- Jennifer Aniston rose to fame on “Friends.”
- She’s also known for starring in a number of romantic comedies, such as “Along Came Polly.”
- But she has also had darker and more dramatic roles, including the movie “Cake.”
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Since starring on NBC’s “Friends,” Jennifer Aniston has established herself as a comedic star.
The actress is known for starring in romantic comedies, like “Along Came Polly” and “The Bounty Hunter,” as well as dark comedies like “Horrible Bosses.” But she has also shown her dramatic range in movies including “Cake” and “The Yellow Birds.”
But not all of Aniston’s performances have been critically praised. Her movie with Adam Sandler, Netflix’s “Murder Mystery,” only has a 44% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Here are all of Aniston’s movies ranked according to the critics’ scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
38. One of Aniston's earliest roles was in the TV movie "Camp Cucamonga," which came out in 1990.
Synopsis: "In this TV movie, John Ratzenberger stars as Colonel Marv Schector, a former accountant who fulfills his life-long dream to run a summer camp. Typical teen shenanigans soon get underway. G. Gordon Liddy makes an unusual comedic appearance in a subplot about the mistaken identity of a camp inspector."
Rotten Tomatoes score: No score
37. Aniston starred in the mockumentary "The Thin Pink Line" in 1998.
Synopsis: "Mockumentary about Chauncey Ledbetter, an eccentric flamboyant male supermodel convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The filmmakers interview various people involved with him, the victim and the case to get to the truth."
Rotten Tomatoes score: No score
36. In the midst of "Friends" fame in 1997, the actress starred in "'Til There Was You."
Synopsis: "Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in."
35. Aniston plays a divorced mother of two in 2016's "Mother's Day."
Synopsis: "Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day."
34. Aniston teamed up with Gerard Butler in the comedy "The Bounty Hunter" in 2010.
Synopsis: "A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always-at-odds duo finds themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure."
33. Aniston plays a florist in 2009's romantic film "Love Happens."
Synopsis: "A widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru, falls for the hotel florist where his seminar is given, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing."
32. Aniston first starred alongside Adam Sandler in 2011's "Just Go With It."
Synopsis: "On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend."
31. Shortly after "Friends" ended in 2005, Aniston starred in "Rumor Has It."
Synopsis: "Sarah Huttinger is a woman who learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film 'The Graduate' - and that she just might be the offspring of the well-documented event."
30. Aniston plays a financial advisor who has an affair in the 2005 crime thriller "Derailed."
Synopsis: "When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families."
29. Aniston made her film debut in the horror-comedy "Leprechaun" in 1993.
Synopsis: "An evil, sadistic Leprechaun goes on a killing rampage in search of his beloved pot of gold."
28. Aniston plays Ben Stiller's best friend and love interest in the 2004 comedy "Along Came Polly."
Synopsis: "A buttoned up newlywed finds his too organized life falling into chaos when he falls in love with an old classmate."
27. Aniston returned for "Horrible Bosses 2" in 2014 but the movie wasn't as successful as the first one.
Synopsis: "Dale, Kurt, and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme."
26. Aniston went through a rough split in 2006's "The Break-Up."
Synopsis: "In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment."
25. As a CEO, Aniston threatens to cancel the annual Christmas party in the 2016 comedy "Office Christmas Party."
Synopsis: "When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand."
24. Aniston is one of nine people have love problems in 2009's "He's Just Not That Into You."
Synopsis: "This Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior."
23. Aniston portrays a therapist in 2014's "She's Funny That Way."
Synopsis: "On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production."
22. Aniston's latest movie in 2019 was the panned "Murder Mystery," in which she stars alongside Adam Sandler.
Synopsis: "A New York cop and his wife go on a European vacation to reinvigorate the spark in their marriage, but end up getting framed and on the run for the death of an elderly billionaire."
21. In 2017, Aniston played a grieving mother in the war movie "The Yellow Birds."
Synopsis: "Two young soldiers, Bartle (21) and Murph (18) navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment."
20. A motel manager falls for Aniston in 2008's "Management."
Synopsis: "A traveling saleswoman, who sells cheap art to small companies and motels, has a fling with an aimless, underachieving motel manager who then pursues her all over the United States."
19. Aniston is a stripper hired to be a pretend wife and mother in 2013's "We're The Millers."
Synopsis: "A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the US from Mexico."
18. Aniston plays the girlfriend of a man who gains God's powers for a week in 2003's "Bruce Almighty."
Synopsis: "A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world."
17. Aniston pretends to be engaged so she can get a promotion in 1997's "Picture Perfect."
Synopsis: "A young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met."
16. Aniston earned a Golden Globe nomination for her emotional performance in "Cake" in 2014, even though the movie was critically panned.
Synopsis: "Claire becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group while grappling with her own, very raw personal tragedy."
15. Aniston portrays an aspiring actress in 1996's "Dream for an Insomniac."
Synopsis: "Girl leads a lonely life until she meets the boy of her dreams. The boy, however, has a live-in girlfriend."
14. Aniston plays a single woman who wants to get pregnant in 2010's "The Switch."
Synopsis: "Seven years after the fact, a man comes to the realization that he was the sperm donor for his best friend's boy."
13. Aniston supports her boyfriend's rock star aspirations in 2001's "Rock Star."
Synopsis: "Lead singer of a tribute band becomes the lead singer of the real band he idolizes."
12. Aniston is a pregnant woman in love with her gay best friend in 1998's "The Object of My Affection."
Synopsis: "A pregnant New York City social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend."
11. She plays an overworked woman who moves to a hippie commune with her husband in 2014's "Wanderlust."
Synopsis: "Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules."
10. "She's the One," in 1996, was Aniston's first romantic comedy.
Synopsis: "The love lives of two brothers, Mickey and Francis, interconnect as Francis cheats on his wife with Mickey's ex-girlfriend, while Mickey impulsively marries a stranger."
9. She adopts a wild and hilarious dog in 2008's "Marley & Me."
Synopsis: "A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog."
8. Aniston voices an overprotective and workaholic mother in 2016's "Storks."
Synopsis: "Storks have moved on from delivering babies to packages. But when an order for a baby appears, the best delivery stork must scramble to fix the error by delivering the baby."
7. Aniston is an abducted socialite whose husband doesn't want to pay the ransom in 2013's "Life of Crime."
Synopsis: "Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return."
6. Aniston portrayed a sexually aggressive dentist who went too far with her employee in 2011's "Horrible Bosses."
Synopsis: "Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness."
5. Aniston plays a young woman struggling with her finances but whose friends are incredibly wealthy in 2006's "Friends With Money."
Synopsis: "After she quits her lucrative job, Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends."
4. "Office Space" has become a cult classic, and Aniston stars in the 1999 movie as a waitress fed up with her boss.
Synopsis: "Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss."
3. Aniston was praised for her turn in 2002's "The Good Girl" as a depressed woman who has an affair with a store clerk.
Synopsis: "A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield."
2. Aniston nailed her performance as a former beauty queen who struggles to connect with her daughter in 2018's "Dumplin'."
Synopsis: "Willowdean ('Dumplin'), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town."
1. In 1999, Aniston voiced the widowed mother of a young boy in "The Iron Giant."
Synopsis: "A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy."
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