The Best Jessica Lange Movies

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

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

This list contains films like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Big Valley.

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  • Frances
    1
    Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard
    96 votes
    • Released: 1982
    • Directed by: Graeme Clifford
    This biopic explores the true story of Frances Farmer (Jessica Lange), a mold-breaking actress from Seattle who moved to Hollywood, Calif., and gained notoriety for her unconventional attitude. After ...more

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  • Sweet Dreams
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    Sweet Dreams

    Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth
    69 votes
    • Released: 1985
    • Directed by: Karel Reisz
    Aspiring country singer Patsy Cline (Jessica Lange) is resigned to both her thankless gigs and her unhappy marriage, until she meets the charismatic Charlie Dick (Ed Harris). Eventually leaving her ...more

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  • Blue Sky
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    Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Powers Boothe
    78 votes
    • Released: 1994
    • Directed by: Tony Richardson
    In the late 1950s, the U.S. Army assigns nuclear engineer Hank Marshall (Tommy Lee Jones) to an isolated weapons testing facility in Alabama. Hank causes waves with his superior officers due to his ...more

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  • Tootsie
    4
    Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
    82 votes
    • Released: 1982
    • Directed by: Sydney Pollack
    New York actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent (Sydney Pollack) can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera ...more

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  • Grey Gardens
    5
    Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange, Jeanne Tripplehorn
    76 votes
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Michael Sucsy
    The lives of Edith Bouvier Beale (Jessica Lange) and her daughter Edie (Drew Barrymore), aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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  • Bonneville
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    Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen
    43 votes
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Christopher N. Rowley
    When her husband dies, Arvilla Holden (Jessica Lange) wants to scatter his ashes per his request. However, the daughter from his previous marriage intervenes, demanding that her father's remains be ...more

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