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The Best Jamie Lee Curtis Movies

Updated September 20, 2019 5.1k votes 517 voters 36.8k views

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

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

List below includes Halloween, Trading Places, True Lies, and more films from Jamie Lee Curtis' filmography.

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Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards
Released: 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher horror film directed and scored by John... more
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True Lies
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eliza Dushku
Released: 1994
Directed by: James Cameron
True Lies is a 1994 American action-comedy film written and directed by James Cameron, and... more
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A Fish Called Wanda
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline
Released: 1988
Directed by: John Cleese, Charles Crichton
A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 film written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton. It was... more
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Trading Places
Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis
Released: 1983
Directed by: John Landis
Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd... more
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Halloween II
Jamie Lee Curtis, Dana Carvey
Released: 1981
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Halloween II is a 1981 slasher horror film directed by Rick Rosenthal, and written and... more
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Christmas with the Kranks
Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd
Released: 2004
Directed by: Joe Roth
Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 American Christmas comedy film based on the 2001 novel... more
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Freaky Friday
Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis
Released: 2003
Directed by: Mark Waters
Freaky Friday is a 2003 comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Mary Rodgers. It... more
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Perfect
John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis
Released: 1985
Directed by: James Bridges
Perfect is a 1985 American film drama, directed by James Bridges and starring John Travolta... more
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My Girl
Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin
Released: 1991
Directed by: Howard Zieff
My Girl is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Howard Zieff and written by Laurice... more
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Grandview, U.S.A.
Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cusack
Released: 1984
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Grandview, U.S.A. is a 1984 American comedy-drama film directed by Randal Kleiser. It stars... more
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Blue Steel
Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Sizemore
Released: 1989
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Blue Steel is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and starring... more
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Roadgames
Jamie Lee Curtis, Stacy Keach
Released: 1981
Directed by: Richard Franklin
Road Games is a 1981 Australian thriller film directed by Richard Franklin. The film stars... more
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Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert Reed
Released: 1981
Directed by: Gabrielle Beaumont
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1981 American television film directed... more

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Queens Logic
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Bacon
Released: 1991
Directed by: Steve Rash
Queens Logic is a 1991 comedy from Seven Arts Pictures starring Kevin Bacon, Linda Fiorentino,... more
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Drowning Mona
Jamie Lee Curtis, Will Ferrell
Released: 2000
Directed by: Nick Gomez
This film is a 2000 comedy-mystery film starring Danny DeVito as Wyatt Rash, a local police... more
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The Tailor of Panama
Pierce Brosnan, Jamie Lee Curtis
Released: 2001
Directed by: John Boorman
The Tailor of Panama is a 2001 Irish-American spy thriller film directed by John Boorman and... more
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1984
Directed by: W. D. Richter
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!, often shortened to Buckaroo... more
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My Girl 2
Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd
Released: 1994
Directed by: Howard Zieff
My Girl 2 is a 1994 comedy-drama film starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Ebersole,... more
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Jamie Lee Curtis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Released: 1998
Directed by: Steve Miner
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, is a 1998 American slasher film and is the seventh installment... more
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee Curtis
Released: 2008
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 American adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney... more
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Annie Oakley
Jamie Lee Curtis, Brian Dennehy
Released: 1985
Directed by: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
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Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer
Released: 2018
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Halloween is a 2018 horror film directed by David Gordon Green, and the 11th film in the... more
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Prom Night
Jamie Lee Curtis, Brittany Snow
Released: 1980
Directed by: Paul Lynch
Prom Night is a 1980 Canadian slasher film directed by Paul Lynch, based on a story by Robert... more
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Spare Parts
Jamie Lee Curtis, Marisa Tomei
Released: 2015
Directed by: Sean McNamara
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Molly & Roni's Dance Party
Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Baldwin
Released: 2005
Molly and Roni's Dance Party is a 2005 family film.... more

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