57 Elizabeth Banks Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

A biographical crime film directed by Steven Spielberg, Catch Me If You Can follows the life of Frank Abagnale who, even before turning 19, successfully carries out cons worth millions of dollars. He has posed as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer in process. He is chased and caught by Carl Hanratty who eventually convinces him to help FBI catch other check forgers.

Depression era’s true story about thoroughbred Seabiscuit who, though relatively undersized and with slight limp, became one of the most successful racehorses. Car-dealer Charles Howard bought the disgraced horse on suggestion of down-&-out trainer Tom Smith, who selected Red Pollard as his jockey. Forming a close bond with them, Seabiscuit achieved victories that boosted spirits of his team as well as the nation. 

Lara Brennan, sentenced to life in prison for murdering her boss, becomes suicidal when she fails to prove her innocence after three years of appealing and grows detached from her son Luke. Her husband John, who took care of Luke in the meantime, becomes obsessed with breaking her out of prison and consults ex-convict Damon Pennington.

An uprising erupts after Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are announced co-winners of the 74th Hunger Games. Furious, President Snow visits her ahead of the Victory Tour and warns her of dire consequences if she fails to convince the crowds that she has chosen to die with Peeta out of love, and not to defy him.

Local correspondent Meghan Miles, hoping for a promotion to Los Angeles network anchoring, finds that she has lost her dream-job and same day, her fiancé leaves her. Despondent, she gets drunk and wakes up in a stranger’s bed. Then she learns that she is being re-considered; and must reach in time. However, with no money, car, ID, or phone, can she manage it? 

Love and Mercy is a biographical drama film, revolving around the life of Brian Wilson, co-founder and leader of the rock band The Beach Boys.  The film mainly focuses on the days when he struggled with his mental illness.

Brilliant but socially awkward high school student Peter Parker gets bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip and gains spider-like abilities and super strength. Following a family tragedy, he learns to use his superpowers only for good, as he faces an evil millionaire to save his aunt May and his crush Mary Jane Watson.

Despite desperate attempts to balance his life as crime-fighting neighborhood hero Spider-Man, Peter Parker's grades are falling, he loses his jobs regularly, and his love interest is engaged to someone else. Dejected, he gives up his alter ego, but eccentric scientist Dr. Otto Octavius, now tentacled villain Doctor Octopus, holds him responsible for a botched nuclear experiment.

After having her first sex education class, 10-year-old Maya Hayes coerces her father into telling her how her parents, who are preparing for a divorce, originally met. He agrees to tell her about his past life, including his encounters with three different women, leaving it to Maya to deduce whom he eventually married.

Based on the life of Vince Papale, the film focuses on his struggle to become a football star. His personal life is in mess in 1976. He has lost his job and his wife has left him. Despite that, he continues to play, not realizing that his dream to play for Philadelphia Eagles is about to come true.  However, there are still long odds to overcome.  

Forced to attend college by her father, Beca, an aspiring DJ, reluctantly joins the Barden Bellas, the all-female a cappella group at Barden University. After she meets Jesse from the rival all-male group, she finds renewed interest in winning the college music competitions and takes initiative in reorganizing the group's decade-old playlist by incorporating contemporary tunes.

People Like Us is a comedy drama film, which tells the story of Sam, a salesman, who attends his estranged father’s funeral. There, he learns that his father has a daughter from another woman. Things get even more complicated when he is asked to deliver the inheritance to his step sister. 

A sex comedy film that follows the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy and his friends who try to help him lose his virginity, the movie is full of funny moments filled with sexual innuendos. The film received positive reviews and was a commercial success. 

The movie is based on the eponymous novel by Suzanne Collins and is the first in The Hunger Games film series. In a fictional nation of Panem, in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future, Katniss Everdeen willingly replaces her sister in a televised competition wherein two teenagers from each of the twelve districts of the nation are selected as ‘tributes’ and compelled to fight to the death.

Two energy drink salesmen, Danny and Wheeler, are instructed to complete 150 service hours to avoid going to jail for unruly behavior. Assigned to a mentoring program as ‘Role Models’ to younger troublemakers, they initially find it difficult, but soon get along with their charges. However, they get thrown out of the program following some blunders. Do they finally clear their names?

Heights is a drama film which tells the story of Isabel, a young photojournalist, who is soon to be married to a young and attractive lawyer named Jonathan. However, she starts having second thoughts about her wedding. Over a period of 24 hours, Isabel and four other characters, reevaluate their lives and their relationships.

Zack and Miri, who have been friends since first grade and are now roommates, struggle to make both ends meet and have not paid utility bills in months. After their water and electricity connections are cut, they make a desperate attempt to earn money by making an adult film, insisting that having sex would not affect their friendship.

Disgraced former cop Nick Cassidy goes to the 21st floor of the Roosevelt Hotel and then climbs on to the ledge to commit suicide and will only negotiate with Lydia Mercer. Lydia soon realizes he was framed for the theft of the $40 million Monarch diamond by the owner of the diamond David Englander. 

Based on Suzanne Collins’s final novel – Mockingjay – in the trilogy The Hunger Games, the movie follows Katniss Everdeen as she reaches District 13 and unwillingly agrees to become a symbol of rebellion under the command of President Coin to save Peeta and the nation.

In this final movie of The Hunger Games franchise, Katniss Everdeen escapes the clutches of President Coin to join the ‘Star Squad’. The squad infiltrates the Capitol and brings down President Snow and the Capitol. Unfortunately, Coin’s betrayal ends up killing Prim and Katniss executes Coin who plans to bring the Hunger Games back.

Slither is black comedy sci-fi horror film which is set in a small town in South Carolina. The town gets invaded by a malevolent alien parasite, turning all its residents into zombies. The film was made as a spoof of the horror films of the 1950s, and it also pays a tribute to the science-fiction genre. 

Set in the hot summer of 1981, the film follows a group of counselors on the last day of a summer camp, desperate to complete their unfinished agenda before the day is over. That includes, trying to produce the greatest talent show for Ben and Susie, prying away Kate from her boyfriend for Coop, and many more.  

The Bellas are enjoying three consecutive ICCA champions win. However, a wardrobe malfunction in front of President Obama leads to a huge scandal and their subsequent suspension from the ICCAs. Their only way to get reinstated is to win the World Championship of Acappella, something no American team has ever achieved and which requires them to beat the super impressive German group. 

After being released from a psychiatric institution, Anna returns home to find her father engaged to her late mother’s live-in nurse, Rachel. She soon starts seeing visions and tells her sister about them. They decide to investigate once they conclude that these visions are messages from their mother, trying to convey that Rachel has murdered her. But are they prepared for the ensuing battle?

Good-hearted but dim-witted and easy-going Ned Rochin is arrested for selling marijuana to a uniformed police officer. On parole, Ned is forced to rely on his three more successful sisters, Miranda, Natalie, and Liz. While initially creating chaos in their lives, Ned actually helps them to become better people. 

Just as Peter Parker seems to have achieved a balance between school, love life, and his vigilante alter-ego, a new threat arises when his suit turns black, enhancing his powers and amplifying the dark side of his character. He also has to tackle his old-friend-turned-sworn-enemy Harry Osborn and bring to justice uncle Ben's real killer, the Sandman.

Bill is a disheartened man as his wife neglects him as well as cheats on him. However, a rebellious teenager decides to help him win back his wife.  

Tori Breyer is blessed with a baby boy, Brandon, after a long struggle with fertility. Brandon grows up to be a curious, talented and bright child but as he nears puberty, he exhibits traits of having been influenced by some powerful wickedness. Tori and her husband, Kyle, and others close to the family find themselves in grave danger when Brandon begins to act awry.

The Details is a black comedy drama film which tells the story of Jeff, a simple family man living in a suburban neighborhood, who is attempting to grow the perfect lawn. All he is trying to do is get rid of his pest problem, but it leads to a wild chain of domestic problems leading to infidelity and murder.

While investigating the disappearance of a three year old girl, a detective feels that it might be linked to the two young women, who were put away years ago for an infant’s death.

NYPD Detective John Shaft II arrests Walter Wade, Jr. for the murder of Trey Howard but Wade escapes with a bail. Years later Wade is again arrested by Shaft. Now Shaft must fight corrupt officials, officers, and drug lords to keep the only witness of Trey’s murder safe and bring Wade to justice. 

Set in the Cenozoic era, the film follows a group of students who acquire superpower when they happen upon an old alien spacecraft. They discover that their town, Angel Grove, and the world face a threat from an ancient enemy, and only they can save the earth from destruction. But they have to deal with numerous obstacles and unite as ‘Power Rangers.’ 

The Bellas split after their victory at the World Championship. However, they reunite for one last singing competition, but face a group who uses both instrumentals and voices.    

This 2012 romantic comedy film follows the lives of five interconnected couples, who are looking forward to the surprises and thrills of having a baby for the first time. They eventually realize that parenthood demands a lot more than they imagined. 

A sequel to Magic Mike, the film features retired stripper Mike Lane, who meets old friends, the Kings of Tampa, after three years. Mike decides to join the troupe as they travel for one last performance at a stripping convention at Myrtle Beach. On the way as they stop at Jacksonville and Savannah, Mike revives old memories and enjoys some special moments.

Santa Claus’s elder brother, Fred, ends up in jail for stealing. Santa agrees to bail him out on a condition that he will come to the North Pole and help him make toys for Christmas. 

When the former cast members of a children’s TV show are murdered, Phil, a former police detective who is now a private eye, teams up with his former partner to find out who is responsible.

W. is a biopic based on the life of Former US President George W Bush. The film revolves around the early years of George Bush, as he struggles to make his mark in the world. Deemed incapable by his father, he attempts at running an oil company, and then a baseball team, before he joins politics.  

A human-shaped spaceship lands on Earth, but the aliens find themselves in trouble, when the captain of the spaceship is attracted to a woman from Earth named Gina. 

Charlie’s Angels is an action comedy film which tells the story of a team of female private agents, who receive a mission from their mysterious boss to expose an international conspiracy.

An unsuccessful screenwriter, pitches in shockingly outrageous story ideas to a studio executive in this anthology comprising fourteen interlinked short films. It is directed by twelve different directors and stars famous Hollywood names. 

Swept Away is a romantic comedy adventure film which tells the story of Amber, a spoiled socialite wife of a millionaire who joins two other couples on a private cruise. She meets Giuseppe, a sailor, towards whom she develops an instant dislike, and starts behaving rudely towards him. However, things change when the two get stranded on an island due to a thunderstorm.

The Bellas are enjoying three consecutive ICCA champions win. However, a wardrobe malfunction in front of President Obama leads to a huge scandal and their subsequent suspension from the ICCAs. Their only way to get reinstated is to win the World Championship of Acappella, something no American team has ever achieved and which requires them to beat the super impressive German group. 

Charlie’s Angels is an action comedy film which tells the story of a team of female private agents, who receive a mission from their mysterious boss to expose an international conspiracy.

An unsuccessful screenwriter, pitches in shockingly outrageous story ideas to a studio executive in this anthology comprising fourteen interlinked short films. It is directed by twelve different directors and stars famous Hollywood names. 

Emmet Brickowski is an ordinary construction worker in the Lego universe, but is mistaken to be the prophesied Special after he finds the Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the super-weapon Kragle. He is recruited into a group fighting evil Lord Business, who stole Kragle, but is terribly unprepared for the epic adventure.

Five years after Emmet saves the world, the world is facing a huge new threat. Lego Duplo invaders from outer space start wrecking everything, and it is up to Emmet again to save the day.