The Best Juliette Lewis Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1989 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Thicket (2024) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) with $74.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Juliette Lewis Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Juliette Lewis is credited on. The Thicket (2024) leads with 80, followed by Music (2021) at 75. 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 80 The Thicket 2024 · Crime -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Music 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 By Design 2025 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Over Your Dead Body 2026 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Ma 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 By Design 2026 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Dreamland 2020 · Fantasy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Mayday 2021 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 Back Roads 2018 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 A Million Little Pieces 2019 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Opus 2025 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Breaking News in Yuba County 2021 · Drama
Biggest Juliette Lewis Box Office Hits
Juliette Lewis's films have made $358M worldwide in total. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) is the biggest hit at $74.5M, ahead of August: Osage County (2013) ($74.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989 · Comedy $74.5M $74.5M dom. - 2
August: Osage County 2013 · Drama $74.2M $37.7M dom. - 3 Ma 2019 · Drama $61.2M $45.9M dom.
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Natural Born Killers 1994 · Action $50.3M $50.3M dom. - 5
The Other Sister 1999 · Comedy $27.8M $27.8M dom. - 6
From Dusk Till Dawn 1996 · Action $25.8M $25.8M dom. - 7
The Evening Star 1996 · Drama $12.8M $12.8M dom. - 8
Strange Days 1995 · Action $7.96M $7.96M dom. - 9
Renegade 2004 · Western $6.48M - 10
Romeo Is Bleeding 1994 · Drama $3.28M $3.28M dom.
The Best Juliette Lewis Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Juliette Lewis has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and Music (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 22 films Music 2021 · as Evelyn Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 6 films By Design 2025 · as Camille Movie Echo Score: 70
- Action 5 films Over Your Dead Body 2026 · as Allegra Movie Echo Score: 66
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Romance 3 films The Darwin Awards 2006 · as Joleen - Crime 2 films The Thicket 2024 · as Cut Throat Bill Movie Echo Score: 80
- Fantasy 1 film Dreamland 2020 · as Countess Movie Echo Score: 58
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Adventure 1 film Jem and the Holograms 2015 - Western 1 film Renegade 2004 · as Maria Sullivan
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Thriller 1 film Picture Claire 2001 · as Claire Beaucage
The Best Juliette Lewis Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Juliette Lewis's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Juliette Lewis Movies
The most recent films Juliette Lewis is credited on, newest first — starting with Over Your Dead Body (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Over Your Dead Body 2026 · Allegra
- By Design 2026 · Camille
- Opus 2025 · Clara Armstrong
- By Design 2025 · Camille
- The Thicket 2024 · Cut Throat Bill
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Welcome to Chippendales 2022 · Denise - Mayday 2021 · June
- Music 2021 · Evelyn
- Breaking News in Yuba County 2021 · Gloria Michaels
- Dreamland 2020 · Countess
- A Million Little Pieces 2019 · Joanne
- Ma 2019 · Erica
The Best Juliette Lewis Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Juliette Lewis films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Juliette Lewis movie?
The Thicket (2024) is the best-rated Juliette Lewis film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Music (2021) (75) and By Design (2025) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Thicket: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Juliette Lewis movie?
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) made the most at the box office, with $74.5M worldwide, followed by August: Osage County (2013) with $74.2M. Together, Juliette Lewis's films with box office figures have made $358M.
What is the best Juliette Lewis drama movie?
Music (2021) is the best-rated of Juliette Lewis's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: By Design (comedy), Over Your Dead Body (action) and The Darwin Awards (romance).
What is the newest Juliette Lewis movie?
The newest film on Juliette Lewis's filmography is Over Your Dead Body (2026), with Juliette Lewis as Allegra.
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