Jessica Chastain · Filmography Ranked
Best Jessica Chastain Films, Ranked by IQ Score
A decade of one of contemporary cinema's most-disciplined leading actresses. Every Chastain film, ranked.
Jessica Chastain's filmography since 2011 is among the most-disciplined leading-actress catalogs of the 2010s. Best Actress Oscar for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), plus prior nominations for Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and The Help (2011). Across her catalog she's worked with Malick, Bigelow, Nichols, McCarthy, Sorkin, Aronofsky.
Anchor picks: Zero Dark Thirty (2012). The Tree of Life (2011). The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021).
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Questions about this ranking
What is the best Jessica Chastain film?
By IQ Score on TV Intelligentsia, The Tree of Life (2011) anchors the catalog. Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Take Shelter (2011), and Miss Sloane (2016) round out the canonical entries. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) won her Best Actress Oscar.
How does TVI rank Chastain's filmography?
Every Chastain film is scored on the same TVI rubric. Her catalog is unusually dense at the top because she selectively works with major auteurs, Malick, Bigelow, Nichols, McCarthy.
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