20 Best Kristen Stewart Movies in Honor of her Directorial Debut
From 'Adventureland' to 'Twilight,' Moviefone ranks the best movies of Kristen Stewart's career ahead of her directorial debut, 'The Chronology of Water'.
Kristen Stewart at the 16th Governors Awards in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, November 16, 2025. Credit/Provider: Nick Agro / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
Kristen Stewart is one of the most popular and talented actresses working today!
After appearing in director David Fincher's 'Panic Room', Stewart's breakout performance was as Bella Swan in 'Twilight' and its subsequent sequels. But since then she has appeared in such popular and critically acclaimed films as 'Adventureland', ''The Runaways', 2019's 'Charlie's Angels', 'Love Lies Bleeding' and 'Spencer', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Her latest film, 'The Chronology of Water', which marks Stewart's feature film directorial debut, opens in theaters on January 9th.
In honor of her directorial debut, Moviefone is counting down the top 20 films of Kristen Stewart's impressive acting career.
Let's begin!
Related Article: Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian and Rose Glass Talk 'Love Lies Bleeding'
20. 'Underwater' (2020)
Kristen Stewart in 'Underwater'. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
19. 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' (2010)
Bella (Stewart) once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward (Robert Pattinson) and her friendship with Jacob (Taylor Lautner), knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
18. 'Café Society' (2016)
The story of a young man (Jesse Eisenberg) who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.
14. 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' (2011)
Bella Swan (Stewart) and Edward Cullen's (Robert Pattinson) honeymoon phase is abruptly disrupted by betrayals and unforeseen tragedies that endanger their world.
16. 'American Ultra' (2015)
Mike (Jesse Eisenberg) is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe (Stewart), is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
15. 'Love Me' (2025)
(L to R) Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun in Bleecker Street's 'Love Me'. Credit: Bleecker Street.
In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy (Steven Yeun) and a satellite (Stewart) meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love.
14. 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' (2009)
Forks, Washington resident Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is reeling from the departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and finds comfort in her friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), a werewolf. But before she knows it, she's thrust into a centuries-old conflict, and her desire to be with Edward at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks.
13. 'Happiest Season' (2020)
A young woman's (Mackenzie Davis) plans to propose to her girlfriend (Stewart) while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.
12. 'Snow White and the Huntsman' (2012)
After the Evil Queen (Charlize Theron) marries the King (Noah Huntley), she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White (Stewart), is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality, The Evil Queen needs the heart of Snow White. After Snow escapes the castle, the Queen sends the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to find her in the Dark Forest.
11. 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' (2012)
After the birth of Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy), the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
10. 'Crimes of the Future' (2022)
(L to R) Kristen Stewart and Léa Seydoux in David Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes of the Future.' Photo courtesy of Neon.
With his partner (Léa Seydoux), a celebrity performance artist (Viggo Mortensen) publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator (Stewart) from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed... Their mission — to use the artist's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.
9. 'Into the Wild' (2007)
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
8. 'Still Alice' (2014)
Alice Howland (Julianne Moore), happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.
7. 'Adventureland' (2009)
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate (Jesse Eisenberg) takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
6. 'The Runaways' (2010)
Joan Jett (Stewart) and Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning), two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for the Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengali-like influence of impresario Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), the band becomes a huge success.
5. 'Charlie's Angels' (2019)
(L to R) Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott in 2019's 'Charlie's Angels'. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing.
Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott) is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pushed to an investor before she can do that, Elena turns to the Townsend Agency for help. Now, it's up to the Angels -- Jane (Ella Balinska), Sabina (Stewart), and the newly recruited Elena -- to retrieve Calisto before it can be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction.
4. 'Panic Room' (2002)
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her young daughter Sarah (Stewart) play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham (Forest Whitaker), Raoul (Dwight Yoakam) and Junior (Jared Leto) - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
3. 'Spencer' (2021)
The marriage of Princess Diana (Stewart) and Prince Charles (Jack Farthing) has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen's Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly different. Spencer is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days.
2. 'Love Lies Bleeding' (2024)
Reclusive gym manager Lou (Stewart) falls hard for Jackie (Katy O'Brian), an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
1. 'Twilight' (2008)
(L to R) Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in 'Twilight'. Photo: Summit Entertainment.
When Bella Swan (Stewart) moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.
