The Best Amy Poehler Movies

Updated June 11, 2019 1.0k votes 138 voters 14.8k views33 items

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List of the best Amy Poehler movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Amy Poehler's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Amy Poehler movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Amy Poehler movies will be at the top of the list. Amy Poehler has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Amy Poehler movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Amy Poehler films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Amy Poehler role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Amy Poehler performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

This list features films like Horton Hears a Who! and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.

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Blades of Glory
Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell
Blades of Glory is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon, and... more
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Horton Hears a Who!
Selena Gomez, Jim Carrey
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! is a 2008 American computer-animated adventure comedy film... more
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Monsters vs. Aliens
Reese Witherspoon, Amy Poehler
Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated science fiction action comedy film... more
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Mean Girls
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams
Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film. Mark Waters directed, and Tina Fey wrote the... more
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Sisters
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler
Sisters is a 1973 American horror film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Margot Kidder,... more
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Baby Mama
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler
Baby Mama is a 2008 comedy film from Universal Pictures written and directed by Michael... more
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Mr. Woodcock
Tyra Banks, Amy Poehler
Mr. Woodcock is a 2007 sports comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie, and starring Seann... more
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American live-action comedy film directed by... more
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Hayden Panettiere, Heidi Klum
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil is a 2010 animated film written by Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards... more
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Envy
Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler
Envy is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Ben Stiller and Jack... more

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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie is the 2004 counterpart film to the film Anchorman: The... more
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Jack Black, Kyle Gass
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is a 2006 American musical comedy film about comedy rock... more
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Wine Country
Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph
Wine Country is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Amy Poehler. Tensions from the past... more
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Man of the Year
Robin Williams, Christopher Walken
Man of the Year is a 2006 political comedy-drama film directed and written by Barry Levinson... more
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Spring Breakdown
Amy Poehler, Kristin Cavallari
Spring Breakdown is a comedy film starring Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, and Rachel Dratch. Three... more
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Southland Tales
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Justin Timberlake
Southland Tales is a 2006 sci-fi dramedy thriller film and the second film written and... more
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Wet Hot American Summer
Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks
Wet Hot American Summer is a 2001 satirical comedy film directed by David Wain from a... more
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Shrek the Third
Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake
Shrek the Third is a 2007 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film, and the third... more
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Arrietty
Mirai Shida, Tatsuya Fujiwara
Arrietty, titled The Borrower Arrietty in Japan and The Secret World of Arrietty in North... more
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25 Years of Improv Comedy
Amy Poehler, Tim Meadows

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Hamlet 2
Amy Poehler, Elisabeth Shue
Hamlet 2 is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam... more
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is a 2011 American live-action adventure comedy film... more
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The Ex
Amy Adams, Amy Poehler
The Ex is a 2006 comedy film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Zach Braff, Amanda Peet and... more
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Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider, William Forsythe,... more
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Martin & Orloff
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler
Martin & Orloff is a feature film written by and starring Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts along... more

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