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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Director, Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold
This early–80s teen pic survives a lot better than most, finding surprisingly subtle shades of the adolescent experience amid some frank…
Easy MoneyEasy Money (1983)
Dir. James Signorelli
Feat. Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Brash comedy with Dangerfield ideally cast as a middle–aged slob who must change his ways in order to receive a ten million dollar inheritance.
Flesh and BloodFlesh and Blood (1985)
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh are mercenary soldier and captive who fall in love amid rampant flesh and blood–letting in medieval…
Hitcher, TheHitcher, The (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
One of the best and most terrifying thrillers to be made in the '80s. A superbly controlled, often shocking account of a young motorist who is…
Last Exit to BrooklynLast Exit to Brooklyn (1989) Recommended
Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh
A harrowingly realistic adaptation of a contentious novel about civil unrest during the New York dock workers strike in the 1950s. Jennifer Jason…
BackdraftBackdraft (1990)
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro, William Baldwin
Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro and others are no match for the sizzling special effects that predominate this tale of fire–fighting brothers who…
Miami BluesMiami Blues (1990) Recommended
Dir. George Armitage
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh
A psychotic criminal steals a detective's I.D. and proceeds to clean up their 'most wanted' list in this violent comedy.
Buried Alive (1990)
Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Matheson
Accomplished Poe–influenced tele–movie about a man who seeks to avenge his wife who buried him alive.
RushRush (1992) Recommended
Dir. Lili Fini Zanuck
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Patric
This sordid but engaging parable posits Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric as narcotics cops who slip into a drug–addicted mire whilst…
Single White FemaleSingle White Female (1992) Recommended
Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Bridget Fonda shares her flat with a lonely neurotic who turns out be her psychotic nemesis. Another triumph for Jennifer Jason Leigh, on her way to…
Short CutsShort Cuts (1993) Recommended
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Waits
Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason–Leigh, Tom Waits and Jack Lemmon lead 18 other stars in this extraordinary observation of the ordinary. Several of…
Hudsucker Proxy, TheHudsucker Proxy, The (1994) Recommended
Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
In a blissfully art–directed industrial '50s, an 'entry–level' innocent (Tim Robbins) is unwittingly catapulted to corporate supremacy.…
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) Recommended
Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Broderick, Campbell Scott
Jennifer Jason Leigh lends her perfectly mannered precision to Dorothy Parker, anguished writer, poet and lonely socialite who merrily drowned her…
Dolores ClaiborneDolores Claiborne (1995) Recommended
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt
After MISERY, this non–supernatural Stephen King adaptation displays yet another facet of Kathy Bates multiple screen personas – here she…
GeorgiaGeorgia (1995) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham
Sibling rivalry in the music industry contrasts the careers and temperaments of two sisters. Jennifer Jason–Leigh and Mare Winningham are in…
Kansas CityKansas City (1996) Recommended
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte
An all–star cast jam out on the multiple storylines of Robert Altman's homage to the 30s jazz–mecca of Kansas City. The old master stirs…
Bastard Out of CarolinaBastard Out of Carolina (1997)
Dir. Anjelica Huston
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Jena Malone, Jennifer Jason Leigh
In her directing debut, Anjelica Huston boldly renders the indelicacies of a grim coming–of–age story, but its success is thanks largely…
A Thousand AcresA Thousand Acres (1997)
Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Pfeiffer
Daughters of rancher Jason Robards are an embattled trio, in this adaption of Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel. Story attempts to…
Washington SquareWashington Square (1997)
Dir. Agnieszka Holland
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ben Chaplin, Maggie Smith
Portrait of a lady adapted from the pen of Henry James profits from an exemplary Jennifer Jason Leigh performance – as an eccentric, plain…
ExistenzExistenz (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm
Dir. David Cronenberg bestows his customary intelligence on the 'Virtual Reality' genre, yet this time complements his visceral obsessions and mad…
Skipped Parts (1999)
Dir. Tamra Davis
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bug Hall, Brad Renfro
Set in the early 1960s, this begins as a typical coming–of–age comedy, with Jennifer Jason Leigh and her son shifting to Smalltown, USA…
Anniversary Party, TheAnniversary Party, The (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Kevin Kline
A wedding anniversary celebration sets the scene for a riveting expose of Hollywood private lives who play host to a large ensemble playing…
Road To PerditionRoad To Perdition (2002) Recommended
Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law
Handsomely–mounted Chicago gangland flick that casts Tom Hanks against type as a mob hitman who becomes an ‘angel of vengeance’ after he is…
Quickie, TheQuickie, The (2002)
Dir. Sergei Bodrov
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Vladimir Mashkov, Henry Thomas
A middling US debut for the dir. of PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS, this weaves a drama of moral corruption around a troubled Russian mob family festering…
In the CutIn the Cut (2003)
Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh
An uncomfortable, darkly ‘feminist’ thriller for which Meg Ryan deflowers her star persona, playing a troubled forty–something who…
Machinist, TheMachinist, The (2004) Recommended
Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Ironside
A mind–twisting thriller in the industrial–gothic mould, this might at times feel like an off–cut from the David…
PalindromesPalindromes (2004)
Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jennifer Jason Leigh
A queasy fairytale about a suburban teenage girl who quests to fall pregnant, does so, but is then forced by her mother (Barkin) to have an abortion,…
Jacket, TheJacket, The (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Maybury
Feat. Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson
Adding to a growing canon of mind–bending thrillers of distinction (see our 'Close Relatives' below), this certainly feels part of a distinct…
Margot at the WeddingMargot at the Wedding (2007)
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black
Nicole Kidman stars as an acid–tongued, permafrosty writer in Noah Baumbach's (THE SQUID & THE WHALE) ongoing treatment of middle–aged…
Synecdoche, New YorkSynecdoche, New York (2008) Recommended
Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener
Screenwriting extraordinaire Charlie Kaufman turns his hand to directing for the first time with another amusing existential conundrum, here enjoying…
GreenbergGreenberg (2010)
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans
An off–key, serio–comic role for Ben Stiller, here playing a challenged 40–something whose stint crashing at his brother’s L.A.…
Kill Your DarlingsKill Your Darlings (2013)
Dir. John Krokidas
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall
The early years of Beat Generation icons Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs are dramatised in this impassioned period biopic.
Spectacular Now, TheSpectacular Now, The (2013) Recommended
Dir. James Ponsoldt
Feat. Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson
This wistful teen romance, scripted and performed with a bracing naturalism, centres on a glibly charming high school senior whose casual dating of a…
Hateful Eight, TheHateful Eight, The (2015)
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
An extremely bloody western from Tarantino that features a typically stellar cast as a group of miscreants and misanthropes holed up in a cabin in a…
AnomalisaAnomalisa (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
Charlie Kaufman directs this affecting stop–motion animation that explores a loners failure to connect with other people and his struggles to…
MorganMorgan (2016)
Dir. Luke Scott
Feat. Kate Mara, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Yeoh
A flawed yet tense and thought–provoking sci–fi thriller about a corporate risk–management consultant who must decide whether or…
Good TimeGood Time (2017) Recommended
Dir. Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Robert Pattinson is riveting as a small–time hustler who embarks on a frantic nocturnal mission to break his brother out of custody after a…
Twin Peaks (TV Series)Twin Peaks (TV Series) (Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series, Twin Peaks: The Return) (2017) Recommended
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Catherine E. Coulson, Madchen Amick
Revival of the cult TV series with most of the same cast (plus many, many more), which rivals and occasionally surpasses the terrifying brilliance of…
Patrick Melrose (TV Series)Patrick Melrose (TV Series) (2018) Recommended
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving
5–part miniseries based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn in which Benedict Cumberbatch plays an aristocratic and outrageously funny…
AnnihilationAnnihilation (2018)
Dir. Alex Garland
Feat. Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez
Distinctive sci–fi set around a mysterious environmental disaster zone within which the laws of nature do not apply. A biologist (Natalie…
White Boy RickWhite Boy Rick (2018)
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley
Compelling true crime story from the director of '71, following 14–year old drug trafficker Richard Wershe Jr. who was an undercover informant…
PossessorPossessor (2020) Recommended
Dir. Brandon Cronenberg
Feat. Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland
Brandon Cronenberg (ANTIVIRAL) wrote and directed this sci–fi horror about an assassin (Andrea Riseborough) who assumes control of other…

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