Movies by Paul Dano
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Being Flynn (2012)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore …
Directed by: Paul Weitz
A young man employed at a Boston homeless shelter comes upon his long-lost, destitute and alcoholic father while at work one evening in this subtle, emotionally charged drama based on the…
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Looper (2012)
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt …
Directed by: Rian Johnson
In this sci-fi mindbender, a mob hit man who kills people sent from the future finds himself in a curious predicament when he discovers that one of his targets is his future self, shipped…
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Ruby Sparks (2012)
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
In an effort to conquer his writer's block, a young novelist -- who's having trouble duplicating the success of his earlier work -- jots down all the attributes of his dream girl.…
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For Ellen (2012)
Cast: Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone …
Directed by: So Yong Kim
Would-be rock star Joby is forced to duel for joint custody of his 6-year-old daughter, Ellen, when his wife decides to end their marriage. Long absent from his daughter's life, he must…
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Meek's Cutoff (2011)
Cast: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton …
Directed by: Kelly Reichardt
Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with…
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Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Cast: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde …
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's graphic novel series leaps to the screen as amnesiac gunslinger Jake Lonergan stumbles into the Wild West town of Absolution, where he's confronted by…
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The Extra Man (2010)
Cast: Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, Paul Dano …
Directed by: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Forced to quit his prep school job after a humiliating incident, would-be dramatist Louis Ives (Paul Dano) heads to New York City, where he rents a room from has-been playwright Henry…
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Knight and Day (2010)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard …
Directed by: James Mangold
Perpetually unlucky in love, June (Cameron Diaz) becomes intrigued by a mysterious man (Tom Cruise), who unexpectedly drags her into a whirlwind adventure involving devious enemies,…
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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Cast: Max Records, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener …
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Max (Max Records) imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts -- Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander -- crown him as their…
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Taking Woodstock (2009)
Cast: Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert …
Directed by: Ang Lee
A twentysomething man finds his life forever changed in the summer of 1969 when he offers up his parents' motel in the Catskills as a home base for Woodstock organizers and then helps…
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The Good Heart (2009)
Cast: Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Stephanie Szostak …
Directed by: Dagur Kári
Jacques (Brian Cox), the rough-edged owner of a New York dive bar, realizes after his fifth heart attack that he is near the end of his life. Unable to face closing the bar, he turns to…
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Explicit Ills (2008)
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Paul Dano, Naomie Harris …
Directed by: Mark Webber
Set in South Philadelphia, this inner-city drama follows the lives of several strangers each trying to eke out a decent living. A young mother (Rosario Dawson) attempts to get medicine for…
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Gigantic (2008)
Cast: Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner …
Directed by: Matt Aselton
Unhappy with his life, mattress salesman Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) pursues his lifelong obsession with adopting an infant from China. But when attractive customer Harriet (Zooey Deschanel)…
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Weapons (2007)
Cast: Nick Cannon, Paul Dano, Mark Webber …
Directed by: Adam Bhala Lough
Kicking off with the murder of a college student (Mark Webber) on a basketball court, this gritty indie drama then reconstructs the events that led to the shooting: an out-of-control party, a…
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There Will Be Blood (2007)
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor …
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
In this expansive drama, ambitious prospector Daniel Plainview strikes it rich when he buys the oil rights to a California family's ranch. As he turns the simple village into a boomtown,…
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette …
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Convinced their little Olive (Abigail Breslin) is beauty queen material, parents Richard (Greg Kinnear) and Sheryl (Toni Collette) load the rest of the family into a van and embark on a…
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener …
Directed by: Rebecca Miller
Writer-director Rebecca Miller elicits an astounding performance from husband Daniel Day-Lewis, who plays Jack, a father intent on raising his daughter (Camilla Belle) as an environmentally…
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The King (2005)
Cast: Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James …
Directed by: James Marsh
After serving time in the Navy, 21-year-old Elvis (Gael Garcia Bernal) decides to look up the father (William Hurt) who abandoned him as a child, only to find him working as a small-town…
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Taking Lives (2004)
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland …
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
FBI profiler Illeana Scott is recruited to assist the police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims. Her most promising lead is a museum…
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The Girl Next Door (2004)
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Nicholas Downs …
Directed by: Luke Greenfield
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew (Emile Hirsch) has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert).…
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The Players: Live in Nashville (2004)
Cast: Paul Franklin Dano, The Players, Eddie Bayers …
Some of country music's most talented session musicians perform together onstage in Nashville in this concert video, which originally aired on TNN. Known collectively as The Players,…
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Light and the Sufferer (2004)
Cast: Paul Dano, Michael Esper, Anthony M. Bertram …
Directed by: Christopher Peditto
Blending elements of several genres, this coming-of-age tale about mysterious beings drawn to those in trouble is based on a short story by Jonathan Lethem. College dropout Paul (Michael…
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The Emperor's Club (2002)
Cast: Paul Franklin Dano, Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Based on Ethan Canin's short story &NFi;The Palace Thief&NFi_;, the Emperor's Club traces the 30-year teacher-student mentor relationship between dedicated prep school teacher…
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Too Young to Be a Dad (2002)
Cast: Kathy Baker, Paul Dano, Katie Stuart …
Directed by: Eva Gardos
While her burned-out spouse, Dan (Bruce Davison), and indolent daughter drive Susan Freeman (Kathy Baker) to distraction, she takes solace in 15-year-old son Matt (Paul Dano), whose stellar…
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L.I.E. (2001)
Cast: Paul Franklin Dano, Brian Cox, Paul Dano …
Directed by: Michael Cuesta
In this biting and disturbing coming-of-age tale from writer-director Michael Cuesta, life is bittersweet along the L.I.E., also known as the Long Island Expressway, as suburban teen Howie…
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The Newcomers (2000)
Cast: Christopher McCoy, Matt McCoy, Kate Bosworth …
Directed by: James Allen Bradley
The Dochertys move from the big city to a small town after running into financial difficulties. Young Sam has trouble fitting in, but when a practical joke goes too far, he and his neighbor…