Portrait of Annette Bening

Acting

Annette Bening

Career

Active from 1988 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for American Beauty
American Beauty
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Annette Bening Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Quirky 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Second Chance 3
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Dysfunctional Family 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Turn of Mind
Turn of Mind

as Dr. Jennifer White

42.6 Years
42.6 Years

as Ruthie

2020s

9 titles ยท average score 61
Lucky
Lucky (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Priscilla Masterson

The Bride!
The Bride! (2026)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Euphronious

Dutton Ranch
Dutton Ranch (2026)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Beulah Jackson

Apples Never Fall
Apples Never Fall (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Joy Delaney

Poolman
Poolman (2024)
GoodWatch score 36

as Diane Espilnade

Behind the Lines
Behind the Lines (2024)

as Narrator (voice)

NYAD
NYAD (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

as Diana Nyad

Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

as Euphemia Bouc

Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)
GoodWatch score 64

as Marge Selbee

2010s

18 titles ยท average score 60
Georgetown
Georgetown (2019)
GoodWatch score 57

as Amanda Brecht

The Report
The Report (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dianne Feinstein

Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson

Hope Gap
Hope Gap (2019)
GoodWatch score 63

as Grace

Life Itself
Life Itself (2018)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dr. Cait Morris

The Seagull
The Seagull (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

as Irina Arkadina

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gloria Grahame

20th Century Women
20th Century Women (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dorothea

Danny Collins
Danny Collins (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mary Sinclair

The Face of Love
The Face of Love (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

as Nikki Lostorm

Girl Most Likely
Girl Most Likely (2012)
GoodWatch score 40

as Zelda

The Kids Are All Right
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
GoodWatch score 79

as Nic

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 58
Mother and Child
Mother and Child (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

as Karen

The Women
The Women (2008)
GoodWatch score 34

as Sylvie Fowler

14 Women
14 Women (2007)

as Narrator (voice)

Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

as Deirdre Burroughs

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)

as Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances")

Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Harris (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jean Harris

Being Julia
Being Julia (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

as Julia Lambert

Open Range
Open Range (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sue Barlow

Liberty's Kids
Liberty's Kids (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Abigail Adams (voice)

What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
GoodWatch score 45

as Susan Anderson

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 67
American Beauty
American Beauty (1999)
GoodWatch score 84

as Carolyn Burnham

In Dreams
In Dreams (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

as Claire Cooper

The Sopranos
The Sopranos (1999)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Annette Bening

The Siege
The Siege (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger

Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

as Barbara Land

The American President
The American President (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sydney Ellen Wade

Richard III
Richard III (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

as Queen Elizabeth

Love Affair
Love Affair (1994)
GoodWatch score 42

as Terry McKay

Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sarah Turner

Bugsy
Bugsy (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Virginia Hill

Guilty by Suspicion
Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ruth Merrill

The Grifters
The Grifters (1990)
GoodWatch score 78

as Myra Langtry

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 61
Valmont
Valmont (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Merteuil

The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors (1988)
GoodWatch score 49

as Kate Craig

Hostage
Hostage (1988)

as Jill

Wiseguy
Wiseguy (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Karen Leland / Maloy

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986)

as Ann Tillman

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Vicky