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.

909pts

3

Mud

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

758pts

4

Sweet Home Alabama

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

682pts

5

Wild

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

682pts

6

Pleasantville

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

584pts

7

The Man in the Moon

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

454pts

8

Water for Elephants

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

454pts

9

Rendition

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

454pts

10

Inherent Vice

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

273pts

11

Freeway

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

273pts

12

Cruel Intentions

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

1pts

13

Sing

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

1pts

14

Vanity Fair

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

1pts

15

Penelope

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

1pts

16

Just Like Heaven

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

1pts

17

This Means War

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

1pts

18

Election

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

1pts