Movies starring Chris Cooper
New York, I Love You is the second in a planned five-film series of anthologies that explores different meanings of love. The first movie, Paris, I Love You, was released in 2007. There are also projected excursions to Jerusalem, Rio, and Shangha...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-10-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Jiang Wen, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner, Randall Balsmeyer
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Andy Garcia, Christina Ricci, ...
There are a number of ways one can categorize October Sky. My preference is to call it Varsity Blues for those who don't like athletics. And, while such a facile description threatens to reduce this movie to a plateau far below its worth, it ...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-02-19
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, ...
Spoiler Alert: This movie contains spoilers about the time frame during which the movie's ending transpires. One suspects Remember Me would earn the official Nicholas Sparks Seal of Approval, if there was such a thing. This movie is the kind of...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-03-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANCE/DRAMA
Director: Allen Coulter
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper, ...
Seabiscuit is the great hope of the adult movie-going audience: a summer motion picture that is not designed to appeal to teenage boys. Ordinarily, one might think it would be a risk on Universal's part to release the movie in late July, but the a...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-07-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Tobey Maguire, ...
John Sayles has always made political films; they are his bread-and-butter. Yet none, not even Matewan or City of Hope, has been more openly partisan than Silver City, which rips into the anti-environmental policies of the current administration, ...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-09-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Danny Huston, James Gammon, Sal Lopez, ...
You may have to look long and hard to find a 2005 movie with as cynical an outlook on global politics as Syriana. Sadly, this is a situation when the cynicism is understandable. In addition to painting a bleak picture, Syriana makes no concessions...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-11-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Cast: George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright, Matt Damon, ...
In some ways, The Town can be considered a throwback, at least insomuch as any movie reflecting the approach of '80s and '90s cop dramas can be tagged with such a label. With a crisp, clear style and a focus on character, director Ben Affleck is a...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-09-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity,Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Slaine, ...
Where the Wild Things Are may be the first family film in recent memory to rely not on narrative or character development but on ideas and the director's vision. The result is an involving experience for all but the most fidgety children and an op...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-10-16
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Spike Jonze
Cast: Max Records, Catherine Keener; voices: James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, ...