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Paul Dano

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L.I.E.L.I.E. (2001) Recommended
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, TheBallad 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 SunshineLittle Miss Sunshine (2006) Recommended
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 BloodThere Will Be Blood (2007) Aro Favourite
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…
WeaponsWeapons (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…
GiganticGigantic (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 AreWhere the Wild Things Are (2009) Aro Favourite
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 DayKnight 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, TheExtra 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 CutoffMeek's Cutoff (2010) Aro Favourite
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 AliensCowboys 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…
LooperLooper (2012) Recommended
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 SparksRuby Sparks (2012) Recommended
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 FlynnBeing 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…
PrisonersPrisoners (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 Slave12 Years a Slave (2013) Aro Favourite
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 & MercyLove & Mercy (Love and Mercy) (2014) Recommended
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…
YouthYouth (2015) Recommended
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)War and Peace (TV Series) (2016) Recommended
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 ManSwiss 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)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, TheBatman, 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, TheFabelmans, 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 MoneyDumb 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…

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