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Best Lea Thompson movies

We present our ranking of the best Lea Thompson movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Lea Thompson.

TOP 24: Left Behind

Lea Thompson as: Irene Steele
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Release: 2014
A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish during the rapture and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.


TOP 23: Jaws 3-D

Lea Thompson as: Kelly Ann Bukowski
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Release: 1983
This third film in the series follows a group of marine biologists attempting to capture a young great white shark that has wandered into Florida's Sea World Park. However, later it is discovered that the shark's 35-foot mother is also a guest at Sea World. What follows is the shark wreaking havoc on the visitors in the park.

TOP 22: Casual Sex?

Lea Thompson as: Stacy
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1988
Two girls go away to a holiday resort looking for a change of pace, hoping to meet some nice men for a change. They discover that they can't find the perfect man, and this forces them to reconsider their attitudes to men in general.


TOP 21: Senior Skip Day

Lea Thompson as: Cathleen Harris
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2008
Adam Harris, a semi-lame senior, is head over heels in love with Cara. Unfortunately she is the most popular girl in school. On the one day of the year that he could actually have a chance, senior skip day, he screws it all up by accidentally slipping the location of the party to his principal. But have no fear, in a last resort effort he moves the party to his house and all seems


TOP 20: Howard the Duck

Lea Thompson as: Beverly Switzler
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Release: 1986
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar smoking drake Howard from the duck's planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to his planet. But then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam...

TOP 19: Literally, Right Before Aaron

Lea Thompson as: Deb
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2017
Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her wedding.


TOP 18: The Beverly Hillbillies

Lea Thompson as: Laura Jackson
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1993
Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists ready to make a fast buck


TOP 17: Dennis the Menace

Lea Thompson as: Alice Mitchell
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1993
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.

TOP 16: All the Right Moves

Lea Thompson as: Lisa
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1983
Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams


TOP 15: SpaceCamp

Lea Thompson as: Kathryn Fairly
Genre: Adventure, Family
Release: 1986
Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One night during an engine test, Andie and four teenage campers are accidentally shot into space. Together, the group -- which includes Kathryn, a pilot-in-training, and Tish, a ditz with a perfect memory -- must work together to operate the spacecraft and return home.


TOP 14: Love at the Christmas Table

Lea Thompson as: Elissa Beth
Genre: Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
Release: 2012
Family friends Sam and Kat spend every Christmas Eve at the Children's Table. They grow up together, sharing the highs and lows of young adulthood. And at thirty, Sam realizes that Kat is the one...but he's afraid that the past will get in the way.

TOP 13: Ping Pong Summer

Lea Thompson as: Mrs. Miracle
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2014
In 1985 a summer vacation in Ocean City, Md., changes the life of a shy white teen who's obsessed with table tennis and hip-hop music.


TOP 12: J. Edgar

Lea Thompson as: Lela Rogers
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Release: 2011
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.


TOP 11: Thin Ice

Lea Thompson as: Jo Ann Prohaska
Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Release: 2012
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.


TOP 10: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Lea Thompson as: Julia
Genre: Drama
Release: 2013
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

TOP 9: Red Dawn

Lea Thompson as: Erica
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Release: 1984
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.


TOP 8: The Little Rascals

Lea Thompson as: Ms. Roberts
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Family
Release: 1994
Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and the other characters made famous in the Our Gang shorts of the 1920s and 1930s are brought back to life in this nostalgic children's comedy. When Alfalfa starts to question his devotion to the club's principles after falling for the beautiful nine-year old Darla, the rest of the gang sets out to keep them apart.


TOP 7: Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Lea Thompson as: Mrs. Burgess
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2018
A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl in high school and the biggest loser must come together to win over their crushes.


TOP 6: Back in Time

Lea Thompson as: Herself
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2015
Cast, crew, and fans explore the “Back to the Future” time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture 30 years after Marty McFly went back in time.


TOP 5: Some Kind of Wonderful

Lea Thompson as: Amanda Jones
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1987
A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school.

TOP 4: Milius

Lea Thompson as: Herself
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2013
The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of his generation.


TOP 3: Back to the Future Part III

Lea Thompson as: Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Release: 1990
The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.


TOP 2: Back to the Future Part II

Lea Thompson as: Lorraine
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Release: 1989
Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.


TOP 1: Back to the Future

Lea Thompson as: Lorraine Baines
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Family
Release: 1985
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.


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