Dakota Fanning
Actor
- I Am Sam (2002)
- Dir. Jesse Nelson
Feat. Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest…
- High–calibre acting from Sean Penn, as a retarded man fighting to retain custody of his 8–year old daughter, distinguishes this intense…
- Uptown Girls (2003)
- Dir. Boaz Yakin
Feat. Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear
- Effectively fluffy comedy of teenage bad manners and pre–pubescent precociousness has Brittany Murphy playing an airhead pop–star who…
- Man on Fire (2004)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell…
- A hard–eyed revenge thriller which sees an alcoholic bodyguard (Washington) losing a 11–yr old girl he's assigned to protect in Mexico…
- Hide and Seek (2004)
- Dir. John Polson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen…
- Bogeyman horror which has psychologist De Niro withdrawing to a lakeside mansion for some quiet time with his daughter, recently traumatized by her…
- War of the Worlds (2005)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto…
- Dynamic and intense re–imagining of H.G. Wells sci–fi staple (for its first half at least), in which hostile aliens invade Earth in…
- Dreamer (2005)
- Dir. John Gatins
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson…
- Good, old–fashioned family fare in which Russell plays an ace horse trainer who rescues an injured filly on behalf of his young daughter…
- Nine Lives (2005)
- Dir. Rodrigo Garcia
Feat. Robin Wright, Holly Hunter, Sissy Spacek…
- Soulful ensemble drama delving into the lives of nine women, portrayed by nine top–notch actresses gifted a single vignette each to portray the…
- Charlotte's Web (2006)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Dakota Fanning
- Live–action adaptation of the children's classic, here with ubiquitous child star Dakota Fanning as animal whisperer Fern, and a barnyard of…
- Secret Life Of Bees, The (2008)
- Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson…
- Honey–soaked drama set in the South during the Civil Rights era follows 14 year old Lily Owens (Fanning), and her relationship with a group of…
- Winged Creatures (Fragments) (2008)
- Dir. Rowan Woods
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce…
- A tired formula is tackled admirably by Australian dir. Rowan Woods in this high–strung melodrama, revolving around half–a–dozen…
- Coraline (2009)
- Dir. Henry Selick
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders…
- The prodigious talents of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and animator Henry Selick combine for this wonderful – though admittedly creepy –…
- Push (2009)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Camilla Belle, Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning…
- Four telekinetic outcasts band together to expose a government conspiracy in this familiar, if crispy executed sci–fi thriller.
Derives…
- Twilight: New Moon (2009)
- Dir. Chris Weitz
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson…
- Succulent second helping of the Stephanie Meyer vampire saga finds pasty Edward no longer able to protect his beloved Bella, fleeing the country and…
- Twilight: Eclipse (2010)
- Dir. David Slade
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner…
- Torrid third installment in the saga has Bella forced to choose between Edward and Jacob as a series of mysterious killings grip Seattle.
- Runaways, The (2010)
- Dir. Floria Sigismondi
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon…
- A high–strung, hell–for–leather rock movie based on the short–lived exploits of pioneering girl band The Runaways and their…
- Now is Good (2012)
- Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine, Paddy Considine…
- Dakota Fanning plays a terminally ill teen determined to, among other bucket list necessities, lose her virginity before dying.
A big, damp weepie…
- Motel Life, The (2012)
- Dir. Gabe Polsky, Alan Polsky
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, Dakota Fanning…
- Two brothers hit the road after becoming involved in a fatal hit–and–run accident. Evocatively set between Reno and the Sierra Nevadas,…
- Very Good Girls (2013)
- Dir. Naomi Foner
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Ellen Barkin…
- Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen play best friends determined to lose their virginity over one long hot summer. A pseudo–serious treatment of…
- Night Moves (2013)
- Dir. Kelly Reichardt
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam, in this thriller told in the…
- Last of Robin Hood, The (2013)
- Dir. Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Feat. Kevin Kline, Dakota Fanning, Susan Sarandon…
- Biopic of the forgotten teen starlet Beverly Aadland and her relationship with Errol Flynn during his last days.
- Effie Gray (2014)
- Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Greg Wise, Tom Sturridge…
- Written by Emma Thompson, this highly respectable period drama looks at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin, his…
- Brimstone (2016)
- Dir. Martin Koolhoven
Feat. Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Carice Van Houten…
- Terrifying western–horror set in a frontier town and following a mute midwife who is terrorised by a malevolent reverend.
- American Pastoral (2016)
- Dir. Ewan McGregor
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning
- Based on the novel by Philip Roth, Ewan McGregor directs and stars as an all–American college star who marries a beauty queen only to see their…
- Please Stand By (2017)
- Dir. Ben Lewin
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette, Alice Eve
- Endearing coming–of–age comedy following a brilliant autistic woman who escapes her care home and embarks on a road trip to deliver her…
- Alienist, The (TV Mini-series) (2018)
- Feat. Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning…
- Crime drama series that assembles an ad hoc team in mid–1890s New York to investigate a serial killer who is murdering street children. The…
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood) (2019)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie…
- Sprawling love–letter to the final years of Hollywood's golden age, following a faded television actor and his stunt double as they face the…