49 Jodie Foster Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

In this Academy Award-winning psychological thriller, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is pulled from her training to interview former psychiatrist and imprisoned cannibalistic psychopath Hannibal Lecter in connection with grisly murders by another serial killer, nicknamed Buffalo Bill, who skins his victims. However, she can only retrieve information from the manipulative killer in exchange for exposing her own psychological traumas.

Depressed and insomniac ex-Marine Travis Bickle drives taxi in New York City at night. He ruins his budding romance with Betsy, beautiful presidential campaign volunteer, by taking her to the adult theaters he frequents during the day. After he witnesses an adolescent prostitute being forced by her pimp, he is determined to rid mankind of the engulfing decadence.

The plot of the movie revolves around an elaborate bank robbery planned by a perfectionist robber Dalton Russell. He takes hostages and detective Keith Frazier is called upon to take charge of the negotiations. The bank president, concerned about something important, hires his own negotiator. However, Russell and his team are always ahead.

The film is about a French woman’s persistent search for her fiancé lost during WWI. He was one of the five soldiers sent to the trenches of the Somme to face inevitable death for trying to evade war duties. Although nothing has been heard of them since then she continues to search for him, meanwhile discovering a brutal system in which such men were regularly sent to no man’s land. 

As hope in extraterrestrial life exploration dwindles, a SETI scientist stumbles upon a sequenced signal. She is faced with the challenge of deciphering the message under massive global scrutiny. This science-fiction drama is an adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name.

After being subjected to horrific torture and spending six years in imprisonment, a prisoner  eventually confesses to crimes of terrorism. A defense attorney makes it her mission to defend him, and she soon uncovers a deep conspiracy.

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a woman who recently loses her husband. She hits the road with her young son, and is determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.

After 11-year-old Zachary has a fight with his classmate Ethan, his parents, Alan and Nancy Cowan, decide to meet and sort out the matter with Ethan's parents, Michael and Penelope Longstreet. However, the cordial meeting soon turns into a mudslinging fest as the parents begin to throw hurtful comments about each other's behavior and competency as parents.

Gambler Brett Maverick wants to participate in a poker tournament on a steamer, to prove that he is the best card player of his time. Unfortunately, he makes enemies out of the bad-tempered gambler Angel, con artist Bransford, and lawman Copper, on his way to earning the entry fee. 

Rynn Jacobs is a thirteen year old girl who lives alone in a small conservative town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn’s father, she claims that he is in the city on business purposes. However, the landlady’s creepy and persistent son Frank refuses to leave the girl alone.

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is a comedy drama film which revolves around a group of Catholic school friends, who are caught drawing an obscene comic book by Sister Assumpta. They decide to plan a heist, as an act of revenge, unaware that it will change their lives.   

Meg Altman and her daughter Sarah find themselves trapped in a secret panic room, built inside their new apartment. On their first night, they must survive a home invasion by three men Raoul, Burnham, and Junior, who are after the US $3 million in bearer bonds hidden in the panic room.

This musical crime comedy film is a spoof of gangster movies which tells the story of Bugsy Malone with a cast consisting only of children.   

The Brave One is a psychological thriller which tells the story of Erica, who is left traumatized after a brutal attack resulting in the death of her fiancé. She eventually decides to take the law in her own hands, and begins a quest of vengeance against the perpetrators.  

Anna is a widowed teacher living in the 1860s, who is assigned to teach the children of King Mongkut. She finds her life changing when she falls in love with the king.

Kleinman is a timid bookkeeper, who wanders around town and tries his best in finding a dangerous serial killer who is on the loose.  

In a dystopian 2154, wealthy humans live a pampered life onboard a resource-rich space station named Elysium, while the poor toil away in the overpopulated ruins of Earth. Max, a former criminal with only five days to live due to deadly radiation, makes a desperate attempt to reach Elysium on a daunting mission that can change the system forever.

The Beaver is a comedy-drama film which tells the story of a depressed executive, who hits his rock-bottom after he is kicked out of his house, by his wife. Therefore, he begins using a beaver hand puppet to communicate with people in order to overcome his issues. 

Dede is a working-class single mother, who is going through a lot of struggles, trying to bring up her son. Her son displays signs of being a genius, as his reading and mathematics skills are outstanding, and therefore she tries to ensure that her son gets all the opportunities required, to help him reach his full potential.

Raised in a remote mountain cabin of North Carolina, young Nell’s entire world is her mother and twin sister, Mae, with whom she communicates in a mangled language. Country doctor Jerome Lovell, who finds her after her mother’s death, is fascinated by her. Psychology student Paula Olsen also wants to observe Nell. They both try to introduce Nell to the outer world. 

Eleven-year-old Deirdre's incurable heart condition has her staring death in the face. While her parents argue over the best course of action in response to her untreatable condition, Deirdre finds a friend in her nine-year-old neighbour.

American aviation engineer Kyle Pratt is on her way back to the U.S. with her husband’s body and her daughter Julia. However, Julia disappears from the flight and Kyle uncovers a conspiracy by flight attendant Stephanie and sky marshal Carson to hijack the plane for ransom. 

This Italian comedy film shows the dressing room in a beach house which is being visited by a variety of characters including a female basketball team, two soldiers, etc. whose lives become entangled hopelessly. 

A single mother, Tess Coleman, and Anna, her teenage daughter, are poles apart and it is getting crazier with each passing day. In a freak incident, life takes a bizarre turn when they somehow switch bodies and are forced to live each other's lives. But with the turn of this event, they develop a new sense of respect, love and start understanding each other.

Sommersby is a romantic period drama mystery film which tells the story of a farmer John, who goes to fight in the Civil War, but is presumed dead as he doesn’t return. When his wife is set to marry her neighbor, John suddenly returns to her life. Soon, she starts feeling that he might be an impostor.

One Little Indian is a Western comedy film which tells the story of a deserter who is on the run from the Cavalry, while being accompanied by two camels and a white boy raised by Indians. His escape, however, becomes complicated, when he meets a widow and her daughter, who may turn him in. 

11 years old Napolean and his grandfather adopt the aging lion, Major, from a circus clown. But his grandfather dies leaving him an orphan and in charge of the lion. Napolean, his friend Samantha, and Major, take an epic journey into the mountains to find their friend Danny who might provide a way out for them. 

Young Nim Rusoe, who lives on an isolated island with her scientist father, befriends animals and reads ‘Alex Rover’ adventure books. When her father doesn’t return from sea, a worried Nim writes to Alex Rover for help, unaware that Alex is an agoraphobic woman, Alexandra. Finding courage from their fictional hero, Nim waits for help while Alexandra undertakes long journey to reach Nim. 

Hotel Artemis is a dystopian thriller film which takes us to a riot-torn Los Angeles in 2028. The film revolves around a few criminals who escape to Hotel Artemis, a secret hospital that treats only criminals, which is run by Jean Thomas, who has been confiding inside the hotel for 22 years due to her agoraphobia.

The Hotel New Hampshire is a comedy drama film which tells the story of the eccentric Berry family, who runs a hotel. They experience all sorts of disasters and tragedies, as well as bizzare incidents, but despite all odds, they keep going, managing to stick together.

Roller derby player, K.C. Carr, joins the Portland Loggers after leaving the Kansas City Bombers. But the Loggers are run by a corrupt Burt Henry who is clearly interested in Carr romantically and gets rid of anybody who gets close to K.C forcing Carr to take control of her life. 

The story, told through a series of flashbacks, focuses on Jean, a trade union activist born into a middle class French family and Hélène, a young designer employed in her family's confectionery business. Eventually they meet and become engaged to be married. But everything undergoes a drastic change as France enters the Second World War.   

This comedy drama film tells the story of a hard-working lawyer named Bob O’Hara, who is focused on his career, but doesn’t think much about his health or his two children. His wife passes away, but soon, she returns as a ghost, to remind him of his priorities.

The Beaver is a comedy-drama film which tells the story of a depressed executive, who hits his rock-bottom after he is kicked out of his house, by his wife. Therefore, he begins using a beaver hand puppet to communicate with people in order to overcome his issues. 

Dede is a working-class single mother, who is going through a lot of struggles, trying to bring up her son. Her son displays signs of being a genius, as his reading and mathematics skills are outstanding, and therefore she tries to ensure that her son gets all the opportunities required, to help him reach his full potential.

TV show Money Monster financial expert Lee Gates is taken hostage, by Kyle Budwell, who reveals he lost everything after investing in IBIS Clear Capital, following one of Lee’s tips. Lee tries to diffuse the situation and get out alive with the help of director Patty Fenn while investigating the truth behind IBIS’s downfall. 

Claudia Larson is a single mom who has just lost her job due to budget cuts. She  decides to spend Thanksgiving with her parents in Baltimore, but she is surprised when her daughter Kitt decides to stay at home instead.