Jennifer Aniston’s film career skyrocketed with the release of Friends. While she risked being typecast as Rachel Green, she went on to star in a wide range of outstanding films, from romantic comedies to gripping thrillers. After Friends ended, Jennifer Aniston's career skyrocketed faster than anyone else's. She primarily focused on film, mostly starring in comedies, some of which became box office hits. In recent years, Aniston has consistently ranked among the top 10 highest-paid actresses according to Forbes. In 2017, she placed second with $25.5 million, in 2018 she was third with $19.5 million, and in 2019 she ranked fifth with $28 million. We've compiled the 7 best Jennifer Aniston movies you can't miss.
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- The Morning Show
- Marley & Me
- Horrible Bosses
- Derailed
- The Good Girl
- Murder Mystery
- The Switch
- We’re the Millers
- Bruce Almighty
- Dumphin’
- Cake (2014)
- She’s Funny That Way
The Morning Show
IMDb: 8.2/10
2019, Drama
USA, TV-MA
Director: Jay Carson, Kerry Ehrin
Top cast: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup
Popular TV host Alex Levy loses her longtime on-air partner and close friend, Mitch Kessler, after he is fired due to accusations of inappropriate behavior. At the same time, a new figure enters the network — journalist Bradley Jackson, who values truth above corporate ties. The Morning Show is full of intense drama. It's hard to fully sympathize with anyone, as each character pursues their interests, constantly lying and manipulating. This only heightens the tension. Throughout the season, Alex tries to keep her job at The Morning Show while navigating the backfiring of Mitch’s scandal and the internal politics at the network. However, Bradley’s unpredictable nature and drive to reveal the truth create friction with her colleagues and the network execs. The show deals with workplace harassment, power dynamics, and the #MeToo movement and builds itself out in a way that makes it both a compelling and ewer tracking drama.
Marley & Me
IMDb: 7.0/10
2008, Drama, Family
USA, PG
Director: David Frankel
Top cast: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane
A young journalist and his wife move to a new city for his job, with grand plans: buying a house, starting a family... But first, they decide to get a dog that would become the biggest challenge of their lives. The film is based on John Grogan's autobiographical book Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog (2005). Twenty-two dogs were used during the filming to portray Marley, the main canine character. Interestingly, Owen Wilson's real parents played the role of his character’s parents in the movie.
Horrible Bosses
IMDb: 6.9/10
2011, Comedy, Crime
USA, R
Director: Seth Gordon
Top cast: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
The only way Nick, Kurt, and Dale could make their workdays more bearable is by finding a way to get rid of their insufferable bosses. Since quitting isn’t an option, the three friends, after a night of heavy drinking and dubious advice from an ex-con, devise an intricate, foolproof scheme to get rid of their horrible bosses once and for all. The catch? No matter how good it seems, a plan isn’t carefully thought out. Their amateur assassination scheme soon goes awry, landing them in ridiculous and over-the-top situations. Nick’s ruthless and manipulative boss, Dave Harken, played by Kevin Spacey, proves to be more dangerous than anticipated. Kurt’s corrupt boss, Bobby Pellitt, is irresponsible and mercurial; Dale’s, Dr. Julia Harris, violates every imaginable professional boundary. Horrible Bosses explodes to irresistible effect as it showcases the raw energy behind this crazy misadventure, blending a look at the workplace-upon-aging phenomena that has shocked society with a good deal of dark comedy, slapstick, and general ridiculousness.
Derailed
IMDb: 6.6/10
2005, Crime, Drama, Thriller
USA, R
Director: Mikael Håfström
Top cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel
Еvery day feels the same for Charles Schine, an employee at an advertising agency. He has a wife, Deanna, a schoolteacher, and a daughter, Amy, who has diabetes. One morning, after caring for Amy, Charles misses his train and catches the next one. It seems like nothing out of the ordinary, but on that train, he meets a captivating woman named Lucinda, who helps him out by paying for his ticket when he’s short on cash. From that moment on, Charles' life takes a 180-degree turn.
The Good Girl
IMDb: 6.4/10
2001, Drama, Romance
Nederlands, Germany, USA, R
Director: Miguel Arteta
Top cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Deborah Rush
Justin feels trapped in a small town, disillusioned with her lazy husband, dull job, and unhappy life. Everything changes when she meets a kindred spirit — the charming and handsome Holden. To portray the role more convincingly, Jennifer Aniston wore weights on her wrists to look more worn out. The film explores the soul-crushing monotony of life, where each day feels like a carbon copy of the last, with no end in sight. It tells the story of someone trying to break free from this cycle and the price they pay for that attempt. The movie encourages deep self-reflection—comparing, searching, and drawing personal conclusions.
Murder Mystery
IMDb: 6.1/10
2019, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
USA, Italy, Canada, PG-13
Director: Kyle Newacheck
Top cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans
After 15 years of marriage, American couple Nick and Audrey Spitz — a police officer and a hairdresser — finally take their long-awaited vacation to Europe. On the plane, Audrey talks with an English aristocrat, who invites them to join him on his billionaire uncle’s yacht. The Spitzes are suddenly thrust into a world of luxury and high society, but things take a dark turn when the elderly family patriarch is mysteriously murdered. With everyone on board having a motive, a French detective quickly points to the Americans as the prime suspects. For Audrey, a devoted fan of mystery novels, this becomes the adventure of a lifetime. This lighthearted, fun, and thrilling film is perfect for fans of classic murder mysteries and witty humor.
The Switch
IMDb: 6.1/10
2010, Comedy, Drama, Romance
USA, PG-13
Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Top cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson
Throughout all of New York, no friends were closer than the neurotic realtor Wally and the charismatic Cassie. However, when Cassie opts for artificial insemination, she selects the dependable and married Roland as her donor. To celebrate, the friends throw a party, where Wally ends up embarrassingly drunk. Seven years later, Cassie returns to New York with her 6-year-old son, who looks remarkably like Wally, triggering memories of that fateful night. Now, Wally has to prove to Cassie that their relationship is more than friendship, rival Roland for the title of 'real dad,' and confront his true emotions. The film is based on Jeffrey Eugenides' short story Baster (1996), published in The New Yorker magazine.
We’re the Millers
IMDb: 7.0/10
2013, Comedy, Crime
USA, R
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Top Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter
We’re the Millers is a comedy about David Clark (Jason Sudeikis), a small-time marijuana dealer who gets into trouble with his boss after his money is stolen. To make things right, David is forced to smuggle a massive shipment of drugs from Mexico into the United States. To avoid suspicion at the border, he comes up with a preposterous plan: he creates an imaginary family by recruiting Rose (Jennifer Aniston), a poor stripper, to play his wife, Kenny (Will Poulter), a naive neighbor, to play his son, and Casey (Emma Roberts), a runaway, to play his daughter. Together as one, they are the Millers, a plain-looking family on a road trip. As they travel in a gigantic RV, they run into dangerous drug dealers, border patrol, and weird scenarios. Along the way, their pretend family becomes real, and they experience surprising emotional moments and ridiculous conflicts. Amazing that Jennifer Aniston's notorious striptease scene was completely choreographed by her, and she practiced for weeks to make sure it was done correctly.
Bruce Almighty
IMDb: 6.7/10
2003, Comedy, Fantasy
USA, PG-13
Director: Tom Shadyac
Top Cast: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman
Bruce Almighty is a comedy film about Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey), a TV news reporter who is never content with his life. He complains to himself that God (Morgan Freeman) is not doing His job properly and attributes all the problems of his life to Him. One day, God appears and bestows Bruce with divine powers so that he may control everything in the world. Bruce enjoys himself with his newfound powers for egotistical and humorous reasons, including making his job easy, revenge against his rivals, and impressing his girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston). But as Bruce continues playing God, he realizes that being omnipotent is not as easy as he thought. When his selfish actions bring chaos, he must learn some important lessons about responsibility, love, and appreciation. Interesting fact: Jennifer Aniston was recruited because her natural chemistry with Jim Carrey made their on-screen partnership seem more believable.
Dumphin’
IMDb: 6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA, PG-13
Director: Anne FletcherDanielle Macdonald, Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush, Maddie Baillio
Dumplin' is a coming-of-age comedy-drama that follows a plus-size teenager, Willowdean Dickson (Danielle Macdonald), living in Texas. She is nicknamed 'Dumplin'' by her mother Rosie (Jennifer Aniston), a former beauty queen who now runs the town's annual Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant. Willowdean was raised by her late aunt, who taught her to love herself and believe in herself. However, she is overshadowed by her beauty-obsessed mother throughout her entire life. In rebellion, Willowdean enters the beauty pageant to go against society's norms. Her rebellion inspires other unconventional participants to do the same, turning the competition into chaos. Through her friends and an entourage of drag queens, Willowdean regains self-confidence, comes to love herself for who she is, and gets along with her mother. It's a coincidence that Rosie was played by Jennifer Aniston, who also executive produced the movie.
Cake (2014)
IMDb: 6.1/10
2014, Comedy
USA, R
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Top Cast: Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn
Cake is a drama film involving Claire Bennett (Jennifer Aniston), a female who suffers chronic pain after narrowly escaping a wrecking accident. Claire is endowed with physical as well as mental wounds, making her bitter as well as estranged from humanity. She falls in love with Nina's (Anna Kendrick) suicide, a woman from her support group, and hallucinates seeing her everywhere. While Claire comes to understand why Nina chose that route, she also makes an unexpected connection with Roy (Sam Worthington), Nina's husband. While battling her own devils, Claire must battle her dark past, overcome her painkiller addiction, and recover from emotional scarring. It is a powerful and moving dissection of trauma, loss, and self-acceptance. Jennifer Aniston's performance was universally praised, for which she was nominated for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards.
She’s Funny That Way
IMDb: 6.1/10
2014, Comedy
USA, R
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Top Cast: Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn
She's Funny That Way is a romantic comedy film featuring Isabella 'Izzy' Patterson (Imogen Poots), an escort who dreams of becoming an actress. Her world is turned around when she meets Arnold Albertson (Owen Wilson), a famous Broadway director, who offers her a handsome sum of money to quit escorting and chase her dreams. But when things go awry, Izzy gets an audition for Arnold's new production, wherein she is placed with his wife Delta (Kathryn Hahn), playwright Joshua Fleet (Will Forte), and therapist Jane Claremont (Jennifer Aniston). The scenario creates a series of misunderstandings, chaotic pandemonium, and romantic misunderstandings as secrets start to unfold. Director Peter Bogdanovich returned to the industry after a long gap with this movie.
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