The Best Laura Dern Movies, Ranked
88 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Tale (2018) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) with $1.33B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Laura Dern Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Laura Dern is credited on. The Tale (2018) leads with 86, followed by Little Women (2019) at 81. 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 86 The Tale 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Little Women 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Marriage Story 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 2017 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Is This Thing On? 2025 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Trial by Fire 2019 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 J.T. Leroy 2019 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Jay Kelly 2025 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Lonely Planet 2024 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Downsizing 2017 · Sci-Fi -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Cold Pursuit 2019 · Action
Biggest Laura Dern Box Office Hits
Laura Dern's films have made $4.57B worldwide in total. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) is the biggest hit at $1.33B, ahead of Jurassic Park (1993) ($1.1B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 2017 · Action $1.33B $620M dom.
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Jurassic Park 1993 · Adventure $1.1B $407M dom. - 3
Jurassic World Dominion 2022 · Action $1B $377M dom. - 4 Little Women 2019 · Drama $332M $108M dom.
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The Fault in Our Stars 2014 · Drama $307M $125M dom. - 6
A Perfect World 1993 · Drama $135M $31.1M dom. - 7 Cold Pursuit 2019 · Action $76.4M $32.1M dom.
- 8 Downsizing 2017 · Sci-Fi $55M $24.4M dom.
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Wild 2014 · Biography $52.5M $37.9M dom. - 10
Mask 1985 · Drama $48.2M $48.2M dom.
The Best Laura Dern Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Laura Dern has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and The Tale (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 25 films The Tale 2018 · as Jennifer Movie Echo Score: 86
- Biography 6 films Trial by Fire 2019 · as Elizabeth Movie Echo Score: 60
- Comedy 5 films Is This Thing On? 2025 · as Tess Novak Movie Echo Score: 61
- Action 3 films Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 2017 · as Vice Admiral Holdo Movie Echo Score: 77
- Adventure 2 films Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 · as Vice Admiral Holdo Movie Echo Score: 69
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Romance 2 films Haunted Summer 1988 · as Claire Clairmont -
Animation 1 film Ozi: Voice of the Forest 2023 · as Seema (voice) -
Thriller 1 film Grizzly II: Revenge (1983) 2020 · as Tina Movie Echo Score: 14 - Sci-Fi 1 film Downsizing 2017 Movie Echo Score: 53
The Best Laura Dern Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Laura Dern's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Laura Dern Movies
Laura Dern's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Marriage Story (2019) leads with 7 wins from 32 nominations.
The Latest Laura Dern Movies
The most recent films Laura Dern is credited on, newest first — starting with Is This Thing On? (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Is This Thing On? 2025 · Tess Novak
- Jay Kelly 2025 · Liz
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Carole & Grey 2024 · Laura Dern - Lonely Planet 2024 · Katherine Loewe
- Ozi: Voice of the Forest 2023 · Seema (voice)
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The Son 2022 · Kate - Jurassic World Dominion 2022 · Ellie Sattler
- Grizzly II: Revenge (1983) 2020 · Tina
- Little Women 2019 · Marmee March
- Marriage Story 2019 · Drama
- Trial by Fire 2019 · Elizabeth
- J.T. Leroy 2019 · Laura Albert
The Best Laura Dern Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Laura Dern films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Laura Dern movie?
The Tale (2018) is the best-rated Laura Dern film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Little Women (2019) (81) and Marriage Story (2019) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Tale: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Laura Dern movie?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) made the most at the box office, with $1.33B worldwide, followed by Jurassic Park (1993) with $1.1B. Together, Laura Dern's films with box office figures have made $4.57B.
Which Laura Dern movie won the most awards?
Marriage Story (2019) is the most decorated Laura Dern film, with 7 wins from 32 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Laura Dern drama movie?
The Tale (2018) is the best-rated of Laura Dern's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: Trial by Fire (biography), Is This Thing On? (comedy) and Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (action).
What is the newest Laura Dern movie?
The newest film on Laura Dern's filmography is Is This Thing On? (2025), with Laura Dern as Tess Novak.
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