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List of the best Amanda Peet movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Amanda Peet's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Amanda Peet movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Amanda Peet movies will be at the top of the list. Amanda Peet has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Amanda Peet movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Amanda Peet films to end the squabble once and for all.
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List contains films like Martian Child and The Whole Ten Yards.
"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Amanda Peet movies?" and "What are the greatest Amanda Peet roles of all time?"Amanda Peet has worked with many famous directors, including big names like Woody Allen and Roland Emmerich.
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1Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Kathryn HahnWhen Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) and Emily (Amanda Peet) meet on an airplane, they feel an instant connection, but agree that they're wrong for each other. As the years pass and they live their separate lives, fate brings them together several times, and they become close friends. Any time one of them wants more out of the relationship, the other seems content with just being friends. If they wait too long, Oliver and Emily may miss any chance of spending their lives together.
2Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna ArquetteJimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis), a mob hitman-turned-informant, ratted on the mob and put his life in jeopardy. Now he has moved to suburban Montreal, ostensibly to make a new start. His next-door neighbor is mild-mannered, unhappily married dentist Nick "Oz" Oseransk (Matthew Perry). Nick recognizes Jimmy from the newspaper stories about his mob testimony, and that's when Nick's simple, boring world turns upside down.More The Whole Nine Yards
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3Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu ReevesIn the romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give, we follow the unexpected love story between Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson), a perennial bachelor and successful music mogul, and Erica Barry (Diane Keaton), a divorced playwright. After an awkward introduction at her Hamptons beach house, their lives intertwine in unforeseen ways leading to comedic and tender moments alike. The film, directed by Nancy Meyers, is not only notable for its star-studded cast including Keanu Reeves and Frances McDormand but also for Diane Keaton's Academy Award-nominated performance. This film is a heartwarming exploration of mature love, second chances, and self-discovery.- #179 of 468 onThe 400+ Best Chick Flicks Ever
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4John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda PeetIn the shadowy recesses of the thriller Identity, ten strangers find themselves marooned in a desolate Nevada motel during a harsh rainstorm. Among them are a limo driver, Ed Dakota (John Cusack), a cop, Officer Rhodes (Ray Liotta), and a convicted murderer, Robert Maine (Jake Busey). As they start to get picked off one by one, the remaining guests must unravel the mystery of their connection. The film's intriguing narrative structure and high-stakes suspense won it critical acclaim. It toys with themes of reality and illusion, keeping viewers on edge till the very end.More Identity
5John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda PeetIn the disaster movie 2012, the world faces an apocalyptic cataclysm of biblical proportions. Jackson Curtis (John Cusack), a science fiction writer, stumbles upon these unsettling predictions and embarks on a race against time to save his family. Alongside him is Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a government scientist who also discovers the impending doom. Directed by Roland Emmerich, this film combines elements of action and science fiction genres, bringing together a star-studded cast in a thrilling narrative about survival and resilience amidst global catastrophe.More 2012- #452 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
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6Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack BlackThe film traces the misadventures of buddies J.D. (Jack Black) and Wayne (Steve Zahn), who begin to suspect that their best friend, Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs), is going to allow himself to be badgered into marrying Judith (Amanda Peet), a woman he doesn't love. They decide to reunite him with his long lost love from their school days (Amanda Detmer) -- even if they have to kidnap Judith to do it.More Saving Silverman- #69 of 113 onThe Best Movies Of 2001
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7Jennifer Aniston, Maxine Bahns, Edward BurnsThe lives -- and relationships -- of married brothers Mickey and Francis Fitzpatrick are disrupted by the presence of Heather, Mickey's ex-girlfriend. Heather has just reentered Mickey's life, but at the same time she's sleeping with Francis. Romantic entanglements, marital woes, and sibling rivalries result ... and teach the brothers Fitzpatrick a few things about the game of life.
8Changing Lanes
Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni ColletteA rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.More Changing Lanes- #200 of 253 onThe 200+ Best Psychological Thrillers Of All Time
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9John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Oliver PlattWanting to experience fatherhood, a man (John Cusack) adopts a youngster (Bobby Coleman) who has an unusual crisis of identity, believing he is from Mars, and trouble arises when the man, who devotes himself to his strange son, begins to believe that the boy is indeed an alien.
10George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey WrightSyriana is a geopolitical thriller that unravels the complex, interconnected world of petroleum politics. The narrative weaves together multiple storylines, each characterized by power plays and moral quandaries. The central figures include CIA operative Robert Barnes (George Clooney), energy analyst Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon), and corporate lawyer Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright). Their lives intersect in a web of corruption, manipulation, and ambition stretching from Washington D.C. to the Middle East. Directed by Stephen Gaghan, Syriana won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Clooney) and offers a stark examination of the global oil industry's far-reaching influence.More Syriana- #477 of 675 onThe Best Movies Roger Ebert Gave Four Stars
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11Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae WhitmanMelanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer) is an architect who needs to give a very important presentation. Jack Taylor (George Clooney) is a reporter looking to land a big scoop for his story. Both are single parents whose children, Sammy (Alex D. Linz) and Maggie (Mae Whitman), respectively, miss the bus for a field trip. Left with their kids on such a hectic day, Parker and Taylor decide to put aside their bickering and juggle baby-sitting duties, but the rambunctious children don't make it easy.More One Fine Day- #168 of 468 onThe 400+ Best Chick Flicks Ever
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12Radha Mitchell, Chloë Sevigny, Jonny Lee MillerWhile dining out with friends, Sy (Wallace Shawn) suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda (Radha Mitchell) ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
13Amanda Peet, Sarah Paulson, Fred ArmisenGriffin & Phoenix is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Ed Stone.More Griffin and Phoenix- #47 of 50 onThe Best Movies About Tragic Love
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14Gulliver's Travels
Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily BluntLemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) works in a mailroom at a city newspaper. While he is on an assignment in the Bermuda Triangle, a vortex transports him to a magic land of tiny people. His newfound comrades use his enormous size to help defend the land of Lilliput from warring rivals.
15Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim CaviezelA happily married, successful lawyer (Ashley Judd) is shocked to learn that her husband (Jim Caviezel) has a hidden past as a classified military operative, and is accused of committing a heinous war crime. As she prepares to defend her husband in a top-secret military court, where none of the rules she knows so well apply, she gets help from a wild card (Morgan Freeman) -- a former military attorney who doesn't play by anyone's rules.More High Crimes- #90 of 152 onThe Best Movies of 2002
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16Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie, Madeleine StoweIn this tale of how love binds 11 random people from Los Angeles, a married couple (Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands) prepare to renew vows; a widowed mother (Ellen Burstyn) cares for a dying son (Jay Mohr) ; a couple (Madeleine Stowe, Anthony Edwards) have an affair; a theater director (Gillian Anderson) strikes up a relationship with a stranger (Jon Stewart) ; an aspiring actress (Angelina Jolie) pursues a shy young man and a lone man (Dennis Quaid) talks of heartbreak to strangers.
17Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff GoldblumIgby Slocumb (Kieran Culkin), a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father (Bill Pullman), a self-absorbed, distant mother (Susan Sarandon), and a shark-like young Republican big brother (Ryan Phillippe), Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.More Igby Goes Down- #107 of 152 onThe Best Movies of 2002
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18Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda PeetAfter faking his death, former killer-for-hire Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis) retires to Mexico with his new wife, Jill (Amanda Peet), while his ex-wife, Cynthia (Natasha Henstridge), settles down in California with Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky (Matthew Perry), Jimmy's old neighbor. The peaceful lives of both couples are interrupted, however, when Gogolak (Kevin Pollak), a member of the Hungarian Mafia and a former associate of Jimmy's, seeks revenge by kidnapping Cynthia.More The Whole Ten Yards- #70 of 92 onThe Best Comedy Movie Sequels
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19Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Patricia ClarksonAfter her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly (Christopher Durang). Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery), who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.More Simply Irresistible- #25 of 59 onThe Best Movies About Cooking
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20Amanda Peet, Michael Vartan, Peter FacinelliBridgette (Amanda Peet) is an aspiring actress who teaches aerobics at a local gym that's run by the womanizing Adam (Michael Vartan). After a tryst with Adam, Bridgette scores a role in a big play, but then learns that a former boyfriend is dying of AIDS. While preparing to get tested, Bridgette suspects Adam of cheating on her, and must face the HIV tests alone, which shockingly come back positive. Building a support network, including a penitent Adam, Bridgette faces her own mortality.
21Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason BatemanWhen his lawyer wife, Sofia (Amanda Peet), becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly (Zach Braff) must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with Chip (Jason Bateman), Sofia's paraplegic former lover.
22Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Hamill, William ShatnerQuantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey is a 2010 animated educational sci-fi adventure film, written by Harry 'Doc' Kloor and directed by Kloor and Dan St. Pierre, as a science fiction film that takes the viewer on an atomic adventure in space. The voice cast originally included Christian Slater, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael York, and James Earl Jones, but the cast changed in 2008, reflecting a new script that detailed a host of new discoveries made by the Cassini Huygens mission to Saturn. Using a cast of major actors to provide their voices to the characters, the film was initiated by JPL/NASA through a grant from Jet Propulsion Lab via the international Cassini Huygens mission to Saturn.
23David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy ConnollyThough FBI special agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and his partner Dr. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) once chased things that go bump in the night, his tireless search for the truth out there has led to his professional exile. However, a missing-persons case leads to the agents' reunion, along with an encounter with a priest (Billy Connolly) who may or may not be experiencing psychic visions.- #2 of 11 onThe Best Movies About Alien Abduction
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24Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Amanda PeetFriends since childhood, Brian (Mark Ruffalo) and Paulie (Ethan Hawke) do whatever it takes to survive in their hardscrabble South Boston neighborhood. Crime has always been part of their lives, and now they find themselves on the payroll of a hoodlum named Pat Kelly (Brian Goodman). While Brian sinks deeper into the criminal cesspool, Paulie plans one last heist, one that he hopes can pull them both out of their dead-end lives.
25Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver PlattKate (Catherine Keener) and her husband Alex (Oliver Platt) are wealthy New Yorkers who prowl estate sales and make a tidy profit reselling items they bought cheaply. They buy the apartment next door and plan to remodel just as soon as its current occupant, a cranky old woman, dies. Kate is troubled by the way she and her husband earn a living, and tries to assuage her guilt by befriending her tenant and the woman's granddaughters, but her overtures lead to unexpected consequences.
26Animal Room
Neil Patrick Harris, Amanda Peet, Catherine HicksAnimal Room is a 1995 American drama/thriller film directed, produced, and written by Craig Singer and starring Neil Patrick Harris as a bullied drug-using teenager and Matthew Lillard as the bully who loves to torment Harris's character. The film is referred to as a modernized version of A Clockwork Orange and features an appearance from punk rock band The Misfits.
27Sharon Stone, Christopher Walken, Amanda PeetFive Dollars a Day is a drama directed by Nigel Cole, produced by Capitol Films subsidiary ThinkFilm and starring Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Amanda Peet, and Sharon Stone. The project dates back to 2003 when Nick Cassavetes had signed on to direct, but a year later was replaced by John Curran. Three years later Nigel Cole is sitting in the director's chair. It premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
28Amanda Peet, Brian Van Holt, Judah DomkeThree to one may sound like fairly good odds, but it depends on the game. When the "one" is one very irresistible woman (Amanda Peet) and the "three" are three hopelessly smitten guys (Brian Van Holt, Zorie Barber, Jonathan Abrahams), the deck is pretty stacked. In the battle of the sexes, the first rule is to never underestimate the power of a woman.
29Jump
Amanda Peet, Harvey Fierstein, Ione SkyeJump is a 1999 film, directed and written by Justin McCarthy, and starring James LeGros, Mark Rosenthal and Jessica Hecht.
30Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard ChanningJacqueline Susann (Bette Midler) had invented a whole new way of writing books, and once she and Irving (Nathan Lane) hit the road, the publishing world would never be the same. Embarking on a book tour from coast to coast, paying calls on regional booksellers and impressing Mom and Pop shops with her intimate knowledge of all their personal lives, Irving saw to it that everyone was clamoring to read "Valley of the Dolls." Together, Jackie and Irving invented a whole new way of selling books.
