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Reese Witherspoon

Actor and producer · Born March 22, 1976 (50) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · 5 other major award bodies

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's highest earning actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the richest women in America with an estimated net worth of $440 million. Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). Her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in Cruel Intentions, and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election. She gained wider recognition for playing Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and its 2003 sequel, and for starring in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama (2002). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a career downturn, during which her sole box-office success was the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), Witherspoon made a comeback by producing and starring as Cheryl Strayed in the drama Wild (2014), which earned her a second nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. She has since worked primarily in television, producing and starring in several female-led literary adaptations under her company Hello Sunshine. These include the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), and the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020). For the first of these, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. She has also produced the film adaptations Gone Girl (2014) and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), and the miniseries adaptation Daisy Jones & the Six (2023). Witherspoon also owns Reese's Book Club and a clothing company, Draper James. She is involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes.

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Born
March 22, 1976 (50)
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Reese Witherspoon's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
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Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
27%
Morality
15%
Society
11%
Survival
6%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 18 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 28 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 16

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 29 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 27 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 20 of 38 analyzed roles.

Hero
20 of 38
Ally
5 of 38
Shapeshifter
4 of 38
Shadow
3 of 38
Herald
2 of 38
Mentor
2 of 38
Trickster
1 of 38
Threshold guardian
1 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Hopeful
27
Joyful
22
Melancholic
23
Warm
17
Other
76

How their films linger

Hopeful33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Reese Witherspoon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 60 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Reese Witherspoon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page; 39 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Lucky(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Elle(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Outcome(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • The Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Family Recipe Showdown(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · as Guest Judge

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • F1: The Academy(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • You're Cordially Invited(2025)

    Producer · as Margot

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Pasta Queen(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Influenced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Side Hustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Meet Me in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Love in Fairhope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Surf Girls(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last Thing He Told Me(2023)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Tiny Beautiful Things(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • My Kind of Country(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Daisy Jones & The Six(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Meet Me in Paris(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Your Place or Mine(2023)

    Producer · as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Something from Tiffany's(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Minions & More Volume 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Rosita (voice)

  • From Scratch(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Surface(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Where the Crawdads Sing(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Fair Play(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sing 2(2021)

    as Rosita (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Come Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Rosita (voice)

  • Get Organized with the Home Edit(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Fierce Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Little Fires Everywhere(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Elena Richardson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Truth Be Told(2019)

    Show 28 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer · as Bradley Jackson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Lucy in the Sky(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Master the Mess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Shine On with Reese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

  • A Wrinkle in Time(2018)

    as Mrs. Whatsit

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Home Again(2017)

    as Alice Kinney

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Big Little Lies(2017)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer · as Madeline Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Gunter Babysits(2017)

    as Rosita (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sing(2016)

    as Rosita (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Broken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Nature Is Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Home

  • Hot Pursuit(2015)

    Producer · as Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Inherent Vice(2014)

    as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wild(2014)

    Producer · as Cheryl Strayed

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Gone Girl(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Good Lie(2014)

    as Carrie Davis

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • 9 Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Woman at Costume Party

  • Devil's Knot(2013)

    as Pam Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mud(2012)

    as Juniper

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Monsters vs Aliens Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Reese Witherspoon

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Dreamworks Spooky Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

  • This Means War(2012)

    as Lauren

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Water for Elephants(2011)

    as Marlena Rosenbluth

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • How Do You Know(2010)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Legally Blondes(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space(2009)

    as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Monsters vs. Aliens(2009)

    as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Four Christmases(2008)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rendition(2007)

    as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Penelope(2006)

    Producer · as Annie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Just Like Heaven(2005)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Walk the Line(2005)

    as June Carter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Vanity Fair(2004)

    as Becky Sharp

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Freedom: A History of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Factory Girl · as Sarah Raymond · as Susan Magoffin

  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Elle Woods

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

  • Sweet Home Alabama(2002)

    as Melanie Smooter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Importance of Being Earnest(2002)

    as Cecily Cardew

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Revealed with Jules Asner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Legally Blonde(2001)

    as Elle Woods

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Trumpet of the Swan(2001)

    as Serena (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Little Nicky(2000)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • American Psycho(2000)

    as Evelyn Williams

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Election(1999)

    as Tracy Flick

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Best Laid Plans(1999)

    as Lissa

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions(1999)

    as Annette Hargrove

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pleasantville(1998)

    as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Overnight Delivery(1998)

    as Ivy Miller

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Twilight(1998)

    as Mel Ames

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Debbie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Freeway(1996)

    as Vanessa Lutz

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Fear(1996)

    as Nicole Walker

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • S.F.W.(1994)

    as Wendy Pfister

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jill Green

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Return to Lonesome Dove(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ferris Dunnigan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Jack the Bear(1993)

    as Karen Morris

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Far Off Place(1993)

    as Nonnie Parker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Choices: To Save My Child(1992)

    as Cassie Robbins

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Wildflower(1991)

    as Ellie Perkins

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Moon(1991)

    as Danielle "Dani" Trant

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Greta (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • All Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • All We Ever Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Miss Nelson Is Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Mrs. Claus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Polly Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Run, Rose, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Smother In Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Cactus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Tiny Trailblazers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer · as Fern

  • Truly Madly Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Twelfth Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Ilona Maher Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Wish List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 98 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Sing (2016)

$655M worldwide

Highest rated

Gone Girl (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Morning Show (2019)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19882026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 6 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 112: 59 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing52 of 112: 39 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew3 of 112: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

112 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s19 · 18 acting · 3 crew2010s26 · 20 acting · 10 crew2020s32 · 10 acting · 27 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 42% of 45 roles
9101061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 3 other major awards from 36 major nominations, 2000–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  5. 2018
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
  6. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
  7. 2015
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, won
  8. 2014
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 2006
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
  2. 2002
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  3. 2000
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Reese Witherspoon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 77 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · producer

Fair Play (2022)

94th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Gone Girl (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 49 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Reese Witherspoon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 45 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore40 titles11–77 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity45 titles18–67 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity43 titles24–82 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs41 titles11–71 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense40 titles7–71 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Reese Witherspoon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Reese Witherspoon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lauren Levy Neustadter shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles