The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

Racing with the Moon

1984

English

6.6

♡ 7

67%

Richard Benjamin Director

Elizabeth McGovern as Caddie Winger

Sean Penn as Henry 'Hopper' Nash

Eve Brent as Mrs. Kaiser

Nicolas Cage as Nicky / Bud

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

Colors

1988

English

6.7

♡ 33

77%

Dennis Hopper Director

Sean Penn as Danny McGavin

Gary Carlos Cervantes as Diaz

Tina Lifford as Mrs. Craig

Seymour Cassel as Sullivan

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.

Being John Malkovich

1999

English

7.7

♡ 113

94%

Spike Jonze Director

Brad Pitt as Brad Pitt

Winona Ryder as Herself

Sean Penn as Himself

John Malkovich as John Horatio Malkovich

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013

English

7.3

♡ 268

52%

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Ben Stiller Director

Andy Richter as Himself

Amy Stiller as Rich's Friend's Mom

Sean Penn as Sean O'Connell

Ben Stiller as Walter Mitty

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

The Tree of Life

2011

English

♡ 114

86%

parent child relationship

philosophy

red hair

sibling relationship

Terrence Malick Director

Sean Penn as Jack

Irene Bedard as Messenger

Brad Pitt as Mr. O'Brien

Jessica Chastain as Mrs. O'Brien

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

Risky Business

1983

English

6.8

♡ 92

93%

Paul Brickman Director

Sean Penn as Cameo

Tom Cruise as Joel

Janet Carroll as Joel's Mother

Rebecca De Mornay as Lana

Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.

She's So Lovely

1997

English

5.9

♡ 23

68%

Nick Cassavetes Director

Sean Penn as Eddie Quinn

John Travolta as Joey Germoni

Robin Wright as Maureen Murphy Quinn

Erika Eleniak as Playmate

After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

Becoming Madonna

2024

English

6.8

♡ 3

Michael Ogden Director

Ronald Reagan as Self Madonna

Madonna as Self

Sean Penn as Self

Michael Jackson as Self

Madonna's rise to fame from 1978 to 1992, exploring her personal life, controversies, and the challenges she faced during that period.

Daddio

2023

English

6.6

♡ 56

75%

89%

curious

Drama

jfk international airport

Christy Hall Director

Sean Penn as Clark

Dakota Johnson as Girlie

Zola Lloyd as Girl With A Fish

Marcos A. Gonzalez as Taxi Line Attendant

A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.

Asphalt City

2023

English

6.1

♡ 35

46%

55%

Action

based on novel or book

Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire Director

Sean Penn as Gene Rutkovsky

Michael Pitt as Lafontaine

Katherine Waterston as Nancy

Gbenga Akinnagbe as Verdis

A young paramedic is paired with a seasoned partner on the night shift in New York revealing a city in crisis. Discovering the chaos firsthand, he is tested with the ethical ambiguity that can be the difference between life and death.

Persepolis

2007

French

8.0

♡ 65

96%

parent child relationship

Marjane Satrapi Director

Simon Abkarian as Dad

Catherine Deneuve as Mom

Sean Penn as Mr. Satrapi - Marjane's Father

Marie Gili-Pierre as (voice)

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.