List of the best Jennifer Jason Leigh movies: eXistenZ(1999), Washington Square(1997), Kansas City(1996), The Anniversary Party(2001), Skipped Parts(2000), Heart of Midnight(1989), The Moment(2013), Amityville: The Awakening(2017), Death Ride to Osaka(1983), Good Time(2017), Dolores Claiborne(1995), The Hudsucker Proxy(1994) ... ...
Sci-Fi
UK|France|Canada
1999
97 Minutes
Jennifer Jason Leigh Jude Law Willem Dafoe Ian Holm Don McKellar Callum Keith Rennie Sarah Polley Christopher Eccleston Robert A. Silverman Oscar Hsu Kris Lemche
bodyguard assassin artist designer terrorist wild creative subconscious mind countryside restaurant city motel video games terrorism violence adventure pursuit 1990s
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
Drama
USA
1997
115 Minutes
Catherine Sloper
Jennifer Jason Leigh Albert Finney Ben Chaplin Maggie Smith Judith Ivey Betsy Brantley Jennifer Garner Peter Maloney Robert Stanton
In this adaptation of the Henry James novel set in 19th-century New York City, a wealthy spinster with an overbearing father is pursued by a handsome fortune hunter who may be only after her money.
Drama
France|USA
1996
115 Minutes
Blondie O'Hara
Jennifer Jason Leigh Miranda Richardson Harry Belafonte Michael Murphy Dermot Mulroney Steve Buscemi Brooke Smith Jane Adams Jeff Feringa A.C. Smith Martin Martin
wife thief mobster politician husband tense cool frenetic kansas city, mo. jazz club street mob husband/wife relationship female bonding abduction crime race relations revenge adventure pursuit
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
2001
115 Minutes
Producer
Alan Cumming Alan Cumming Jennifer Jason Leigh Steven Freedman Clara Demedrano John Benjamin Hickey Parker Posey Owen Kline
couple amusing house united states infidelity relationships price of winning transformation love 2000s
Love is complex and relationships deteriorate.
Drama
USA
2000
93 Minutes
Lydia Callahan
Jennifer Jason Leigh Bug Hall Mischa Barton Peggy Lipton Brad Renfro Michael Greyeyes Alison Pill Angela Featherstone Drew Barrymore R. Lee Ermey Gerald Lenton-Young
An ungrounded young mother and her thoughtful teenage son are banished to a remote provincial town by her domineering father.
Horror
USA
1989
93 Minutes
Carol
Jennifer Jason Leigh Peter Coyote Gale Mayron Brenda Vaccaro Nicholas Love James Rebhorn Tico Wells Sam Schacht
young woman detective uncle mother dark disturbing sultry emotional city nightclub office mental breakdown sex family history troubled youth inheritance renovation mystery discovery transformation
Carol inherits a night club from her weird uncle. She moves into the place, only to find out just how weird her uncle really was. She begins to remember more about her very special ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
92 Minutes
Lee
Jennifer Jason Leigh Martin Henderson Alia Shawkat Marianne Jean-Baptiste Meat Loaf Aday Alessandra Torresani Navid Negahban
After a tumultuous affair between international photojournalist Lee (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and troubled writer John (Martin Henderson) ends in John's disappearance, Lee lands in a mental ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
85 Minutes
Joan
Jennifer Jason Leigh Bella Thorne Cameron Monaghan Thomas Mann Jennifer Morrison Kurtwood Smith Taylor Spreitler Mckenna Grace
single mother child doctor intern researcher evil spirit creepy dark intense house bedroom office street car school paranormal evil spirits danger stress possession
A desperate single mother moves with her three children into the notorious, supposedly haunted, real-life Amityville house to try and use its dark powers to cure her comatose son. Things go horribly wrong.
Drama
1983
100 Minutes
Jennifer Jason Leigh Ann Jillian Tom Byrd Carolyn Seymour Richard Narita Soon-Teck Oh Philip Charles MacKenzie Leslie Wing-Pomeroy John Hancock
The yakuza force an American singer (Jennifer Jason Leigh), lured to a Tokyo nightclub, into white slavery.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2017
101 Minutes
Corey
Robert Pattinson Joshua Safdie Jennifer Jason Leigh Barkhad Abdi Benny Safdie Buddy Duress Cliff Moylan Souléymane Sy Savané Phil Cappadora Rose Gregorio Jibril Goodman
brother bank robber prisoner bail bondsman confident chilling intricate moving new york city street rikers island bank crime arrest redemption bank robbery family ties escape love sacrifice
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
131 Minutes
Kathy Bates Jennifer Jason Leigh Judy Parfitt Christopher Plummer David Strathairn Eric Bogosian John C. Reilly Ellen Muth Bob Gunton Roy Cooper Wayne Robson
journalist housekeeper elderly woman detective father daughter disturbing brooding melodramatic maine small town family home police station ferry mansion murder dark secrets domestic violence mysterious past mother/daughter relationship
A big-city reporter travels to the small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman that she works for as a maid.
Comedy
UK|Germany|USA
1994
111 Minutes
Amy Archer
Tim Robbins Ethan Coen Jennifer Jason Leigh Paul Newman Charles Durning John Mahoney Jim True-Frost Bill Cobbs Bruce Campbell Joe Grifasi John Seitz
executive naïve person undercover reporter janitor concierge board member lighthearted amusing new york city tower office street restaurant apartment business inventions corporate culture corruption journalism rags to riches
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Comedy
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Sean Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Judge Reinhold Robert Romanus Brian Backer Phoebe Cates Ray Walston Scott Thomson Vincent Schiavelli Amanda Wyss D.W. Brown
high-school student teen boy teen girl brother surfer teacher amusing playful emotional california ridgemont high restaurant household coming of age dating teen angst high school sex rebellion discovery
A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n' roll.
Drama
UK|West Germany|USA
1989
102 Minutes
Stephen Lang Jennifer Jason Leigh Burt Young Peter Dobson Jerry Orbach Stephen Baldwin Alexis Arquette Cameron Johann
prostitute transvestite union organizer dark disheartening united states brooklyn homosexuality union strike transformation 1950s
Set in Brooklyn during the 1950s against a backdrop of union corruption and violence. A prostitute falls in love with one of her customers. Also a disturbed man discovers that he is homosexual.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
UK
2018
115 Minutes
Natalie Portman Jennifer Jason Leigh Gina Rodriguez Tessa Thompson Tuva Novotny Oscar Isaac Benedict Wong David Gyasi Sonoya Mizuno John Schwab
biologist soldier husband monster creature scientist creepy dark uneasy frightening thrilling base camp house woods forest secret location cabin creatures mutation saving the planet
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1992
107 Minutes
Bridget Fonda Jennifer Jason Leigh Steven Weber Peter Friedman Stephen Tobolowsky Frances Bay Michele Farr Tara Karsian
young woman roommate software designer fiancé jealous person neighbor creepy shocking new york city apartment jealousy roommates obsession murder betrayal relationships transformation revenge metamorphosis 1990s
A woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
2001
115 Minutes
Producer
Alan Cumming Alan Cumming Jennifer Jason Leigh Steven Freedman Clara Demedrano John Benjamin Hickey Parker Posey Owen Kline
couple amusing house united states infidelity relationships price of winning transformation love 2000s
Love is complex and relationships deteriorate.
Drama
USA|Canada
1991
113 Minutes
Vincent D'Onofrio Jennifer Jason Leigh Peter Berg Peter Coyote Noah Wyle Cindy Pickett Juliette Lewis Marg Helgenberger
father mother son brother sister girlfriend dark emotional uneasy somber family home living room yard restaurant washington state family dysfunction sibling rivalry infidelity dark secrets parental pressure
How the discovery of a father's affair affects each member of his family.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
91 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Jennifer Jason Leigh Jack Black John Turturro Ciarán Hinds Zane Pais Flora Cross Hallet Feiffer
writer son sister fiancé daughter neighbor quirky amusing new york city long island, n.y. household seaside wedding siblings family secret reunion jealousy quest love
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1981
85 Minutes
Lauren Tewes Jennifer Jason Leigh John DiSanti Peter DuPre Gwen Lewis Kitty Lunn Ted Richert Toni Crabtree Bob Small Stella Rivera
A reporter suspects a creepy neighbor, who lives in the high-rise building across from hers, is a serial killer terrorizing the Miami area.
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
94 Minutes
David Neidorf Jennifer Jason Leigh Barry Corbin David Harris Kathleen Wilhoite David Denney
A cop goes undercover in a South Carolina high school. With the help of a local narcotics officer, he investigates the drug ring responsible for another cop's death.
Drama
2002
96 Minutes
Karla Faye Tucker
Diane Keaton Jennifer Jason Leigh Maury Chaykin Nick Roth Pragna Desai Terry Harford Ian Downie Barbara Barnes-Hopkins Bill Lake Rufus Crawford Karl Pruner
After her son dies in a hit-and-run accident, a woman (Diane Keaton) forms an unusual friendship with a convicted killer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) awaiting execution.
Mystery & Thriller
1990
97 Minutes
Tim Matheson Jennifer Jason Leigh William Atherton Hoyt Axton Jay Gerber Wayne Grace Donald Hotton Brian Libby Peg Shirley David Youse Milt Hamerman
An angry man (Tim Matheson) rises from the grave after his wife (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and her doctor lover (William Atherton) inject him with fish toxin.
Western
USA
2015
168 Minutes
Daisy Domergue
Samuel L. Jackson Kurt Russell Jennifer Jason Leigh Walton Goggins Demián Bichir Tim Roth Michael Madsen Bruce Dern James Parks Dana Gourrier Zoë Bell
bounty hunter fugitive prisoner sheriff stranger man brooding bleak intense suspenseful frightening wyoming town stagecoach camp mountain trail american civil war bounty travel
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
97 Minutes
Nash
Rutger Hauer C. Thomas Howell Jennifer Jason Leigh Jeffrey DeMunn John M. Jackson Billy Green Bush Jack Thibeau Armin Shimerman
young man hitchhiker waitress police officer serial killer chilling dark thrilling desert highway car diner police station road trip serial murders mistaken identity stalking torture escape pursuit
A young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.
Drama
USA
1981
96 Minutes
Casey Powell
A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
100 Minutes
'Mark' Aviva
Ellen Barkin Stephen Adly Guirgis Jennifer Jason Leigh Emani Sledge Valerie Shusterov Hannah Freiman Rachel Corr Will Denton Sharon Wilkins Shayna Levine Richard Masur
Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1990
99 Minutes
Susie Waggoner
Alec Baldwin Fred Ward Jennifer Jason Leigh Nora Dunn Charles Napier Jose Perez Paul Gleason
criminal prostitute detective college student murderer gritty offbeat miami airport impersonation robbery manhunt relationships pursuit love escape 1990s
An ex-con's first act of freedom is moving to Miami where he restarts his old criminal ways with even more potency.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2004
99 Minutes
Suzanne
Don McKellar Mark Rendall Jennifer Jason Leigh Dave Foley Gil Bellows Brendan Fehr Kristin Adams Eric Stoltz Peter Paige Alan Thicke Michael Murphy
An experimental filmmaker takes a job as a driver for a foul-mouthed child actor and his ambitious stage mother.
Crime, Drama
USA
2002
116 Minutes
Jennifer Sullivan
Tom Hanks Paul Newman Jude Law Jennifer Jason Leigh Stanley Tucci Daniel Craig Tyler Hoechlin Liam Aiken Dylan Baker Ciarán Hinds
hit man mobster son psychopath father dark suspenseful chicago cemetery elevator murder violence robbery betrayal jealousy mafia escape sacrifice 1930s
A mob enforcer's son witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Germany|USA
2005
102 Minutes
Dr. Lorenson
Adrien Brody Keira Knightley Kris Kristofferson Jennifer Jason Leigh Kelly Lynch Brad Renfro Daniel Craig Jason Lewis Jake Broder Steven Mackintosh Mackenzie Phillips
doctor veteran waitress time traveler nurse mother thrilling spirited vermont hospital diner future road amnesia gulf war supernatural crime time travel mental illness discovery
A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
111 Minutes
FBI Agent Snyder
Matthew McConaughey Richie Merritt Bel Powley Jennifer Jason Leigh Brian Tyree Henry Rory Cochrane RJ Cyler Jonathan Majors Eddie Marsan Taylour Paige Bruce Dern
father teenager drug dealer gunrunner federal agent informant brash bleak intense unrestrained outlandish fbi headquarters car house detroit warehouse club father/child relationship greed fbi
The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Comedy
USA
1989
100 Minutes
Lydia Johnson
Kevin Bacon Emily Longstreth J.T. Walsh Jennifer Jason Leigh Martin Short Michael McKean Kim Miyori Teri Hatcher Dan Schneider Jason Gould Tracy Brooks Swope
filmmaker agent executive best friend girlfriend amusing hedonistic witty disheartening film set hollywood, calif. cabin filmmaking hollywood ambition disillusionment career fall pursuit transformation
Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.
Drama
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Caroline Cook
Michelle Pfeiffer Jessica Lange Jason Robards Jennifer Jason Leigh Colin Firth Keith Carradine Kevin Anderson Pat Hingle John Carroll Lynch Anne Pitoniak Vyto Ruginis
"King Lear" set on a farm in Iowa.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
107 Minutes
Producer
Ben Stiller Greta Gerwig Rhys Ifans Jennifer Jason Leigh Chris Messina Susan Taylor Merritt Wever Zach Chassler Mina Badie Blair Tefkin Mark Duplass
musician carpenter brother assistant woman best friend offbeat winsome new york city los angeles house recovery relationships depression uncertainty unlikely romance second chance quest underdog love
A man from Los Angeles, who moved to New York years ago, returns to L.A. to figure out his life while he house-sits for his brother. He soon sparks with his brother's assistant.
Comedy
2014
104 Minutes
Jennifer
Jefery Levy Susan Traylor Molly Ringwald Jennifer Jason Leigh Sam Trammell Julian Sands Allison Byrnes Nathalie Love Michael Des Barres Jay McInerney
A delusional man (Jefery Levy) thinks he's starring in a reality-TV show about his life, so he hires an actress (Susan Traylor) to help him boost his imaginary ratings.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1991
137 Minutes
Jennifer Vaitkus
Kurt Russell William Baldwin Robert De Niro Donald Sutherland Jennifer Jason Leigh Scott Glenn Rebecca De Mornay Jason Gedrick J.T. Walsh Tony Mockus Cedric Young
fireman politician investigator brother gripping suspenseful raw firehouse chicago fire murder brotherhood corruption rivalry mystery 1990s
Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don't get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Canada
2020
102 Minutes
Girder
Andrea Riseborough Christopher Abbott Tuppence Middleton Sean Bean Jennifer Jason Leigh Kaniehtiio Horn Rossif Sutherland Christopher Jacot
assassin executioner executive bleak creepy disturbing corporate headquarters apartment brain implants body possession assassination identity crisis metamorphosis transformation 2010s
Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
102 Minutes
Ken's Girlfriend
Kristen Wiig Guy Pearce Hailee Steinfeld Nick Nolte Christine Lahti Jennifer Jason Leigh Sami Gayle Joel K. Berger
A wild teenage girl orchestrates a romance between her nanny and her father, who is a recovering addict.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
86 Minutes
Deb Moseley
Kristen Wiig Wes Bentley Linda Cardellini Joan Cusack Loretta Devine Jennifer Jason Leigh Thomas Mann James Marsden Tim Robbins Alan Tudyk
young woman lottery winner talk show host tv personality father daughter amusing lighthearted television studio stage united states lottery lottery ticket money wealth dreams television show depression father/daughter relationship discovery
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
124 Minutes
Maria
Philip Seymour Hoffman Samantha Morton Michelle Williams Catherine Keener Emily Watson Dianne Wiest Jennifer Jason Leigh Hope Davis Tom Noonan Sadie Goldstein Robin Weigert
director wife girlfriend actor brooding intricate new york city warehouse theater theater playwright divorce marriage quest transformation love 2000s
A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2013
102 Minutes
Naomi Ginsberg
Daniel Radcliffe David Cross Dane DeHaan Ben Foster Michael C. Hall Jack Huston Jennifer Jason Leigh Elizabeth Olsen
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Dr. Kathy Grieff
Kate Mara Anya Taylor-Joy Toby Jones Rose Leslie Boyd Holbrook Michelle Yeoh Jennifer Jason Leigh Paul Giamatti Michael Yare Chris Sullivan Vinette Robinson
synthetic human troubleshooter staff member handler scientist child brooding emotional intense thrilling frightening brutal laboratory office park cell yard classroom science escape
A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2021
Minutes
Jane Russell
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
189 Minutes
Lois Kaiser
Andie MacDowell Bruce Davison Julianne Moore Matthew Modine Lily Tomlin Tom Waits Robert Downey Jr. Chris Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Lyle Lovett Huey Lewis
doctor wife waitress young boy baker cop tense engaging dense disheartening intricate los angeles family home hospital loneliness relationships adultery accident jealousy fall
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
Drama
Denmark|Sweden|Finland|South Africa|Norway|USA
2000
108 Minutes
Gina
Miles Anderson Romane Bohringer David Bradley David Calder Bruce Davison Brion James Peter Kubheka Vusi Kunene Jennifer Jason Leigh Janet McTeer Chris Walker
tourist traveler actor frenchwoman american bleak emotional intense profound namibia desert bus ghost town survival stranded acting death mental breakdown fall escape
When a bus breaks down in the desert, the passengers decide to stage "King Lear."
Drama
USA
2014
86 Minutes
Maureen
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Chris Messina Don Johnson Katie Nehra Derek Luke Timm Sharp Skylar Gaertner Matthew Del Negro Reg E. Cathey Jennifer Jason Leigh
lawyer ex-husband ex-wife workaholic uplifting sad moving inspiring venice beach, calif. separation lifestyle changes career vs. family discovery love rise 21st century
A workaholic attorney is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves.