Portrait of Reese Witherspoon

Acting

Reese Witherspoon

Career

Active from 1991 to 2025, busiest in 2014 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Reese Witherspoon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.9, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Feel-Good Movie 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

9 titles
Tiny Trailblazers
Tiny Trailblazers

TV show ยท as Fern

Twelfth Knight
Twelfth Knight

Producer

Smother In Law
Smother In Law

Producer

Run, Rose, Run
Run, Rose, Run

Producer

The Cactus
The Cactus

Producer

Truly Madly Guilty
Truly Madly Guilty

Producer

Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Claus

Producer

Polly Pocket
Polly Pocket

Producer

Miss Nelson Is Missing
Miss Nelson Is Missing

Producer

2020s

18 titles ยท average score 58
Outcome
Outcome (2026)
GoodWatch score 36

Thanks

You're Cordially Invited
You're Cordially Invited (2025)
GoodWatch score 49

as Margot

F1: The Academy
F1: The Academy (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Executive Producer

Your Place or Mine
Your Place or Mine (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

as Debbie

Minions & More Volume 2
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rosita (voice)

Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Something from Tiffany's
Something from Tiffany's (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

Sing 2
Sing 2 (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Rosita (voice)

Come Home
Come Home (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rosita (voice)

Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Elena Richardson

Fierce Queens
Fierce Queens (2020)

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Get Organized with The Home Edit
Get Organized with The Home Edit (2020)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท Executive Producer

2010s

22 titles ยท average score 61
The Morning Show
The Morning Show (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Bradley Jackson

A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mrs. Whatsit

Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Madeline Mackenzie

Home Again
Home Again (2017)
GoodWatch score 45

as Alice Kinney

Sing
Sing (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rosita (voice)

Hot Pursuit
Hot Pursuit (2015)
GoodWatch score 33

as Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper

Wild
Wild (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cheryl Strayed

The Good Lie
The Good Lie (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

as Carrie Davis

Mud
Mud (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

as Juniper

This Means War
This Means War (2012)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lauren

Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marlena Rosenbluth

How Do You Know
How Do You Know (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

as Lisa

2000s

19 titles ยท average score 56
Monsters vs Aliens
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

Four Christmases
Four Christmases (2008)
GoodWatch score 43

as Kate

Rendition
Rendition (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi

Walk the Line
Walk the Line (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

as June Carter

Just Like Heaven
Just Like Heaven (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson

Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (2004)
GoodWatch score 53

as Becky Sharp

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

as Elle Woods

Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Melanie Smooter

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

as Cecily Cardew

Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

as Elle Woods

American Psycho
American Psycho (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

as Evelyn Williams

1990s

19 titles ยท average score 59
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Annette Hargrove

Election
Election (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as Tracy Flick

Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Lissa

Pleasantville
Pleasantville (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jennifer

Overnight Delivery
Overnight Delivery (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ivy Miller

Fear
Fear (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

as Nicole Walker

Freeway
Freeway (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

as Vanessa Lutz

S.F.W.
S.F.W. (1995)
GoodWatch score 30

as Wendy Pfister

Friends
Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Jill Green

A Far Off Place
A Far Off Place (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nonnie Parker

The Man in the Moon
The Man in the Moon (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

as Danielle "Dani" Trant

Wildflower
Wildflower (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ellie Perkins

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 67
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Greta (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show