Sydney Sweeney is an up-and-coming young actor who has taken the world by storm because of her brilliant talent. The American actress has been acting from a young age and she has been around the industry for a long time. She has been doing small roles in many big movies but got her big break because of shows like Everything Sucks! and Sharp Objects, but her stardom reached a new level after her HBO series Euphoria came out.
Sweeney has also enjoyed a healthy film career and has her own production company, Fifty-Fifty Films which recently produced the psychological horror film Immaculate while she did technically appear in a Marvel film known as Madame Web, let’s ignore that film as best we can. So, if you are also a fan of Sweeney and want to all of her best performances here are the 10 best films and shows she has done and we will be ranking them based on the film or show’s quality and her presence in them.
10. Immaculate (Rent on Prime Video)
Produced by Sweeney’s own production company Fifty-Fifty Films, Immaculate is a psychological horror film directed by Michael Mohan from a screenplay by Andrew Lobel. The 2024 film follows the story of a young American nun who joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. Her new start quickly becomes a nightmare when she learns that her convent is hiding some sinister secrets that lead to a horrific event in her life. Immaculate stars Sweeney in the lead role with Benedetta Porcaroli, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco, and Dora Romano starring in supporting roles.
9. Anyone But You (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Sweeney’s most popular film has to be Anyone But You, the romantic comedy that surprised everyone with its stellar box office performance and maybe single-handedly revived the hope for success of rom-com films in theatrical release. While Anyone But You is ranked pretty low on this list, because it wasn’t a great film by critics’ standards but if you just want to have some fun and look at two gorgeous people who fall in love then this one is perfect for you.
Directed by Will Gluck from a screenplay by Gluck and Ilana Wolpert, the 2023 film is loosely based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and it follows the story of two rivals who once had feelings for each other. Now they meet once again at a wedding in Australia, which forces them to spend some time together and maybe realize that they still have feelings for each other. Anyone But You also stars Glenn Powell, Alexandra Shipp, Dermot Mulroney, Charlee Fraser, Darren Barnet, and Hadley Robinson.
8. Big Time Adolescence (Hulu)
Hulu’s Big Time Adolescence is a great coming-of-age comedy-drama starring Peter Davidson, Griffin Gluck, and Sydney Sweeney. The film follows Mo (Gluck) and Zeke, a confused teenager (Davidson), a college dropout, and Mo’s sister’s ex-boyfriend who has a very negative influence on Mo, but they also have a very strong bond. Sweeney plays the role of Holly, Zeke’s girlfriend who also makes a very strong bond with Mo.
7. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is his love letter to 1969 Hollywood and what a brilliant love letter it is. The film is stacked with one-for-one A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. But the film also stars some of the best up-and-coming actors of the time in small roles such as Austin Butler, Sydney Sweeney, Damon Herriman, Victoria Pedretti, and Maya Hawke.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follows an actor named Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his stunt man Cliff Booth (Pitt) as they go through the highs and lows of working in the industry at the time and the story of the film beautifully and violently intertwines with the story of the real actress Sharon Stone and the Mansion family.
6. Everything Sucks! (Netflix)
While Sweeney had been in the industry for some time now, her breakout role was in Everything Sucks! as Emaline Addario. The Netflix series was a brilliantly funny series that served as a parody of the teen culture throughout the ’90s. The series is set in a town named Boring, Oregon and it follows the A/V Club and the Drama Club students at Boring High School. The students of both clubs are seen as misfits and are largely disconnected from the rest of the students regarding their interests and social circles. While the series was well recieved by the critics and the audience the series was canceled just after one season.
5. The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
The Handmaid’s Tale is one of the darkest dystopian series ever made and it has been finding new and inventive ways to torment its characters for four-season now with the fifth season on the way. Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale is one of the most depressing and interesting dystopian series ever made and it is set in a dystopian world after a Civil War where society makes fertile women live in very harsh conditions and use them to bear babies. The series stars Elizabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella, and Sydney Sweeney for a brief time as Eden.
4. The White Lotus (Max)
HBO’s The White Lotus concluded its first season in 2021, but the great news for fans is that it’s not a limited series anymore because it has been renewed for a third season and turned into an anthology series. One of the main focuses of Mike White‘s HBO series The White Lotus was the portrayal of the people who work in the service industry, and how they have to tolerate anger and insults from the customers as well as the owners.
3. Sharp Objects (Max)
Sharp Objects is an HBO limited series with brilliantly written flawed and messy characters. Camille Preaker is the lead character in the series and she is played by the genius actor Amy Adams. Sharp Objects is based on a novel of the same name by the “Gone Girl” famed author Gillian Flynn. The HBO series follows Camille Preaker, a crime reporter struggling with alcoholism as she returns to her hometown to investigate the murder of two young girls. Camille stays with her critical socialite mother, Adora played by Patricia Clarkson. As the story progresses Camille is forced to face her past and demons. Almost every critic alive praised Sharp Objects’ writing for its brilliant story and characters.
2. Euphoria (Max)
HBO’s Euphoria has been hailed as the ultimate teen series, and rightly so with its perfect fairytale looks and deep and gritty storylines. The series somehow captures the magic and anxiety of being a teenager. With brilliant performances by Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, and everyone in the cast of the series, it was sure to be a hit. Euphoria debuted in 2019 with its first season and since then it has taken the world by storm by garnering millions of fans. Recently the series concluded its second season and has been renewed for its third season.
1. Reality (Max)
Sweeney’s best performance and film has to be HBO’s intense drama film Reality. Based on a play titled Is This A Room by Tina Satter, who also co-wrote and directed the film, the 2023 film follows the true story of a former American intelligence specialist Reality Winner, who was given the longest sentence for leaking classified documents to the press about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. Sweeney stars as the titular character and for much of the screen time, we experience the film through her as Reality contends with her new reality.