# The best Jodie Foster movies

From Taxi Driver to The Mauritanian, by way of The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs, her best-rated film: the Jodie Foster films at the top of AlloCiné's audience ranking.

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- Dec 18, 2025 · celine_episode
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## Top 12

1. **Taxi Driver (1976)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Martin Scorsese: at 13, as Iris opposite Robert De Niro.
2. **The Mauritanian (2021)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Kevin Macdonald: the lawyer of a Guantánamo detainee; Golden Globe for supporting actress.
3. **Contact (1997)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Robert Zemeckis: an astronomer picks up a message from Vega.
4. **The Accused (1988)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jonathan Kaplan: a rape victim seeking justice; her first Oscar.
5. **Inside Man (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spike Lee: a shady power broker in the middle of a bank heist.
6. **Nell (1994)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Michael Apted: a young woman raised in isolation who speaks her own language.
7. **Panic Room (2002)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — David Fincher: a mother and daughter locked in against burglars.
8. **Maverick (1994)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Richard Donner: a con artist up against Mel Gibson at poker.
9. **The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A teenage girl who lives alone hides a secret.
10. **Bugsy Malone (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Alan Parker: a gangster musical played by children.
11. **Money Monster (2016)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — She directs: a TV host taken hostage live on air, with George Clooney.
12. **Elysium (2013)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Neill Blomkamp: the ruthless minister of a space station for the rich.
13. **The Silence of the Lambs (1991)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Jonathan Demme: Clarice Starling faces Hannibal Lecter; her second Oscar.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.