Jessica Chastain is one of the world’s most prominent and well-known actors, born on March 24, 1977, in the Hollywood celeb city of California, USA. She was raised in a middle-class household by her vegan chief mother, Jerri Chastain, and stepfather, a firefighter. At 45 years old, she is still very prominent in the showtime business, with various new movies and series coming up.
She Graduated in 1998 from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The same year she made her professional debut in a Romeo and Juliet act in mountain view, California. Her journey took her from CA to New York and back to California to pursue a career in the film industry. She appeared in various guest roles. She made her first film debut in 2008 by playing Jolene in the movie Jolene for which she won the es actress award at Seattle international film festival.
Her breakthrough in her film career came in 2011 when she appeared in various movies like the famous movie “The Help” and the tree of life. Christian Earned her first oscar for best actress in the biopic The Eyes Of Tammy Faye. With various other nominations and wins in film festivals, Jessica Chastain is one of the most successful, talented, and, as people say, luminous authentic performing actresses.
I can’t have enough of this Beautiful red-headed actress. Here is a list of 30 series and films by Jessica Chastain.
1. The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The Eyes of Tammy Fae is a movie about the life of televangelist Tammy Barker. Played by The beautiful Jessica Chastain, we see how Tammy Faye, in the 1970s and 80s, and her husband created the most extensive religious broadcasting network. They built a multi-million dollar entertainment called “Praise The Lord Club.”
We follow as we see how this couple tries to keep up with the growing demand and become one of the most famous people of their time. We see them progress downward and fall into shocking scandals and various temptations. We see how they try to keep this pile-up of scandals from their career as it threatens their career in the television industry.
Released in 2021, Jessica plays the lead role of Tammy Faye. she Won the Oscar for best actress female. Available to watch on apple tv, A fantastic movie to add to our watchlist.
2. Interstellar
Interstellar is one of the most famous movies out there. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Interstellar is one of the most confusing Sci-Fi movies with the standards set by Christopher Nolan. The story revolves around a dystopian world where the earth is ridden with droughts and disasters. Now, a team of scientists finds that Interstellar Travel is the only way to survive.
With the discovery of interstellar travel, Cooper is then recruited and told to find a planet in space similar to the humans, where they can go and civilize the planet. We follow these people on the journey of saving the current civilization by finding another habitual planet.
Watch this movie to embark on a journey around the galaxy. Jessica Chastain Plays Much, the Daughter of Cooper, who, in the end, is the one who saves his father as well as the world. Released in 2014, a fascinating Nolan movie is a must-watch and Available on Netflix.
3. Miss Julie
Miss Julie, Played by Jessica Chastain, is a movie about a strong but confused woman Julie. Just broken off her engagement, she soon finds herself falling for a guy named John, Played by Colin Farrell, who works for Julie’s father. Soon we follow as both of them are madly attracted to each other.
Trying to keep the relationship does not work as the village has gossip about them all around. They soon find each other planning to run away. The movie then turns into a very emotional and passionate story of how these two love birds try to overcome society’s hierarchy and how they passionately end their lives if being together is not a chance.
The genuine acting by Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrel is excellent as we increasingly indulge in the story that follows. Released in 2014 and available to rent on apple Tv, a novel-based movie is a must-watch.
4. The Zookeeper’s Wife
Set in 1939 in the city of Warsaw, Poland. The Zookeeper’s Wife is a movie about the lives of zookeeper Antonina, Played by Jessica Chastain, and Jan, played by Johan Heldenbergh. We see as the war is away from the city, the daily lives, and how the zookeepers maintain and run the zoo. We then follow as the germans, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, bombard the town, Killing various animals, and many escapes the zoo.
We then follow as the zoo, which once sheltered animals, now shelters the local polish Jewish people, which was a hazardous plan by the zookeepers. Watch this movie to see how this brave young woman Antonia played by the stunning Jessica Chastain, saves several hundred Jewish people by sheltering them from the nazi.
Released in 2017 and available on youtube movies, it Is a must-watch movie about a war hero.
5. A Most Violent Year
Set in 1981 in the city of New York. During this time, statistically, crime was at an all-time peak. We follow the life of an immigrant and his family, the morales who run a heating-oil distribution business. They are thriving and living a good life. With increasing trade and profit, they plan to expand their business. To do so, he wants a mansion, a riverside property.
With the increase in crime in the city, the city has tasked Assistant DA to clean up this mess. We know that even though they are not indulged in any corrupt work in current times, before his ownership, the company was involved in various corrupt activities, which risks his everyday life with his family.
Released in 2014 and Played by Oscar Issac and Jessica Chastain, this is a must-add to your watchlist.
6. Ava
The movie follows the Beautiful and deadly assassin Ava Played by the gorgeous Jessica Chastain. She is a lone wolf cold-blooded assassin. Before her work as an assassin, she was an alcoholic and substance abuser. After meeting with Duke, a father figure and a mentor, she quits alcohol and indulges in the assassin business. We follow her as she completes her contracts and assassins masterfully without any loose ends under the guidance of the Duke.
We then see the owner of the assassin contract company, Peter, a family man who does not want any loose ends and wants to kill Ava. Knowing this, Duke goes to kill Peter However, Peter overpowers him and kills him eventually. After learning this, Ava is dead set on taking revenge on Peter. We follow Avas’ journey as she takes revenge on Peter.
Released in 2020 and is available to watch on Netflix.
7. Jolene
Jolean is a movie about travel and life in general. The story revolves around a teenage orphan and her journey in 10 years as she travels cross country, experiencing various phases of her life. Jolean, Played by Jessica Chastain a traveler without any home to call upon for a long time. At the age of 15, she took off to the world of wandering, and ever since then, she has never settled at a place for long.
We follow the red-headed Jolene as she embarks on a decade-long journey to find a place she can be in and call home and someone she can love. She finds herself in the path of a band named firebrand Texan. Follow this move as we see her escape from a women’s institute and explore a decade-long journey to find love and a place she can call home through sadness and heartbreak.
Released in 2008, the movie based on a controversial short story is an excellent addition to your watchlist if you want to see a fantastic performance by Jessica Chastain.
8. Zero Dark Thirty
One of the most dangerous threats that the modern world is terrorism. One of the biggest and most terrifying sequences of attacks was 9/11. The story of Zero Dark Thirty is about how the USA tracked down the mastermind Osama bin Laden for the terrorist attack of 9/11. The story follows a CIA operative named Maya. A ruthless operator will go to any lengths to achieve something.
We follow Maya, played by Jessica Chastain, as she ruthlessly interrogates leaders and investigates various leads to track down the leader of Al al-Qaeda and eventually track him down to his demise. On May 6, 2011, a secret covert military operation was done to eliminate Osama bin Laden and bring justice to the victims of 9/11.
Released in 2012, Based on actual events. It is a must-watch movie to know what it takes to track down and kill a criminal.
9. This Changes Everything
Sexism is one of the prime problems that the world has been facing over the years. Even though sexism is at an all-time low today, there are still some areas where sexism is still very prominent and often overlooked. This Changes Everything deals with the sexism and gender discrimination that was and is present in the Hollywood industry.
In this documentary-type movie, we follow various females from the Hollywood industry and explain how they experienced sexism, including the accounts of famous female actors and directors like Jessica Chastain and actress of color Mira Nair. A Truly horrifying and disturbing truth about the Hollywood industry.
A documentary movie released in 2018. A must-watch to have insight into the sexism in the Media Industry.
10. Take Shelter
This is a vague horror film without a monster. Sounds interesting, well it is. The story revolves around a family of 3—the father, Curtis, played by Michael Shannon. The mother, Samantha, Played by Jessica Chastain, and the deaf daughter Hanna played by Tova Stewart. The story follows we see a happy family.
However, things turn as we see that the husband Curtis has delusional thoughts and dreams like raining oil, big storm, and thunderstorm. This was all regarded as dreams, but soon realistic daydreaming is also seen as he experiences these dreams in real life while awake. He decides to work in a shelter in his backyard, eventually making him lose his job.
Follow this movie as we see how the family struggles with various aspects of life as they struggle to be together due to this series of events—it was released in 2011 and is available to stream on Apple iTunes.
11. Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury is a mini-TV series showing the internal working of the judicial system. The series revolves around how a judicial system works from the very start of a case to the lawyering process, building a case, witness preparation, investigating trials, and various other aspects of the judicial system.
We follow Lennie Briscoe, Played by Jerry Orbach, a retired police officer who joins the New York judicial system as an investigator. We follow his steps as we explore more about the judicial system and meet various other people, including multiple lawyers and others like assistant district attorney Sigrun Borg played by Jessica Chastain.
This series First aired from 2005-2006, spanning 14 episodes.
12. The Martian
Martian is a Sci-Fi movie set in a future earth where travel to mars is achieved. Something from Elon musks dream. The story revolves around a human-crewed mission to mars. The mission is going smoothly; however, due to a fierce storm and a series of events, an astronaut Mark Watney, is stranded on the planet. He is presumed dead; however, he Survives and takes Shelter on the planet, hoping for a rescue.
Being a botanical with limited resources, he must take measures to survive for four years until the next mars mission. With meager resources, he has to manage everything. One lucky day his picture is captured by a satellite. Now NASA has to find ways to save this stranded astronaut.
Follow this movie as we see how the film unfolds and how the label is to stream on Youtube. The person survives and is eventually rescued by a dangerous mission. Played by famous actors like Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain
Released in 2015, this sci-fi movie is a must-watch for Thriller SciFi Fans.
13. The Forgiven
The forgiven is a story revolving around a couple who are not doing well in their love life. We follow the couple Jo, played by Jessica Chastain, and David, Played by Ralph Fiennes. We see they are attending an event in the Moroccan desert to attend a lavish weekend party for their old friend. We also see that the two are on the verge of being a couple and have a fight while returning home.
On the way back, they have an accident with a roadside seller, a teenage boy selling fossils. The boy is killed on the spot. We follow this movie as we see the couple try to hide the incident. We then follow how the couple coupe up with their failing marriage and the situation they are caught in. The movie has a deep meaning regarding Guilt, forgiveness, and forgiveness.
Released in 2021, this emotional rollercoaster movie is a must-watch Available on Hulu.
14. The Tree of Life
The tree of life is about a boy by the name of Jack and his life from being a kid to now. The story follows as we see the family of O’Brien, a family of 5 with two younger siblings. Brad Pitt plays the father, and the mother, Mrs. O’brien, is played by Jessica Chastain. We follow the life’s journey of the eldest son of the family, Jack, who is now young and recalls his life.
We follow the life of jack as a young boy who was loved by both parents but in different ways. The mother was overly caring and showered him with love, and the father was tough and wanted the kids to be ready for the cruel world. We also see that both of them are not happy. Mr. O’Brien is not happy with what he is and wants something else for himself. We follow this movie as we see jack reconcile with his father and his complicated relationship with him.
Released in 2011, a must-watch and Available to stream on Youtube.
15. Woman Walks Ahead
A Woman Walks Ahead is a story by Catherine Weldon, A portrait maker from 1890s Brooklyn, Played by our Favorite redhead Jessica Chastain. In the old era, the world was filled with negativity and fewer chances for women. A biographical Western drama movie about the portrait painter who travels from New York to the Dakotas to make a portrait of Sitting Bul.
The story deals with the hardship of the time and how an aspiring young woman who has the motive to create the portrait by going through sexism, racism, and various other challenges she faces in the late 19th century and how she gets her life entangled with the Lakota people’s struggle.
Released in 2018, a must-watch and Available to stream on HBO MAX.
16. Wilde Salomé
The movie revolves around the controversial work of Oscar Wilde named Salomé. Depicted in a documentary-type film, we follow Pacino, who is on a journey to discover more about the most contentious work by Oscar Wilde, “Salomé.” Said as the genius of the 19th century.
An uncanny mix of documentary and fiction, the story depicts the mastermind and the execution my Al Pacino in this movie of a women’s Scion and the tale of one woman’s lust and Greed. This movie is restricted to some people who like the act of eroticism, Nudity and hence is not something that anyone would like to see.
Released in 2011 and Available to stream on HBO MAX.
17. X-Men: Dark Phoenix
One of the biggest movies that exist out there, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has various previous installations of X-Men already out there. Xmen is a group of people with mutant powers that is more than what normal humans have. These X-Men use this power to keep the town in peace. Jean Grey is one of the most loved x-men, but in the previous installation of the movie, we see that she is exposed to dark power from ancient times. She is becoming unstable day by day as more of the power inside her becomes unstable.
We follow and see how Charles Xavier raised Grey at x-men. Grow unstable as days pass to buy, and the other x-men need to take measures to contain the power that is within her as well as, at the same time, save her and not kill her. The X-Men: Dark Phoenix star cast include Sophie Turned, the stunning Jessica Chastain, and the gorgeous Jennifer Lawrence.
The movie was released in 2019, A must-watch superhero movie available to stream on Hotstar.
18. The Good Nurse
The Good Nurse is a story of a single mother with chronic heart disease. Played by Jessica Chastain, Amy and her daughter are living together happily. Amy works as a nurse in the local hospital, a very demanding job for Amy as she is always seen as busy and struggling to keep up with night shifts. However, she has help in the form of another nurse. Charlie arrives and gives a hand to Amy. They grow closer to each other, and she finally has someone she can trust her daughter after she succumbs to her chronic heart disease.
However, things spiral out of control as we see a series of patients found dead in the hospital. Various circumstances convince Amy that Charlie is the one that has made all the killing in the ICU. She must risk her and her daughter’s lives to protect the patients and help catch Charlie.
Based on an actual event, this movie has an excellent performance by Jessica Chastain as Amy and Eddie Redmayne as Charlie Cullen. Released in 2022 and available on Netflix is a must-watch thriller movie.
19. The Huntsman: Winter’s War
Set in a dream fantasy world, The Huntsman: Winter’s War is a movie about a warrior, Eric, and Sara, a prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman. The evil Queen Ravenna ruled the queen; however, she was killed at the hands of Snow Wight. Her younger sister gives birth to a baby girl destined to kill Ravenna. To prevent this from happening, she drowns the child making Freya very Angry, and in the anger, she can manifest her power of manipulating ice. Building an army, Freya wants revenge for her dead daughter.
We then follow two warriors, Sara and Eric, played by Jessica Chastain and Chris Hemsworth, who are banished after they betray the rule of not falling in love. We follow the adventure of these two lovestruck people helping Ravenna and Freya in their conquest to avenge and defend what they think is right.
Released in 2016, A must-watch movie for adventure fantasy movie fans, available to rent on amazonPrime.
20. George & Tammy
The story of George and Tammy is a series that involves the life of the power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones. These are one of the most famous couples in the music industry who have produced iconic music. This limited series revolves around the life and relationship of this Power couple.
Tammy, also called the First Lady of Country Music, has various successful country songs and best-selling songs and is the most successful country musician. George Jones is also one of the most famous singers that rocked in the 80s and 90s with various famous songs. We follow the musically romantic love story of one of the Power Couples in the music industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjrEeuQ5838
One of the latest entries in this list, this series is still airing, with the first episode aired in 2022 available on Netflix.
21. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
The disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is one of the most romantic and emotional movies out there. The story is about a couple as they try to rekindle their love life after a tragic event that happens to them. A New York Couple, Conor Ludlow and Eleanor Rigby are madly in love with each other; the story takes a curveball in the form of their son Cody’s death.
This causes a rift between their perfect life. Eleanor decides to leave Conor and live with her parents. On the other hand, Conor is also facing various difficulties in his personal and professional life. The question now is whether they will be able to meet each other again and rekindle the love of their life as still, deep down, they both love each other.
This movie is different as it is made in 3 kinds of ways:
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
This movie tells the story of Conor and Eleanor from a general perspective of both their life relative. The story of them is in the context of how from the perspective of the rest of the world sees it as a cinematic film.
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
As the name suggests, this movie tells the story of their love from the perspective of Conor. How he met him, fell in love, and lost her after their son’s death. And how he struggles after Eleanor leaves him.
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Just like the above Him, part Her part shows us her perspective of their love story right from how they both meet each other to the part where they separate and the aftermath of how she again meets him at the end of the movie in the park for a second chance.
Aired in 2013 With the outstanding performance of Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, This is one of the most emotional and genuine romantic movies out there.
22. Mama
Mama is a fantasy horror movie about a young couple, Lucas and Annabel, and their two nieces. We are told that the two nieces had a father, Jefferey Desange, who had a breakdown and killed several of his coworkers and wife. He also kidnaps his own daughters. After five years, they are taken by their uncle and his girlfriend as guardians. His father is seen being killed by an unseen figure.
As time goes on, weird things start happening with the family. Things that cannot be explained and not done by any human entity. Also, the girls call upon someone named mama. Follow this movie to explore what mama is and how this family overcomes all the haunting they are experiencing.
A horror movie starring our very own Jessica Chastain And Nikolaj Coaster-Waldu, this is a must-watch movie for a horror fan. Available on Netflix.
23. Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is a movie about Veronica Mars, who is on a mission to find the killer of her best friend in high school. Her father, Sherrif Keith, was voted out of the sheriff’s position by improper accusations about the murder. He soon opens a private investigation firm to do what he likes.
Veronica mars work as his assistant and help her father to investigate and find the killer behind the killing of her best friend while also doing the daily routine of going to school and having exams.
This series aired from 2004-2019 with four series spanning over 72 episodes with guests like Jessica Chastain excellent food addition to your watchlist.
24. Crimson Peak
Set in the New York 1880s, the movie is about Edith Cushing. She lost her mother very early in her childhood. However, she is literally haunted by her dead mother. The ghost still used to protect her by warning her at various stages of her life. Her mother warns her of the crimson peak. She meets sir Thomas, who has come to the united state from the UK to find some investors for clay mining.
Cushing again rejects the offer, and Edith’s mother again warns her the same. However, she gets romantically involved with Thomas. She was disapproved of by both her father and her childhood friend Alan. We follow the life of these people as her father hires a private detective and unfolds various facts and secrets.
Release in 2015, this horror fantasy movie starring the popular Jessica Chastain available to stream on Prime Video.
25. Molly’s Game
The movie Molly’s game revolves around the story of an Olympic class skier who, unfortunately, after an accident and an unfortunate injury that makes her quit the sport. Lost and with no direction. She moves to sunny Los Angeles to start a new life. However, she soon finds a quicker way to make money by running a high stake poker game for the rich, including celebrities and businessmen.
She becomes the mastermind of the gambling empire she creates with the powerful hostess Molly. She earns a lot of money, and the gambling empire is also famous enough to get on the radar of the FBI. Follow this movie to explore how it pans out for Molly and her gambling empire as the cops and authorities get closer to catching Jessica Chastain, who plays Molly in.
Released in 2017, Molly’s game is a biography crime movie a must-watch.
26. It Chapter Two
Another horror movie with Jessica Chastain, say no more. Chapter 2 is one of the most popular movies in the recent horror genre. Chapter two is set after 27 years after the first IT movie. We follow as we see that after the defeat, Pennywise is seen again back to scare the kids and lure them into his trap again. Since 27 years have passed, the kids are now adults, and they have to come back to town to suppress this evil entity again as they did 27 years ago.
Damaged by the previous encounters 27 years ago, the children, now adults, again meet in the town and destroy pennywise for good. However, over time, they have been gone pennywise is stronger than ever before, and with various previous haunting, the task for the group of adults is not easy.
Released in 2019, This is a must-watch horror movie Available to stream on Prime Video.
27. Scenes From a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage is an ongoing mini-tv series about a couple’s love story and how an American couple’s typical love story follows. We see the love, Desire, Marriage, Divorce, and other aspects of life that a couple goes through. It involves how a couple copes with various aspects of life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRuVWHnQlV8
Still ongoing, the series first aired in 2021 with five episodes released, Available to watch on Hotstar.
28. Armageddon Time
American Dream is something that every person that immigrates to us dreams of. The movie Armageddon time tells us the story of the American dream and what someone has to sacrifice to achieve the same. The story follows a Jewish boy who is friends with an African classmate who dreams of achieving the American dream.
We see the struggle of these boys as we see them growing in a world of inequality, corruption, economic depression, and prejudice. The movie deals with coming of age story about the strengths and persuasion of a family to achieve their American dream.
Released in 2022, Available to Watch on Prime video. This is a must-watch with a star cast like Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain.
29. The 355
The 355 is a secret spy movie about the CIA. The film begins as we see that a top-secret weapon falls into the wrong hands. A joint force is created consisting of a CIA agent and Mace, a german agent Marie, a techie Khadijah, ad Colombian PsycologistGraciela. These groups of secret agents are combined to retrieve the weapon and save the earth.
We follow the action as we see the Woman, Lin Mi Sheg, tracking them, and the team must do everything to stay ahead of her to retrieve the weapon. The mission involves traveling to various countries, and we also see how they bond over time. Follow this movie as a gang of secret agent ladies attempting to retrieve the weapon.
The all-women cast is filled with stars like Jessica Chastain and Penelope Cruz. Released in 2022, Available to watch on Prime Video.
30. Lawless
Set in 1931, in the depressed environment in franklin country, Virginia. We follow the post world war I as we see a survivor Forrest Bondurant, deemed as immortal after surviving the war. Post-war, he, with his family, runs a business distillery and bottling. We see as the jurisdiction shifts from the previous attorney to a new attorney, Mason Wardell, along with new deputy Mason Wardell a corrupt government. We know how the family refuses to pay bribes.
Forest hires a waitress at his shop, Maggie, played by the one and only Jessica Chastain. We follow as both of them fall for each other. We follow the adventures of these two as they fall in love and survive the corrupt government. Further, we see how the town comes together and how they fight alongside Forest and Maggie to remove all this corruption.
Released in 2012 with prominent actor Tom Hardy as Forest and Jessica Chastain as Maggie. A fascinating old-time movie, an excellent addition to your watch list. Available to watch on Hotstar.
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