Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing.

The Newcomers

2000

English

4.7

♡ 7

33%

Action

Drama

Family

James Allen Bradley Director

Kate Bosworth as Courtney Docherty

Paul Dano as Joel

Chris Evans as Judd

Jeff Fahey as Mack Weatherton

A 12-year-old boy and his family start life over in a new town.

Love & Mercy

2014

English

♡ 29

90%

Bill Pohlad Director

Paul Dano as Brian Wilson - Past

Paul Giamatti as Dr. Eugene Landy

Elizabeth Banks as Melinda Ledbetter

Nikky Smedley as Officer Hoffman

In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.

Spaceman

2024

English

5.7

♡ 66

50%

based on novel or book

Johan Renck Director

Zuzana Stivínová as Concierge

Paul Dano as Hanus

Adam Sandler as Jakub Prochazka

Lena Olin as Zdena

Six months into a solo mission, a lonely astronaut confronts the cracks in his marriage with help from a mysterious creature he discovers on his ship.

Swiss Army Man

2016

English

6.9

♡ 311

73%

Dan Kwan Director

Paul Dano as Hank

Jessica Harbeck as Lady Cop

Daniel Radcliffe as Manny

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Sarah

Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend” and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.

The Guilty

2021

English

6.3

♡ 139

73%

psychological thriller

remake

suspense thriller

Thriller

Antoine Fuqua Director

Riley Keough as Emily

Jake Gyllenhaal as Joe Baylor

Ethan Hawke as (voice)

Paul Dano as (voice)

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005

English

6.5

♡ 7

46%

Rebecca Miller Director

Catherine Keener as Kathleen

Jena Malone as Red Berry

Camilla Belle as Rose Slavin

Paul Dano as Thaddius

Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

There Will Be Blood

2007

English

8.2

♡ 278

91%

86%

Action

based on novel or book

Paul Thomas Anderson Director

Ciarán Hinds as Fletcher

David Warshofsky as H.M. Tilford

Paul Dano as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

Jim Meskimen as Signal Hill Married Man

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

Being Flynn

2012

English

6.4

♡ 15

49%

Paul Weitz Director

Samira Wiley as Asha

Julianne Moore as Jody Flynn

Robert De Niro as Jonathan Flynn

Paul Dano as Nick Flynn

Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.

Taking Lives

2004

English

6.2

♡ 114

21%

D.J. Caruso Director

Ethan Hawke as Costa

Kiefer Sutherland as Hart

Angelina Jolie as Illeana

Paul Dano as Young Asher

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

L.I.E.

2001

English

7.1

♡ 9

85%

long island, new york

male prostitution

paedophilia

Michael Cuesta Director

Brian Cox as Big John Harrigan

Adam LeFevre as Elliot

Paul Dano as Howie Blitzer

Chance Kelly as Prison Guard

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.

Gigantic

2008

English

6.0

♡ 14

36%

Matt Aselton Director

Paul Dano as Brian Weathersby

Zooey Deschanel as Happy Lolly

Zach Galifianakis as Homeless Man

Robert Stanton as James Weathersby

Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he meets at his mattress store. As their relationship flourishes, unbeknownst to them, a hitman is trying to kill Brian.

For Ellen

2012

English

6.0

♡ 2

67%

39%

Drama

father daughter relationship

woman director

So Yong Kim Director

Dakota Johnson as Cindy

Jon Heder as Fred Butler

Paul Dano as Joby Taylor

Jena Malone as Susan

After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, slimy hair, goatee, and his head firmly floating in the clouds, Joby hasn’t been around to be a dad. Now is his last chance to fight for shared custody of his daughter, Ellen.

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

English

6.7

♡ 52

73%

57%

Action

Adventure

based on children's book

children's book

children's perspectives

overflowing with imagination

Spike Jonze Director

Paul Dano as Alexander

Chris Cooper as Douglas

Forest Whitaker as Ira

Mark Ruffalo as The Boyfriend

Max 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 king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.

Ruby Sparks

2012

English

7.2

♡ 78

79%

Jonathan Dayton Director

Paul Dano as Calvin Weir-Fields

Aasif Mandvi as Cyrus Modi

Elliott Gould as Dr. Rosenthal

Antonio Banderas as Mort

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

Meek's Cutoff

2010

English

6.5

♡ 8

86%

Kelly Reichardt Director

Will Patton as Soloman Tetherow

Bruce Greenwood as Stephen Meek

Paul Dano as Thomas Gately

Neal Huff as William White

A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

The Extra Man

2010

English

5.8

♡ 10

40%

Shari Springer Berman Director

Paul Dano as Louis Ives

Celia Weston as Meredith Lagerfeld

Jackie Hoffman as Pushy Woman

Marian Seldes as Vivian Cudlip

A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.

The Fabelmans

2022

English

7.5

♡ 110

92%

husband wife relationship

Steven Spielberg Director

Paul Dano as Burt Fabelman

Lane Factor as Dean

Jan Hoag as Nona

Julia Butters as Reggie Fabelman

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Youth

2015

Italian

7.3

♡ 167

72%

Paolo Sorrentino Director

Emilia Jones as Frances

Michael Caine as Fred Ballinger

Paul Dano as Jimmy Tree

Rachel Weisz as Lena Ballinger

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

12 Years a Slave

2013

English

♡ 381

95%

90%

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

Steve McQueen Director

Brad Pitt as Bass

Benedict Cumberbatch as Ford

Robert Roldan as Hotel Receptionist

Paul Dano as Tibeats

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

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