Annette Bening
          Actor  
	
	Filmography (All Films)
				 
	  
	        
Wiseguy (TV Series)  (1987-1990)
 
- Feat. Ken Wahl, Kevin Spacey, Tim Curry…
 
- Influential 80's crime series featuring the appealing Ken Wahl as an undercover FBI agent attempting to infiltrate the Mafia and destroy them from…
 
Great Outdoors, The (1988) 
- Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Annette Bening… 
- Dan Akroyd and John Candy are brothers–in–law who ruin each other's family vacation in this John Hughes production which exemplifies…
 
Valmont (1989) 
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly… 
- Baroque Milos Forman variation on the classic tale of ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, with Annette Bening and Colin Firth tangling tonsils, and more, as…
 
Grifters, The (1990) 
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening 
- Small time con–artists Anjelica Huston, John Cusack and Annette Bening cross paths but come to discover little honour among thieves. A quirky,…
 
Bugsy (1991) 
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening 
- Glamourous portrait of infamous gangster 'Bugsy' Siegel, whose dream to build Las Vegas turned out to be his fatal flaw. Warren Beatty, Annette…
 
Regarding Henry (1991) 
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Harrison Ford, Annette Bening 
- The tables turn for ruthless lawyer Harrison Ford when his mentality is reverted to that of a 10–year–old – the result of a shotgun…
 
Love Affair (1994) 
- Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron
Feat. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening 
- A remake of AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER that retains its sense of old fashioned slush. Warren Beatty and real wife Annette Bening play the smitten…
 
American President, The (1995) 
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen… 
- Appealing romantic comedy in which Michael Douglas, in refreshingly light mode, plays a widowed Mr. President looking for a partner who'll love the…
 
Richard III (1996)
 
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jnr.… 
- Transposed to a fascist 1930s Britain, Shakespeare's classic tale of power politics easily renews its timeless appeal. Ian McKellen commands every…
 
Mars Attacks! (1996)
 
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening… 
- Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage.
This gleefully (though…
 
Siege, The (1998)
 
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Annette Bening 
- In a standoff of virtue versus guts, Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis deal with an Islamic terrorist assault on New York City in the best way they…
 
In Dreams (1998) 
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Annette Bening 
- Clairvoyant mother Annette Bening starts having visions through the eyes of a serial killer.
Rising far above its no – I'm not crazy!''…
 
American Beauty (1999)
 
- Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch… 
- Signifying a coming–of–age of the 'indie' movie and mainstream acceptance of a darker sensibility, this most quirky of all Academy Award…
 
What Planet Are You From? (2000) 
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear… 
- Polarizing sci–fi sex comedy starring Garry Shandling as a human–looking alien from an emotionless all–male society is sent to…
 
Open Range (2003) 
- Dir. Kevin Costner
Feat. Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening… 
- Costner stars and takes the reins of this latterday Western about a group of itinerant cattle grazers fending off the thuggish tactics of a brutal…
 
Being Julia (2004) 
- Dir. Istvan Szabo
Feat. Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Bruce Greenwood… 
- An aging diva of the London stage (Bening) falls into a flirtation, then romance with a young admirer in the uneasy England of the 1930s, in this…
 
Running with Scissors (2006) 
- Dir. Ryan Murphy
Feat. Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes… 
- Star–studded adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ humourous yet hard–hitting memoir of a childhood locked between distanced and abusive…
 
Women, The (2008) 
- Dir. Diane English
Feat. Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes… 
- Fluffy remake of the 1930s original focuses on a group of shrieking high–society women who rally together to help their friend deal with a…
 
Mother and Child (2009) 
- Dir. Rodrigo Garcia
Feat. Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington… 
- Thoughtfully handled ensemble drama focuses on the maternal and filial ties that bind, centered around three women; an unhappy therapist, the…
 
Kids Are All Right, The (2010)
 
- Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo… 
- Feathers fly in this smart and insightful comedy–drama anchored by three terrific lead performances whose character's unique relationships are…
 
Yogawoman (2011) 
- Dir. Saraswati Clere, Kate McIntyre Clere
Feat. Annette Bening 
- Feel–good no–brainer documentary which posits that yoga is very, very good for you – with particular attention given to it's…
 
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…
 
Imogene (Girl Most Likely) (2012) 
- Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon… 
- Kristen Wiig plays a downtrodden playwright consigned to the care of her eccentric mother after she fakes a suicide attempt in this offbeat comedy…
 
Ginger & Rosa (Ginger and Rosa) (2012) 
- Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Christina Hendricks… 
- Two London teenagers explore rebellion, activism, and the limits of their friendship in this evocative coming–of–age drama from dir.…
 
Face of Love, The (2013) 
- Dir. Arie Posin
Feat. Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams… 
- Annette Bening is superb in this otherwise carelessly melodramatic romance centred on a woman who falls in love with a man (Ed Harris) who's the…
 
Danny Collins (2015) 
- Dir. Dan Fogelman
Feat. Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner… 
- Al Pacino stars as an aging rock star who decides to change his life when he discovers a 40–year–old letter written to him by John…
 
20th Century Women (2017)
 
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig… 
- Recalling her turn in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Annette Bening shines once again as a bohemian Californian mom, who here enlists Greta Gerwig and Elle…
 
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) 
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave… 
- Romantic drama based on the 1986 memoir of Peter Turner, the lover of actress Gloria Grahame, who was 28 years his senior. Explores the…
 
Seagull, The (2018) 
- Dir. Michael Mayer
Feat. Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll… 
- Luminous adaptation of Chekhov's 1896 play with Annette Bening as an ageing actress who contends with her insecurities when her younger lover falls…
 
Captain Marvel (2019)
 
- Dir. Anna Campion, Ryan Fleck
Feat. Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn… 
- Thoroughly enjoyable entry into the bloated Marvel Franchise, notable for being the first one to be female–led and female co–directed.…