Best Helen Hunt movies
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TOP 25:
The Night Clerk
Helen Hunt as: Ethel Bromley
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2020
Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Tye Sheridan movies?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2020
Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Tye Sheridan movies?
TOP 24:
Kiss of Death
Helen Hunt as: Bev Kilmartin
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1995
Jimmy Kilmartin is an ex-con living in Astoria in the New York City borough of Queens, trying to stay clean and raising a family with his wife Bev. But when his cousin Ronnie causes him to take a fall for driving an illegal transport of stolen cars, a police officer named Calvin Hart is injured and Jimmy lands back in prison. In exchange for an early release, he is asked to help bring down a local crime boss named Little Junior Brown. Jimmy remarries and attempts to renew a relationship with his child. But he is sent undercover by Detective Hart to work with Junior and infiltrate his operations. As soon as Little Junior kills an undercover federal agent with Jimmy watching, the unscrupulous district attorney and the feds further complicate his life. He must take down Junior or face the consequences.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best David Caruso movies?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1995
Jimmy Kilmartin is an ex-con living in Astoria in the New York City borough of Queens, trying to stay clean and raising a family with his wife Bev. But when his cousin Ronnie causes him to take a fall for driving an illegal transport of stolen cars, a police officer named Calvin Hart is injured and Jimmy lands back in prison. In exchange for an early release, he is asked to help bring down a local crime boss named Little Junior Brown. Jimmy remarries and attempts to renew a relationship with his child. But he is sent undercover by Detective Hart to work with Junior and infiltrate his operations. As soon as Little Junior kills an undercover federal agent with Jimmy watching, the unscrupulous district attorney and the feds further complicate his life. He must take down Junior or face the consequences.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best David Caruso movies?
TOP 23:
Mr. Saturday Night
Helen Hunt as: Annie Wells
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1992
Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jason Marsden movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1992
Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jason Marsden movies?
TOP 22:
Ride
Helen Hunt as: Jackie
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2014
A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jamie-Lynn Sigler movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2014
A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jamie-Lynn Sigler movies?
TOP 21:
Rollercoaster
Helen Hunt as: Tracy Calder
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release: 1977
The plot is about a guile young terrorist who is able to blackmail a series of companies by placing home-made radio controlled bombs within the central attraction of amusement parks; roller coasters. The young man played by Timothy Bottoms gives a hard time to the cops after they give him UV marked money. He then wants revenge and places a bomb in a roller coaster at the most important amusement park event of the year.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Steve Guttenberg movies?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release: 1977
The plot is about a guile young terrorist who is able to blackmail a series of companies by placing home-made radio controlled bombs within the central attraction of amusement parks; roller coasters. The young man played by Timothy Bottoms gives a hard time to the cops after they give him UV marked money. He then wants revenge and places a bomb in a roller coaster at the most important amusement park event of the year.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Steve Guttenberg movies?
TOP 20:
A Good Woman
Helen Hunt as: Stella Erlynne
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2004
Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar Wilde play Lady Windemere's Fan
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2004
Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar Wilde play Lady Windemere's Fan
TOP 19:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Helen Hunt as: Lynne Stone
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance, Family
Release: 1985
Janey is new in town, and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general, and "Dance TV" in particular. When a competition is announced to find a new Dance TV regular couple, Janey and Lynne are determined to audition. The only problem is that Janey's father doesn't approve of that kind of thing.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Shannen Doherty movies?
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance, Family
Release: 1985
Janey is new in town, and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general, and "Dance TV" in particular. When a competition is announced to find a new Dance TV regular couple, Janey and Lynne are determined to audition. The only problem is that Janey's father doesn't approve of that kind of thing.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Shannen Doherty movies?
TOP 18:
I Love You, Daddy
Helen Hunt as: Aura Topher
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2017
When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to handle the situation.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Edie Falco movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2017
When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to handle the situation.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Edie Falco movies?
TOP 17:
Trancers
Helen Hunt as: Leena
Genre: Crime, Horror, Science Fiction
Release: 1984
Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archenemy, Whistler, who turns people into zombies, before the fiend is able to kill all the ancestors of the future's governing council.
Genre: Crime, Horror, Science Fiction
Release: 1984
Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archenemy, Whistler, who turns people into zombies, before the fiend is able to kill all the ancestors of the future's governing council.
TOP 16:
Project X
Helen Hunt as: Teri Macdonald
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1987
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Daniel Roebuck movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1987
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Daniel Roebuck movies?
TOP 15:
Decoding Annie Parker
Helen Hunt as: Mary-Claire King
Genre: Drama
Release: 2014
The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cancer intersect in a groundbreaking study.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Chad Lindberg movies?
Genre: Drama
Release: 2014
The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cancer intersect in a groundbreaking study.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Chad Lindberg movies?
TOP 14:
Peggy Sue Got Married
Helen Hunt as: Beth Bodell
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 1986
Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Kevin J. O'Connor movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 1986
Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Kevin J. O'Connor movies?
TOP 13:
Twister
Helen Hunt as: Dr. Jo Harding
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Release: 1996
TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Alexa PenaVega movies?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Release: 1996
TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Alexa PenaVega movies?
TOP 12:
Candy Jar
Helen Hunt as: Kathy
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2018
Dueling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything forge ahead with ambitious plans to get into the colleges of their dreams.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Uzo Aduba movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2018
Dueling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything forge ahead with ambitious plans to get into the colleges of their dreams.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Uzo Aduba movies?
TOP 11:
What Women Want
Helen Hunt as: Darcy McGuire
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2000
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Lisa Long movies?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2000
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Lisa Long movies?
TOP 10:
Bobby
Helen Hunt as: Samantha Stevens
Genre: Drama
Release: 2006
In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
Genre: Drama
Release: 2006
In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
TOP 9:
Bob Roberts
Helen Hunt as: Rose Pondell
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1992
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1992
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
TOP 8:
I See You
Helen Hunt as: Jackie Harper
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2019
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at Jackie's grip on reality. But after a malicious presence manifests itself in their home and puts their son, Connor, in mortal danger, the cold, hard truth about evil in the Harper household is finally uncovered.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2019
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at Jackie's grip on reality. But after a malicious presence manifests itself in their home and puts their son, Connor, in mortal danger, the cold, hard truth about evil in the Harper household is finally uncovered.
TOP 7:
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Helen Hunt as: Betty Ann Fitzgerald
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Release: 2001
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Release: 2001
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.
TOP 6:
The Sessions
Helen Hunt as: Cheryl Cohen Greene
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Release: 2012
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Green (Helen Hunt) to lose his virginity.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Release: 2012
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Green (Helen Hunt) to lose his virginity.
TOP 5:
Soul Surfer
Helen Hunt as: Cheri Hamilton
Genre: Drama, Family
Release: 2011
The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
Genre: Drama, Family
Release: 2011
The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
TOP 4:
The Miracle Season
Helen Hunt as: Kathy Bresnahan
Genre: Drama
Release: 2018
After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship!
Genre: Drama
Release: 2018
After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship!
TOP 3:
Pay It Forward
Helen Hunt as: Arlene McKinney
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2000
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2000
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
TOP 2:
As Good as It Gets
Helen Hunt as: Carol Connelly
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1997
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1997
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
TOP 1:
Cast Away
Helen Hunt as: Kelly Frears
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Release: 2000
Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Release: 2000
Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
If you like the best Helen Hunt movies, then you will also like the best Lisa Edelstein movies, where many of their films coincide.
