis Alice Drummond Audrie Neenan Susan Blommaert Carrie Preston John Costelloe Lloyd Clay Brown Joseph Foster
priest nun mother student somber intricate bronx, n.y. school church child molestation roman catholicism faith temptation sacrifice 1960s
A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.
Drama
USA
2012
136 Minutes
Peggy Dodd
Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Laura Dern Jesse Plemons Amy Ferguson Frank Bettag Leonida A. Bautista Ambyr Childers
drifter cult leader wife daughter follower gutsy fascinating tense san francisco coast household cult mentorship friendship postwar america rise temptation 1950s
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action
USA
2016
153 Minutes
Lois Lane
Ben Affleck Henry Cavill Amy Adams Jesse Eisenberg Diane Lane Laurence Fishburne Jeremy Irons Holly Hunter Gal Gadot Scoot McNairy Callan Mulvey
billionaire batman superman villain amazon reporter brooding emotional intense gotham city metropolis newsroom museum street mansion power danger trust fighting evil
Fearing that the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.
Drama
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Emily
Garrett Hedlund Richard Jenkins Amy Adams Jessica Brown Findlay Anne Archer Jennifer Hudson Jessica Barden Terrence Howard Frankie Shaw
estranged father estranged son emotional endearing spirited striking united states terminal illness father/son relationship love sacrifice fall 21st century
A man estranged from his family receives word that his father has chosen to take himself off life support within forty-eight hours.
Romance
USA|UK
2005
88 Minutes
Amy
Debra Messing Dermot Mulroney Amy Adams Jack Davenport Sarah Parish Jeremy Sheffield Peter Egan Holland Taylor Jolyon James C. Gerod Harris Martin Barrett
single woman male escort sister ex-boyfriend fiancé parent amusing charming emotional london household wedding new york city big city banquet hall marriage impersonation deception jealousy betrayal
Single-girl anxiety causes Kat Ellis to hire a male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding. Her plan, an attempt to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a couple years prior, proves to be her undoing.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Canada
2009
105 Minutes
Amelia Earhart
Ben Stiller Robin Williams Amy Adams Owen Wilson Hank Azaria Christopher Guest Alain Chabat Steve Coogan Ricky Gervais Bill Hader Mizuo Peck
ceo cowboy theodore roosevelt pharaoh son al capone frenetic amusing lighthearted museum new york city magic capture love interest search adventure escape quest rescue 2000s
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
Crime, Drama
USA|China
2013
138 Minutes
Sydney Prosser
Christian Bale Bradley Cooper Jeremy Renner Amy Adams Jennifer Lawrence Louis C.K. Jack Huston Michael Peña Shea Whigham Alessandro Nivola Elisabeth Röhm
forger loan shark grifter fbi agent mayor wife wild brooding gripping apartment office city museum casino house crime manipulation debt undercover operations male/female relationship
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2007
102 Minutes
Bonnie Bach
Tom Hanks Julia Roberts Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Ned Beatty Emily Blunt Om Puri Ken Stott John Slattery Denis O'Hare Judy Tylor
charlie wilson socialite cia agent military officer powerful amusing hedonistic texas afghanistan cold war scandal military historical events terrorism quest 1980s
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Drama
France|USA|UK|Mexico|Canada|Brazil|Germany|Netherlands|Argentina
2012
139 Minutes
Jane, Joan Vollmer
Garrett Hedlund Sam Riley Kristen Stewart Amy Adams Tom Sturridge Danny Morgan Alice Braga Marie-Ginette Guay Elisabeth Moss Kirsten Dunst Viggo Mortensen
Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
2002
140 Minutes
Brenda Strong
Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks Christopher Walken Martin Sheen Nathalie Baye Amy Adams James Brolin Brian Howe Frank John Hughes Steve Eastin Chris Ellis
con artist fbi agent love interest teenager suspenseful witty crafty los angeles france spain scams deception crime impersonation pursuit 1960s
Barely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2005
90 Minutes
Elise
James Van Der Beek Mena Suvari Colin Hanks Ethan Embry Adam Garcia Amy Adams Xander Berkeley Melissa Sagemiller Aaron Stanford Lauren German Roger Avary
Standing Still is the story of a popular yet drunken actor who reconnects with a group of his college friends for a wedding several years after graduation.
Comedy
Germany|USA
1999
99 Minutes
Leslie Miller
Kirsten Dunst Ellen Barkin Allison Janney Denise Richards Kirstie Alley Sam McMurray Amy Adams Tara Redepenning Shannon Nelson Sarah Stewart Brooke Bushman
beauty pageant contestant mother friend rival amusing dark playful minnesota town stage household beauty pageant competition small-town life aspirations jealousy friendship rivalry discovery 1990s
A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada|UK
2017
119 Minutes
Lois Lane
Ben Affleck Henry Cavill Gal Gadot Ezra Miller Jason Momoa Ray Fisher Amy Adams Jeremy Irons Diane Lane Connie Nielsen Joe Morton
superman bruce wayne batman cyborg superhero villain bleak frenetic intense intricate passionate spectacular metropolis gotham city lair headquarters superheroes team teamwork evil plot
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his new-found ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
Comedy
Australia|USA
2000
95 Minutes
Lauren Ambrose Thomas Gibson Nicholas Brendon Kimberley Davies Matt Keeslar Charles Busch Beth Broderick Danni Wheeler Nick Cornish Andrew Levitas Amy Adams
surfer actress murderer detective campy madcap beach california surfing murder possession mental illness violence revenge pursuit 1960s
Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.