Greta Gerwig: A Look At Her Top 10 Best Movies

Greta Gerwig

'LOL': One of Gerwig’s mumblecore genre films, it was her first film in which she starred and did quite an impression. Instead of being portrayed as women are often looked at in films, she showed true colors in the scenario she was in, making it one of those authentic films she is known for. ‘Collider’ also reports it had a three thousand dollar budget.

'Nights and Weekends'

'Nights and Weekends': A movie co-written and co-directed between Gerwig and Noah Baumbach in which she also plays the main character. In it, Joe Swanberg and she play a couple who must battle with having a long-distance relationship. Another film that falls under the mumblecore genre, with strong dialogue.

'Mistress America'

'Mistress America': One of Gerwig’s first films in the more common way of filming, focusing on the story of a young college student that looks to Gerwig’s character, a socialte and future stepsister, for advice, only to be sucked into her chaotic life.

'Maggie’s Plan'

'Maggie’s Plan': A woman wanting to become a mother without having a relationship is thinking about trying artificial insemination until she falls in love with a married man, Ethan Hawke, and takes him away from his wife. She then battles with the difficulties of relationships and proposes a solution for both women.

'20th Century Women'

'20th Century Women': The film focuses on a 15-year-old boy who lives in the 1970s in a household with two women: his mother and sister (Gerwig). It is an approach to how people from different eras view the world differently, and how a young boy can learn and grow up to be what his emotional teachers show him.

'Frances Ha'

'Frances Ha': A powerful black-and-white film that expresses the importance of finding oneself. In it, the main character, “Frances Halladay” explores New York City in an attempt to find herself and what she wants out of life.

'Lady Bird'

'Lady Bird': The film focuses on the journey any teenager faces at some point in that awkward interval between adolescence and adulthood. Many found the film to be heartbreaking and related to what the character felt when they were younger. It was Gerwig’s debut as a director and received several nominations, most noticeably an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

'Little Women'

'Little Women': Gerwig takes an interesting approach compared to other adaptations of the book by the same name. She focuses particularly on “Jo March”, who is the writer of four sisters who live in an era where opportunities for women were reduced. It shows many of the emotions that come with life, the frustrations and injustice of how things were before, and the relationship between the sisters.

'Barbie'

'Barbie': Even though in raw comparison some might think that other films deserve a higher spot than ‘Barbie’, which at first strikes as a simple happy film, there are two main reasons it has landed the first spot. First, it is an audience hit, with more than $770M earning worldwide, per ‘Collider’. Numbers speak very loudly. But secondly, Gerwig takes an approach to how the woman is viewed in today’s society, what life is about, and shows us this at the end of the film.

Greta Gerwig is an actress, director, screenwriter, and producer. Originally, she rose to fame thanks to her contributions to an unusual film genre called mumblecore, where dialogue is more important than the story, and most importantly it is greatly improvised. After that she debuted in the film industry by writing and directing ‘Lady Bird’ by herself, a film which won her a Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.

Greta Gerwig's Top 10 Best Movies

She has earned a reputation for directing or participating in films with a deep message hidden within the movie. She excels at both making the audience laugh and cry at the same time — in her scripts and her performances. Without a doubt, she is a powerful character within Hollywood with many great films to her name.

We have compiled what we believe to be the top 10 best movies that Gerwig has directed or acted in, taking into account the audience’s opinion as well as pages such as ‘Rotten Tomatoes’, ‘Screen Rant’, ‘The Guardian’, ‘IMDb’, and ‘Collider’. We must say, it was difficult to put these in a particular order, but without further ado, Gerwigs best movies ranked least to best: