For over a decade, Kaitlyn Dever has graced movie and TV screens with many incredible performances, and in turn, she has been a part of many truly groundbreaking projects that have cemented her as an actor to be respected. No matter the role Dever plays, she captures audiences with her girl-next-door energy and ability to play characters that are both young and strong. The actor has a long resume of impressive movies and series to choose from, leading to a great selection of her all-time best projects and performances.

Kaitlyn Dever began her career in 2011 by appearing in the children's movie An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong. That same year, she quickly earned more prominent roles in television series, making herself known to audiences everywhere. Starting in 2013, Dever began to appear in movies, with minor or ing roles in films like The Spectacular Now and Laggies. Six years later, in 2019, Dever finally got the starring role, which brought her mainstream success with Booksmart.

15 Apple Cider Vinegar (2025)

Belle Gibson

Kaitlyn Dever leads the cast of Apple Cider Vinegar​​​​​, a 2025 Netflix drama miniseries inspired by The Woman Who Fooled the World by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano. The story takes place in the early days of social media when Belle Gibson (Dever) works with her friend Milla Blake (Alycia Debnam-Carey from Fear the Walking Dead) to help people "get better" on the Internet. In real life, Gibson is a convicted scammer and pseudoscience advocate who created The Whole Pantry mobile app.

Gibson claimed throughout her time as a guru that she had been diagnosed with various cancer pathologies and was able to manage them with her plan of diet, exercise, and natural remedies. The miniseries plays out her story, from her time starting her media empire to the moment it came crashing down when her deception was revealed.

14 Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

Zoe Murphy

In 2021, Kaitlyn Dever appears as part of the cast of Dear Evan Hansen. The film, based on the theatrical musical of the same name, tells the story of 17-year-old Evan Hansen who lives with mental health issues and whose therapist recommends he writes letters to himself detailing why each day should be a good day. What results is Evan writing a note asking if anyone would miss him if he disappeared. When another student steals the note and then dies by suicide, that student's parents believe the note was a suicide letter and that Evan was his friend.

Dever sang in the songs "Requiem," "You Will Be Found," and "Only Us."

Ben Platt stars as Evan Hansen, while Kaitlyn Dever stars as Zoe Murphy, the sister of the young man who died by suicide. Evan and Zoe begin a romantic relationship later, although that is disrupted when she and her family learn the truth. The movie is a musical, and most of the cast performed the songs. Dever sang in the songs "Requiem," "You Will Be Found," and "Only Us." The soundtrack earned a Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack.

13 The Spectacular Now (2013)

Krystal

Kaitlyn Dever was part of the cast of the 2013 independent coming-of-age drama The Spectacular Now. In this film, Miles Teller stars as Sutter Keely, a charismatic young man who hides the fact that his father is an alcoholic who left his family years before. Shailene Woodley is Aimee Finecky, a young woman who offers to help tutor him after she finds him drunk and ed out in her front yard after his girlfriend (Brie Larson) broke up with him (which he pretends was the biggest hardship in his life).

As for Kaitlyn Dever, she had a smaller role in the film as Krystal, Aimee's sarcastic and bossy friend. She is not a nice person to Aimee and is her only friend, but she seems to at least care about her when she approaches Sutter with a warning about how he treats her. It was a fun early role that allowed fans to get to know the actress better. The Spectacular Now won the Special Jury Award for Acting for Teller and Woodley, and it received two Independent Spirit Award nominations.

12 Outside In (2017)

Hildy Beasley

In 2017, Kaitlyn Dever starred in Outside In, a dream film based on a script co-written by Jay Duplass and Lynn Shelton. While Shelton directs the movie and Duplass stars in it, the cast also includes Edie Falco (The Sopranos), Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation ), and Kaitlyn Dever. Duplass stars as Chris, a man released from prison following 20 years after being convicted of murder. When he begins to show a romantic interest in his former teacher Carol (Falco), who is married, she begins to worry.

Kaitlyn Dever stars as Hildy, Carol's teenage daughter. When Carol begins to question her marriage and wonder if there might be life for her and Chris, things fall apart. Dever is great as Hildy, someone who not only sees Chris as a person but also realizes that her mother is spending more time trying to help convicts get their releases than she does for her own family. Critics highly praised the film, awarding it a 96% fresh approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

11 Ticket To Paradise (2022)

Lily Cotton

Released in 2022 as a starring vehicle for Julia Roberts and George Clooney, the film has the legends playing a divorced couple who hate each other. However, when their recent college graduate daughter Lily tells them she is getting married and moving to Bali to give up the legal career she has been working toward, they have to be on their best behavior when they appear at the wedding in Bali with the foal of breaking up the relationship. The film is a broad comedy based on the chemistry between Roberts and Clooney.

However, Kaitlyn Dever is just as important to the cast as Lily, the daughter willing to give up everything to marry someone she just met. Critics gave the movie mixed reviews, with a 57% Rotten Tomatoes score. The positive reviews praised Clooney and Roberts' on-screen reunion and praised it as a "good time," while it was also nominated for Comedy Movie of 2022 at the People's Choice Awards.

10 Beautiful Boy (2018)

As Lauren

Though many immediately think of Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell when they think about the 2018 film Beautiful Boy, Kaitlyn Dever also made a major appearance in the movie. Beautiful Boy is a biographical drama following the strained relationship between a father and a son when the son begins abusing drugs. It is based on the true stories of David and Nic Sheff.

Though the role is dark, Dever plays it unflinchingly, showing the dark side of the typical sweet girl roles of her youth.

In the film, Dever plays Lauren, a drug addict who helps Nic relapse and steal valuables from his family home. Though the role is dark, Dever plays it unflinchingly, showing the dark side of the typical sweet girl roles of her youth. While the film received mixed reviews, it was a huge hit when it came to awards season, finishing on many critics' best-of lists. Chalamet even received a Golden Globes nomination. While Dever was not in any awards talk, she really showed her depth here.

9 Rosaline (2022)

As Rosaline

While Dever became known for her ing parts, this more recent starring role deserves some spotlight. Released in 2022, Rosaline is a period comedy starring Dever as Rosaline, a character in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" who gets the short end of the stick when her secret romance with Romeo is ruined after he becomes infatuated with her cousin, Juliet. The story is based on the novel When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle.

Although the premise is a slight twist on a familiar story, Dever's performance as the witty and unlucky Rosaline makes this film hard not to love. It is funny, silly, and entertaining overall, proving Dever's mastery of comedy in a leading role. The movie was released on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ internationally. Critics praised the film, awarding it a 75% Rotten Tomatoes score, and it was one of the most-watched streaming films the week of its release.

8 No One Will Save You (2023)

As Brynn Adams

Kaitlyn Dever starred in the sci-fi horror film No One Will Save You in 2023. Dever plays a grieving young woman who finds comfort in her childhood home that is abruptly broken by strange occurrences that hint at extraterrestrial visitors. There is little doubt that Dever strengthens the movie, with a powerful performance that doesn't need much dialogue to remain engaging. There are only a few lines of spoken dialogue throughout the film's running time, with the rest playing out with no one talking.

Aside from the fact that Dever has been heavily praised for her performance in this film, it also stands out because it is one of her first forays into sci-fi. Overall, her success shows she is even more versatile than she seemed. Critics loved the film, awarding it an 81% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score. Deven earned Critics Choice and Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nominations for her performance.

7 Last Man Standing (2011-2021)

As Eve Baxter

It would be wrong to discuss Kaitlyn Dever's best movies and television series without mentioning her longest-running role to date in the Tim Allen sitcom, Last Man Standing. The sitcom follows Mike Baxter, the marketing director of an outdoor sporting goods store, whose life is filled with his wife and three daughters, making him the "last man standing."

Dever plays Mike's youngest daughter, Eve, who is a strong scholar and athlete and is Mike's favorite child. Overall, this role helped make Dever a familiar face for countless television viewers. Dever earned a Young Artist Award nomination in 2012 for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – ing Young Actress. Dever was part of the series' original cast in 2011 and remained for all nine of its seasons until 2021, although she was only a recurring character in the last three.

6 Unbelievable (2019)

As Marie Adler

In more recent years, Kaitlyn Dever has been part of projects with heavy and important stories, as well as star-studded casts. A great example of this is Netflix's miniseries Unbelievable. The show follows a young woman, played by Dever, who reports being raped. However, she takes the claim back after the cops treat her as if she's lying, leading two female detectives (Toni Collette and Merritt Weaver) to investigate the real story.

The miniseries was based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning article called An Unbearable Story of Rape from 2015 and the related book, A False Report. With such relevant subject matter and a true story at its base, Unbelievable quickly became a significant project for Netflix. Kaitlyn Dever was essentially the face of the series' success. Dever was nominated for a Critic's Choice Award and a Golden Globe for the role. The series also received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.