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The Best Laura Dern Movies

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

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

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Jurassic Park
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum
Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg.... more
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October Sky
Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern
October Sky is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake... more
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The Fault in Our Stars
Shailene Woodley, Willem Dafoe
The Fault in Our Stars is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Josh Boone, based on... more
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Mask
Cher, Laura Dern
Mask is a 1985 American drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Cher, Sam Elliott,... more
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Wild at Heart
Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe
Wild at Heart is a 1990 American thriller film written and directed by David Lynch, and based... more
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I Am Sam
Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning
I Am Sam is a 2001 American drama film directed by Jessie Nelson. A mentally handicapped man... more
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Wild
Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern
Wild is a 2014 American biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, written by Nick... more
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Blue Velvet
Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper
Blue Velvet is a 1986 American mystery thriller flm, written and directed by David Lynch. The... more
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Rambling Rose
Robert Duvall, Laura Dern
Rambling Rose is a 1991 American drama film set in Georgia during the Great Depression... more
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Citizen Ruth
Burt Reynolds, Kelly Preston
Citizen Ruth is a 1996 comedy film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne. The film is the... more

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Inland Empire
Naomi Watts, Jeremy Irons
Inland Empire is a 2006 mystery film written and directed by David Lynch and was his first... more
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Jodie Foster, Kris Kristofferson
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1974 American comedy-drama film directed by Martin... more
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Jurassic Park III
Téa Leoni, William H. Macy
Jurassic Park III is a 2001 American science fiction adventure monster film. It is the third... more
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The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Laura Dern, Ralph Macchio
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier is a 1984 made-for-TV feature-length drama, starring Ralph... more
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Foxes
Jodie Foster, Laura Dern
Foxes is a 1980 American teen drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Gerald Ayres.... more
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Smooth Talk
Laura Dern, Levon Helm
Smooth Talk is a 1985 drama film, loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates' 1966 short story Where... more
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Fat Man and Little Boy
Paul Newman, John Cusack
Fat Man and Little Boy is a 1989 film that reenacts the Manhattan Project. The film is named... more
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White Lightning
Burt Reynolds, Laura Dern
White Lightning is a 1973 American action film from United Artists starring Burt Reynolds as... more
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Dr. T & the Women
Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler
Dr. T & the Women is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Altman. It stars... more
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We Don't Live Here Anymore
Naomi Watts, Mark Ruffalo
We Don't Live Here Anymore is a 2004 drama film directed by John Curran. It is based on the... more

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The Founder
Linda Cardellini, Michael Keaton
The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock. In 1954,... more
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Wilson
Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern
Wilson is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Craig Johnson, based on the graphic... more
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Everything Must Go
Will Ferrell, Laura Dern
Everything Must Go is a 2010 film directed by Dan Rush. "After 16 years devising motivational... more
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio is a 2005 biographical film written and directed by Jane... more
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Cold Pursuit
Liam Neeson, Laura Dern
Cold Pursuit is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Hans Petter Moland.... more

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