Zoey Deutch Ranked

Welcome to "Ranked', a weekly series where I rank a franchise or filmography from worst to best and hand out assorted related superlatives. This week, I'm profiling the work of Zoey Deutch-whose latest projects "Anniversary" and "Nouvelle Vague" are in theaters now ("Nouvelle Vague" will also be available to stream on Netflix starting on November 14th).  

Zoey Deutch's Filmography Ranked:

15.Flower (C)

14.Before I Fall (B-)

13.Good Kids (B-)

12.Something from Tiffany's (B-)

11.Why Him? (B-)

10.Buffaloed (B)

9.Dirty Grandpa (B)

8.Everybody Wants Some!! (B)

7.The Outfit (B)

6.Set It Up (B)

5.Not Okay (B)

4.Juror #2 (B)

3.The Threesome (B+)

2.The Disaster Artist (A-)

1.Zombieland: Double Tap (A)

Top Dog: Zombieland : Double Tap (2019)

Getting the band back together after 10 years proved to be a great move as Zombieland: Double Tap manages to rival the quality of its predecessor against all odds. Jessie Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin effortlessly slip back into the makeshift family dynamic that made the first one so special, the new cast members (Rosario Dawson, Avan Jogia, Deutch) all kill their respective roles, and Ruben Fleischer turns back the clock to direct with a level of energy that he hadn't shown since 2009. Falling Stone's suggestion of making a new Zombieland every 10 years wouldn't be a bad idea at all.   

Bottom Feeder: Flower (2017)

Despite Deutch bringing her reliable charisma and comedy chops to the title role, Flower is too morally questionable to deliver on its bizarre late pivot from dark comedy to pseudo-sweet coming-of-age romance.  

Most Underrated: The Threesome (2025)

Thanks to some sharp writing and lead performances from Jonah Hauer-King, Ruby Cruz and Deutch, The Threesome is able to take a really absurd sex comedy plot (a man gets both women he had a threesome with pregnant) and turn it into a really grounded, earnest story of three people trying to navigate the many challenges of their new shared reality. When this not even two-month-old indie romantic dramedy shows up on streaming sometime early next year, please check it out.   

Most Overrated: Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

This is a tad unfair as Everybody Wants Some!! has kind of disappeared into the vastness of Richard Linklater's filmography at this point, I just never felt that it lived up to its reputation of being an excellent 80's-set hangout movie that rivals Linklater's best works. Honestly, the only enduring memory I have of it is that it marked the first time that Glen Powell and Deutch landed on my radar as they stole the whole damn movie with their key supporting roles as the hard-partying teammate and free-spirited love interest of the college baseball player protagonist (Blake Jenner) respectively. Perhaps a rewatch would allow me to appreciate more about it than the two shining stars that headlined its supporting cast.