Jena Malone
Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, musician, and photographer. She made her film debut in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) and has appeared in films including Ellen Foster (1997), Contact (1997), Stepmom (1998), For Love of the Game (1999), Donnie Darko (2001), Life as a House (2001), Saved! (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Into the Wild (2007), The Ruins (2008), Sucker Punch (2011), The Hunger Games film series (2013–15), The Neon Demon (2016), Nocturnal Animals (2016), and Antebellum (2020).
Malone is also an indie pop musician who has released music both under her own name (as “Jena Malone and Her Bloodstains”) and as one-half of the duo The Shoe.
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Jena Malone Movies
Discover the best Jena Malone movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Jena Malone ranked by year and score.
1
One Battle After Another (2025)
Action
Crime
Thriller
Bob was a revolutionary once, back when that word meant something to him. Now he drifts through a haze of weed and watchfulness, raising his fierce, capable daughter Willa far...
Score
7.4
2
Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
Crime
Romance
Thriller
Lou keeps her head down, managing a dusty gym in a nowhere New Mexico town, doing everything she can to stay clear of her dangerous father and his criminal orbit....
Score
6.5
3
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.
Score
6.2
4
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Drama
Thriller
Susan Morrow leads an enviable life on the surface: a glossy career, a beautiful home, a handsome husband. Then a package arrives from her first love, a man she abandoned...
Score
7.4
5
The Neon Demon (2016)
Horror
Thriller
Jesse arrives in Los Angeles with little more than a face that stops rooms and a naivety that makes her easy prey. Nicolas Winding Refn turns the fashion industry into...
Score
6.5
6
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Katniss Everdeen has become a symbol, but symbols can be destroyed. In the final push against the Capitol, she abandons the safety of the rebel command to join a squad...
Score
6.9
7
Time Out of Mind (2015)
Drama
George wakes up on the street with nothing but the weight of his own failures. An eviction leaves him adrift in New York's sprawl, moving between shelters and back alleys...
Score
5.6
8
Inherent Vice (2014)
Comedy
Drama
Mystery
Los Angeles, 1970. The counterculture is curdling, Nixon is in office, and private eye Doc Sportello is neck-deep in a case that started when his ex-girlfriend walked back into his...
Score
6.5
9
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
Adventure
Science Fiction
Thriller
Pulled from the arena and delivered to the underground bunkers of District 13, Katniss Everdeen is asked to do something harder than survival: become a symbol. The rebellion needs a...
Score
6.8
10
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Winning was supposed to mean safety. Instead, Katniss Everdeen finds her victory tour turning into a powder keg, as whispers of rebellion spread through Panem's oppressed districts. President Snow sees...
Score
7.4
11
Sucker Punch (2011)
Action
Fantasy
Thriller
Locked away in a psychiatric institution by the stepfather who put her there, a young woman named Babydoll builds an elaborate inner world to survive. Inside that world, she recruits...
Score
6.2
12
The Messenger (2009)
Drama
Romance
A battle-hardened sergeant returns from Iraq only to face a different kind of combat: delivering death notifications to military families. Paired with a seasoned captain, he finds himself drawn to...
Score
6.8
13
Into the Wild (2007)
Adventure
Drama
Christopher McCandless had a degree, a future, and $24,000 in savings. He gave the money away, burned the rest of his identity, and walked toward Alaska with little more than...
Score
7.8
14
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Drama
Romance
In the rolling countryside of Georgian England, the Bennet household hums with a particular kind of anxiety. Five daughters, a fluttering mother, and an entail that could strip them of...
Score
8.1
15
Saved! (2004)
Comedy
At a Christian high school where everyone performs their faith like a pageant, Mary has always fit the mold perfectly. Then her boyfriend confides something that upends her entire worldview,...
Score
6.4
16
Donnie Darko (2001)
Drama
Fantasy
Mystery
Donnie is a teenager in suburban Virginia who sleepwalks through his days and barely through his nights. When a jet engine falls from the sky and narrowly misses him, something...
Score
7.8
17
Stepmom (1998)
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Jackie has spent years building a life around her two kids, and Isabel has spent just as long feeling like an outsider in it. The ex-husband's new girlfriend and his...
Score
7.2
18
Contact (1997)
Drama
Mystery
Science Fiction
Dr. Ellie Arroway has spent her career pointing radio telescopes at the sky and being told she is wasting everyone's time. Then the signal arrives. What follows in Robert Zemeckis's...
Score
7.4
19
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
Drama
Set in the hardscrabble rural South, Anney Boatwright is a young mother who has scraped through poverty and shame her whole life, and Glen feels like her one shot at...
Score
7.2
Jena Malone TV Shows
Browse the ultimate list of Jena Malone TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Jena Malone.
1
The Boroughs (2026)
Mystery
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
When a widower moves into what looks like the ideal retirement community, a horrifying encounter on his first nights there shakes loose the community's carefully maintained facade. Drawn into an...
Score
7.2
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-rated movies starring Jena Malone?
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Jena Malone are One Battle After Another, Love Lies Bleeding, and Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.
How many movies and TV shows has Jena Malone starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 20 titles starring Jena Malone, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Jena Malone worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring Jena Malone maintains a strong average user rating of 7 out of 10 across all tracked titles.