Let’s have a look at best Jim Carrey movies. Jim is that man with thousand faces. Unlike Johnny Depp, Jared Leto, and Sellers, he isn’t ubiquitous or unrecognizable. With contorting inhuman muscles, he can turn one face into a thousand others. Likewise, he can also add twists to emotions with ease, making him both a hilarious comedian and a great actor.
His comedic instincts often clash with his handling of every genre, but he handles them so meticulously, it’s nothing short of breathtaking. Simply put, he is excellent! The following is a list of the best Jim Carrey movies, chosen from his enormous oeuvre. Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu let you watch some of these Jim Carrey films online.
25. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Starring: James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter
- Directed By: Jeff Fowler
- Rotten tomatoes – 69%
Sonic is eager to demonstrate his capacity as a true hero after arriving in Green Hills. He will be put to the test when Dr. Robotnik reappears with Knuckles as a new companion in search of a legendary emerald with the capability of destroying civilizations. To find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands, Sonic partners up with Tails, his own sidekick, and the two travel the world.
24. Me, Myself & Irene
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee
- Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
- Writer: Peter Farrelly, Mike Cerrone, Bobby Farrelly
- Platform: Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Apple TV
- IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
“Me, Myself & Irene” is another must-see Jim Carrey film. The comedy-drama from 2000 stars Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee, and Jim Carrey at his best. It is directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly and centres on a law-abiding police officer who has a condition known as Dissociative Identity Disorder. Watch the movie to see how the cop steps in to defend the woman as she flees her dishonest ex-boyfriend and his cronies.
23. Once Bitten
- Cast: Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little
- Director: Howard Storm
- Writers: Dimitri Villard, David Hines, Jeffrey Hause
- Where to Watch/OTT Platform: Hotstar
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
The funniest and scariest comedy and horror scenes may be found in this 1985 movie. Along with Jim Carrey, other famous people appear in the Howard Storm-directed film, which also stars Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins, and Cleavon Little. The plot centers on a vampire countess who must locate virginal blood in order to maintain her perpetual splendor. The film, which is stream able on Amazon Prime Video, is unquestionably a legendary fantasy drama.
22. Yes Man
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins
- Director: Peyton Reed
- Writer: Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel
- Where to Watch/OTT Platform: Hotstar
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Jim Carrey is at his finest in the entertaining comedy-drama Yes Man, which also stars Bradley Cooper, Zooey Deschanel, and John Michael Higgins. The narrative of the Peyton Reed-directed film centers around Jim Carrey’s character’s challenge to say “Yes” to everything going ahead. Amazon Prime Video offers streaming of the film.
21. Horton Hears a Who!
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett
- Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
- Writers: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Dr. Seuss
- Where to Watch/OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
This 2008 drama, co-directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino, has the very greatest performances from Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, and Will Arnett. The story is on an elephant named Horton who discovers a tiny colony in his neighborhood and is committed to protect them even though no one believes they exist. Hotstar offers streaming options for the film.
20. Man on the Moon
- Director: Miloš Forman
- Writer: Danny DeVito
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 64
- Streaming Platform: Vudu, Google Play, Amazon Prime
‘The Magnum Opus’ is Jim Carrey’s masterpiece. If you don’t know Carrey’s potential, you certainly don’t know about Man on the Moon. It would be a sin to end the movie and the character’s (Andy Kaufman) existence in the case where he usually roars to be freed from the director’s shackles, but with persistence he can accomplish something so sublime, it would be a sin to end the movie or character’s life.
Andy Kaufman is almost like a psychologist when it comes to his characters. Overacting and self-sufficiency are hallmarks of his comedic style, but only when characters lack a backbone.
Andy Kaufman’s boots fit Carrey without a trace in this scene. His performance ranks among the best in biopic history. The world never understood Andy Kaufman behind the facade of strange humor because he was so enigmatic.
A well-acted tribute to Andy Kaufman, Carrey’s depiction offers more than an epiphany about Kaufman’s conscience, it offers a panorama of the late comedian’s existence, a celebration. It is the actor’s reputation as a dark comedic actor that makes this movie so effective, not that Kaufman is being mocked, but that we are unable to comprehend him. For this portrayal of Kaufman, he won a second Golden Globe.
19. Batman Forever
- Director: Miloš Forman
- Writer: Danny DeVito
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 64
- Streaming Platform: Vudu, Google Play, Amazon Prime
There is only one redeeming aspect to Carrey’s Riddler – his mania is underpinned by genuine pain – and this may explain why he is no longer on good terms with his co-stars (Val Kilmer). Carrey’s constant scene-stealing bugged Tommy Lee Jones so much that, when he ran into Carrey at a restaurant during filming, he could only muster the immortal line of no approving of their behavior.
18. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Director: Tom Shadyac
- Writer: Tom Shadyac
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox. Sean Young
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 49
- Streaming Platform: Vudu, Google Play, Amazon Prime
After two-and-a-half decades, it’s hard to gauge the impact of Ace Ventura. This personal thesis statement, although it hasn’t aged particularly well thanks to questionable transsexual jokes in the final third, is a haymaker nonetheless.
The dedication that Carrey displays to a leading role is rare for someone so unknown. Every line, gesture, and twitch he makes in this film is aimed at making us laugh. In the end, he crumples it and leaves it behind. Carrey’s fervor to wring every last drop of humor from the film (Ace Ventura) is almost avant-garde at times. The star-making experience was something that everyone at the time could not ignore, even if you hated Ace Ventura.
17. Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas
- Director: Ron Howard
- Writer: Dr. Seuss, Jeffrey Price
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 42
- Streaming Platform: Vudu, Google Play, Amazon Prime
This film; The Grinch Stole Christmas in all departments is not good, except for the prosthetic make-up that unfortunately cannot stand the test of time and suffers from campiness like ‘Little Shop of Horrors’. The movie has quite a few faults, and some of his movies have harmed his career.
It is Carrey all over the movie, leaping as high as he can, gliding as wide as his muscles allow him, contorting till his face doesn’t come off, but that doesn’t make up for poor characterization, like most book adaptations. As a result of the film’s overserious villain title and the use of other characters as mere plot devices, there is no sense of belonging for the Grinch at the end. If your movie’s structure isn’t properly adjusted, the star may become the main focus of the movie rather than its plot.
In this Jim Carrey movie, he is covered in heavy makeup that took 3 hours to apply and the audience has to deal with The Grinch for much of the movie. Other than that, the movie doesn’t work well because it focuses on Carrey’s character.
It was of utmost importance to Carrey that he achieved perfection in his performance as the Grinch, so much so that his makeup artist on set had to take a mental health hiatus until Carrey and Ron Howard begged him to get back on set. The audience has to spend more time with The Grinch than Carrey. He once again puts in an excellent performance, but sadly, it doesn’t make a big impact.
16. The Dead Pool
- Director: Buddy Van Horn
- Writer: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink
- Cast: Clint Eastwood, Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson
- IMDb Ratings: 6.3
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 55
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, Google Play, Amazon Prime
A character named Johnny Squares’ lips syncs “Welcome To The Jungle” in this final installment of Clint Eastwood’s “Dirty Harry” series before he is brutally murdered by John Travolta. His funeral was attended by Guns ‘n Roses.
Despite its stunning success, “Dead Pool” has the dubious distinction of being “Dirty Harry”‘s least profitable movie. This is explained by its middling reviews. As for the positive side of the film, we can speculate that Jim Carrey’s confidence was boosted by it.
Once Bitten (1985) was his first major film project that was harshly criticized by critics. Carrey could’ve been thrown off by that kind of failure, however, he couldn’t prevent it. In those days, he might’ve needed a small but important role in a Clint Eastwood film if he was considering giving up on Hollywood.
15. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Director: Michel Gondry
- Writer: Charlie Kaufman; Michel Gondry; Pierre Bismuth
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson
- IMDb Ratings: 8.3
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, Google Play, Amazon Prime
With the inclusion of perfectly blended ideas of science fiction, it has redefined romantic dramas, along with ‘Her’ and ‘Upstream Color.’ In terms of the script of Eternal sunshine, it is not as good as the performances by Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.
The chemistry between the two is amazing. Kate Winslet overshadows Carrey and was deservedly nominated for an Academy Award, but she was a bigger part of the plot, and DiCaprio was victimized on two occasions by her aura.
The Carrey performances were all assaults up to this point; either through physical comedy or sledgehammer sincerity, they managed to snag the audience by the throat and refuse to let them go.
Carrey dispensed with the affectation for the first time. The character he plays is very different from his previous romantic roles. They have all been lighthearted and infused with Carrey’s humor.
It is a rollercoaster of emotions that leaves you in tears and contemplating the importance of relationships once he attempts to erase the only person he felt comfortable with, leading him into a spiral of memories and a centrifuge of memories trying to erase the only person he felt comfortable with. Jim Carrey delivers a surprise tearjerker in Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind.
14. I Love You, Phillip Morris
- Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- Writer: John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann
- IMDb Ratings: 6.6
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 77
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
The most underrated role Jim Carrey has ever played. Steven Russell is one of America’s most famous con artists, and Jim Carrey plays him flawlessly. The movie is exceptional and criminally overlooked. Ewan McGregor’s role as an effeminate homosexual in love with Russell is well done and unlike anything seen before.
Jim Carrey’s acting is flawless. With his effortless performance and slick humor, he sparkles whenever the camera is on him and exhibits a real viscosity that shows the volatile nature of Russell’s life. Although the source material is quite tragic, it has elements of dark comedy that turn it translucent, similar to ‘Little Miss Sunshine.
13. The Truman Show
- Director: Peter Weir
- Writer: Andrew Niccol
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney
- IMDb Ratings: 8.2
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95
- Streaming Platform: Google Play, Amazon Prime
The Truman Show focuses on an unassuming man who is unaware that his life is a reality show. Sadly, Truman Burbank lives in a world set up for him, where everyone except for him is employed to help forward the plot of another’s script.
It is a very serious matter when a person realizes the world they live in isn’t real, as it may drive them mad or cause them to have an existential crisis. However, Weir’s work that Carrey portrays on-screen keeps uplifting itself after this point, which is a testament to his genius in The Truman Show.
As the story unfolds, these very traits become a symbol of the brutality of his internal battle between accepting truths and accepting reality, which is revealed through the series of funny lines and faces that Carrey pulls off.
A boat scene shows him both physically helpless and mentally determined and then he discovers his world and utters his famous line, which shows off his wonderful acting skills, which never forget their comedic roots in The Truman Show.
12. A Christmas Carol
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Writer: Charles Dickens, Robert Zemeckis
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 52
- Streaming Platform: Disney plus
‘A Christmas Carol’. Film adaptations of Dickens’ novella have been produced throughout history. Many great actors have played Ebenezer Scrooge on screen, including Alastair Sims, George C. Scott, Michael Caine, Bill Murray, and Patrick Stewart. Nonetheless, they don’t quite match Jim Carrey’s stratified portrayal in Robert Zemeckis’s 3D animated feature, Forest Gump.
Unlike the legendary Mark Hamill (voiced The Joker), he is a talented actor and a voice-over wouldn’t have captured the unique essence of his acting talent. Motion capture is always a challenge, but playing four different characters in a motion-captured film is nothing short of impossible, and as usual, Jim Carrey pulls it off flawlessly without a hint of strain.
11. Bruce Almighty
- Director: Tom Shadyac
- Writer: Steve Koren, Mark O’Keefe
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 42
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Video, Vudu, Netflix
Bruce Almighty is an improvisational performance that made Carrey a household name, even though its performances have some stumbles and Carrey’s performance smells of deja vu.
With his two films criticized for lacking substance in the 21st century as well as this movie, he didn’t benefit, but it broke records at the box office and became the 17th highest-grossing comedy in history. He gives his best to be the miracle with his famous Clint Eastwood impression, as well as the prevalent slapstick tone and several cards of his own on the table. With Carrey and Freeman’s sassiness, the film won a cult following, with Freeman regarded as a deity for his ageless baritone voice and usual poise.
10. The Mask
- Director: Chuck Russell
- Writer: Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 80
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Video, Vudu
This character became a phenomenon only after Carrey portrayed Stanley Ipkiss (alter ego of the mask). The Mask was a megahit in the 90s, netting Carrey $350 million and making him the Midas of Comedies. It was one of the first works to showcase Carrey’s eccentricity and coruscation.
With Kenan Thompson, he starred in The Mask, where he played a bank clerk who transformed into a wisecracking superhero with the help of a magical mask, and Dumb and Dumber, in which he starred with Jeff Daniels as two childish men who came into possession of a suitcase full of money. A collage of facial contortions reminiscent of Robin Williams’ Genie and careful use of tonal variations enhances his impressionistic background.
9. The Cable Guy
- Director: Ben Stiller
- Writer: Lou Holtz Jr.
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann
- IMDb Ratings: 6.1
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 54
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Video, Vudu
Depending on how you look at it, “The Cable Guy” is either a scathing piece of commentary about pop culture oversaturation, stunted social development, or a kind-of bad ’90s comedy that’s only interesting because of its actors. The final decision lies with you.
Carrey’s performance as Chip Douglas created just enough discomfort to convince audiences that he was more than just a slapstick comedian. The Cable Guy turned out to be the best proof of this claim. Throughout the film’s production, the cast and crew are a who’s-who of the last 25 years of comedy, including the legendary producer Judd Apatow, roughly 10 years before his name came to symbolize comedy as a genre.
8. Dumb and Dumber
- Director: Peter Farrelly
- Writer: Peter Farrelly, Bennett Yellin, Bobby Farrelly
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly
- IMDb Ratings: 6.1
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 54
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Video, Vudu
It was a big name that catapulted the Farrelly brothers to their eventual status as the most influential comedy filmmakers of the decade. By partnering together, everyone benefited.
On a budget of $17 million, “Dumb and Dumber” raked in over $127 million, and struck chords with Carrey fans of all ages. Two more years were added to The Cable Guy’s Imperial Phase with “Dumb and Dumber.”
7. Earth Girls Are Easy
- Director: Julien Temple
- Writer: Julie Brown, Charlie Coffey, Terrence E. McNally
- Cast: Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey
- IMDb Ratings: 5.4
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 69
- Streaming Platform: Google Play, Vudu
Geena Davis’ emotionally and the sexually frustrated protagonist is visited by handsome aliens played by Jim Carrey, Jeff Goldblum, and Damon Wayans. Her frustration dissipates quickly. There are some similarities to “Weird Science,” except the gender roles are reversed and all characters are comfortably over the age of consent.
After Carrey’s star status became galactic, the movie enjoyed decent reviews and renewed public interest. Although Goldblum was not involved in the film, it still would have become a part of Goldblum and Davis’ joint filmography.
6. Sonic The Hedgehog
- Director: Jeff Fowler
- Writer: Pat Casey, Josh Miller
- Cast: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey
- IMDb Ratings: 6.5
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 63
- Streaming Platform: Google play
Reviewers gave “Sonic the Hedgehog” a decent rating by Paramount Pictures. It may have been due to low expectations. Video game movies have an appalling track record, even if one ignores the debate over early reactions to his design. “Sonic” is nothing more or less than an uncomplicated, competent watch.
5. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
- Director: Chris Smith
- Writer: –
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Milos Forman
- IMDb Ratings: 7.7
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
In “Jim & Andy”, fictionalized protagonist Jim Carrey, played by non-fictional actor Jim Carrey, is a meta-narrative about the making of “Man On The Moon”, “Jim & Andy” shows the sometimes dangerous, sometimes heartwarming, and always baffling lengths Carrey went to do a good job and make certain that he nailed the part. In the theatrical film released in 1999, Carrey does an incredible Kaufman impersonation, in which he does a fantastic Kaufman impersonation.
4. Peggy Sue Got Married
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Writer: Jerry Leichtling, Arlene Sarner
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller
- IMDb Ratings: 6.4
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Video, Hulu
Despite being associated with none of the big names we mentioned above, this movie has a good reputation among critics. For our purposes, the most important part of the movie is the scene where Jim Carrey sings in an acapella quartet with Nicolas Cage.
There are many projects we would like to see the Cage and Carrey team upon. In any room containing Jim Carrey and Nicolas Cage, physics suggests that reality will collapse at any moment if they spend too much time together. There would be so many memes generated that the internet couldn’t handle them all.
3. The Number 23
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Writer: Fernley Phillips
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman
- IMDb Ratings: 6.4
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 8
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Video, Vudu
There is a book titled ‘The Number 23’ that Walter becomes obsessed with. The book’s chapters become connected to his life.
2. A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Director: Brad Silberling
- Writer: Robert Gordon, Daniel Handler
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 72
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The movie’s critical reception was favorable: Critics identified it as an attempt at imitating Tim Burton that turned out to be better than many Tim Burton films. Carrey’s role in this film alongside Jude Law, Meryl Streep, Timothy Spall, and Jennifer Coolidge was one of the factors behind its success. Emily Browning, who currently appears on the television series American Gods, was also introduced to American audiences through “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
1. Liar Liar
- Director: Tom Shadyac
- Writer: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Amanda Donohoe
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 82
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Video
It’s a brilliant dig at the legal profession we see in ‘Liar Liar’. Even though he loves his son, he always chooses his career over him and makes excuses and false promises to make up for this. Moreover, he even misses his son’s birthday to sleep with his boss to get promoted, and this is precisely where everything goes haywire. As his son drenches him in truth serum, a man who is living by telling lies and altering facts falls apart.
A major hearing that will determine his future is tangled up with this heinous limitation Carrey’s performance is exceptional and nobody else can understand his bellows. He does make a joke out of himself and wins the case, but realizes the consequences of his actions when he describes himself to the accused and finishes the entertaining courtroom drama with a cry of contempt, again demonstrating his smooth mood swings.
