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The Best Jennifer Beals Movies

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

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Flashdance Jennifer Beals, Lee Ving, Michael Nouri

Released: 1983

Directed by: Adrian Lyne

Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne. It was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and the presentation of some sequences in ...more

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Devil in a Blue Dress Denzel Washington, Poppy Montgomery, Don Cheadle

Released: 1995

Directed by: Carl Franklin

Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Carl Franklin and photographed by Tak Fujimoto. The film is based on Walter Mosley's novel of the same name and ...more

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The Book of Eli Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Gary Oldman

Released: 2010

Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

The Book of Eli is a 2010 American post-apocalyptic neo-Western and action film directed by the Hughes brothers. A lone man sets off to fight his way across America in order to protect a sacred ...more

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They Shoot Divas, Don't They? Felicia Day, Jennifer Beals, Traci Lords

Released: 2002

Directed by: Jonathan Craven

My Name is Sarah Jennifer Beals

Released: 2007

Directed by: Paul A. Kaufman

Sarah is depressed and lonely after her best friend dies. She follows a handsome man, Charlie, into a church where he attends AA meetings. Sarah lets him believe she is an alcoholic too, but ...more

The Twilight of the Golds Rosie O'Donnell, Brendan Fraser, Faye Dunaway

Released: 1997

Directed by: Ross Kagan Marks

The Twilight of the Golds is a 1997 television film.

Four Rooms Madonna, Salma Hayek, Bruce Willis

Released: 1995

Directed by: Alexandre Rockwell, Quentin Tarantino, Allison Anders, Robert Rodriguez

Four Rooms is a 1995 anthology comedy film directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino, each directing one segment of the film that in its entirety is ...more

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A House Divided Jennifer Beals, Dylan McDermott

Released: 2006

Directed by: Michael Rymer

A House Divided is a 2006 drama film written by Andrew Chapman and directed by Michael Rymer.

In the Soup Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Beals, Sam Rockwell

Released: 1992

Directed by: Alexandre Rockwell

In the Soup is a 1992 independent film comedy directed by Alexandre Rockwell. It stars Steve Buscemi as a self-conscious screenwriter who has written an unfilmable 500-page screenplay and is ...more

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Troubled Waters Laura Vandervoort, Jennifer Beals, Matt Birman

Released: 2006

Directed by: John Stead

Troubled Waters is a 2006 Canadian thriller film. This film was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Let It Be Me Patrick Stewart, Jennifer Beals, Yancy Butler

Released: 1995

Directed by: Eleanor Bergstein

Let It Be Me is a 1995 musical film starring Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, Yancy Butler, Leslie Caron, James Goodwin and Patrick Stewart. It was written and directed by Eleanor Bergstein.

Night for Dying Tigers Jennifer Beals, Kathleen Robertson, Lauren Lee Smith

Released: 2010

Directed by: Terry Miles

The Anniversary Party Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Kline, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Released: 2001

Directed by: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming

The Anniversary Party is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming.

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Gwyneth Paltrow, Heather Graham, Matthew Broderick

Released: 1994

Directed by: Alan Rudolph

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle is a 1994 American film scripted by screenwriter/director Alan Rudolph and former Washington Star reporter Randy Sue Coburn. Directed by Rudolph, it starred ...more

The Bride Sting, Jennifer Beals, Timothy Spall

Released: 1985

Directed by: Franc Roddam

The Bride is an adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, released in 1985 and directed by Franc Roddam. The film stars Sting as Baron Charles Frankenstein and Jennifer Beals as Eva, a woman he ...more

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Out of Line Jennifer Beals, Michael Moriarty, Christopher Judge

Released: 2001

Directed by: Johanna Demetrakas

Catch That Kid Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Beals, Corbin Bleu

Released: 2004

Directed by: Bart Freundlich

Catch That Kid is a 2004 American adventure comedy film directed by Bart Freundlich and starring Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Beals, and Sam Robards. It is a remake of ...more

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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas Jennifer Beals, Jordan Prentice, Kim Roberts

Released: 2010

Directed by: James Orr

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas is a Hallmark Channel Original Movie about Angela and Wayne Fox Jennifer Beals and Rick Roberts who are workaholic parents. Santa sets off on his ...more

Split Decisions Gene Hackman, Jennifer Beals, Craig Sheffer

Released: 1988

Directed by: David Drury

Split Decisions is a 1988 film directed by David Drury. It stars Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey and Gene Hackman.

The Prophecy II Christopher Walken, Brittany Murphy, Jennifer Beals

Released: 1998

Directed by: Greg Spence

The Prophecy II is a fantasy horror–thriller film and the second motion picture in The Prophecy series. Christopher Walken and Steve Hytner reprise their roles as the Archangel Gabriel and the ...more

Night Owl Jennifer Beals, Caroline Munro, John Leguizamo

Released: 1993

Directed by: Jeffrey Arsenault

Night Owl, a 1993 vampire film shot in New York's Alphabet City and directed by Jeffrey Arsenault, starred John Leguizamo and James Raftery as Jake, a brooding vampire/squatter who picks up ...more

Something More Jennifer Beals, Chandra West, Tom Cavanagh

Released: 1998

Directed by: Rob W. King

Roger Dodger Morena Baccarin, Elizabeth Berkley, Isabella Rossellini

Released: 2002

Directed by: Dylan Kidd

Roger Dodger is a 2002 American comedy-drama that explores the relationship between men, women, and sex. Directed by Dylan Kidd and starring Campbell Scott and Jesse Eisenberg, the film follows ...more

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The Spree Jennifer Beals

Released: 1998

Directed by: Tommy Lee Wallace

The Spree is a 1998 TV film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.

Indecency Jennifer Beals, Anna Gunn

Released: 1992

Directed by: Marisa Silver

Indecency is a 1992 thriller film directed by Marisa Silver.