The 18 Best Reese Witherspoon Movies of All Time

From razor-sharp comedies to award-sweeping dramas, this run spans a career that swerves between pink-clad icons and raw, unglamorous roles. Cast your vote!

1

Legally Blonde

The 2001 comedy that made her a star as Elle Woods, a sorority girl who conquers Harvard Law.

1000pts

2

Walk the Line

The 2005 Johnny Cash biopic in which Witherspoon's portrayal of June Carter won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

937pts

3

Mud

Jeff Nichols' 2012 Mississippi River drama where she plays the troubled love interest of a fugitive.

833pts

4

Sweet Home Alabama

The 2002 romantic comedy about a woman torn between her glamorous New York life and her Southern roots.

781pts

5

Wild

The 2014 drama where she plays Cheryl Strayed hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, earning an Oscar nomination.

780pts

6

Pleasantville

The 1998 fantasy in which two teens are transported into a black-and-white 1950s sitcom.

714pts

7

The Man in the Moon

Her 1991 film debut, a bittersweet Southern coming-of-age tale of first love and loss.

624pts

8

Water for Elephants

The 2011 Depression-era romance set in a traveling circus opposite Robert Pattinson.

624pts

9

Rendition

The 2007 political thriller about a wife fighting for her husband caught in extraordinary rendition.

624pts

10

Freeway

The 1996 cult thriller reimagining Little Red Riding Hood with her as a fierce teen runaway.

499pts

11

Inherent Vice

Paul Thomas Anderson's 2014 psychedelic noir in which she plays a deputy DA and old flame.

499pts

12

Cruel Intentions

The 1999 teen drama where she plays the virtuous target of a manipulative seduction bet.

312pts

13

Just Like Heaven

The 2005 supernatural romantic comedy about a man who falls for the spirit of a comatose woman.

312pts

14

Vanity Fair

The 2004 period drama where she stars as social climber Becky Sharp in 19th-century England.

312pts

15

This Means War

The 2012 action comedy with two CIA agents competing for her affection.

312pts

16

Sing

The 2016 animated musical where she voices Rosita, a harried mother pig chasing stardom.

312pts

17

Penelope

The 2006 modern fairy tale where she co-stars in the story of a girl born with a pig's nose.

312pts

18

Election

Alexander Payne's 1999 dark comedy featuring her acclaimed turn as ruthlessly ambitious student Tracy Flick.

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