What is the best Rose Byrne movie?

Haunted houses, frat-house feuds and festival-prize dramas sit side by side here, because Byrne has never stayed in one lane for long. Some picks are blockbusters, others barely left Australia.

1. 1
   Adam

   Max Mayer's 2009 romantic drama about a man with Asperger syndrome, played by Hugh Dancy, and his neighbor Beth, played by Byrne.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Neighbors

   Nicholas Stoller's 2014 comedy with Byrne and Seth Rogen as new parents feuding with a fraternity led by Zac Efron.
   999pts
3. 3
   This Is Where I Leave You

   Shawn Levy's 2014 family comedy-drama starring Jason Bateman and Tina Fey, with Byrne as Penny Moore.
   900pts
4. 4
   Bridesmaids

   Paul Feig's 2011 comedy in which Byrne plays Helen, the polished rival of Kristen Wiig's maid of honor.
   900pts
5. 5
   Knowing

   Alex Proyas's 2009 science-fiction thriller starring Nicolas Cage, with Byrne as Diana Wayland, the daughter of a woman who predicted disasters.
   877pts
6. 6
   The Goddess of 1967

   Clara Law's 2000 Australian road movie that won Byrne the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.
   771pts
7. 7
   If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

   Mary Bronstein's 2025 A24 drama with Byrne as an overwhelmed mother and therapist, a role that won her the Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance.
   771pts
8. 8
   Get Him to the Greek

   Nicholas Stoller's 2010 comedy with Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, in which Byrne plays the pop star Jackie Q.
   692pts
9. 9
   28 Weeks Later

   Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's 2007 sequel to 28 Days Later, with Byrne as US Army medical officer Scarlet in a reinfected London.
   600pts
10. 10
    Insidious: Chapter 2

    The 2013 James Wan sequel in which Byrne returns as Renai Lambert, whose family is still haunted after the events of the first film.
    600pts
11. 11
    Two Hands

    Gregor Jordan's 1999 Australian crime comedy starring Heath Ledger, with Byrne as Alex in one of her first film roles.
    600pts
12. 12
    Sunshine

    Danny Boyle's 2007 science-fiction film about a crew sent to reignite the dying Sun, with Byrne as the pilot Cassie.
    491pts
13. 13
    Instant Family

    Sean Anders's 2018 comedy-drama with Byrne and Mark Wahlberg as a couple who foster three siblings.
    360pts
14. 14
    Peter Rabbit

    Will Gluck's 2018 live-action and animated adaptation of Beatrix Potter's stories, with Byrne as the painter Bea.
    360pts
15. 15
    Insidious

    James Wan's 2010 supernatural horror film with Byrne and Patrick Wilson as parents whose son falls into a mysterious coma.
    360pts
16. 16
    X-Men: First Class

    Matthew Vaughn's 2011 superhero prequel set in 1962, with Byrne as CIA agent Moira MacTaggert.
    360pts
17. 17
    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

    The 2016 sequel in which Byrne and Seth Rogen's couple face a new sorority moving in next door, led by Chloe Grace Moretz.
    360pts
18. 18
    Spy

    Paul Feig's 2015 spy comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, with Byrne as the haughty arms dealer Rayna Boyanov.
    0pts
19. 19
    Troy

    Wolfgang Petersen's 2004 epic of the Trojan War starring Brad Pitt, with Byrne as the Trojan priestess Briseis.
    0pts
20. 20
    Marie Antoinette

    Sofia Coppola's 2006 period drama starring Kirsten Dunst, with Byrne as the queen's confidante the Duchesse de Polignac.
    0pts
21. 21
    Juliet, Naked

    Jesse Peretz's 2018 adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel, with Byrne as Annie opposite Ethan Hawke and Chris O'Dowd.
    0pts
22. 22
    Annie

    Will Gluck's 2014 modern remake of the musical starring Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx, with Byrne as Grace Farrell.
    0pts

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