What is the best Jessica Lange movie?

Two Oscars, a debut in a monster-movie remake and decades of playing women right at the edge. Choose the performance that made you a fan.

1. 1
   Tootsie

   The 1982 comedy with Dustin Hoffman, in which Lange won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as soap star Julie.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Country

   A 1984 drama starring Lange as an Iowa farm wife fighting to save the family land, which she also co-produced.
   587pts
3. 3
   Titus

   Julie Taymor's 1999 version of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, with Lange as the vengeful Goth queen Tamora.
   558pts
4. 4
   Blue Sky

   The 1994 drama that won Lange the Oscar for Best Actress as an army wife whose restlessness upends her family.
   542pts
5. 5
   Frances

   The 1982 biopic of troubled actress Frances Farmer that earned Lange a Best Actress nomination.
   491pts
6. 6
   Sweet Dreams

   The 1985 biopic with Lange as country singer Patsy Cline, earning her another Oscar nomination.
   434pts
7. 7
   Broken Flowers

   Jim Jarmusch's 2005 comedy with Bill Murray visiting former lovers, Lange among them as an animal communicator.
   434pts
8. 8
   All That Jazz

   Bob Fosse's 1979 semi-autobiographical musical, with Lange as Angelique, the angel of death.
   367pts
9. 9
   Big Fish

   Tim Burton's 2003 fantasy, with Lange as the older Sandra Bloom, wife of a teller of tall tales.
   367pts
10. 10
    Losing Isaiah

    A 1995 drama with Lange and Halle Berry as the adoptive and birth mothers fighting over a young boy.
    367pts
11. 11
    Grey Gardens

    The 2009 HBO film with Lange as Big Edie Beale, a role that won her an Emmy.
    367pts
12. 12
    Cape Fear

    Martin Scorsese's 1991 thriller with Lange as the wife of a lawyer stalked by Robert De Niro's ex-convict.
    289pts
13. 13
    Rob Roy

    The 1995 Scottish historical drama with Liam Neeson, with Lange as Rob Roy's fierce wife Mary.
    289pts
14. 14
    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The 1981 noir remake with Lange and Jack Nicholson as lovers who plot to kill her husband.
    289pts
15. 15
    Crimes of the Heart

    The 1986 adaptation of Beth Henley's play, with Lange, Diane Keaton and Sissy Spacek as three Mississippi sisters.
    197pts
16. 16
    A Thousand Acres

    The 1997 adaptation of Jane Smiley's King Lear-inspired novel, with Lange and Michelle Pfeiffer as Iowa farm sisters.
    197pts
17. 17
    King Kong

    The 1976 remake that gave Lange her screen debut as Dwan, the aspiring actress the giant ape carries up the World Trade Center.
    197pts
18. 18
    Music Box

    Costa-Gavras's 1989 drama with Lange as a lawyer defending her father against charges of Nazi war crimes.
    0pts

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