Paul Dano
Actor
L.I.E. (2001)
- Dir. Michael Cuesta
Feat. Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Billy Kay…
- Unsettling coming of age drama with Paul Dano as a troubled and lonely young man who after the death of his mother befriends paedophile Brian…
Ballad of Jack and Rose, The (2005)
- Dir. Rebecca Miller
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener…
- Affecting coming–of–age melodrama from the dir. of PERSONAL VELOCITY about father Daniel Day–Lewis and daughter Camille Belle who…
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette…
- The little film that could, this endearing, whole–hearted indie underdog shunts a screwball family on an eventful roadtrip across America, lead…
There Will Be Blood (2007)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor…
- Rising to the challenge, overachiever Paul Thomas Anderson delivers some formidable filmmaking to match his grim, egocentric tale of burning…
Weapons (2007)
- Dir. Adam Bhala Lough
Feat. Nick Cannon, Paul Dano, Mark Webber…
- Nihilistic thriller revolves around the intersecting lives of gun–toting teenagers and the circumstances surrounding a murder filled…
Gigantic (2008)
- Dir. Matt Aselton
Feat. Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner…
- Whimsical, self–conscious indie comedy about a mattress salesman (Paul Dano) whose plan to adopt a baby from China is interrupted when a women…
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
- Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini…
- Expanding on the simple text of Maurice Sendak's modern children's classic, this glorious, visionary adaptation from director Spike Jonze and writer…
Knight and Day (2010)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Brassy secret agent vehicle finds Tom Cruise on the lam from hired killers with Cameron Diaz in tow.
Extra Man, The (2010)
- Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes…
- Kooky comedy with Kline as an aging gigolo – specialising in wealthy older woman – who takes an aspiring, sexless playwright under his…
Meek's Cutoff (2010)
- Dir. Kelly Reichardt
Feat. Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton…
- Another small scale triumph from dir. Kelly Reichardt, here miniaturizing the experience of early American settlers making the treacherous journey…
Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde…
- Jon Favreau (IRON MAN) directs this high concept alien invasion western, about a ragtag posse of cowboys who must stand up to an extraterrestrial…
Looper (2012)
- Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt…
- A top–drawer time–traveling actioner, following a hired gun whose job to assassinate targets transported from the future is complicated…
Ruby Sparks (2012)
- Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina…
- Real–life couple Dayton and Faris (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) direct real–life acting couple Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan in this zesty satire…
Being Flynn (2012)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore…
- Paul Dano, a struggling writer assisting the homeless, is forced to confront his estranged father (De Niro) when he shows up at a shelter in this…
Prisoners (2013)
- Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis…
- The dir. of INCENDIES crafts another tense, eye–opening thriller in this tale of a family man who turns vigilante after his daughter is…
12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Dir. Steve McQueen
Feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Paul Giamatti…
- Steve McQueen (HUNGER, SHAME) directs this powerful historical drama of a free black man from upstate New York who is abducted and sold into slavery.
Love & Mercy (Love and Mercy) (2014)
- Dir. Bill Pohlad
Feat. John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks…
- Finely attuned portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys, and his struggles with his emerging psychosis…
Youth (2015)
- Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Feat. Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz…
- Bittersweet dramedy with Michael Caine as a retired orchestra conductor on holiday contemplating one final performance after a request from Queen…
War and Peace (TV Series) (2016)
- Dir. Tom Harper
Feat. Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton…
- Stellar BBC take on the Tolstoy's classic tale of aristocratic families caught in the tumult of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
Swiss Army Man (2016)
- Dir. Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Feat. Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Off–the–wall buddy flick in which a man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to…
Escape at Dannemora (TV Mini-series) (2018)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano…
- TV miniseries based on the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape, where a prison employee (Patricia Arquette, who steals the show) becomes…
Batman, The (2022)
- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell…
- Robert Pattinson is Bruce Wayne in this impressively dark and epic reboot of DC comics' iconic knight in shining latex.
Fabelmans, The (2022)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano…
- A semi–autobiography based on legendary director Steven Spielberg’s own childhood, and co–written by Pulitzer Prize–winning…
Dumb Money (2023)
- Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D'Onofrio…
- Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) directs this insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning a…