Jessica Chastain is a critically acclaimed actress who's been on the scene for over a decade and has delivered some amazing performances. With "It: Chapter Two" being released, I take a look at my personal five favorite Jessica Chastain films.
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#5
Crimson Peak
Famed director Guillero del Toro brings "Crimson Peak" to perfect life, telling his own unique story blended between gothic romance and horror as only he could - by providing some of the most lavish set pieces, ethereal spirits, captivating story, and compelling acting from the likes of Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, and Jessica Chastain who plays Lucille, the sister of Hiddleston's Thomas Sharpe. As Lucille, Chastain blends her talent of the dramatic with the mysterious as she offers a creepy performance that's memorable and downright unnerving, and showcases Chastain's true talents.
#4
The Zookeeper's Wife
I'm a sucker for World War II movies, especially ones that tell the stories of real-life heroism that occurred in the darkest of times. Jessica Chastain plays Antonina, the other of a Polish zoo who harbors Jews during the Nazi invasion during World War II despite constant threats of being discovered. Chastain balances a steely resolve with a faux female weakness that the Nazis felt they possessed in order to outsmart them and save hundreds of Jews from extinction, and once again delivers a compelling, layered performance.
#3
Interstellar
In this Christopher Nolan-directed space epic, Chastain plays the older version of Murph, whose father left when she was a child to find a way to save the Earth from an incoming worldwide disaster by entering space to find the solution. As a grown-up Murph, Chastain has to piece together what happened decades ago in hopes of seeing her father again, and she once again pulls out all the stops and gives an A-level performance.
#2
Miss Sloane
Once again using her strengths of performing tough-as-nails characters, Chastain earned a Golden Globe nomination for her role as the titular Miss Sloane, a lobbyist who's as cutthroat as they come, and who decides to be the David against the Goliath that is the gun lobby. Maintaining a steely resolve and making sure she's the smartest one in the room, Chastain gives an unnerving performance that highlights her biggest strengths as an actress and dominates the screen.
#1
Zero Dark Thirty
The film that really made a national name out of Jessica Chastain (and also earned her a much-deserved Oscar nomination), "Zero Dark Thirty" is the true story of the biggest manhunt in history - the search for Osama bin Laden - and how he was finally found and killed. Chastain plays Maya, a fictional CIA intelligence analyst who is instrumental in finding the terrorist mastermind and bringing him down, and she exhibits a talent that proves why she's one the most acclaimed actresses of our generation.
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