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List of the best Jodie Foster movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Jodie Foster appeared in Martin Scorsese's 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore two years before receiving her breakout role in the director's cutting-edge film Taxi Driver. Jodie Foster'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 Jodie Foster movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Jodie Foster movies will be at the top of the list. Jodie Foster has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Jodie Foster movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Jodie Foster films to end the squabble once and for all.
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Items include everything from Nell to The Silence of the Lambs.
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125129The Brave One
Jodie Foster, Zoë KravitzReleased: 2007
Directed by: Neil Jordan
The Brave One is a 2007 American psychological thriller film directed by Neil Jordan, produced by Joel Silver, and starring Jodie Foster. It was released in the United States on September 14, 2007.... more
220922Little Man Tate
Jodie Foster, Harry ConnickReleased: 1991
Directed by: Jodie Foster
Little Man Tate is a 1991 drama film directed by and starring Jodie Foster. The film marked her directorial debut. It tells the story of a seven-year-old child prodigy, Fred Tate, who struggles to... more- 322032
The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Anthony HopkinsReleased: 1991
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American thriller film that blends elements of the crime and horror genres. Directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and Scott Glenn,... more ![]()
411819Foxes
Jodie Foster, Laura DernReleased: 1980
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Foxes is a 1980 American teen drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Gerald Ayres. The film stars Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman, Randy Quaid and Cherie Currie. The original... more![]()
511317Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Jodie Foster, Kris KristoffersonReleased: 1974
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1974 American comedy-drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert Getchell. It stars Ellen Burstyn as a widow who travels with her preteen son... more![]()
613229The Accused
Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillisReleased: 1988
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
The Accused is a 1988 American drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, loosely based on the the real-life event involving Cheryl Araujo in New Bedford, Massachusetts and the resulting trial which... more![]()
714141Contact
Matthew McConaughey, Jodie FosterReleased: 1997
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is a film adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name; Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story... more![]()
812733Panic Room
Kristen Stewart, Nicole KidmanReleased: 2002
Directed by: David Fincher
Panic Room is a 2002 American thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by David Koepp. The film stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded.... more- 912230
Taxi Driver
Robert De Niro, Jodie FosterReleased: 1976
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Taxi Driver is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Set in New York City soon after the end of the Vietnam War, the film... more ![]()
108714Bugsy Malone
Jodie Foster, Scott BaioReleased: 1976
Directed by: Alan Parker
Bugsy Malone is a 1976 British-American musical film, directed by Alan Parker. Set in Chicago, the film is loosely based on events from the early 1920s to 1931 during Prohibition, specifically the... more![]()
117914Candleshoe
Jodie Foster, David NivenReleased: 1977
Directed by: Norman Tokar
Candleshoe is a 1977 Walt Disney Productions live action family film and heist film based on the Michael Innes novel Christmas at Candleshoe and starring Jodie Foster, Helen Hayes in her last big... more![]()
127813Tom Sawyer
Jodie Foster, Celeste HolmReleased: 1973
Directed by: Don Taylor
Tom Sawyer is a 1973 American musical film adaptation of the Mark Twain boyhood adventure story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, starring Johnny Whitaker as Tom, Jodie Foster as Becky Thatcher, and... more![]()
139929Flightplan
Jodie Foster, Matt BomerReleased: 2005
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
Flightplan is a 2005 mystery-thriller film directed by German film director Robert Schwentke and starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Kate Beahan, Greta Scacchi, and Sean Bean.... more![]()
1410941Nell
Jodie Foster, Liam NeesonReleased: 1994
Directed by: Michael Apted
Nell is a 1994 American drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. The film also... more![]()
1512361Nim's Island
Jodie Foster, Gerard ButlerReleased: 2008
Directed by: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett
Nim's Island is a 2008 American-Australian adventure-fantasy film directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin and starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler. The story is based on the... more![]()
167021The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Jodie Foster, Martin SheenReleased: 1976
Directed by: Nicolas Gessner
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1976 Canadian-French film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, and Scott Jacoby. It was written... more![]()
175611Five Corners
Jodie Foster, Tim RobbinsReleased: 1987
Directed by: Tony Bill
Five Corners is a 1987 American low budget crime drama film starring Tim Robbins, Jodie Foster, John Turturro, and Rodney Harvey. It was directed by Tony Bill. It depicts 48 hours in the lives of a... more![]()
189444Stealing Home
Jodie Foster, Helen HuntReleased: 1988
Directed by: Steven Kampmann, William Porter
Stealing Home is a 1988 romantic drama film movie, starring Mark Harmon and Jodie Foster with Jonathan Silverman, Harold Ramis and William McNamara in major roles. The film was directed by Steven... more![]()
196015The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Jodie Foster, Jena MaloneReleased: 2002
Directed by: Peter Care
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is a 2002 independent comedy-drama film directed by Peter Care. The film stars Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The... more![]()
206924Maverick
Mel Gibson, Jodie FosterReleased: 1994
Directed by: Richard Donner
Maverick is a 1994 Western comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by William Goldman, based on the 1950s television series of the same name created by Roy Huggins. The film stars Mel... more![]()
216324Inside Man
Jodie Foster, Denzel WashingtonReleased: 2006
Directed by: Spike Lee
Inside Man is a 2006 American thriller film directed by Spike Lee, and written by Russell Gewirtz. The film centers on an elaborate bank on Wall Street over a 24-hour period. It stars Denzel... more![]()
225922Sommersby
Jodie Foster, Richard GereReleased: 1993
Directed by: Jon Amiel
Sommersby is a 1993 romantic drama film directed by Jon Amiel and starring Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman and James Earl Jones. The story is adapted from the historical account of 16th... more![]()
234912Motherhood
Uma Thurman, Jodie FosterReleased: 2009
Directed by: Katherine Dieckmann
Motherhood is a 2009 independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann and starring Uma Thurman.... more![]()
246731Freaky Friday
Jodie Foster, Dick Van PattenReleased: 1976
Directed by: Gary Nelson
Freaky Friday is a 1976 American fantasy comedy film directed by Gary Nelson and starring Barbara Harris as Ellen Andrews, Jodie Foster as her daughter Annabel, and John Astin as her husband, Bill... more![]()
255224Anna and the King
Jodie Foster, Bai LingReleased: 1999
Directed by: Andy Tennant
Anna and the King is a 1999 biographical drama film loosely based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, which give a fictionalised account of the diaries of Anna Leonowens. The story concerns... more
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