Movies starring Claire Danes

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Brigsby Bear

An indie film with a lot to say, Brigsby Bear can be accused of a lot of things, but lack of ambition isn’t among them. For his feature debut, Good Neighbor comedy troupe founder and SNL segment director Dave McCary has swung for the fences a...

Run Time: 1:37
U.S. Release Date: 2017-08-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Dave McCary
Cast: Kyle Mooney, Ryan Simpkins, Andy Samberg, ...
Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles is about the theater, or at least the theater as it was in the 1930s. Based on the semi-fictional novel by Robert Kaplow and set in New York City around the time of the opening of the Mercury Theater, the film is rich in period ...

Run Time: 1:54
U.S. Release Date: 2009-11-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, ...
Little Women

"I think the title [of Little Women] has been so off-putting for men over the generations. They feel this is a terribly 'girly' story. But it's actually a wonderful epic tale about family where men's roles are just as important and deeply involve...

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Release Date: 1994-12-21
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: DRAMA/ROMANCE
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Claire Danes, ...
Rainmaker, The

It has been several years since I've read a book by John Grisham (I believe the last one was The Client). After three or four of Grisham's novels, I grew tired of the predictable repetitiveness and contrived suspense of the narratives. As a resul...

Run Time: 2:20
U.S. Release Date: 1997-11-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER/DRAMA
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Damon, Teresa Wright, Dean Stockwell, ...
Princess Mononoke

For many years, Walt Disney and his army of crack artists dominated the world market for feature-length animation, bringing forth unforgettable classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Sleeping Beauty, and Pinocchio. Even today, many North ...

Run Time: 2:13
U.S. Release Date: 1999-10-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: (voices) Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, ...
Evening

Evening, based on the 1998 bestseller by Susan Minot, is an example of a well-told familiar story. There are no surprises during the course of the film, which transpires across two time frames (1954 and 1998), but the strength of the screenplay an...

Run Time: 1:58
U.S. Release Date: 2007-06-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Lajos Koltai
Cast: Claire Danes, Meryl Streep, Eileen Atkins, ...
Stardust

Stardust, based on the acclaimed illustrated novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, takes viewers to the mystical land of Stormhold, where stars walk, ships fly, and magic is real. A fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, Stardust leavens...

Run Time: 2:02
U.S. Release Date: 2007-08-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: FANTASY
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Robert De Niro, ...
Shopgirl

Shopgirl, directed by Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie) from a screenplay by Steve Martin (adapting his novella), ventures into Lost in Translation territory. Although the relationships in this film are overtly romantic and sexual (as opposed to wha...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: 2005-10-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Anand Tucker
Cast: Claire Danes, Steve Martin, Jason Schwartzman, ...
Family Stone, The

It's a tough thing for a dysfunctional-family-at-Christmas movie to avoid doses of melodrama, and it's fair to say that The Family Stone contains its share. But the nice thing about the movie is that it avoids overt manipulation. There's some - i...

Run Time: 1:42
U.S. Release Date: 2005-12-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Thomas Bezucha
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Elizabeth Reaser, Tyrone Giordano, ...
Romeo + Juliet

In Looking for Richard, actor/director Al Pacino expresses his great hope for his film -- to extend his enthusiasm for the Bard's plays to a broader audience. In a very different way, that's what Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom) is attempting to d...

Run Time: 2:00
U.S. Release Date: 1996-11-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, ...