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Elizabeth Banks has 42 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Hunger Games.
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2016
Comedy · Drama

The Hunger Games
2012 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Netflix · Included

Migration
2023 · Movie · Voice
Top 10%Prime Video · Included

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015 · Movie · Actor
Top 11%Netflix · Included

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Netflix · Included

Pitch Perfect 2
2015 · Movie · Actor · Director
Top 22%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Seabiscuit
2003 · Movie · Actor
Top 34%MGM+ · Included

In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
Dir. Gary Ross · With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth

After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.
Dir. Francis Lawrence · With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth

College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.
Dir. Jason Moore · With Anna Kendrick, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow

After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
Dir. Benjamin Renner · With Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Caspar Jennings

As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly traps, shifting loyalties, and the heavy cost of rebellion, determined to bring freedom to her people and end the Hunger Games once and for all.
Dir. Francis Lawrence · With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth

After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum. Struggling with the weight of becoming the symbol of resistance, she must navigate fragile alliances while trying to protect those she loves. As propaganda battles rage and Panem moves closer to full-scale war, Katniss is forced to confront the true cost of revolution.
Dir. Francis Lawrence · With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth

Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
Dir. Paul Haggis · With Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Ty Simpkins

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Dir. James Gunn · With Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Elizabeth Banks

When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
Dir. Adam Brooks · With Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks

Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions.
Dir. Charles Guard, Thomas Guard · With Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an international competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams.
Dir. Elizabeth Banks · With Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld

It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
Dir. Mike Mitchell · With Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
Dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller · With Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Dir. Gary Ross · With Tobey Maguire, David McCullough, Jeff Bridges

In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.
Dir. Bill Pohlad · With Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.
Dir. Ericson Core · With Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
Dir. David Yarovesky · With Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman

An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
Dir. Asger Leth · With Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell
Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.
Dir. David Wain · With Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pushed to an investor before she can do that, Elena turns to the Townsend Agency for help. Now, it's up to the Angels -- Jane, Sabina, and the newly recruited Elena -- to retrieve Calisto before it can be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction.
Dir. Elizabeth Banks · With Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska

Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a single mom.
Dir. Judd Apatow · With Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd

Ty was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women turned his stuffed animals into a defining '90s trend. This behind-the-scenes look at history's biggest toy craze is a wild story about what—and who—is valued in this world.
Dir. Kristin Gore, Damian Kulash · With Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook

After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.
Dir. Alex Kurtzman · With Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde

Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.
Dir. Kevin Smith · With Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.
Dir. Amy J. Berg · With Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning

Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it’s too late, band together as the Power Rangers.
Dir. Dean Israelite · With Dacre Montgomery, RJ Cyler, Ludi Lin

Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman is about to take her career to the next level by launching her very own skin care line. However, she soon faces a new challenge when a rival opens a boutique directly across from her store. Suspecting that someone is trying to sabotage her, she embarks on a quest to unravel the mystery of who's trying to destroy her life.
Dir. Austin Peters · With Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
Dir. Dahvi Waller · With Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba

A mild-mannered bank executive mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.
Dir. Bernie Goldmann, Melisa Wallack · With Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
Dir. Phyllis Nagy · With Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina
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