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Zooey Deschanel

Actor · 42 credits · 28 in highly-rated films

Best known for (500) Days of Summer (2009)

Frequent collaborators: John Leguizamo, M. Night Shyamalan, Justin Timberlake, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Anna Kendrick

Best Zooey Deschanel movies by genre

Movies (42 total, ranked by score)

  1. (500) Days of Summer

    2009 · ★ 7.3 (11,227 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Bridge to Terabithia

    2007 · ★ 7.3 (5,426 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Family

    2

  3. Almost Famous

    2000 · ★ 7.5 (3,191 votes)

    Drama, Music

    3

  4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    2007 · ★ 7.1 (2,844 votes)

    Drama, Western

    4

  5. Elf

    2003 · ★ 6.7 (4,645 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Fantasy

    5

  6. Yes Man

    2008 · ★ 6.7 (7,531 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    6

  7. Trolls

    2016 · ★ 6.6 (3,881 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    7

  8. Surf's Up

    2007 · ★ 6.5 (2,811 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    8

  9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    2005 · ★ 6.7 (4,333 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

    9

  10. Harold and the Purple Crayon

    2024 · ★ 6.6 (377 votes)

    Family, Comedy, Adventure

    10

  11. Manic

    2002 · ★ 6.8 (120 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. The Good Girl

    2002 · ★ 6.2 (689 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    12

  13. Failure to Launch

    2006 · ★ 5.8 (1,844 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    13

  14. Trolls Holiday

    2017 · ★ 6.7 (509 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Family

    14

  15. Winter Passing

    2006 · ★ 6.0 (128 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    15

  16. The New Guy

    2002 · ★ 6.0 (675 votes)

    Comedy

    16

  17. Our Idiot Brother

    2011 · ★ 6.1 (1,049 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    17

  18. Eulogy

    2004 · ★ 6.4 (143 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    18

  19. The Happening

    2008 · ★ 5.4 (4,037 votes)

    Thriller, Science Fiction

    19

  20. All the Real Girls

    2003 · ★ 6.0 (113 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    20

  21. Merv

    2025 · ★ 5.9 (122 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    21

  22. The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

    2019 · ★ 7.1 (19 votes)

    Music

    22

  23. Your Highness

    2011 · ★ 5.3 (1,471 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure

    23

  24. Once Upon A Mattress

    2005 · ★ 5.8 (30 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    24

  25. Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

    2005

    Documentary

    25

  26. Sweet Friggin' Daisies

    2002 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    26

  27. Raving

    2007 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. House Hunting

    2003 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    28

  29. Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

    2015 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    29

  30. The Driftless Area

    2015 · ★ 5.1 (75 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    30

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