The Best Zooey Deschanel Movies

Updated September 21, 2019 1.5k votes 372 voters 36.9k views30 items

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

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

This is a list that features films like The Good Girl and The Go-Getter.

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(500) Days of Summer
Zooey Deschanel, Minka Kelly
(500) Days of Summer is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film by first time director Marc... more
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Elf
Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell
Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David... more
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Our Idiot Brother
Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks
Our Idiot Brother is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring... more
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Yes Man
Zooey Deschanel, Jim Carrey
Yes Man is a 2008 British-American romantic comedy film directed by Peyton Reed, written by... more
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Brad Pitt, Zooey Deschanel
This film is a 2007 American western drama film written and directed by Andrew Dominik.... more
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All the Real Girls
Zooey Deschanel, Patricia Clarkson
All the Real Girls is a 2003 American romantic drama film written and directed by David Gordon... more
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Gigantic
Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman
Gigantic is a 2008 independent comedy film directed by Matt Aselton and starring Paul Dano,... more
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Almost Famous
Zooey Deschanel, Kate Hudson
Almost Famous is a 2000 comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring... more
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Bridge to Terabithia
Zooey Deschanel, Josh Hutchersonm
Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 American-New Zealand fantasy adventure family drama film... more
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Mumford
Zooey Deschanel, Kelly Monaco
Mumford is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. It is... more
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Flakes
Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Lloyd
Flakes is a 2007 American comedy film, directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Aaron Stanford... more
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The Good Girl
Jennifer Aniston, Zooey Deschanel
The Good Girl is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta from a script by Mike... more
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sam Rockwell, Mos Def
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 2005 British-American comic science fiction film... more
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Once Upon a Mattress
Zooey Deschanel, Bernadette Peters
Once Upon a Mattress is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Kathleen Marshall.... more
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The Good Life
Zooey Deschanel, Bill Paxton
The Good Life is a 2007 film written and directed by Stephen Berra, starring Mark Webber,... more
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Manic
Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Manic is a 2001 American drama film directed by Jordan Melamed and written by Michael Bacall... more
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Winter Passing
Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell
Winter Passing is a 2005 American film. It is the directorial debut of playwright Adam Rapp,... more
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Big Trouble
Zooey Deschanel, Sofía Vergara
Big Trouble is a 2002 American comedy film based on the novel Big Trouble by Dave Barry. It... more
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Raving
Zooey Deschanel, Bill Irwin
Raving is a 2007 American short film written and directed by Julia Stiles. It was produced by... more
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The New Guy
Zooey Deschanel, Eliza Dushku
The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy film directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the... more
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Surf's Up
Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf
Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary family comedy film directed by Ash... more
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Failure to Launch
Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Jessica Parker
Failure to Launch is a 2006 American romantic comedy film. In the movie a 35-year-old man... more
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The Go-Getter
Zooey Deschanel, Judy Greer
The Go-Getter is a 2007 American independent road film directed and written by Martin Hynes.... more

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Your Highness
Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel
Your Highness is a 2011 American fantasy comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, starring... more
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