- Renèe Zellweger has been acting in films for decades and she has a fairly broad discography.
- The actress has starred in popular romantic comedies like "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) and she's also appeared in horror films that many critics hated, such as "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" (1994).
- Ahead of the actress' next release "Judy," a biographical film about the famed Judy Garland, INSIDER ranked Zellweger's movies from worst to best based on critic scores from Rotten Tomatoes.
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Although you may know her for her recent stint in Netflix's series "What/If,"Renèe Zellweger is actually known for her broad and memorable film career. Over the past few decades, she's been in just about everything from period pieces and animated comedies to romantic dramas and horror movies.
Ahead of her next big-screen release "Judy"— the biographical drama film based on the life of actress and singer Judy Garland — which debuts this fall, INSIDER ranked Zellweger's past films based on critic scoresfrom Rotten Tomatoes. It's worth noting that the critic scores were up to date as of publication but are subject to change.
Also keep in mind that this list only includes films that have been scored by critics on Rotten Tomatoes and it does not include certain TV movies, documentaries, or films in which she had uncredited roles.
Here are Renèe Zellweger's films ranked from worst to best, per critic reviews.
"The Bachelor" (1999) was one of the star's early rom-coms.
Audience score: 28%
Critic comment: "If you go in hoping for a funny-sweet wedding comedy that deserves to stand with 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' or 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' 'The Bachelor' will leave you standing at the altar." - Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
She starred alongside Matthew McConaughey in the horror film "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" (1994).
Audience score: 18%
Critic comment: "Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey try to out-bad-act each other in the luridly abysmal third sequel to 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.'" - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
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She played a social worker in the poorly received thriller "Case 39" (2009).
Audience score: 39%
Critic comment: "It's a bummer when the audience is smarter than the protagonist." - Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe
She has a role in "Here and Now (Blue Night)" (2018), a drama starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
Audience score: Not rated
Critic comment: "'Here and Now' is deliberately slow, hoping to provide viewers a chance to share the tortuous mental anguish Vivienne is going through. The process only succeeds in boring us to death." - Rex Reed, Observer
She is the titular character in "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (2004).
Audience score: 60%
Critic comment: "It's [a] testament to Zellweger's likeability and skill that the film is still enjoyable, but it lacks the element of surprise." - Nev Pierce, BBC.com
She has a leading role as an ambitious executive in "New In Town" (2009).
Audience score: 37%
Critic comment: "The film starts off as a tedious, lifeless ordeal and it stays that way with a vengeance." - Edward Porter, Times UK
She plays a teen working at a music store in "Empire Records" (1995) and she stars alongside actors like Liv Tyler.
Audience score: 84%
Critic comment: "A lousy comic drama about the efforts of some independent record store employees to maintain the integrity of their business." - Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
"8 Seconds" (1994) stars Luke Perry — and Zellweger has a minor role.
Audience score: 94%
Critic comment: "The title implies how long you'll be able to sit through it." - Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide
She has darker hair in "Same Kind of Different As Me" (2017) and she plays the wife of an art dealer.
Audience score: 87%
Critic comment: "'Same Kind of Different as Me' is a strange, sincere and sometimes clumsy plea for old-fashioned Christian empathy." - Amy Nicholson, Variety
"The Whole Truth" (2016) wasn't well-received by audiences or critics and, in it, Zellweger plays a widow.
Audience score: 32%
Critic comment: "The script for 'The Whole Truth' is an 'airport book,' although it contains even less sizzle and grit than most of those." - Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
She voiced a sassy, animated fish in "Shark Tale" (2004).
Audience score: 49%
Critic comment: "It is not in the same level of 'Finding Nemo' but I still think it is worth seeing." - Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
In the poorly received film "Me, Myself & Irene" (2000), Zellweger plays a woman handling some legal troubles.
Audience score: 57%
Critic comment: "Shifts unsteadily between slow-moving, gauzy focus romance and 'transgressive' gross-out comedy." - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"Deceiver" (1997) is a crime drama and she has a small role in it.
Audience score: 59%
Critic comment: "The brothers are talented filmmakers to watch, but they still need to recognize the fine line between cleverness and excess." - Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
She stars in the cult-classic film "Bee Movie" (2007) as a woman falling in love with a bee.
Audience score: 53%
Critic comment: "Personally, I think I liked 'nothing' better." - Bob Mondello, NPR.org
In the period piece "Leatherheads" (2008), she works in a newsroom.
Audience score: 38%
Critic comment: "A slovenly, timid, strenuously studied movie that takes forever to get nowhere, uninterestingly." - Deborah Ross, The Spectator
She has a small role in "The Low Life" (1995).
Audience score: 36%
Critic comment: "A modest but deeply felt film with a solid ensemble cast." - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
In "A Price Above Rubies" (1998) she plays the wife of a very religious man.
Audience score: 55%
Critic comment: "'A Price Above Rubies' isn't a particularly good movie, though Zellweger shines in a tough, gritty role that foreshadowed her more serious acting ambitions." - Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"Down With Love" (2003) is set in the '60s and actress Sarah Paulson appears in the film, too.
Audience score: 62%
Critic comment: "It's a cute premise, and several co-stars help keep the fun going for a while." - Claudia Puig, USA Today
She plays a post-grad woman in "Reality Bites" (1994).
Audience score: 74%
Critic comment: "For all its faults, this still has moments of hip charm." - David Parkinson, Radio Times
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In "Miss Potter" (2007), she plays Beatrix Potter, a famous author of children's books.
Audience score: 68%
Critic comment: "With Miss Potter, Renee Zellweger has won back that precious thing that stardom rips away and the tabloids won't let you reclaim: her charm." - Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
She plays an elegant socialite in "My One and Only" (2009).
Audience score: 51%
Critic comment: "'My One and Only' isn't exactly memorable, but this little, personable movie is a fine showcase for Zellweger's talents and a paean to the sort of mid-1950s America best remembered in Norman Rockwell paintings." - Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
She has a small role in "White Oleander" (2002), a movie audiences enjoyed more than critics did.
Audience score: 81%
Critic comment: "A smart, compelling drama." - Eleanor Ringel Cater, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
She plays a drifter in the war film "Cold Mountain" (2003).
Audience score: 77%
Critic comment: "A film of many excellences undermined by a flawed narrative." - Andrew Sarris, Observer
She voices a minor character in "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009).
Audience score: 59%
Critic comment: "It's all very good value, although I have a vague feeling that a gallery of freaky sci-fi creatures, as in Monsters Inc, may not engage the young audience's sympathies as much as humanoids. Great fun, anyway." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
She plays a teacher in the '30s film "The Whole Wide World" (1996).
Audience score: 72%
Critic comment: "Invest some patience and you'll be richly rewarded with rolling frontier vistas, butterscotch sunsets and a sweet, melancholy romance that will sneak up on you and grab your heart." - Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
In "Appaloosa" (2008) she plays a mysterious love interest.
Audience score: 55%
Critic comment: "'Appaloosa' takes the traditional notion of a lone lawman fighting injustice and turns it successfully on its head." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
In "Bridget Jones's Baby" (2016), she plays a single woman who gets pregnant.
Audience score: 65%
Critic comment: "Sweet, slight and fitfully funny, it's a movie admirers of the earlier films should mildly enjoy, but cast in terms any new parent can understand, isn't worth the price of a sitter." - Brian Lowry, CNN.com
She's the wife of a washed-up boxer in "Cinderella Man" (2005).
Audience score: 91%
Critic comment: "Howard's movie skillfully delivers that primal, heart-pounding satisfaction that is the promise of all boxing tales." - David Ansen, Newsweek
"Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) is perhaps her most famous film.
Audience score: 81%
Critic comment: "Ms. Zellweger makes the most of what she's given and manages to triumph time and again over her pratfalls and public rump displays. In a word, she's terrific." - Andrew Sarris, Observer
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She plays a single mother in "Jerry Maguire" (1996) and she acts alongside stars like Kelly Preston and Tom Cruise.
Audience score: 79%
Critic comment: "Zellweger's rumpled, anti-star quality plays in perfect contrast to [Kelly] Preston's buff and polish. She redeems 'Jerry Maguire' and Tom Cruise, too by making him human again." - Dave Kehr, New York Daily News
She and Gil Bellows play partners-in-crime in "Love and a .45" (1994).
Audience score: 70%
Critic comment: "Captures that Texas Rockabilly Highway Outlaw spirit ... a bit silly and lags in places, but [it] puts the fun back into antisocial and homicidal behavior." - Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com
She plays a widow with a strange obsession in "Nurse Betty" (2000).
Audience score: 45%
Critic comment: "This is easily Ms. Zellweger's finest work." - Joe Lozito, Bic Picture Big Sound
She plays a murderer and jazz performer in "Chicago" (2002).
Audience score: 83%
Critic comment: "With performers as good as these and the freshness of Bill Condon's screenplay and Marshall's direction, there's really very little wrong with 'Chicago.' What it lacks is something intangible — heat." - Ben Nuckols, Associated Press
She plays a career-focused woman who leaves behind her job to care for her sick mother in "One True Thing" (1998).
Audience score: 72%
Critic comment: "A well-oiled machine manufactured to tap our welled-up ducts." - Rick Groen, Globe and Mail