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Julia Garner

Julia Garner

Actor · Born February 1, 1994 (32) · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

3 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Julia Garner is an American actress. She has appeared in the films Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and We Are What We Are.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 1, 1994 (32)
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Julia Garner's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
23%
Self
22%
Bonds
21%
Morality
14%
Society
10%
Power
10%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 18 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 18
Hero
6 of 18
Shapeshifter
2 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Shadow
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
12
Melancholic
13
Bittersweet
5
Warm
3
Other
16

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Julia Garner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julia Garner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Altruists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Caroline Ellison

  • You Can't Win(2026)

    as Chicken

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Weapons(2025)

    as Justine

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps(2025)

    as Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Wolf Man(2025)

    as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Apartment 7A(2024)

    as Terry Gionoffrio

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Royal Hotel(2023)

    as Hanna

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Inventing Anna(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Anna Delvey / Anna Sorokin

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Assistant(2019)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Maddy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Dirty John(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Terra Newell

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Maniac(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ellie Landsberg

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Waco(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Michele Jones

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Ozark(2017)

    Show 44 episodes · as Ruth Langmore

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Everything Beautiful Is Far Away(2017)

    as Rola

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • One Percent More Humid(2017)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Tomato Red: Blood Money(2017)

    as Jamalee Merridew

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Good Kids(2016)

    as Tinsley

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Grandma(2015)

    as Sage

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • I Believe in Unicorns(2014)

    as Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For(2014)

    as Marcie

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Send (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Girl

  • Hair Brained(2013)

    as Shauna

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • We Are What We Are(2013)

    as Rose Parker

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Last Exorcism Part II(2013)

    as Gwen

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Americans(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kimberly Breland

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Not Fade Away(2012)

    as Girl In Car

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Electrick Children(2012)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Girls(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie's Roommate

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Martha Marcy May Marlene(2011)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kaya

  • Mac & Cheese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mary Katherine Brown

  • The Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Girl on Sidewalk #3

  • One Thousand Cranes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dorian

  • Guilty Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor

  • Tyrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Who's That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Madonna

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 34 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

$522M worldwide

Highest rated

Ozark (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20102026

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 36 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing2 of 38: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s26 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 18 roles
1116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe from 20 major nominations, 2019–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  3. 2021
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  4. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  5. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Julia Garner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

You Can't Win (2026)

68th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Julia Garner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles10–87 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles14–69 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles33–80 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles16–77 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles18–91 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Julia Garner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julia Garner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kitty Green shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers