Maika Monroe

May 29, 1993 (age 33) Santa Barbara, California, USA

Maika Monroe (born Dillon Monroe Buckley; born May 29, 1993) is an American actress. She made her film debut with the drama At Any Price (2012) and led the thriller film The Guest and the horror film It Follows (both 2014), which established her as a scream queen. She starred in the thrillers Greta (2018) and Watcher (2022), as well as the horror film Longlegs (2024). In addition to her horror and thriller roles, Monroe appears in the action film Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), the neo-noir Hot Summer Nights (2017), the black comedy Villains (2019), and the action film God Is a Bullet (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Maika Monroe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Her titles like It Follows, Independence Day: Resurgence, and Longlegs - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/34

Weighted avg: 5.72 /10

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It Follows

2015February 2015 by David Robert Mitchell

Lead role as Jay Height

Lead role as Jay Height

6.13 Good--
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Independence Day: Resurgence

2016June 2016 by Roland Emmerich

Supporting as Patricia Whitmore

Supporting as Patricia Whitmore

4.84 Mediocre++
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Longlegs

2024July 2024 by Osgood Perkins

Lead role as Agent Lee Harker

Lead role as Agent Lee Harker

6.05 Okay++
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The 5th Wave

2016January 2016 by J Blakeson

Supporting as Ringer

Supporting as Ringer

5.44 Okay-
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5

The Guest

2014September 2014 by Adam Wingard

Starring as Anna Peterson

Starring as Anna Peterson

6.17 Good--
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6

Tau

2018June 2018 by Federico D'Alessandro

Lead role as Julia

Lead role as Julia

5.69 Okay+
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Watcher

2022June 2022 by Chloe Okuno

Lead role as Julia

Lead role as Julia

6.03 Okay++
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Greta

2019February 2019 by Neil Jordan

Starring as Erica Penn

Starring as Erica Penn

6.10 Okay++
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Hot Summer Nights

2018July 2018 by Elijah Bynum

Starring as McKayla Strawberry

Starring as McKayla Strawberry

6.14 Good--
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Labor Day

2013December 2013 by Jason Reitman

Supporting as Mandy

Supporting as Mandy

6.67 Good
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11

Significant Other

2022October 2022 by Robert Olsen

Lead role as Ruth

Lead role as Ruth

5.64 Okay
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12

Reminders of Him

2026March 2026 by Vanessa Caswill

Lead role as Kenna Rowan

Lead role as Kenna Rowan

7.15 Good++
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Villains

2019September 2019 by Robert Olsen

Starring as Jules

Starring as Jules

5.78 Okay+
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017September 2017 by Peter Landesman

Starring as Joan Felt

Starring as Joan Felt

5.73 Okay+
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Bokeh

2017March 2017 by Geoffrey Orthwein

Lead role as Jenai

Lead role as Jenai

5.04 Okay--
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Honey Boy

2019November 2019 by Alma Har'el

Supporting as Sandra

Supporting as Sandra

6.58 Good
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

2025October 2025 by Michelle Garza Cervera

Lead role as Polly Murphy

Lead role as Polly Murphy

5.38 Okay-
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God Is a Bullet

2023June 2023 by Nick Cassavetes

Starring as Case Hardin

Starring as Case Hardin

5.70 Okay+
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Flashback

2021June 2021 by Christopher MacBride

Supporting as Cindy Williams

Supporting as Cindy Williams

5.51 Okay
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At Any Price

2012August 2012 by Ramin Bahrani

Supporting as Cadence Farrow

Supporting as Cadence Farrow

5.06 Okay--
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Brothers by Blood

2021January 2021 by Jérémie Guez

Starring as Grace

Starring as Grace

5.37 Okay-
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The Tribes of Palos Verdes

2017December 2017 by Brendan Malloy

Lead role as Medina

Lead role as Medina

5.31 Okay-
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The Stranger

2020 by Veena Sud

Lead role as Clare

Lead role as Clare

5.70 Okay+
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After Everything

2018October 2018 by Hannah Marks

Starring as Mia

Starring as Mia

6.01 Okay++
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In Cold Light

2026January 2026 by Maxime Giroux

Lead role as Ava

Lead role as Ava

5.79 Okay+
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I'm Not Here

2017November 2017 by Michelle Schumacher

Starring as Karen

Starring as Karen

5.57 Okay
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How to Be Alone

2019March 2019 by Kate Trefry

Lead role as Lucy

Lead role as Lucy

5.87 Okay+
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The Scent of Rain & Lightning

2018February 2018 by Blake Robbins

Lead role as Jody Linder

Lead role as Jody Linder

5.34 Okay-
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Flying Monkeys

2013March 2013 by Robert Grasmere

Starring as Joan

Starring as Joan

5.49 Okay
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Echoes of War

2015May 2015 by Kane Senes

Supporting as Abigail Riley

Supporting as Abigail Riley

5.79 Okay+
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100 Nights of Hero

2025December 2025 by Julia Jackman

Starring as Cherry

Starring as Cherry

5.87 Okay+
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Evil Has Always Had a Name

2026February 2026 by Rich Lee

Lead role as Jay (uncredited)

Lead role as Jay (uncredited)

Needs more reviews
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Bad Blood... the Hunger

2012October 2012 by Conrad Janis

Minor role as Maika Lathrop

Minor role as Maika Lathrop

Needs more reviews
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Place to Be

2026September 2026 by Kornél Mundruczó

Supporting as Heidi

Supporting as Heidi

Needs more reviews