Jennifer Lawrence‘s upcoming movie, with a 78% score on Rotten Tomatoes, is her most anticipated film in eight years. Known for effortlessly navigating both blockbuster film franchises and intimate indie dramas, Lawrence first captivated critics as an impoverished teen navigating rural hardship in Winter’s Bone (2010), earning her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

Superstardom came swiftly thereafter as she embodied the shape-shifting mutant Mystique in the X-Men prequel movies (2011–2019) and the fearless crossbow-wielding Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games movies (2012–2015), crowning her the highest-grossing action heroine in history. Amid this fame, she formed a fruitful creative partnership with director David O. Russell for three movies, expanding her range and deepening her critical acclaim.

Lawrence played a troubled widow in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the second-youngest winner ever in that category at the age of 22. She received two more Oscar nominations for playing a mercurial wife in American Hustle (2013) and a resilient inventor in the biopic Joy (2015).

However, a series of mixed-reviewed movies – Pᴀssengers (2016), Red Sparrow (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019) – coupled with media scrutiny of her role choices, led Lawrence to take a small break from acting. She reemerged in unexpected forms – the chaotic satire Don’t Look Up (2021), the quiet grief of Causeway (2022), and the raunchy R-rated comedy No Hard Feelings (2023).

Now, in 2025, she’s receiving renewed critical acclaim for her lead role in the psychological drama, Die My Love.

Die My Love Is Jennifer Lawrence’s Most Exciting Movie Since Mother!

She’s Challenging Herself With Another Transformative Role

Die My Love is Jennifer Lawrence’s most exciting movie since 2017’s Mother!, the last time she truly challenged herself as an actor. Darren Aronofsky’s psychological fever dream pushed her beyond her comfort zone, and even she admitted she didn’t fully understand the movie. Now, with Die My Love, Lawrence is returning to that same kind of risky, Oscar-caliber storytelling.

Lawrence hasn’t had this type of role in years. Red Sparrow, Dark Phoenix, and Don’t Look Up all received mixed reviews, and Causeway was an Apple TV+ original that received little attention. No Hard Feelings, while hilariously raunchy, wasn’t the type of transformative performance from Lawrence to get excited about. Die My Love, on the other hand, is.

Co-written and directed by Lynne Ramsay, Die My Love stars Jennifer Lawrence as a young woman who leaves New York City seeking a quiet life in her husband’s (played by Robert Pattinson) rural hometown in Montana. However, as they settle in and become parents, she starts feeling isolated and mentally strained. Over time, her declining mental health strains their marriage and leads them into unsettling territory.

Die My Love premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival this past May, where critics widely praised Jennifer Lawrence’s performance as raw, fearless, transformative, and a career-best, anchoring the film even when the narrative falters or proves divisive overall. Her portrayal of psychological unraveling and maternal despair was praised as visceral and profoundly committed, earning comparisons to some of her most iconic roles.

With Die My Love, Jennifer Lawrence should remind audiences why she became one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation. It’s the first time since 2017’s Mother! that she has truly challenged herself with a transformative role. It’s the kind of daring and emotionally raw performance that could land Lawrence back in the Oscar race once again.