Brie Larson’s Best Performances, Ranked

First up is Larson's character in Kong: Skull Island. The actress played the photographer and investigative journalist Mason Weaver in the Jordan Vogt-Roberts-directed film. The movie also had a stacked cast including Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, and John C. Reilly.

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Next, we have Greenberg, a 2010 Noam Baumbach film starring Ben Stiller and Greta Gerwig. Larson plays the small role of Ben Stiller’s young niece in this comedy-drama that was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards.

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In 2019, Larson starred in Captain Marvel. The talented actress played Carol Danvers, a U.S. Air Force pilot turned superhero. To no one’s surprise, the Marvel film featured top-notch talent such as Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law, and Gemma Chan. The picture was nominated for five People’s Choice Awards and three Kids’ Choice Awards.

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Larson transformed into pop star Envy Adams for the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The action-comedy movie, co-written, produced, and directed by Edgar Wright, featured up-and-coming stars at the time like Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza.

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Larson’s performance in Trainwreck certainly was not, well, a train wreck. In it, she plays the role of Kim, the much more put-together sister of Amy Schumer's character, Amy. Even more interesting? Schumer’s actual sister, Kim, was one of the film’s associate producers.

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In 2019, Larson took on the role of advocate Eva Ansley in Just Mercy, a biography drama film that centers around the story of famous civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson. Larson wore an eye-catching bright pink dress to the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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The actress proved she has range when she appeared in the 2012 comedy, 21 Jump Street, as Molly Tracey, the love interest of Jonah Hill’s character, Schmidt.

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Larson joined Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley in the 2013 coming-of-age movie, The Spectacular Now, which was nominated for over two dozen awards. Larson has a supporting role in the film.

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Room was all the rage when it came out. The Lenny Abrahamson-directed film hit theaters in 2015 and tells the story of a young boy named Jack, who’s been held captive with his mother his whole life. Larson’s impeccable acting in the flick earned her an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role.

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Short Term 12 may just be Larson's best on-screen performance. In this touching drama, Larson plays the role of Grace Howard, a young counselor at a group home for at-risk teens. The indie film was received quite well and won dozens of awards.

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