Julia Stiles's highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes is *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012) at 92%, tied at the top with *The Bourne Ultimatum* (2007), also 92%. Her lowest is the romantic comedy *Down to You* (2000) at 4% — a gap of roughly 88 points across a single career. The ranking below uses the Tomatometer, Rotten Tomatoes' percentage of professional critic reviews judged positive, and reports the review count behind each figure. Scores are current as of November 13, 2026 and move as new reviews are indexed.
Table of Contents
- The ranking, best to worst
- Why the top three are ensemble roles, not leads
- Where the films that made her famous actually land
- The bottom of the list
- How to check this ranking yourself
- Frequently Asked Questions
The ranking, best to worst
Rotten Tomatoes maintains a Julia Stiles celebrity page listing her film credits with a Tomatometer beside each, and it names *Silver Linings Playbook* as her best-reviewed film and *Down to You* as her worst. Here are the major titles with their film-page scores: The shape of that list is worth noticing.
Her two teen-movie signatures, the films most readers associate with her name, sit in the middle and lower middle. The top of her ranking belongs to ensemble work she joined as a supporting player.
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012) — 92%, 260 reviews
- *The Bourne Ultimatum* (2007) — 92%, Certified Fresh franchise peak
- *Hustlers* (2019) — 88%, 357 reviews
- *10 Things I Hate About You* (1999) — 73%, 91 reviews
- *Save the Last Dance* (2001) — 53%, 96 reviews
Why the top three are ensemble roles, not leads
In *Silver Linings Playbook* Stiles plays Veronica, the sister-in-law whose dinner party sets the film's social pressure. Rotten Tomatoes' page for the film records 92% from 260 critics and an 86% Popcornmeter, with a Certified Fresh seal and a consensus crediting David O. Russell's direction and the cast for holding a difficult tone together.
- The Bourne Ultimatum* gives her Nicky Parsons, the CIA analyst who defects to Jason Bourne's side. Its film page shows a matching 92% Tomatometer and a 91% Popcornmeter from more than 250,000 audience ratings — the rare case where critics and viewers agree almost exactly. Across the trilogy, Bourne is her strongest recurring credit.
- Hustlers* (2019) casts her as Elizabeth, the journalist whose interviews frame the story. Rotten Tomatoes lists it at 88% from 357 reviews against a 65% Popcornmeter, a 23-point critic-audience split. That gap is the clearest signal in her filmography that a score depends on which panel you ask.
Where the films that made her famous actually land
That distinction matters when using any actor-based ranking. The Tomatometer scores films, not people. A well-played role inside a weak film pulls the actor's average down, and a small part in a strong ensemble lifts it.
- 10 Things I Hate About You* (1999), her breakout as Kat Stratford, is fresh but not top-tier: 73% from 91 critics with a 69% Popcornmeter from more than 250,000 ratings. Four of her later films score higher. If you came to this ranking expecting her best-known movie to top it, the Tomatometer disagrees.
- Save the Last Dance* (2001) was her first lead box-office hit and it is rotten — 53% from 96 reviews, a 5.5 out of 10 critic average, and 59% from audiences. The site's consensus calls it a predictable rehash of earlier teen romances, which is a judgment about the script, not the performance.
The bottom of the list
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- Mona Lisa Smile* (2003), where she plays Wellesley student Joan Brandwyn opposite Julia Roberts, holds 33% from 144 reviews with a 61% Popcornmeter. The consensus is pointed: the film preaches about breaking barriers while being "predictable and safe."
- The Omen* (2006), the remake with Stiles as Katherine Thorn opposite Liev Schreiber, scores 25% from 166 reviews. It also appears on Rotten Tomatoes' own 43 Worst Remakes Ever guide, which lists the 1976 original at 84% — a 59-point drop for the same story.
- Down to You* (2000), the college romance with Freddie Prinze Jr., closes the list at 4% from 57 reviews. Only two critics in that sample filed a positive notice.
How to check this ranking yourself
Tomatometer numbers are live, and Rotten Tomatoes' own pages do not always agree with each other. Her celebrity page shows *Down to You* at 3% while the film page shows 4%; *The Omen* appears as 25% from 166 reviews in one place and 26% from 167 in another.
Neither is wrong — they were indexed at different moments. Three habits keep a ranking like this honest: For deciding what to watch, the review count is the more useful figure of the two. The three films above 85% all carry 250 or more reviews, which means their scores are unlikely to shift much — they are settled critical verdicts, not provisional ones.
- Cite the film's own page rather than an actor or list page, since the film page is where new reviews land first.
- Record the review count next to the percentage; 92% from 260 critics is a far sturdier number than 4% from 57.
- Date the ranking, because a re-release, a restoration, or a batch of newly indexed archival reviews can move an older title by a point or two.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Julia Stiles's best-reviewed movie?
*Silver Linings Playbook* (2012) and *The Bourne Ultimatum* (2007) tie at 92%. *Silver Linings Playbook* has the larger critic sample at 260 reviews and is Certified Fresh.
Did audiences rate her films the same way critics did?
Mostly, with one big exception. *Hustlers* scores 88% with critics but 65% with audiences, and *Mona Lisa Smile* runs the other way — 33% critics against 61% audiences.
Why do two Rotten Tomatoes pages show different scores for the same film?
The Tomatometer updates as reviews are added or re-indexed, and an actor's credit list can lag the film's own page. Use the film page and note the review count.