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What is the best Jennifer Garner movie?

By YPB Team

Superhero leather, Oscar-nominated dramas and a stack of feel-good comedies share one filmography. Some became sleepover staples, while others never quite got their due.

  1. 13 Going on 30 — ranked #11
    13 Going on 30
    Gary Winick's 2004 romantic comedy casts Garner as Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old who wakes up as a 30-year-old magazine editor, opposite Mark Ruffalo.
    1000pts
  2. Peppermint — ranked #22
    Peppermint
    Pierre Morel's 2018 revenge thriller casts Garner as Riley North, a mother who hunts down the cartel members behind the killing of her husband and daughter.
    999pts
  3. Elektra — ranked #33
    Elektra
    The 2005 Daredevil spin-off directed by Rob Bowman, with Garner reprising the title role as an assassin protecting a father and daughter.
    709pts
  4. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past — ranked #44
    Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
    A 2009 romantic comedy riffing on A Christmas Carol, starring Matthew McConaughey as a womanizing photographer and Garner as his childhood friend Jenny.
    709pts
  5. Draft Day — ranked #55
    Draft Day
    Ivan Reitman's 2014 sports drama follows a Cleveland Browns general manager, played by Kevin Costner, on NFL draft day, with Garner as the team's salary cap analyst.
    709pts
  6. Daredevil — ranked #66
    Daredevil
    The 2003 Marvel adaptation directed by Mark Steven Johnson in which Garner played the martial artist Elektra Natchios opposite Ben Affleck.
    709pts
  7. Valentine's Day — ranked #77
    Valentine's Day
    Garry Marshall's 2010 ensemble romantic comedy set in Los Angeles over one Valentine's Day, with Garner as schoolteacher Julia Fitzpatrick.
    600pts
  8. Yes Day — ranked #88
    Yes Day
    Miguel Arteta's 2021 Netflix family comedy stars Garner and Édgar Ramírez as parents who agree to say yes to their kids' demands for 24 hours.
    600pts
  9. The Adam Project — ranked #99
    The Adam Project
    Shawn Levy's 2022 Netflix time-travel adventure stars Ryan Reynolds, with Garner as Ellie Reed, the widowed mother of his younger self.
    600pts
  10. Dallas Buyers Club — ranked #1010
    Dallas Buyers Club
    Jean-Marc Vallée's 2013 drama about an AIDS patient smuggling unapproved drugs into 1980s Texas, with Garner as Dr. Eve Saks alongside Matthew McConaughey.
    466pts
  11. Love, Simon — ranked #1111
    Love, Simon
    Greg Berlanti's 2018 teen film about a closeted high schooler, played by Nick Robinson, with Garner as his mother Emily Spier.
    466pts
  12. The Invention of Lying — ranked #1212
    The Invention of Lying
    Ricky Gervais co-wrote and co-directed this 2009 comedy set in a world without lies, casting Garner as his love interest Anna.
    466pts
  13. The Odd Life of Timothy Green — ranked #1313
    The Odd Life of Timothy Green
    Peter Hedges' 2012 Disney fantasy drama stars Garner and Joel Edgerton as a childless couple whose wished-for son appears from their garden.
    466pts
  14. Juno — ranked #1414
    Juno
    Jason Reitman's 2007 comedy-drama, which won the Oscar for Diablo Cody's original screenplay, features Garner as Vanessa Loring, the woman hoping to adopt Juno's baby.
    0pts
  15. The Kingdom — ranked #1515
    The Kingdom
    Peter Berg's 2007 action thriller sends an FBI team to Saudi Arabia after a terrorist bombing, with Garner as forensic examiner Janet Mayes beside Jamie Foxx.
    0pts
  16. Miracles from Heaven — ranked #1616
    Miracles from Heaven
    Patricia Riggen's 2016 faith-based drama, based on a true story, stars Garner as Christy Beam, whose daughter's incurable digestive disorder disappears after she falls into a hollow tree.
    0pts
  17. Family Switch — ranked #1717
    Family Switch
    McG's 2023 Netflix body-swap comedy pairs Garner and Ed Helms as parents who trade bodies with their teenage children.
    0pts

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