The Best Gillian Jacobs Movies, Ranked
38 credits from 2007 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) comes out on top with a score of 72. The biggest box office hit is Life of the Party (2018) with $65.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Gillian Jacobs Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Gillian Jacobs is credited on. Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) leads with 72, followed by Fear Street: 1666 (2021) at 71. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Fear Street Part Two: 1978 2021 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Fear Street: 1666 2021 · Mystery -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 North Hollywood 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Come Play 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Fear Street Part One: 1994 2021 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Fear Street Part Three: 1666 2021 · Mystery -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 I Used to Go Here 2020 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Ibiza 2018 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Lemon 2017 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Mark, Mary & Some Other People 2021 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 The Seven Faces of Jane 2023 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 The Contractor 2022 · Action
Biggest Gillian Jacobs Box Office Hits
Gillian Jacobs's films have made $129M worldwide in total. Life of the Party (2018) is the biggest hit at $65.7M, ahead of Black or White (2015) ($21.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Life of the Party 2018 · Comedy $65.7M $53.1M dom. - 2
Black or White 2015 · Drama $21.8M $21.6M dom. - 3 Come Play 2020 · Drama $13.2M $10.5M dom.
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Walk of Shame 2014 · Comedy $8.12M $59.2K dom. - 5 Ibiza 2018 · Comedy $6.82M
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Solitary Man 2009 · Romance $5.68M $4.36M dom. - 7
Don't Think Twice 2016 · Drama $4.42M $4.42M dom. - 8 The Contractor 2022 · Action $2.12M $1.04M dom.
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Visions 2015 · Horror $1.01M - 10 Lemon 2017 · Drama $29.3K $29.3K dom.
The Best Gillian Jacobs Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Gillian Jacobs has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 13 films, and I Used to Go Here (2020) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 13 films I Used to Go Here 2020 · as Kate Movie Echo Score: 62
- Drama 10 films Fear Street Part Two: 1978 2021 · as C. Berman, Adult Ziggy Movie Echo Score: 72
- Horror 4 films Visions 2015 · as Sadie
- Mystery 2 films Fear Street: 1666 2021 · as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman Movie Echo Score: 71
- Romance 2 films Solitary Man 2009 · as Tall Girl
- Action 1 film The Contractor 2022 · as Brianne Movie Echo Score: 58
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Fantasy 1 film Magic Camp 2020 · as Darkwood Movie Echo Score: 45
The Best Gillian Jacobs Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Gillian Jacobs's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Gillian Jacobs Movies
The most recent films Gillian Jacobs is credited on, newest first — starting with The Musical (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Musical 2026 · Abigail - The Seven Faces of Jane 2023 · Jane
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Transatlantic 2023 · Mary Jayne Gold - The Contractor 2022 · Brianne
- Mark, Mary & Some Other People 2021 · Dr. Jacobs
- Fear Street Part Three: 1666 2021 · Adult Ziggy, C. Berman
- Fear Street: 1666 2021 · Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
- Fear Street Part Two: 1978 2021 · C. Berman, Adult Ziggy
- Fear Street Part One: 1994 2021 · Drama
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North Hollywood 2021 · Abigaile -
Cinema Toast 2021 · Comedy -
Aquaman: King of Atlantis 2021 · Mera (voice)
The Best Gillian Jacobs Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Gillian Jacobs films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Gillian Jacobs movie?
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) is the best-rated Gillian Jacobs film, with a Movie Echo Score of 72, ahead of Fear Street: 1666 (2021) (71) and North Hollywood (2020) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Fear Street Part Two: 1978: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Gillian Jacobs movie?
Life of the Party (2018) made the most at the box office, with $65.7M worldwide, followed by Black or White (2015) with $21.8M. Together, Gillian Jacobs's films with box office figures have made $129M.
What is the best Gillian Jacobs comedy movie?
I Used to Go Here (2020) is the best-rated of Gillian Jacobs's comedy films, with a score of 62. In other genres: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (drama), Visions (horror) and Fear Street: 1666 (mystery).
What is the newest Gillian Jacobs movie?
The newest film on Gillian Jacobs's filmography is The Musical (2026), with Gillian Jacobs as Abigail.
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