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Allison Janney

Actor · 72 credits · 54 in highly-rated films

Best known for American Beauty (1999)

Frequent collaborators: Octavia Spencer, Chris Cooper, Steve Carell, Tate Taylor

Best Allison Janney movies by genre

Movies (72 total, ranked by score)

  1. American Beauty

    1999 · ★ 8.0 (13,270 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. The Help

    2011 · ★ 8.2 (9,212 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. Finding Nemo

    2003 · ★ 7.8 (20,874 votes)

    Animation, Family, Adventure

    3

  4. Minions & Monsters

    2026 · ★ 7.6 (883 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    4

  5. I, Tonya

    2017 · ★ 7.5 (6,253 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    5

  6. The Creator

    2023 · ★ 7.0 (4,077 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    6

  7. The Dog Stars

    2026 · ★ 7.5 (26 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller

    7

  8. Juno

    2007 · ★ 7.1 (7,771 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    8

  9. The Hours

    2002 · ★ 7.2 (1,899 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

    2016 · ★ 6.8 (10,573 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy

    10

  11. The Way Way Back

    2013 · ★ 7.1 (1,984 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    11

  12. Spy

    2015 · ★ 6.8 (6,474 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    12

  13. Over the Hedge

    2006 · ★ 6.6 (4,949 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    13

  14. Mr. Peabody & Sherman

    2014 · ★ 6.7 (2,586 votes)

    Animation, Science Fiction, Comedy

    14

  15. Bombshell

    2019 · ★ 6.8 (3,255 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Minions

    2015 · ★ 6.4 (11,257 votes)

    Family, Animation, Adventure

    16

  17. The Roses

    2025 · ★ 6.6 (757 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    17

  18. The Girl on the Train

    2016 · ★ 6.4 (6,131 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    18

  19. To Leslie

    2022 · ★ 7.0 (247 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. The DUFF

    2015 · ★ 6.8 (4,488 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    20

  21. The Addams Family

    2019 · ★ 6.6 (2,520 votes)

    Family, Animation, Comedy

    21

  22. Big Night

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (277 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    22

  23. Troop Zero

    2019 · ★ 7.0 (312 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Family

    23

  24. Drop Dead Gorgeous

    1999 · ★ 6.5 (457 votes)

    Comedy

    24

  25. Liberal Arts

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (589 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    25

  26. Six Days Seven Nights

    1998 · ★ 6.1 (1,649 votes)

    Comedy, Action, Adventure

    26

  27. Tallulah

    2016 · ★ 6.7 (766 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    27

  28. Prop 8: The Musical

    2008 · ★ 7.2 (22 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    28

  29. Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    2013 · ★ 6.6 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. Margaret

    2011 · ★ 6.4 (340 votes)

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.