Movies by Jena Malone
As part of the cast:
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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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Jack & Diane (2012)
Cast: Juno Temple, Riley Keough, Cara Seymour …
Directed by: Bradley Rust Gray
When teenage girls Jack and Diane meet, they're swept up in a night of passion. But Jack's upset to learn that Diane is leaving the country in a week. Meanwhile, Diane's new…
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In Our Nature (2012)
Cast: Jena Malone, Gabrielle Union, Zach Gilford …
Directed by: Brian Savelson
Seth and Andie had the perfect weekend getaway planned, until a booking error put Seth's estranged father and his girlfriend in the same condo. The four agree to make the best of the…
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Sucker Punch (2011)
Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone …
Directed by: Zack Snyder
In this mind-warping action thriller, Baby Doll (Emily Browning), a girl slated for lobotomy in a 1950s-era asylum, leads a group of young female inmates in an attempt to escape both their…
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5 Star Day (2010)
Cast: Cam Gigandet, Jena Malone, Max Hartman …
Directed by: Danny Buday
When his horoscope forecasts a five-star day full of perfection and possibility, Jake Gibson is more than a little miffed when he finds himself on the wrong end of everything, from getting…
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The Messenger (2009)
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton …
Directed by: Oren Moverman
An injured soldier is paired with a by-the-book captain to notify families of their loss -- a job that bonds them as they debate differing views on serving America. At odds at first, the two…
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The Ruins (2008)
Cast: Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey …
Directed by: Carter Smith
An idyllic Mexican vacation in Cancun takes a dangerous turn for four young Americans when a mysterious tourist persuades them to join an archaeological dig, and they subsequently find…
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The Go-Getter (2007)
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone …
Directed by: Martin Hynes
After the death of his mother, 19-year-old Mercer steals a car and sets out to find his long-lost half brother. As he steers out of town, the car's owner, Kate, calls the cell phone left…
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Into the Wild (2007)
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Hal Holbrook, Vince Vaughn …
Directed by: Sean Penn
A young man gives up everything -- including his trust fund and ties to a seemingly stable family -- to lead a solitary life in the wild. Eschewing convention to trek across Alaska's…
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Four Last Songs (2006)
Cast: Karl Johnson, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jena Malone …
Directed by: Francesca Joseph
American pianist Larry (Stanley Tucci) tries to arrange a concert of a recently deceased composer's work at a Mediterranean getaway, only to be fought tooth and nail by the island's…
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Lying (2006)
Cast: Chloë Sevigny, Jena Malone, Leelee Sobieski …
Directed by: M. Blash
When Megan (Chloe Sevigny) invites Grace (Jena Malone), Hella (Halley Wegryn Gross) and Linda (Maya Goldsmith) to her country house, the weekend doesn't turn out to be as relaxing as…
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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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Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Cast: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn …
Directed by: Joe Wright
In this retelling of Jane Austen's novel set in 19th-century England, Mrs. Bennet (Brenda Blethyn) is all atwitter in hopes of marrying her daughters to prosperous gentlemen callers,…
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Saved! (2004)
Cast: Mandy Moore, Jena Malone, Macaulay Culkin …
Directed by: Brian Dannelly
When Mary, a devout senior at a Christian high school, accidentally gets pregnant, she starts to see her peers and her faith in a whole new way in this darkly comic coming-of-age story that…
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Confessions of an American Girl (2004)
Cast: Jena Malone, Brad Renfro, Chris Mulkey …
All Rena Grubb (Jena Malone) wants is the ideal family, but the deck is stacked against her, considering that her father (Chris Mulkey) has just been sent to prison. Still, she's…
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Cold Mountain (2003)
Cast: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger …
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
This epic tale of love and loss follows a wounded Civil War soldier making a long, treacherous journey home. All the while, his faraway love fights for her own sanity and survival on her…
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The United States of Leland (2003)
Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein …
Directed by: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Teenager Leland Fitzgerald appears to have everything going for him, including a famous writer father. So, what drove him to kill? It's up to a teacher who works with inmates to unearth…
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Stockard Channing, Jena Malone …
Directed by: Christian Duguay
This sweeping TV biopic of Hitler (Robert Carlyle) recounts the dictator's early years, including his Austrian boyhood and his time as a struggling artist in Vienna, and ends with his…
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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone …
Directed by: Peter Care
When a gang of eighth-grade Catholic school students (including Kieran Culkin and Emile Hirsch) gets caught drawing an obscene comic book, they seek revenge for their punishment -- and a…
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The Badge (2002)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Patricia Arquette, Sela Ward …
Directed by: Robby Henson
It's High Noon for the new millennium when a small-town sheriff (Billy Bob Thornton) teams up with a stripper (Patricia Arquette) to investigate a transsexual's grisly death -- only…
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Corn (2002)
Cast: Jena Malone, Pamela Gray, Peter McRobbie …
Directed by: Dave Silver
Starring Jena Malone, Don Harvey and Peter McRobbie, this disturbing tale centers on a young mother-to-be concerned with the ramifications of genetically engineered food. The story begins as…
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Life as a House (2001)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen …
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Faced with a sobering diagnosis of terminal cancer, George (Kevin Kline) decides to construct a beautiful new house on his land overlooking the Pacific Ocean, while at the same time trying to…
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Donnie Darko (2001)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell …
Directed by: Richard Kelly
Writer-director Richard Kelly's trippy, mind-bending feature debut stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled Midwestern teenager plagued by incessant sleepwalking, family drama and visions of…
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Donnie Darko: Director's Cut (2001)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Daveigh Chase …
Directed by: Richard Kelly
In this director's cut edition of the cult hit Donnie Darko, writer-director Richard Kelly revamps his debut film, an edgy psychological thriller about a suburban teen coming…
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The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
Cast: Glenn Close, Jena Malone, Bruce McGill …
Directed by: Jeremy Kagan
When recently widowed Arvella Whipple pulls up stakes and moves her family from New England to a California gold-rush town, her teenage daughter hates their new home. But with time, she…
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The Book of Stars (2000)
Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, Delroy Lindo, D.B. Sweeney …
Directed by: Michael Miner
Hard-edged Penny McGuire (Mary Stuart Masterson) turns tricks to support herself and her terminally ill, 15-year-old sister, Mary (Jena Malone). While Penny takes drugs to blot out her work…
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Cheaters (2000)
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Paul Sorvino, Jena Malone …
Directed by: John Stockwell
Intent on winning an invitation to a state academic competition, the students of Steinmetz High commit long hours to studying for the regional qualifying event. After the team barely makes…
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For Love of the Game (1999)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly …
Directed by: Sam Raimi
An aging pitcher whose future on the mound is uncertain, Billy Chapel suddenly finds himself within reach of baseball's ultimate accomplishment: a perfect game. But his mind is elsewhere…
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Stepmom (1998)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris …
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Divorcée Jackie Harrison opposes the presence of her ex-husband's new girlfriend -- career-woman Isabel Kelly -- in the lives of her two children. But the chasm between the two…
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Bastard out of Carolina (1996)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly …
Directed by: Anjelica Huston
Angelica Huston follows dad John Huston into the field of directing with this adaptation of Dorothy Allison's autobiographical bestseller, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as a single mom…
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Hidden in America (1996)
Cast: Beau Bridges, Bruce Davison, Shelton Dane …
Directed by: Martin Bell
Bill Januson (Beau Bridges) is at the end of his rope. His wife has died, he's lost his job, and he has no education or marketable skills to fall back on. He must find a way to provide…