Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Dallas Buyers Club. Image: Anne Marie Fox/Focus Features/courtesy Everett Collection
In this heartwrenching, Academy Award-winning drama, Matthew McConaughey stars as Ron Woodroof and follows his mission to smuggle drugs from Mexico into the U.S. to help those afflicted by the AIDS/HIV epidemic. Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto round out the supporting cast as a helpful ally and doctor, Dr. Eve Saks, and an HIV-positive trans woman, Rayon. Her performance here is a must-see and decidedly makes this one of Jennifer Garner’s best movies and tv shows.
Yes Day (2021)
Jennifer Garner, Jenna Ortega in Yes Day. Matt Kennedy / Netflix
Édgar Ramírez and Jennifer Garner anchor this fun family comedy about a mom who realizes that she says no far too much, and decides to make a pact with her husband to have a day in which she says “yes” to everything. Mayhem and hijinks ensue as the married couple makes progressively wilder decisions. The film was a hit on Netflix, and Garner will be returning for the sequel, Yes Day 2.
The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017)
Jennifer Garner, The Tribes of Palos Verdes. Image: Emmett Malloy. IFC Films/courtesy Everett Collection
Delivering a poignant portrait of a mother scorned by her cheating husband in The Tribes of Palos Verdes, Jennifer Garner is an undoubted tour-de-force. After moving to the suburbs with their two kids (played by Cody Fern and Maika Monroe), Sandy (Garner) and Phil’s (Justin) family suffers as he carries on an affair.
Love, Simon (2018)
L-R: Nick Robinson, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel. Image: M & / Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
In this sweet, romantic comedy, Jennifer Garner plays a pivotal role in the love story of closeted gay teen Simon (Nick Robinson), who learns to be bold with his heart despite the onslaught of blackmail and self-doubt he experiences. As his mother, she reminds him he’s worthy of love like any other kid. Garner joins a stellar supporting cast that includes Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, and Keiynan Lonsdale.
Wakefield (2016)
Jennifer Garner, Wakefield. Image: Gilles Mingasson/ IFC Films /Courtesy Everett Collection
Jennifer Garner plays the wife of Bryan Cranston’s Howard, an unhappy yet successful lawyer who decides to hide from his family in the attic to see what they really think about him. As he spies on them, he realizes the pain he’s inflicted on his family, namely his wife.
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