Anna Kendrick’s 10 best and 10 worst movies, according to critics

Rotten Tomatoes score: 45%

Kendrick stars as Martha, who becomes romantically involved with “Mr. Right,” played by Sam Rockwell, a former CIA agent who now poses as a hit-man … only to take out the people who hire him.

“Rockwell and Kendrick are great together, but the movie never quite marries the cute romance and the bloody killings. Most of the time the two leads appear to be on their own in a completely separate movie,” wrote the Toronto Sun’s Liz Braun.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 28%

The Barden Bellas reunite one final time for a USO tour since they’ve all graduated college and are hating their careers. Each faces their own struggles: Beca and her talent which could take her away from the Bellas, Fat Amy’s estranged relationship with her crime-lord father, and Chloe’s blossoming relationship with one of their guides on the tour, a soldier named Chicago.

“As a whole, ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ feels like an encore nobody asked for,” Richard Roeper summarized for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 26%

Kendrick plays Eloise, a wedding guest who was recently dumped by the best man via text after two years of dating. When she shows up, she’s been moved to Table 19, a group of people who are only vaguely acquainted with the couple. The table bonds and hijinks ensue.

Time Out’s Cath Clarke wrote, “The gags ought to have been put out of their misery and there’s a deeply uncool unfeminist message.”

Rotten Tomatoes score: 24%

After the rapture occurs and leaves behind all the “bad” people like Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (John Francis Daley), an evil politician called the Beast, played by Craig Robinson, takes over the world. Lindsey and Ben try to stop him.

“‘Rapture-Palooza’ is a prime example of a movie that has great concept, but that struggles to stretch said concept into a feature-length motion picture,” wrote The Last Thing I See’s Brian McKnight.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 18%

The film follows Marc Pease (Jason Schwartzman), a man in his mid-20s who is still traumatized by an incident of stage fright from high school, so he’s never progressed past it. He is dating a high school senior, Meg (Kendrick). Ben Stiller stars as a teacher also involved with Meg.

“It’s badly written and inertly directed, with actors who don’t have a clue what drives their characters,” wrote Roger Ebert for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Kendrick has appeared in some cult classics.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%

Ginny (Kendrick) recruits Hal (Reece Thompson), her fellow student, to join her as part of her debate pair; though Hal has a debilitating stutter. They bond, and Hal gains confidence as a result of his debate experience.

Debbie Lynn Elias of Behind the Lens wrote, “Humor, compassion, tenderness, forgiveness and friendship. The trials and tribulations of youth and of life told with heartfelt emotion and some well executed deadpan comedy. A little off-beat and a lot of fun.”

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%

Kendrick stars as the titular Alice in “Alice, Darling” as a young woman who is in an abusive relationship. When she goes on a weekend trip with her two best friends, it becomes harder to hide the true nature of her relationship from them.

“It’s a believable portrayal of the impact of gaslighting and brainwashing: Alice’s conviction that she’s at fault will resonate with many audiences,” wrote Time Out’s Anna Smith.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

The film centers on the friendship between Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Peña), who are partners in the LAPD. It follows their interactions with a drug cartel, gangs, and corruption. Kendrick plays Janet, Brian’s girlfriend and eventual wife.

“[Director David] Ayer and his cast appear to have so convincingly nailed the way these characters talk and act that you might not even notice the film slipping from workaday grit into out-and-out myth,” wrote Bilge Ebiri of Vulture.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

Danny, played by George Clooney, is a human-resources consultant who travels from company to company helping with “termination assistance.” He travels almost constantly; his main goal throughout the film is to earn 10 million frequent flyer miles.

Kendrick plays Natalie, who comes to the consulting firm to advocate for turning firing into a video conference call, instead of an in-person meeting. Danny convinces Natalie to travel with him as he performs his job to save the traveling aspect of his career, and the two bond.

To date, this is Kendrick’s lone Oscar nomination.

Micheal Compton of the Bowling Green Daily News wrote, “Jason Reitman raises the bar with a beautifully crafted film that is smart, topical, funny and just a little bittersweet. It’s a perfect mix for a film that proves to be the very best of 2009.”

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%

In “50/50,” Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogen co-star as best friends Adam and Kyle. Adam finds out he has a form of bone cancer that has a 50/50 rate of survival, and the story follows Adam’s journey through chemo, a support group, and therapy, which involves his therapist, Katherine (Kendrick).

“Director Jonathan Levine manages to treat cancer with the respect it deserves whilst also showing the remarkable ability of humans to find laughter in the most heinous of circumstances,” wrote The List’s Kaleem Aftab.