The Best Evan Rachel Wood Movies

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List of the best Evan Rachel Wood movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Evan Rachel Wood'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 Evan Rachel Wood movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Evan Rachel Wood movies will be at the top of the list. Evan Rachel Wood has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Evan Rachel Wood movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Evan Rachel Wood films to end the squabble once and for all.

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  • Thirteen
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    Thirteen

    Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed
    43 votes
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
    In the gritty drama Thirteen, Tracy Freeland (Evan Rachel Wood) is a promising student whose life spirals out of control after befriending the rebellious Evie Zamora (Nikki Reed). As Tracy plunges headfirst into a world of petty crime and substance abuse, her mother, Melanie (Holly Hunter), struggles to save her from self-destruction. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, this stark portrayal of adolescence earned Holly Hunter an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Thirteen is a riveting exploration of teenage turmoil, peer pressure, and parental desperation.

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  • The Wrestler
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    The Wrestler

    Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
    28 votes
    • Released: 2008
    • Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
    Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper (Marisa Tomei), and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood). But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

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  • Digging to China
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    Digging to China

    Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cathy Moriarty
    8 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Timothy Hutton
    Precocious young Harriet (Evan Rachel Wood) lives with her much older sister, Gwen (Mary Stuart Masterson), at a New Hampshire motel owned by their mother (Cathy Moriarty), and dreams of a life beyond her neglectful family and stultifying town. When Ricky (Kevin Bacon), a mentally disabled man, stays at the motel, Harriet finds him to be kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever known before. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.

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  • The Conspirator
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    The Conspirator

    James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline
    8 votes
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: Robert Redford
    Following the assassination of President Lincoln, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill Lincoln, the vice president and the secretary of state. Lawyer Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy) reluctantly agrees to defend the lone woman, Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), who owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others met to plan their crimes. Aiken realizes that Mary may be innocent and being used as bait to capture her son, a suspect who is still at large.

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  • Little Secrets
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    Little Secrets

    Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, David Gallagher
    14 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Blair Treu
    Emily (Evan Rachel Wood) is a plucky preteen who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets. Every Wednesday, Emily sets up a booth in her backyard that regularly attracts the guilty young souls of the neighborhood. These include Philip (Michael Angarano), whose clumsiness and his interest in Emily make him a challenging client. But complications ensue when she suddenly finds it difficult to keep all of her neighbors' secrets to herself.

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  • Running with Scissors
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    Running with Scissors

    Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow, Brian Cox
    12 votes
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Ryan Murphy
    As the son of an alcoholic father (Alec Baldwin) and a mentally ill mother (Annette Bening), young Augusten Burroughs (Joseph Cross) faces a challenging childhood at the very least. His life takes an unexpected turn when his mother gives him to her unorthodox therapist (Brian Cox), and the boy becomes a member of the doctor's own strange, extended family.

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