2012–present Jennifer Garner

garner @ premiere of butter in 2011

garner played mother first time in 2012, starring opposite joel edgerton in drama odd life of timothy green. received mixed reviews critics , modest commercial success. claudia puig of usa today found convincing warm-hearted, if tense, mom while michael phillips of chicago tribune said brought fervent sincerity , welcome touch of comic eccentricity role. in 2012, garner starred in satirical comedy butter, received mixed feedback critics , poor earnings @ box office. peter debruge of variety praised best bigscreen use of jennifer garner’s comedy gifts since 13 going on 30” while peter travers of rolling stone described best in show  : [she] knows how play comedy of absurd. however, scott bowles of usa today remarked: garner terrific actress, here s asked cackle lines in voice full octave above natural one. in 2012, appeared opposite alfred molina in youtube short serena. in 2012, became spokesperson food company luvo.

garner reunited matthew mcconaughey in 2013 film dallas buyers club, received positive reviews , box office success. peter travers of rolling stone described radiant actress of rare spirit , sensitivity while ann hornaday of washington post remarked: mcconaughey , leto may have showiest roles, garner deserves equal praise sensitive, straightforward performance. betsy sharkey of los angeles times said: garner once again cast quintessentially decent, all-american girl, albeit doctor. question of whether actress has deeper emotional layers bring screen not answered here. david edelstein of new york magazine said: it’s not well-shaped role, i’ve gotten point i’m happy see garner in anything. she’s incapable of phoniness. in 2013, became first celebrity spokesperson of max mara.

in 2014 starred opposite kevin costner in sports drama draft day. mick lasalle of san francisco chronicle remarked: s not of role, s nice in it. perhaps someday give garner chance other nice. garner co-starred steve carell in 2014 disney adaptation of popular children s book alexander , terrible, horrible, no good, bad day. sandie angulo chen of washington post said: garner, has long mastered art of playing harried , overworked moms, pleasantly frazzled. in 2014, garner appeared in men, women & children. christopher orr of atlantic said: garner can snooping mom hell, it’s not much. role caricature of performance in juno, minus ultimate (and essential) redemption. in late 2014, capital 1 signed garner spokeswoman capital 1 venture air miles credit card. in 2015 s danny collins, starring al pacino , annette bening, garner had supporting role wife of bobby cannavale s character. stephanie merry of washington post felt gives movie powerful jolt of emotion.

in 2016, garner appeared in christian drama miracles heaven. ken jaworowski of new york times praised dedicated , heartfelt performance while nigel smith of guardian found subtly wrought work ... tremendously effective in otherwise crassly manipulative film. starred opposite kevin spacey in comedy 9 lives. katie walsh of los angeles times jokingly asked garner send kind of signal if need while peter travers of rolling stone said stranded in nothing role. made uncredited cameo appearance in mother s day.

garner appeared in wakefield, released in may 2017. tribes of palos verdes, filmed in 2016, released in 2017. in 2017 provide voice of mama llama netflix’s new original animated preschool series llama llama while, in 2018, provide voice character in amusement park. in 2017, filmed role in simon vs. homo sapiens agenda. filmed role in friend judy greer s directorial debut happening of monumental proportions, set release in 2017.