Wednesday to Scream: The 15 Best Jenna Ortega Movies and TV Shows and Where to Stream Them

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Jess Bacon

Jess Bacon

JustWatch Editor

Jenna Ortega sky-rocketed from a young star to a mainstream phenomena after her mesmerising performance as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s smash-hit tv series, Wednesday. With a host of live action and animation projects under her belt, read on to discover the 15 best Jenna Ortega movies and TV shows and where to stream them.

The American actress started out as a child star in comedy-drama series such as playing young Jane in Stuck in the Middle.

From her early memorable roles, Jenna Ortega went onto star in a host of Netflix projects such as the hit thriller series, Yes Day, before she landed the titular role in Wednesday in 2022.

Directed by Tim Burton, the horror comedy spin-off from The Addams Family went onto become the most-watched series on the streaming platform of all-time, suring Stranger Things. To date, it’s been viewed for over 1.7 billion hours and earned Ortega nominations at the Golden Globes and Emmys for Best Actress and Best Series.

Alongside this, Jenna Ortega is a certified slasher queen, after appearing in the long-running slasher franchise X. As the fifth instalment in the Scream series, the film is set 25 years after the original Woodsboro murders from the 1996 cult classic Scream, when a group of teenagers are targeted by Ghostface and it all links back to those original murders.

Featuring Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jack Quaid and Courteney Cox, the nostalgic film grossed $138.9 million on a $24 million budget, while its sequel, Scream VI exceeded that to take $169 million on a $33 million budget.

Though Ortega has thrived in cult horror franchises and even leaned into this casting in Sabrina Carpenter’s viral music video, Taste, she’s also shown the breadth of her talent across a host of genres.

Recently, Jenna Ortega starred alongside Martin Freeman in the erotic thriller, original 1988 Tim Burton movie, which was a critical and commercial success and went onto become an animated series and a stage musical.

Where to watch the best Jenna Ortega movies and shows online

With so many movies and TV shows within Ortega’s roster, here are the 15 best Jenna Ortega performances in movies and TV shows.

  1. Wednesday

    Wednesday

    2022

    # 1

    Wednesday Addams is sent to Nevermore Academy, a bizarre boarding school where she attempts to master her psychic powers, stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens, and solve the supernatural mystery that affected her family 25 years ago — all while navigating her new relationships.

  2. Scream VI

    Scream VI

    2023

    # 2

    A new killer follows survivors of the Ghostface murders to New York City.

  3. Scream

    Scream

    2022

    # 3

    Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

  4. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    # 4

    After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

  5. Jane the Virgin

    Jane the Virgin

    2014

    # 5

    A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child. Based on the telenovela "Juana la virgen."

  6. Insidious: Chapter 2

    Insidious: Chapter 2

    2013

    # 6

    The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

  7. Studio 666

    Studio 666

    2022

    # 7

    Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album.

  8. X

    X

    2022

    # 8

    In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in a rural Texas farm, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the crew find themselves fighting for their lives.

  9. YES DAY

    YES DAY

    2021

    # 9

    A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure.

  10. You

    You

    2018

    # 10

    A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.

  11. The Fallout

    The Fallout

    2021

    # 11

    In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.

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  12. Miller's Girl

    Miller's Girl

    2024

    # 12

    A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.

  13. Stuck in the Middle

    Stuck in the Middle

    2016

    # 13

    Harley is an engineering whiz who uses her inventions to navigate life as the middle child in a large family of seven kids.

  14. Richie Rich

    Richie Rich

    2015

    # 14

    Richie Rich is a boy who turned vegetables into a clean energy source. As a result, Rich now has over a trillion dollars. Rich lives with his family in a mansion filled with toys, contraptions, and his best friends Darcy and Murray are always by his side, along with Irona, Richie's robot maid, his dad Cliff, who loves naps and is a bit dense, and his jealous sister Harper. Also, Darcy loves spending money and Murray doesn't want anything out of budget.

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  15. 2015

    # 15

    Jane Taylor, a librarian, has lost her job. Depressed and suicidal, she decides to take a final wonderful trip to Costa Rica before swallowing a bottle of pills. Once there, she meets a younger man, Juan, a vibrant tour guide who takes her on an unexpected journey filled with adventure and romance.

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