TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Reese Witherspoon.

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Birthdate: March 22, 1976

Reese Witherspoon

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,423

78
All Time Actress

of 24,002

23
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 71,584
  
  74
- 2000s
  
  of 82,682
  
  69
Genres
- Adventure
  
  of 25,528
  
  5,829
- Biography
  
  of 11,944
  
  214
- Comedy
  
  of 84,814
  
  17
- Crime
  
  of 34,304
  
  590
- Drama
  
  of 107,138
  
  130
- Family
  
  of 15,339
  
  3,554
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,834
  
  123
- Horror
  
  of 36,680
  
  3,128
- Music
  
  of 9,326
  
  94
- Mystery
  
  of 16,953
  
  1,761
- Romance
  
  of 37,234
  
  82
- Teen
  
  of 8,454
  
  45
- Thriller
  
  of 49,528
  
  86

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1990s

2.9583

2000s

2.9820

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Reese Witherspoon is ranked overall as 3.1451 of of 4 stars

3.1451

Reese Witherspoon Movie Rankings

Election (1999)

3.0730

Tracy Flick is the smartest student in all Carver High and the only one having an affair with a teacher. Her other teacher Mr. McAllister is the most involved teacher at Carver High and is messing around with his wifes best friend. ...more about Election

Actor Awards

American Comedy Awards, USA - Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actress
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actress
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actress
Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

DVD from $3.90

(11 sellers)

Reese Witherspoon starring in Walk the Line

Walk the Line (2005)

3.0002

The roller coaster career of legendary country singer Johnny Cash was riddled with drugs and chaos. His rock and roll lifestyle eventually ruined his first marriage, but it was June Carter that helped him get clean and reestablish is career. ...more about Walk the Line

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Austin Film Critics Association - Best Actress
BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Actress
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actress
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actress
San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
Satellite Awards - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Teen Choice Awards - Movies - Choice Actress: Drama/Action Adventure
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actress

DVD from $11.23

(16 sellers)

Reese Witherspoon starring in Pleasantville

Pleasantville (1998)

2.9921

David, single, lonely and not happy with his life, flees reality by watching Pleasantville - a 1950's b&w soap opera, where everything is just...pleasant. ...more about Pleasantville

DVD from $7.97

(12 sellers)

American Psycho (2000)

2.8959

Patrick Bateman, a young, well to do man working on wall street at his father's company kills for no reason at all. As his life progresses his hatred for the world becomes more and more intense. Based on the book by Bret Easton Ellis. ...more about American Psycho

DVD from $4.36

(12 sellers)

Legally Blonde (2001)

2.8533

When Elle's boyfriend dumps her just before going to Law School Elle promises to enroll in Harvard and win him back. She unexpectedly takes Harvard by storm and solves one of the most high profile murder cases of the year. ...more about Legally Blonde

Actor Awards

Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

DVD from $4.99

(15 sellers)

Freeway (1996)

2.7485

On her way to her grandmother's house troubled teen Vanessa meets up with a child psychologist that gains her trust. When he revels he is a serial killer that plans to kill and rape her Vanessa fights back by shooting him repeatedly. He lives and she is charged with attempted homicide. ...more about Freeway

DVD from $6.39

(14 sellers)

Twilight (1998)

2.7032

A retired ex-cop and private detective (Newman) who lives with a rich actor (Hackman) who is dying from cancer and his actress wife (Sarandon) gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money. ...more about Twilight

DVD from $3.90

(11 sellers)

Importance of Being Earnest, The (2002)

2.6889

Whenever Jack Worthing slips away to London from his Hertfordshire estate he says he is going to see his (fictitious) wayward brother Earnest. ...more about Importance of Being Earnest

Actor Awards

Teen Choice Awards - Film - Choice Actress, Comedy

DVD from $7.57

(5 sellers)

Vanity Fair (2004)

2.6766

The British Empire flowers; exotic India colors English imaginations. ...more about Vanity Fair

DVD from $8.65

(13 sellers)

Just Like Heaven (2005)

2.6073

Elizabeth Masterson (Witherspoon) is a dedicated, workaholic doctor who is way to busy for a life. One night, she gets into a horrible car accident and becomes a spirit stuck between heaven and earth. ...more about Just Like Heaven

DVD from $9.27

(11 sellers)

Cruel Intentions (1999)

2.6039

Kathryn makes a bet that her step-brother, Sebastian, won't be able to bed Annette (a virgin, who wants to wait until marriage) before the start of the school year. ...more about Cruel Intentions

Actor Awards

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama/Romance
Teen Choice Awards - Film - Choice Actress

DVD from $7.48

(11 sellers)

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

2.5552

New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But Melanie's past holds many secrets, including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. ...more about Sweet Home Alabama

Actor Awards

Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Actress - Comedy

DVD from $10.98

(12 sellers)

Best Laid Plans (1999)

2.5536

Nick is caught in a dead end job in a dead end town. About the only thing going well for him is Lissa, his new girlfriend. A chance to make some easy cash, and a way out of town, only leads to more trouble. ...more about Best Laid Plans

DVD from $7.21

(9 sellers)

Man in the Moon, The (1991)

2.4483

After handsome 17-year-old Court Foster moves back into the long vacant Foster ranch, 14-year-old Dani Trant falls in love for the first time, while her older sister Maureen discovers true love. ...more about Man in the Moon

Actor Awards

Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture

DVD from $9.27

(11 sellers)

Rendition (2007)

2.4433

A CIA analyst questions his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation at a secret detention facility outside the US. ...more about Rendition

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Little Nicky (2000)

2.4312

Little Nicky is "daddy's little girl" in Hell. He's the son of Satan, who got the job from HIS father, Lucifer. Satan wants to retire, but none of his sons are good enough for the job. ...more about Little Nicky

DVD from $6.90

(10 sellers)

Jack the Bear (1993)

2.4284

Danny De Vito is a professional clown, whose wife's death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys. Loving, but useless at the daily job of fathering, the onus falls on plucky Jack the Bear (Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.). ...more about Jack the Bear

Actor Awards

Young Artist Awards - Best Youth Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama

DVD from $4.99

(11 sellers)

Overnight Delivery (1998)

2.4237

A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful. So he sends her a letter, but than finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. ...more about Overnight Delivery

DVD from $12.71

(9 sellers)

Penelope (2008)

2.3879

Penelope is a modern day offbeat fable about a young woman who, having spent her life trapped by a family curse sets out to find love and discover her true self. ...more about Penelope

DVD from $17.41

(5 sellers)

Far Off Place, A (1993)

2.3833

The witty Nonni and the stuck-up city-boy Harry are the only ones to survive a massacre of a gang of poachers among the gamekeeper's family on his lonesome farm in the savanna. Now the ruthless murderers are after them as the only witnesses. ...more about Far Off Place

DVD from $10.98

(9 sellers)

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

2.3722

Sassy postgrad Elle Woods (Witherspoon) is all about animal rights. In fact, she puts her nuptial plans on hold to head to Washington D.C. to get an anti-animal testing bill passed. ...more about Legally Blonde 2: Red

DVD from $4.46

(18 sellers)

Fear (1996)

2.2521

On the surface, the Walkers were a picture perfect family. Steve had a great job as an architect and a beautiful house in Seattle overlooking a lake. His new wife, Laura, loved him very much. Toby, her young son, looked up to him like his own father. ...more about Fear

DVD from $6.29

(10 sellers)

Trumpet of the Swan, The (2001)

1.8628

Based on the classic children's book by E.B. White, this is the tale of a trumpeter swan named Louis who learns to speak to the world with a trumpet stolen from a music store by his father. ...more about Trumpet of the Swan

DVD from $4.61

(10 sellers)

S.F.W. (1994)

1.0730

5 people are being held hostage in a convenience store for 36 days. One of the demands of the hostage takers is that all TV-stations should broadcast the entire situation live. ...more about S.F.W.

DVD from $5.50

(9 sellers)

Bunny Lake Is Missing (2007)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

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