The Best Meg Tilly Movies

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

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

Items here include everything from Masquerade to Journey.

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  • Agnes of God
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    Agnes of God

    Jane Fonda, Meg Tilly, Anne Bancroft
    24 votes
    • Released: 1985
    • Directed by: Norman Jewison
    Dr. Martha Livingston (Jane Fonda) is a court-appointed psychiatrist sent to evaluate Sister Agnes (Meg Tilly), a young nun whose infant has been found strangled. With Agnes claiming a virgin conception and having no memory of giving birth, Livingston must distinguish between the lies and the nun's perception-altering faith. Complicating her investigation, Livingston continually clashes with the overbearing Mother Miriam Ruth (Anne Bancroft), who insists that Livingston leave Agnes alone.

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  • The Big Chill
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    The Big Chill

    William Hurt, Glenn Close, Kevin Kline
    19 votes
    • Released: 1983
    • Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
    A once close-knit gang of friends -- including an actor (JoBeth Williams), a doctor (Glenn Close) and her husband (Kevin Kline), a Vietnam veteran (William Hurt), and a journalist (Tom Berenger) -- meets for a weekend after the funeral of their much-envied friend Alex, who committed suicide. The friends spend the weekend confronting the personal truths, sacrifices and betrayals that have left them disenchanted. Each must contend with unresolved issues they have with Alex, and with one another.

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  • Valmont
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    Valmont

    Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly
    10 votes
    • Released: 1989
    • Directed by: Milos Forman
    French novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", by Choderlos de Laclos. The cynical story follows the fortunes of two scheming lovers, a pair of jaded aristocrats who manipulate and toy with each other on a grand scale, drawing others into their elaborate and dangerous erotic games.

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  • Psycho II
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    Psycho II

    Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly
    13 votes
    • Released: 1983
    • Directed by: Richard Franklin
    Two decades after the original murders at the Bates Motel, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) completes his treatment at a mental institution and returns home to find his hotel run down under the management of Warren Toomey (Dennis Franz). Despite a new friendship with a waitress (Meg Tilly) and a job busing tables at a diner, Norman begins to hear voices once again. No matter how hard he tries, Norman cannot keep "Mother" from returning and coaxing him to unleash the homicidal maniac within.

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  • The Two Jakes
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    The Two Jakes

    Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly
    13 votes
    • Released: 1990
    • Directed by: Jack Nicholson
    Private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by real estate developer Jake Berman (Harvey Keitel) for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his own business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

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  • The Girl in a Swing
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    The Girl in a Swing

    Meg Tilly, Elspet Gray, Nicholas Le Prevost
    9 votes
    • Released: 1988
    • Directed by: Gordon Hessler
    The Girl in a Swing is a 1988 American supernatural thriller film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, and Elspet Gray. Based on the 1980 novel The Girl in a Swing by Richard Adams, the film is about an English antique dealer who travels to Copenhagen where he meets and falls in love with a mysterious German-born secretary, whom he marries. Knowing nothing about her family or background, he soon discovers a darker side to his new bride.