Tessa Thompson’s 10 Best Movies, According To IMDb

Ever since winning audiences over as Jackie Cook in Veronica Mars, Tessa Thompson has slowly but steadily become one of the most popular actresses of her generation. The talented Los Angeles native has consistently worked in television and film over the past two decades and was nominated for a BAFTA EE Rising Star Award in 2018.

Of course, Thompson is currently burning up the screen as Charlotte Hale, the devious corporate power-player in HBO’s sci-fi hit series Westworld. With the premiere of season 3 stirring up all sorts of debate and fan theories, what better time to see what films rank among Thompson’s most favorable? Here are Tessa Thompson’s 10 Best Movies According to IMDB!

10 Lady And The Tramp (2019) 6.3/10

Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux lent their voices to the title roles in the 2019 live-action redo of the Disney classic, Lady and the Tramp. And just like the infamous spaghetti scene, fans ate it up!

As you may know, the film follows the romantic dalliances of a street-smart mutt (Theroux) and a prim Cocker Spaniel (Thompson) who share an adventure of a lifetime. Lady doesn’t quite trust the Tramp at first, but over time mutual respect turns to trust, trust turns to love, and love leads to wedded canine bliss!

9 Sorry To Bother You (2018) 6.9/10

In Boots Riley’s wildly refreshing take on the systemic racism of corporate ladder-climbing, Tess Thompson plays Detroit, the loving girlfriend of Cash Green (LaKeith Stanfield).

When Cash lands the soul-crushing job as a telemarketer, he instantly has zero success. But when he alters his voice to sound “whiter,” his sales skyrocket. Unfortunately, his professional gains are offset by his personal loss, as the more he succeeds at being “white” the more he alienates Detroit and his other black friends.

8 Annihilation (2018) 6.9/10

Alongside Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Tuva Novotny, Thompson comprised the badass female battalion sent to unearth a mysterious natural disaster zone in Annihilation.

Alex Garland’s head-spinning, gravity-defying film follows a band of scientists dispatched to an ecological disaster area in which those who come in contact become severely ill. Thompson plays Josie Radek, a physicist tasked with decoding the environment that bucks the laws of nature.

7 Creed II (2018) 7.1/10

Thompson reprised her role as Adonis’s significant other, Bianca, in the 2018 sequel Creed II. Only this time the two tied the knot!

Indeed, in Creed II, Adonis and Bianca are a married couple working their issues while the prizefighter enjoys superstardom as the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. But when Creed loses his lust for fighting, it takes a matchup of the ages to rekindle his fire. In vowing revenge for his father’s death, Creed squares off with Ivan Drago’s son, Viktor.

6 Mississippi Damned (2009) 7.4/10

Although it has only garnered 828 IMDB votes in the past decade, Mississippi Damned is still a story worthy of feting. It may actually be more salient now than ever.

Written and directed by Tina Mabry, the film revolves around three poor black children in rustic Mississippi. Marred by a life of neglect, addiction, violent abuse and the like, Thompson’s character Kari tries to rise above through her love of the piano. Kari’s sister struggles to shroud her homosexual identity, while their cousin strives to become a basketball star.

5 Selma (2015) 7.5/10

Critics and IMDB voters agree that Selma is among Thompson’s best and most important movies to date. The film about Martin Luther King’s mobilized Civil Rights campaign in 1965 Alabama is simply beyond reproach!

Directed by Ava DuVernay, the film focuses narrowly on the Selma, Alabama protest march across the famed Edmond Pettus Bridge during the turbulent 1965 Civil Rights movement. The film was Oscar-nominated for Best Picture of the year. It also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, “Glory,” written by Common and John Legend.

4 Creed (2015) 7.6/10

Mainstream audiences may have gotten their first big-screen introduction to Thompson via Creed, the pugilistic Rocky offshoot from director Ryan Coogler.

Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) is the son of Apollo Creed, Rocky’s longtime friend who died in the ring against Russian heavyweight Ivan Drago. Desperate to honor his father’s legacy while forging his own path of independence, Creed hits the gym with steely determination. With the training help of Rocky Balboa, Creed sets out to restore glory to his namesake.

3 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) 7.9/10

Thompson struck it big with the MCU as Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok, the adorably drunk super-heroine who helps the Norse God thwart the destruction of his sacred homeland. The chemistry between the two stars was so strong that Thompson and Chris Hemsworth reteamed for MIB: International.

As for Thor, Thompson is set to reprise her role as Valkyrie in the 2021 release of Thor: Love and Thunder. Plot details are currently scant, but Christian Bale joins the cast, while director Taiki Waititi returns to helm the massive blockbuster.

2 Sylvie’s Love (2020) 8.3/10

Fresh off the Sundance Film Festival is Sylvie’s Love, the romantic drama starring Thompson and former footballer Nnamdi Asomugha that has been generating all sorts of positive buzz.

Written and directed by Eugene Ashe, the film follows Sylvie (Thompson), a woman who runs her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem. When Sylvie meets a budding saxophonist named Robert (Asomugha), her life is swept up in a whirlwind of romantic hope.

1 Avengers: Endgame (2019) 8.4/10

While she only enjoyed a few moments on screen, the fact remains that Avengers: Endgame is the highest-rated flick of Thompson’s CV so far, according to IMDB. Yup, that’s what happens when you partake in the highest-grossing film in the history of cinema!

As everyone knows by now, Endgame is the epic wrap-up to roughly 12-years of MCU storytelling. The standalone Marvel movies all converge into one overarching plot involving Thanos and his quest to obtain the five Infinity Stones. With stakes higher than ever, some heroes die, some get promoted, while others ride off into the sunset. A hugely satisfying capper to an epic saga!