Melanie Lynskey films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 22 films and 4 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Don't Say Good Luck, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Yellowjackets.

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Starring Melanie Lynskey

Don't Look Up
2021 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024 · TV
8.2/10 · TMDB
The powerful real-life story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners' arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of...
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Mrs. America
2020 · TV
7.7/10 · TMDB
The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
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Yellowjackets
2021 · TV
7.6/10 · TMDB
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern...
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Candy
2022 · TV
7.5/10 · TMDB
Candy Montgomery is a 1980s housewife and mother who did everything right — but when the pressure of conformity builds within her, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom. Until someone tells her to shush. With deadly results.
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EverAfter
1998 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A unique 16th century woman, Danielle possesses a love of books, and can easily quote from Sir Thomas More’s UTOPIA. An intriguing mix of tomboyish athleticism and physical beauty, she has more than enough charm to capture the heart of a...
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Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Wealthy and precocious teenager Juliet transfers from England to New Zealand with her family, and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. When their parents begin to suspect that...
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and...
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Flags of Our Fathers
2006 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and...
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The Frighteners
1996 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more...
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Shattered Glass
2003 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass...
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Up in the Air
2009 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
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Win Win
2011 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother...
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Away We Go
2009 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Veronica expecting their first child, Burt's parents decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place...
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Detroit Rock City
1999 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's...
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
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Lady of the Manor
2021 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
An aimless ne'er-do-well becomes a tour guide in a historic estate and winds up befriending the manor's resident ghost.
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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
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Sweet Home Alabama
2002 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her...
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Coyote Ugly
2000 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at...
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The Informant!
2009 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a...
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They Came Together
2014 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
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XX
2017 · Film
4.9/10 · TMDB
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
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Abandon
2002 · Film
4.7/10 · TMDB
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping...
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Don't Say Good Luck
2026 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage.

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