Known for her most recent role in Barbie, America Ferrera has been in several hit films from Real Women Have Curves to How to Train Your Dragon. If you’ve ever wanted to do a deeper dive into her film history, check out these five best America Ferrera movies now.
5. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
Our fifth America Ferrera movie is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, based on the young adult novel by Ann Brashares. Four best friends share a magical pair of jeans that fits whoever puts them on. As the girls spend their first summer apart, they pass around the pair of jeans filled with mementos of the adventures they went on to keep in touch.
–IMDb score: 6.5
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4. Barbie (2023)
One of the biggest films in 2023 was Barbie, a collaboration between Mattel and Greta Gerwig that inspired numerous generations. Ferrera appears as one of the Barbies alongside Margot Robbie. In the film, Barbie and Ken are having a great time in the perfect world of Barbie Land. When they get the chance to explore the real world though, they come to realize both the perils and joys of living amongst humans.
–IMDb score: 6.8
3. Dumb Money (2023)
Third on the list of best America Ferrera movies is Dumb Money based on the insane true story of everyday people getting rich by turning GameStop into the world’s hottest company. Keith Gill starts it all, by pouring his life savings into the stock and posting about it. As the small posts turn into a stock movement, everyone gets rich, until the billionaires decide to fight back.
–IMDb score: 6.9
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2. Real Women Have Curves (2002)
Deemed as one of America Ferrera’s best films, especially for the Latino community, is Real Women Have Curves. Ferrera plays Ana Garcia, an 18-year-old struggling between her ambitions to go to college and her mother’s plans to get married and take over the family business. What ensues is a battle between dreams and reality, and trying to find your way in a crazy world.
–IMDb score: 6.9
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1. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Our last selection may be animated, but America Ferrera’s voice portrayal of young Viking Astrid has lasted over decades of entertainment. In How to Train Your Dragon, Hiccup wants to join the fight against dragons but is forbidden by his macho father and village leader Stoik the Vast. When he shoots down a Night Fury, Hiccup’s world is turned upside-down when he realizes there’s more to dragons than their teeth.
–IMDb score: 8.1