The 10 Most Underrated Jeremy Strong Movies, Ranked (from Least to Most Underrated)

Jeremy Strong has built a reputation on stage and screen for disappearing into roles across historical dramas, true-crime stories, and sharp contemporary fiction. While many viewers know him from premium television, his filmography stretches across major studio releases and acclaimed independents, often in pivotal supporting parts that connect the narrative to real events or ground larger ensembles.

This list spotlights ten feature films featuring Strong and presents them as a countdown from ten to one. Each entry notes core production details—directors, key collaborators, roles, and context—so you can quickly place the film in its industry moment and see where it fits within Strong’s wider body of work.

‘Parkland’ (2013)

Written and directed by Peter Landesman and produced by Playtone, ‘Parkland’ dramatizes the immediate aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy through intersecting perspectives at Parkland Memorial Hospital, the Secret Service, and the FBI. The ensemble includes Zac Efron, Paul Giamatti, Marcia Gay Harden, Billy Bob Thornton, and Jacki Weaver, with principal photography taking place in Texas to recreate Dallas-area locations and procedures from November 1963.

Jeremy Strong portrays Lee Harvey Oswald, appearing in sequences that intersect with the Dallas Police Department and the chaotic familial and media response that followed the shooting. The film integrates archival methods such as re-creations of Super 8 material and period-accurate news coverage, tying Strong’s scenes to contemporaneous records of Oswald’s capture and transfer.

‘Time Out of Mind’ (2014)

Directed by Oren Moverman, ‘Time Out of Mind’ follows a man navigating homelessness in New York City, using long takes, natural sound, and hidden-camera techniques with production supported by New York City agencies to film in active public spaces. Richard Gere leads the cast, with Ben Vereen and Jena Malone in key roles, and the movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before a limited theatrical rollout.

Jeremy Strong appears as a case-worker contact who intersects with Gere’s character during attempts to access services, contributing to the film’s procedural depiction of shelters, intake centers, and identification requirements. The production employed real locations such as Bellevue, incorporating policy details about documentation and housing eligibility, which structure the scenes Strong participates in.

‘Armageddon Time’ (2022)

Written and directed by James Gray and produced by Focus Features, ‘Armageddon Time’ is a semi-autobiographical drama set in Queens, New York, during the early 1980s, charting family dynamics across public and private school settings. The film features Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, and Banks Repeta, and it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival before its North American release.

Jeremy Strong plays Irving Graff, the father of the central family, appearing in scenes that detail household finances, school transfers, and disciplinary expectations that frame the story’s transitions between institutions. The production recreates period-specific neighborhoods, classrooms, and transit, situating Strong’s character within the economic and social structures that drive the plot’s choices.

‘Lincoln’ (2012)

Directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner, ‘Lincoln’ adapts portions of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s work on the final months of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, focusing on legislative strategy around the Thirteenth Amendment. The production, scored by John Williams and shot primarily in Virginia, features Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, and David Strathairn.

Jeremy Strong portrays John G. Nicolay, the president’s private secretary, appearing in White House and War Department sequences that illustrate administrative routines, correspondence, and vote-counting logistics. His scenes help map the flow of information among cabinet members and congressional allies, showing how the executive office coordinated floor strategy and messaging during the amendment’s passage.

‘Zero Dark Thirty’ (2012)

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal, ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ charts the decade-long intelligence and military efforts leading to the operation against Osama bin Laden. The production filmed across multiple countries to stage compound re-creations and interagency briefings, with Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, and Mark Strong in principal roles.

Jeremy Strong appears as a CIA analyst involved in the analytical chain that connects field reports to target-development decisions, participating in scenes that depict interoffice debates, detainee intelligence, and operational tasking. The movie reconstructs timelines using composite characters and redacted procedures, placing Strong’s character within documented workflows that preceded the Abbottabad raid.

‘Molly’s Game’ (2017)

Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin from Molly Bloom’s memoir, ‘Molly’s Game’ follows the organization of high-stakes poker events and subsequent legal proceedings handled by federal authorities. The film stars Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba, with production designing private-game environments, discovery processes, and courtroom timelines to mirror the book’s documented events.

Jeremy Strong plays Dean Keith, a boss who introduces Bloom to the infrastructure behind the early poker circuits, linking business logistics to venue arrangements and participant management. His scenes cover compliance risks, payment flows, and the escalation from informal operations to activities that attract prosecutorial scrutiny, grounding the story’s transition from hospitality to legal exposure.

‘Selma’ (2014)

Directed by Ava DuVernay and produced by Plan B, ‘Selma’ covers the 1965 voting-rights campaign in Alabama, including the marches from Selma to Montgomery and the coordination among activists, clergy, and federal authorities. The cast includes David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, and Common, with period production design reconstructing Edmund Pettus Bridge events and church-based organizing.

Jeremy Strong portrays Reverend James Reeb, a Unitarian Universalist minister whose attack in Selma became a national focus point for legislative action. His portrayal is positioned within meeting halls, street demonstrations, and hospital settings, aligning Reeb’s documented timeline with the film’s depiction of coalition-building, media coverage, and the federal response that followed.

‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ (2020)

Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ dramatizes the federal prosecution of anti-war organizers after the 1968 Democratic National Convention, filmed in New Jersey and Illinois with courtroom sets built to match historical photographs. The ensemble features Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Rylance, and Frank Langella.

Jeremy Strong plays Jerry Rubin, co-founder of the Youth International Party, appearing in sequences that reconstruct testimony, pre-trial strategy, and courtroom disruptions based on transcripts and contemporaneous reporting. Production integrated archival audio-visual elements and recreated street-protest coordination, situating Rubin within the organizational relationships and evidentiary debates at the center of the case.

‘The Gentlemen’ (2019)

Written and directed by Guy Ritchie, ‘The Gentlemen’ is a crime film set in London’s cannabis market, using interlocking flashbacks to track leverage, distribution networks, and asset sales. The cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Henry Golding, and Hugh Grant, with production emphasizing location work across estates, garages, and editorial offices.

Jeremy Strong portrays Matthew Berger, a rival businessman whose meetings and offers structure negotiations over valuation and control of the enterprise at stake. His scenes cover acquisition tactics, due-diligence maneuvers, and confidentiality issues, aligning with the film’s focus on contracts, surveillance, and reputational bargaining across competing buyers and intermediaries.

‘The Big Short’ (2015)

Directed by Adam McKay and adapted from Michael Lewis’s nonfiction book, ‘The Big Short’ explains the mid-2000s housing market and the proliferation of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. The production uses fourth-wall cutaways and annotated vignettes to unpack financial instruments, with Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt leading the ensemble.

Jeremy Strong plays Vinny Daniel, part of the FrontPoint Partners team that conducts field research into lending standards, bond tranches, and counterparty risk across banks and brokerages. The film stages conference calls, rating-agency meetings, and swap-execution steps, and it follows trade settlement and mark-to-market fluctuations through the period when the indices and underlying loans begin to deteriorate.

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