Portrait of Helen Hunt

Acting

Helen Hunt

Career

Active from 1973 to 2026, busiest in 1988 and 1992 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
47
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Is Us
This Is Us
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 82 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Helen Hunt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Politics
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    3.1, average 4.0
  • Crime
    2.7, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Contemporary Realism 7
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Coming-of-Age Story 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Emotional 3
  • True Story 3
  • Family Support 3
  • Inspirational 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
A Patriot
A Patriot

as Scarlett

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 63
In Cold Light
In Cold Light (2026)
GoodWatch score 47

as Claire

No Friends
No Friends (2025)

as Jamie Buchman

Meet Marry Murder
Meet Marry Murder (2022)

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Blindspotting
Blindspotting (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Rainey

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Winnie Landell

How It Ends
How It Ends (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lucinda

The Night Clerk
The Night Clerk (2020)
GoodWatch score 45

as Ethel Bromley

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 60
I See You
I See You (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jackie Harper

World on Fire
World on Fire (2019)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Nancy Campbell

Mad About You
Mad About You (2019)

TV show ยท as Jamie Buchman

The Miracle Season
The Miracle Season (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kathy Bresnahan

Candy Jar
Candy Jar (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kathy

I Love You, Daddy
I Love You, Daddy (2017)
GoodWatch score 44

as Aura Topher

Ride
Ride (2014)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jackie

Decoding Annie Parker
Decoding Annie Parker (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mary-Claire King

The Sessions
The Sessions (2012)
GoodWatch score 79

as Cheryl

Soul Surfer
Soul Surfer (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cheri Hamilton

Jock the Hero Dog
Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jess (voice)

Every Day
Every Day (2010)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jeannie

2000s

11 titles ยท average score 59
Then She Found Me
Then She Found Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 53

as April Epner

Bobby
Bobby (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

as Samantha Stevens

Empire Falls
Empire Falls (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Janine Roby

Aliens Gone Wild
Aliens Gone Wild (2005)

as Lena (archive footage)

A Good Woman
A Good Woman (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Stella Erlynne

Working Shakespeare
Working Shakespeare (2003)

TV show

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Betty Ann Fitzgerald

Cast Away
Cast Away (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kelly Frears

What Women Want
What Women Want (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Darcy McGuire

Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Arlene McKinney

Dr. T & the Women
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bree Davis

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 63
Chicken Little
Chicken Little (1998)

as (voice)

As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

as Carol Connelly

Twister
Twister (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jo

Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bev Kilmartin

Friends
Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Jamie Buchman

In the Company of Darkness
In the Company of Darkness (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gina Pulasky

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Jamie Buchman

The Waterdance
The Waterdance (1992)
GoodWatch score 78

as Anna

Only You
Only You (1992)
GoodWatch score 48

as Clare Enfield

Trancers III
Trancers III (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lena

Trancers II
Trancers II (1991)
GoodWatch score 48

as Lena Deth

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991)
GoodWatch score 46

as Pamela Smart

1980s

32 titles ยท average score 65
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Renee (voice)

Next of Kin
Next of Kin (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jessie Gates

Trancers: City of Lost Angels
Trancers: City of Lost Angels (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lena

Project X
Project X (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as Teri

The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

as Princess Henrietta

Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lynne Stone

Galtar and the Golden Lance
Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Rava (voice)

Trancers
Trancers (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Leena

Quarterback Princess
Quarterback Princess (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tami Maida

Choices of the Heart
Choices of the Heart (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Cathy

Bill: On His Own
Bill: On His Own (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

as Jenny Wells

It Takes Two
It Takes Two (1982)

TV show ยท as Lisa Quinn

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Brenda

The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Emily

Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster (1977)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tracy Calder

The Fitzpatricks
The Fitzpatricks (1977)

TV show ยท as Kerry Gerardi

The Spell
The Spell (1977)
GoodWatch score 47

as Kristina Matchett

Ark II
Ark II (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Diana

The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Princess Aura

The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Helga Wagner

All Together Now
All Together Now (1975)

as Susan Lindsay

Amy Prentiss
Amy Prentiss (1974)

TV show ยท as Jill Prentiss

Pioneer Woman
Pioneer Woman (1973)
GoodWatch score 35

as Sarah Sargeant

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Laurie Slaughter