Either portraying the romantic character or her character giving us jump scares, Sydney Sweeney has always raised her fan’s eyebrows with her versatile acting skills.
Film critics praise a long list of Sydney Sweeney’s movies, from her child guest appearances in TV shows to her leading roles, which broke box office records.
Seeing the successful run of this 26-year-old actress, we have finely picked Sydney Sweeney’s Top 10 Movies of all time
By far, here is a list of Sydney Sweeney’s Top 10 movies ranked according to IMBd ratings.
| Movie | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Immaculate | March 22, 2024 |
| Anyone But You | December 22, 2023 |
| Reality | May 28, 2023 |
| Nocturne | October 13, 2020 |
| Downfalls High | January 15, 2021 |
| The Voyeurs | September 10, 2021 |
| Night Teeth | October 20, 2021 |
| Big Time Adolescence | March 13, 2020 |
| Under the Silver Lake | April 19, 2019 |
| Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | July 26, 2019 |
1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
| Director | Quentin Tarantino |
| Writer | Quentin Tarantino |
| Casts | Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie |
| Release Date | July 26, 2019 |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a sad tribute to a long-lost era.
The comedy-drama film takes viewers back to the late ’60s era when a faded actor portrayed by Leonardo Dicaprio and his stunt man Brad Pitt resided to achieve fame in their final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
With many references in the movies defining the good and bad culture of Hollywood in 1969, it shows the twist of the tragic real-life Tate murders.
In the movies, Sydney plays a minor role, and she is only shown in one scene where she revives one of the Manson Family members residing on the Spahn ranch.
So if the hidden stories excite you to watch movies, then Once Upon a Time in Hollywood might be your go-to movie to watch.
2. Big Time Adolescence (2019)
| Director | Jason Orley |
| Writer | Jason Orley |
| Casts | Pete Davidson, Griffin Gluck, Sydney Sweeney |
| Release Date | March 13, 2020 |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Big Time Adolescence, directed by Jason Orley, follows Griffin Gluck, a 16-year-old, and his best friend, Pete Davidson, a college dropout with zero motivation for life.
The suburban teenager comes to follow the guidance of his aimless best friend, who puts him in a lot of trouble in his way.
In the movie, Sydney portrays the role of Zeke’s girlfriend, Holly. Although this is one of the most significant projects in Sydney, it has not done well at the box office like others in its category.
Looking at the movie, people between the ages of 14 and 19 might feel the plot personally as it indirectly shows their behavior.
Overall, this movie has fun and laughter with several dramatic scenes.
3. Downfalls High (2021)
| Director | Colson Baker(Machine Gun Kelly), Mod Sun |
| Writer | Colson Baker(Machine Gun Kelly), Mod Sun |
| Casts | Sydney Sweeney, Chase Hudson, Colson Baker, Travis Barker |
| Release Date | January 15, 2021 |
| IMDB Rating | IMDb |
Downfalls High is free and available on YouTube. The musical drama, directed by Machine Gun Kelley, revolves around a lonely and reserved teen, Fenix.
Fenix, portrayed by Chase Hudson, meets one of the popular high school girls, Scarlett, portrayed by Sydney Sweeney.
Their ultimate meeting shows their intimate bond to the heartbreaking ending, disturbing his life forever.
Shot in only four days, this 50-minute music video is an authentic visual experience of the raw VHS footage mixed against cinematic shots. It cleverly highlights every emotion of each song from the album.
The audience also appreciates the artistry of the video MGK has put into the video, showcasing the raw emotion through a more realistic, lifelike lens.
4. Reality (2023)
| Director | Tina Satter |
| Writer | Tina Satter and James Paul Dallas |
| Casts | Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton |
| Release Date | May 28, 2023 |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Reality is based on an interesting real-life story of Tina Satter. It shows the interrogation of the FBI with former NSA translator RealityWinner.
Sydney Sweeny plays Reality Winner, a former Air Force linguist and National Security Agency contractor.
The political thriller is about the unauthorized release of government information by a former American intelligence specialist to the media.
It shows that information was leaked about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections through an email operation.
People also say that Reality Winner is too good to be true, considering the facts of the case. Reality Winner later explained well why she did so after being arrested.
5. Under the Silver Lake (2018)
| Director | David Robert Mitchell |
| Writer | David Robert Mitchell |
| Casts | Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace |
| Release Date | April 19, 2019 |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Sydney Sweeney marked her first acting career in an A24 project, Under the Silver Lake, portraying the minor role of Shooting Star#2.
The movie revolves around a young woman who vanished from nowhere whom Sam had met the night before the incident happened.
With the woman’s disappearance, Sam goes on a quest across L.A. to decode the mystery behind her disappearance.
He becomes devoted to finding the woman and ensuring he finds her, which certainly leads him to scandal and mystery.
Most film critics agree that Under the Silver Lake is one of A24’s most underrated movies.
It gives viewers an amazing and curious look into paranoia and conspiracy theories.
6. Anyone But You (2023)
| Director | Will Gluck |
| Writer | Ilana Wolpert, Will Gluck |
| Casts | Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp |
| Release Date | December 22, 2023 |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Anyone But You revolves around two youngsters with the same past who find themselves together at a destination wedding in Australia.
Bea and Bens, despite having a unique first date, have a quick attraction that turns sour.
Sydney Sweeny portrays the role of Bea and Glen Powell as Ben. They both also had a surprising sequence to shoot in the water on-location.
In the series, they fall from the boat into Sydney Harbour, Glen jumps from the cliff into the Pacific Ocean, and both swim to a sailboat.
This movie also offers a new take on the genre, showing the twist of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
If anyone is fond of plot and twist movies, this is your go-way movie with the chemistry of the two leading characters in the movie.
7. The Voyeurs (2021)
| Director | Michael Mohan |
| Writer | Michael Mohan |
| Casts | Sydney Sweeney, Justice Smith, Ben Hardy |
| Release Date | September 10, 2021 |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
The Voyeurs is an American erotic thriller film that is an Amazon Prime original. It revolves around a couple moving to a loft apartment in Downtown Montreal.
After Thomas (Justice Smith) and Pippa (Sydney Sweeney) shift to their dream apartment, they notice that the opposite apartment windows look directly at them.
It invites them to observe the relationship of attractive couples across the stress.
After finding out that the couple is not privacy-conscious, they are able to see everything that is happening between them.
After they try to act harshly and intercede in their lives, the plot twist occurs, leading them to disaster.
8. Immaculate (2024)
| Director | Michael Mohan |
| Writer | Andrew Lobel |
| Casts | Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli |
| Release Date | March 22, 2024 |
| IMBd Rating | IMDb |
Immaculate is an American nun movie that feels like a throwback to another era of Italian horror.
Sydney Sweeney plays a dual role in the movie as a producer and also lead actress.
The movie revolves around a faith-devoted young woman, Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), who is welcomed to the Italian countryside.
However, from the beginning, she realizes the new house holds terrifying secrets.
The plot kicks in after Cecilia finds out she is pregnant despite never sleeping with a man. Was it a miracle or something darker? The movie provides satisfactory answers.
Even if IMDb hasn’t exceptionally rated the movie high, Immaculate is said to be Sydney Sweeney’s breakthrough.
9. Night Teeth (2021)
| Director | Adam Randall |
| Writer | Brent Dillon |
| Casts | Jorge Lendeborg Jr, Sydney Sweeney, Lucy Fry |
| Release Date | October 20, 2021 |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
The Netflix vampire thriller Night Teeth reveals that vampires have been co-existing peacefully with humans for centuries and feeding only with their consent.
The movie revolves around Jorge Lendebord Jr playing a college student role.
He moonlighted as a chauffeur for one night to make extra cash for him. But, then he meets and picks two strange women, Zoe and Blaire, for a night-after party in L.A.
However, soon he discovers the truth behind their beautiful faces and starts fighting for his life.
Zoe has been a vampire for centuries, which adds to her sadistic and vicious presence. Meanwhile, Blaire is a sweet vamp who has been there for decades.
Moreover, Sydney plays a vampire crime boss, Eva, but does not have a memorable role, with nearly five minutes of screen time.
10. Nocturne (2020)
| Director | Zu Quirke |
| Writer | Zu Quirke |
| Casts | Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Ivan Shaw |
| Release Date | October 13, 2020 |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
The Amazon Prime thriller movie Nocturne unfolds a gifted pianist attempting to reach stardom.
The movie shows Sydney illustrating Juliet Lowe after cursed music appears, with a disturbing uncertainty about how far an antisocial pianist can go to actualize that dream.
But with that, she slowly descends into a never-ending nightmare after finding out a strange notebook of her classmate who recently passed away.
The movie’s plot is about a girl playing a violin who suddenly jumps off the balcony until a grandfather clock chimes.
Vivian Lowe (Madison Iseman) and Juliet Lowe are the twin sisters in the movie who attended a prestigious boarding school for the performing arts.
The jump scare I got was with its creep music, which is rarely seen in horror movies.
After seeing the movie, I could say that it was not the scariest thrill ride I had ever experienced, but its dark beauty and super-scary music to the ears can’t be ignored throughout the movie.
