List of the best Olivia Wilde movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Olivia Wilde's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Olivia Wilde movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Olivia Wilde movies will be at the top of the list. Olivia Wilde has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Olivia Wilde movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Olivia Wilde films to end the squabble once and for all.
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Turistas and Year One are included on this list.
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Olivia Wilde has been in some really popular films, and is right up there with stars like Charlize Theron and Jennifer Aniston in terms of fame and success.
Most divisive: G-Force
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- 1Bearing a mysterious metal shackle on his wrist, an amnesiac gunslinger (Daniel Craig) wanders into a frontier town called Absolution. He quickly finds that strangers are unwelcome, and no one does anything without the approval of tyrannical Col. Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford). But when Absolution faces a threat from beyond Earth, the stranger finds that he is its only hope of salvation. He unites townspeople, outlaws and Apache warriors against the alien forces in an epic battle for survival.
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Jon Favreau
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Meadowland
Olivia Wilde, Juno Temple, Elisabeth MossMeadowland is an American drama film directed by Reed Morano in her feature debut. Sarah and Phil are on a road trip with their son, Jessie when they stop at a gas station to buy snacks and so their son can go to the bathroom; in the time it takes for them to make their purchases they find that their son is missing.- Released: 2015
- Directed by: Reed Morano
- 3Third Person is a 2013 British-German-American romance film directed and written by Paul Haggis and starring Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Adrien Brody, Olivia Wilde, James Franco, Moran Atias,Kim Basinger, and Maria Bello. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival.
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Paul Haggis
- 4Sam (Garrett Hedlund), the son of famous video-game developer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), has been haunted for a long time by his father's mysterious disappearance. A strange signal draws Sam to Flynn's Arcade, and he is pulled into the same cyberworld in which his father, its creator, has been trapped for 20 years. With fearless warrior Quorra (Olivia Wilde), Kevin and Sam seek to escape from a universe that, while magnificent, is far more advanced and dangerous than Kevin had ever imagined.
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
- 5For many years, Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner) has relished the prestige and admiration afforded her as the wife of Iowa's longtime butter-carving champion, Bob (Ty Burrell). When Bob is pressured to retire from competition so that someone else has a chance at victory, Laura decides to enter the contest herself. But, when three formidable opponents also enter the fray, Laura vows to win at any cost, including recruiting her stupid ex-boyfriend (Hugh Jackman) for a bit of sabotage.
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Jim Field Smith
- 6Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-arrow overachiever who has never really lived life... until he falls for his new neighbor, the beautiful and seemingly innocent Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). When Matthew discovers this perfect girl next door is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love.
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Luke Greenfield
- 7Life Itself is a 2018 American-Spanish drama film directed by Dan Fogelman. The lives of people from New York to Spain intersect over the course of different generations.
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Dan Fogelman
- 8In a future where time is money and the wealthy can live forever, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is a poor man who rarely has more than a day's worth of life on his time clock. When he saves Henry Hamilton (Matt Bomer) from time thieves, Will receives the gift of a century. However, such a large transaction attracts the attention of the authorities, and when Will is falsely accused of murder, he must go on the run, taking the daughter (Amanda Seyfried) of an incredibly wealthy man with him.
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Andrew Niccol
- 9During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, security guard Richard Jewell discovers a suspicious backpack under a bench in Centennial Park. With little time to spare, he helps to evacuate the area until the incendiary device inside the bag explodes. Hailed as a hero who saved lives, Jewell's own life starts to unravel when the FBI names him the prime suspect in the bombing.
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Clint Eastwood
- 10A pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he has an affair with a trophy wife who enjoys sex, drugs and murder.
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Geoff Moore, David Posamentier
- 11Teenage dealer Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his friends kidnap the impressionable younger brother (Anton Yelchin) of a junkie (Ben Foster) who refuses to pay his drug debt. Things change unexpectedly when Frankie (Justin Timberlake), one of Johnny's pals, befriends the youth.
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
- 12Once inseparable pals, Dave (Jason Bateman) and Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) have drifted apart over the years. Dave is an overworked lawyer and family man, while Mitch has thus far avoided most of the normal responsibilities of adulthood. Each is envious of the other's life, and following a drunken binge, the men awake to find they have somehow switched bodies. Dave and Mitch soon discover that things are not as rosy as they seemed and try to find a way to return their lives to normal.
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: David Dobkin
- 13A Vigilante is a 2019 American drama film, written and directed by Sarah Daggar-Nickson, in her directorial debut. A vigilante (Olivia Wilde) helps victims escape their domestic abusers.
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Sarah Dagger-Nickson
- 14Life for John and Lara Brennan (Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks) is miserable after she is convicted of a murder she says she did not commit. Three years later while struggling with the demands of work and raising his son alone, John is still trying to establish her innocence. When her final appeal is rejected, Lara becomes suicidal, forcing John to exercise the only option he has left: Break her out of prison.
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Paul Haggis
- 15En route to Canada with stolen casino loot, a thief (Olivia Wilde) separates from her brother (Eric Bana) and falls in with a boxer (Charlie Hunnam) who's on his way home for Thanksgiving.
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Stefan Ruzowitzky
- 16The Ballad of G.I. Joe is a musical comedy parody short film released in 2009 on the website Funny or Die. Written by Daniel Strange and Kevin Umbricht, it spoofs several characters from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero by showing what they do in their spare time.
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Daniel Strange
- 17Travelers (Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde) are in the midst of enjoying a dream vacation along the Brazilian coast. Joining a party of revelers on the beach, the friends are drugged and find awake to find themselves robbed of their money, credit cards and passports. Led to a home in the jungle where they are told they will be safe, the friends instead discover a potentially fatal secret.
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: John Stockwell
- 18After Neanderthal hunter Zed (Jack Black) is exiled for eating forbidden fruit, he and his sardonic buddy Oh (Michael Cera) leave their village and begin an epic journey through history. The pals encounter biblical characters such as Cain (David Cross) and Abel, Abraham (Hank Azaria), and others, and wind up in Sodom. Along the way, Zed debunks commonly held beliefs and replaces them with his own delusions of grandeur.
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Harold Ramis
- 19On the day his latest deal collapses, fast-talking-salesman Sam (Chris Pine) receives the news that his father has died. Reluctantly, Sam returns home to settle the estate of his father. In the course of carrying out the man's last wishes, Sam is surprised to learn of the existence of a 30-year-old sister, named Frankie (Elizabeth Banks). As the sister and brother get to know each other, Sam must re-examine both his perceptions about his family and the life choices that he has made.
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Alex Kurtzman
- 20Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and his partner, Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi), have reigned as kings of the Las Vegas strip for years. Their work rakes in millions of dollars, but the biggest illusion yet is their friendship, for -- now -- time and familiarity have bred contempt between them. When a street magician's increasing popularity threatens to knock them off their thrones, Burt and Anton recognize that they have to repair the relationship and salvage the act.
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Don Scardino
- 21Left broke and homeless by his wealthy parents' divorce, a young man (Jason Bateman) moves in with an old friend (Billy Crudup) and finally meets the woman (Olivia Wilde) of his dreams -- only to discover she's already dating his friend.
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Peter Glanz
- 22Tim Kearney (Paul Walker), a former Marine in prison, is asked to impersonate a recently killed drug lord to get out of his sentence. When a hostage switch with a crime lord goes badly, Tim goes on the run with the drug lord's son.
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: John Herzfeld
- 23When shallow wannabe-writer Rory (Bradley Cooper) finds an old manuscript tucked away in a bag, he decides to pass the work off as his own. The book, called "The Window Tears," brings Rory great acclaim, until the real author (Jeremy Irons) shows up and threatens to destroy Rory's reputation. Cut to Clayton Hammond (Dennis Quaid), a writer whose popular novel "The Words" seems to mirror Rory's story, leading to speculation that the tome is Hammond's thinly veiled autobiography.
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
- 24In the mid-1970s, charismatic English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) share an intense rivalry in Formula 1 racing. Driving vehicles that are little more than gas-filled, rolling bombs, Hunt and Lauda burn up the track, all the while pushing themselves to the breaking point of physical and mental endurance. Meanwhile, the women (Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara) in their lives can only watch as both drivers risk death with every lap.
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Ron Howard
- 25Armed with the latest high-tech spy gear, a guinea pig named Darwin (Sam Rockwell) and his team of specially trained rodents are often the last line of defense against chaos and destruction. But when the government shuts them down and ships them off to a pet shop, Darwin and his gang will have to find a way to break out and prevent a mad billionaire (Bill Nighy) from taking over the world.
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Hoyt H. Yeatman
- 26Academic overachievers Amy and Molly thought keeping their noses to the grindstone gave them a leg up on their high school peers. But on the eve of graduation, the best friends suddenly realize that they may have missed out on the special moments of their teenage years. Determined to make up for lost time, the girls decide to cram four years of not-to-be missed fun into one night -- a chaotic adventure that no amount of book smarts could prepare them for.
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Olivia Wilde
- 27Reunited at a wedding after many years, former lovers (Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Eckhart) again feel the pull of a mutual attraction neither is willing to admit. Escaping the reception for the privacy of a hotel room, the unnamed pair explore the choices of the past that led them to the present.
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Hans Canosa
- 28On the Inside is a 2010 thriller film written and directed by D.W. Brown.
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: D.W. Brown
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Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
Patrick Fugit, Matthew Lillard, John ChoBickford Schmeckler (Patrick Fugit) has a lot of "cool ideas" about things like the meaning of life and the unified field theory. He keeps them all in a giant notebook that he guards with his life. So when a sorority girl (Olivia Wilde) somehow manages to steal the book, he scours the campus to find it before all his ideas are lost forever. Meanwhile, everyone who reads the book experiences a radical change in consciousness, blown away by Bickford's amazing revelations about life.- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Scott Lew
- 30Medical researcher Frank (Mark Duplass), his fiancee Zoe (Olivia Wilde) and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.
- Released: 2015
- Directed by: David Gelb
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Fix
Olivia Wilde, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Dedee PfeifferFix is a 2008 feature film directed by Tao Ruspoli starring Shawn Andrews, Olivia Wilde, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Tao Ruspoli, Dedee Pfeiffer and Andrew Fiscella.- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Tao Ruspoli
- 32Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a 2010 short comedy film written and directed by Eric Appel.
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Eric Appel
- 33After graduating from college and moving into an apartment, young Thomas Webb befriends an alcoholic neighbor who dispenses worldly wisdom alongside shots of whiskey. Webb's world soon comes crashing down when he learns that his father is having an affair with a beautiful and seductive woman. Determined to break up the relationship, Thomas winds up sleeping with her, launching a chain of events that will change everything that he thinks he knows about his family and himself.
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Marc Webb
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Camjackers
Olivia Wilde, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Cody Lucich- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Julian Dahl
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Meeting Magdalene
Olivia Wilde - 36Although they're both dating other people, two co-workers (Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson) hang out together in bars and try to ignore their mutual attraction.
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Joe Swanberg
- 37A sensitive and soulful man earns a living by writing personal letters for other people. Left heartbroken after his marriage ends, Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) becomes fascinated with a new operating system which reportedly develops into an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. He starts the program and meets "Samantha" (Scarlett Johansson), whose bright voice reveals a sensitive, playful personality. Though "friends" initially, the relationship soon deepens into love.
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Spike Jonze
- 38For their annual Christmas Eve celebration, Sam Cooper (John Goodman) and his wife Charlotte (Diane Keaton) welcome four generations of extended family, including son Hank (Ed Helms), daughter Eleanor (Olivia Wilde) and Charlotte's father, Bucky (Alan Arkin). Sam and Charlotte are separating after 40 years of marriage, while Hank is in the middle of a divorce. As the guests reveal their respective problems, they also rediscover the importance of kinship and the spirit of the holiday.
- Released: 2015
- Directed by: Jessie Nelson
- 39A woman scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. However, making it there won't be easy after her car is stolen and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family.
- Released: 2021
- Directed by: Zoe Lister Jones, Daryl Wein
