The Best Noah Baumbach Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Noah Baumbach movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Noah Baumbach based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In April 2024 there are 11 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Noah Baumbach In Order of Popularity

  1. Marriage Story
  2. Frances Ha
  3. The Squid and the Whale
  4. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
  5. Mistress America
  6. Kicking and Screaming
  7. While We're Young
  8. Mr. Jealousy
  9. Greenberg
  10. Margot at the Wedding
  11. White Noise

Stream the top 11 Movies directed by Noah Baumbach

1. Marriage Story

Rated: R

7.9/10

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

2. Frances Ha

Rated: R

7.4/10

An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

3. The Squid and the Whale

Rated: R

7.3/10

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

4. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Rated: TV-MA

6.9/10

An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

5. Mistress America

Rated: R

6.7/10

Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes.

6. Kicking and Screaming

Rated: R

6.7/10

After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several friends, all of whom can't quite work up the inertia to escape their university's pull. Nobody wants to make any big decisions that would radically alter his life, yet none of them wants to end up like Chet, the professional student who tends bar and is in his tenth year of university studies.

7. While We're Young

Rated: R

6.3/10

An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.

8. Mr. Jealousy

Rated: R

6.3/10

After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia gets the best of him when he discovers that her most recent ex is successful novelist Dashiell Frank. Lester begins attending the same group therapy sessions as Dashiell to learn about Ramona's past with him.

9. Greenberg

Rated: R

6.1/10

A New Yorker moves to Los Angeles in order to figure out his life while he housesits for his brother, and he soon sparks with his brother's assistant.

10. Margot at the Wedding

Rated: R

6.0/10

Margot Zeller is a short story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline's wedding to unemployed musician/artist/depressive Malcolm at the family seaside home, Margot shows up unexpectedly to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of support. What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family dynamics.

11. White Noise

Rated: M

5.7/10

Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.