The Best Gillian Anderson Movies

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

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

Items on this list include Straightheads and The Last King of Scotland.

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  • The X-Files
    1
    David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau
    99 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Rob Bowman
    In a small Texas town, a mysterious black substance emanating from the remains of a prehistoric human engulfs a young boy and his rescuers. Later, FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana ...more

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  • The X-Files: I Want to Believe
    2
    David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly
    73 votes
    • Released: 2008
    • Directed by: Chris Carter
    Though FBI special agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and his partner Dr. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) once chased things that go bump in the night, his tireless search for the truth out there has ...more

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  • The House of Mirth
    3
    Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Dan Aykroyd
    41 votes
    • Released: 2000
    • Directed by: Terence Davies
    Lily (Gillian Anderson) is a ravishing socialite who quickly discovers the precariousness of her position when her beauty and charm start attracting unwelcome interest and jealousy. She seeks a ...more

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  • Playing by Heart
    4
    Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie, Madeleine Stowe
    43 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Willard Carroll
    In this tale of how love binds 11 random people from Los Angeles, a married couple (Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands) prepare to renew vows; a widowed mother (Ellen Burstyn) cares for a dying son (Jay ...more

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  • Sold
    5

    Sold

    Gillian Anderson, David Arquette, Seema Biswas
    22 votes
    • Released: 2014
    • Directed by: Jeffrey D. Brown
    Sold is a 2014 drama film directed and written by Jeffrey D. Brown and Joseph Kwong.
  • Johnny English Reborn
    6

    Johnny English Reborn

    Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson, Dominic West
    36 votes
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Oliver Parker
    After a disastrous mission in Mozambique, British agent Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) has retreated to a Tibetan monastery to try to forget his shame. But when he receives an urgent call from MI-7 ...more

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