From Friends to Marley and Me, Jennifer Aniston has become one of the most recognizable names in Hollywood over the past 35 years. Read on to find out everything you need to know about Jennifer Aniston’s best films.
The Emmy Award-winning actress may have turned 53 this year, but she’s still dominating television and film, whether she’s starring in an Apple TV+ drama. Morning showstopping Friends: Reunion or in the process of filming Netflix Murder Mystery 2.
If you’re in the mood to dive into JenAn’s filmography this weekend, we’ve got you covered with a real Rachel movie marathon.
We’ve compiled a list of Jennifer Aniston’s best films, including critically acclaimed films, box office hits and cult classics.
The Best Jennifer Aniston Movies You Should Add to Your Watchlist
Why watch Perfect picture?
One of the first films in which JenAn plays the main role. Perfect picture is a rom-com that sets the stage for such classics as Sentence: “What happens in Vegas, just deal with it” (also on this list) and other films based on the “two strangers fall in love while pretending to be together” trope.
The 1997 film follows advertising executive Kate (Aniston) who tells her boss that she is engaged to Nick (Jay Mohr), the videographer she stood next to in a photo taken at her friend’s wedding, in order to secure a promotion. However, when Nick ends up in the newspaper after rescuing a girl from a fire, Kate is asked to invite him to dinner with her boss, and so Kate sets about tracking Nick down and convincing him to go along with her plan.
A light comedy that will tug at your heartstrings. Perfect picture catches Aniston in the middle of “Friends.”
Why watch Office space?
Office space has gained a cult following since its release in 1999, but it’s easy to forget that it actually stars Jennifer Aniston alongside Ron Livingston’s jaded office worker Peter and Stephen Root’s character Milton Waddams.
Mike Judge’s film follows Peter, a programmer at software company Initech, who stops caring about the stressful minutiae of his job when his hypnotherapist dies mid-session before snapping Peter out of his relaxed state.
Aniston plays Joanna, a restaurant waitress who bonds with Peter over their mutual hatred of upper management, and the star-studded cast is joined by the likes of Gary Cole, John C. McGinley, Diedrich Bader and Alexandra Wentworth.
Why watch Iron giant?
An absolute tearjerker Iron giant It may have been something of a commercial failure in 1999, but years later it gained cult status and, most importantly, marked JenAn’s very first role in an animated film.
The animated adaptation of Ted Hughes’ novel, directed by Pixar giant Brad Bird, follows 9-year-old Hogarth as he discovers that a robot has crash-landed near his town in Cold War America. When Hogarth befriends the robot, paranoid government agent Kent Mansley goes out of his way to destroy the alien.
Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald and John Mahoney join Aniston in the voice cast of the animated film. Iron giant this is a film that was way ahead of its time.
Why watch Bruce Almighty?
One of the highest grossing films of 2003. Bruce Almighty is a classic comedy starring Jim Carrey as a television journalist who is approached by God (Morgan Freeman) and given the chance to wield his powers for a week.
In the film, Jennifer Aniston plays Bruce’s girlfriend Grace, who is frustrated by Bruce’s dissatisfaction with his life, and gives a standout performance in a film filled with hilarious and incredible moments (Steve Carell’s news report comes to mind).
Why watch Here comes Polly?
A rom-com from Meet the Fockers screenwriter John Hamburg. Here comes Polly is a ’00s classic that reunites Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston seven years after Stiller played Rachel’s angry boyfriend on Friends.
Produced by Danny DeVito, Along Came Polly follows risk-averse actuary Reuben (Stiller) who, after catching his new wife cheating on him on their honeymoon, falls in love with ditzy former classmate Polly (Aniston).
Although the film received mostly negative reviews upon release, Here comes Polly it’s definitely a movie worth watching, if only for Jennifer Aniston and Stiller’s comedic chemistry.
Why watch Marley and me?
If you’re in the mood to shed a few tears then Marley and me this is a film worth watching.
Comedy film based on the memoir of the same name by John Grogan. Marley and me Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston play journalist couple John and Jenny who, after moving from Michigan to Florida, decide to adopt a dog named Marley to test their parenting skills before having children.
The box office hit is both heartwarming and heartbreaking, with fantastic performances from Wilson, Aniston and supporting actors Eric Dane and Alan Arkin.
Why watch He’s Just Not That Into You?
Based on a self-help book inspired by an episode of the series Sex and the CityHe’s Just Not That Into You is a must-watch for rom-com fans.
Following the multi-story trend set by Real loveThe 2009 film explores four romantic situations: unlucky-in-love Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin), house-obsessed Janine (Jennifer Connelly) and her cheating husband Ben (Bradley Cooper), summer agent Conor (Kevin Connolly) and the friend he’s in love with. Anna (Scarlett Johansson) and Beth (Aniston) and her long-term boyfriend who won’t marry, Neil (Ben Affleck).
This 2009 film is five rom-coms in one, and with such a stellar cast, you can’t go wrong with He’s Just Not That Into You.
Why watch Just do it?
While it’s a controversial choice for this list, we don’t regret choosing Just Go With It as one of JenAn’s best films.
In this 2011 comedy, a remake of the 1969 film Cactus Flower, Adam Sandler plays a plastic surgeon who, after being jilted on his wedding day in 1988, now pretends to be unhappily married so he can sleep with women. However, when he meets math teacher Palmer (Brooklyn Decker) and she notices his fake engagement ring, he convinces his longtime office manager Katherine (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon-to-be ex-wife.
While Aniston is crude and crude (unsurprisingly for an Adam Sandler film), she is a ray of comedic sunshine throughout this guilty pleasure that does provide some laugh-out-loud moments.
Why watch “Unhappy Bosses”?
Aniston shows off her comedic chops in this 2011 comedy as the sexually aggressive boss of Charlie Day’s character Dale.
Horrible Bosses follows three friends, Dale, Nick (Jason Bateman), and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis), who each hate their bosses and come up with a plan to kill each of them. However, since neither of them are particularly smart on the street, their relationship soon goes south and they end up in all sorts of trouble.
Aniston steals the show as Dr. Julia Harris, a sociopathic dentist battling sexual pests, and with great performances from Day, Sudeikis, Bateman and Colin Farrell, Miserable Bosses is a film you’ll want to watch immediately.
Why watch we are the Millers?
Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston are back on screen together just two years later. Horrible Bosses V we are the Millers – star-studded crime comedy of 2013.
The film follows low-level drug dealer David (Sudeikis) who, after his supplies are stolen by robbers, is asked by his supplier to smuggle marijuana from Mexico to the United States to pay off his debt. To avoid raising the suspicions of the border guards, he enlists the help of his stripper neighbor Rose (Aniston), lonely teenage neighbor Kenny (Will Poulter) and 19-year-old runaway Casey (Emma Roberts) to pose as a family on their way. holiday.
A funny comedy about travel, we are the Millers is a very funny watch that won Poulter a BAFTA Rising Star award.
Why watch Cake?
Aniston flexes her dramatic muscles Cake is a 2014 film about a woman suffering from chronic pain.
The Friends star plays Claire, a former lawyer who suffers from chronic pain after being involved in a car accident that killed her son a year earlier, and begins abusing painkillers after the death of someone in her support group.
While this underrated drama also stars Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Mamie Gummer, Felicity Huffman, William Macy and Britt Robertson, it was Aniston’s performance that earned the film a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.
Why watch Dumplin?
If you’re looking for a charming coming-of-age comedy, you can’t go wrong with Dumplings‘ is a 2018 Netflix film.
Based on the novel of the same name by Julie Murphy. Dumplin The Tourist star Danielle MacDonald as Willowdean “Dumplin” Dixon, a plus-size girl living in Texas who was raised primarily by Aunt Lucy as her former beauty queen mother Rosie (Jennifer Aniston) spent most of her time attending pageants .
When her aunt dies, Willowdean decides to sign up for the Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest against the beauty queen industry, much to her mother’s chagrin.
Dumplin showcases great chemistry between MacDonald and Aniston and lifts the mood.
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