A man gets out of prison after 15 years for stabbing his wife to death, and his social worker becomes convinced he was innocent. As she researches his case, and interviews other people who were involved, she begins to fall in love with him, as her friends warn her that he's dangerous.

Cold Souls

2009

English

6.4

♡ 12

75%

54%

Action

actor playing themself

Sophie Barthes Director

Emily Watson as Claire

Michael Stuhlbarg as Hedge Fund Consultant

Paul Giamatti as Paul Giamatti

Katheryn Winnick as Sveta

Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.

Madame Bovary

2014

English

♡ 18

43%

27%

19th century

Action

based on novel or book

Sophie Barthes Director

Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Charles Bovary

Mia Wasikowska as Emma Bovary

Ezra Miller as Leon Dupuis

Paul Giamatti as Monsieur Homais

The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.

American Splendor

2003

English

7.4

♡ 13

94%

Shari Springer Berman Director

Madylin Sweeten as Danielle

Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar

James Urbaniak as Robert Crumb

Josh Hutcherson as Robin

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Sabrina

1995

English

6.3

♡ 23

60%

Sydney Pollack Director

Lauren Holly as Elizabeth Tyson

Harrison Ford as Linus Larrabee

Nancy Marchand as Maude Larrabee

Paul Giamatti as Scott

Sabrina Fairchild, a chauffeur's daughter, grew up at the Long Island estate of the wealthy Larrabee family enchanted with their sparkling world of privilege and wealth, but she's especially enamored of younger son David, a charming playboy. After the once plain Sabrina returns from a sojourn in Paris transformed into a glamorous young woman, she at long last catches David's eye. In a calculated effort to manipulate David away from her and into a more financially advantageous marriage, formidable older brother Linus devises a plan to keep them apart.

Romeo & Juliet

2013

English

5.8

♡ 57

Action

based on play or musical

Drama

family feud

middle ages

middle ages (476-1453)

Romance

star crossed lovers

tragic love

Carlo Carlei Director

Paul Giamatti as Friar Laurence

Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet

Natascha McElhone as Lady Capulet

Lesley Manville as Nurse

In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.

Gamestop: Rise of the Players

2022

English

6.1

♡ 9

79%

Jonah Tulis Director

Paul Giamatti as (archive footage)

Russell Brand as (archive footage)

James Corden as (archive footage)

Colin Jost as (archive footage)

From the makers of Console Wars comes the origin story of the GameStop stock market phenomenon, featuring exclusive access to the original players who lit the fuse on a historic amateur investor uprising. Spotlighting the human side of a sensational business drama, this documentary is a David vs Goliath tale about ordinary people waking up to the power they have in numbers.

Nature Sex, Lies and Butterflies

2018

English

8.1

♡ 1

Ann Johnson Prum Director

Paul Giamatti as Narrator

Jesse R. Barber as Self - Boise State University

Akito Kawahara as Self - Florida Museum of Natural History

Mary Jane Epps as Self - Mary Baldwin University

An exploration of the diversity of moths and butterflies from caterpillars to larvae to chrysalis to winged flight. The documentary covers camouflage and other anti-predatory tactics along with uniqueness of different species and amazing feats and colors.

I Think We're Alone Now

2018

English

5.8

♡ 24

63%

post-apocalyptic future

Sci-Fi

small town

Reed Morano Director

Peter Dinklage as Del

Elle Fanning as Grace

Paul Giamatti as Patrick

Charlotte Gainsbourg as Violet

After a catastrophe destroys most of humanity, recluse Del lives in his small, empty town, content with the utopia he has methodically created for himself, until an interloper, young Grace, disrupts his solitude.

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.

Nature Season of the Osprey

2021

English

8.2

♡ 2

Jacob Steinberg Director

Paul Giamatti as Narrator

From somewhere along the east coast of South America, an osprey has just flown 4000 miles to a small saltmarsh at the delta of the Connecticut River, the place that is imprinted on his memory since birth and where he will rejoin his mate. Over the course of one summer, the reunited osprey pair fends off enemies, hunts hundreds of fish, and raises their chicks into the next generation of sea hawks.

Lady in the Water

2006

English

5.5

♡ 65

25%

religion and supernatural

swimming pool

Thriller

M. Night Shyamalan Director

Paul Giamatti as Cleveland Heep

Jared Harris as Goatee Smoker

Jeffrey Wright as Mr. Dury

Bryce Dallas Howard as Story

Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.

The Nanny Diaries

2007

English

6.2

♡ 24

34%

Shari Springer Berman Director

Scarlett Johansson as Annie Braddock

Alison Wright as Bridget

Chris Evans as Harvard Hottie

Paul Giamatti as Mr. X

A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

Benjamin Franklin

2022

English

8.3

♡ 14

Ken Burns Director

Adam Arkin as Elkanah Watson 1 episode, 2022

Liam Neeson as unknown episodes

Paul Giamatti as unknown episodes

Josh Lucas as unknown episodes

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.

Donnie Brasco

1997

English

7.7

♡ 133

88%

Mike Newell Director

Brian Tarantina as Bruno

Johnny Depp as Donnie

Paul Giamatti as FBI Technician

Al Pacino as Lefty

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

Ratchet & Clank

2016

English

5.5

♡ 115

22%

extraterrestrial technology

Kevin Munroe Director

Paul Giamatti as Chairman Drek

John Goodman as Grimroth

James Arnold Taylor as Ratchet

Sylvester Stallone as Victor Von Ion

When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe.

White Fang

2018

French

6.9

♡ 84

80%

based on novel or book

dog

Drama

half breed

native american tribe

remake

wolf

Alexandre Espigares Director

Rashida Jones as

Daniel Hagen as Marshal Todd

Paul Giamatti as (voice)

Virginie Efira as (voice)

A loyal wolfdog’s curiosity leads him on the adventure of a lifetime while serving a series of three distinctly different masters.

The Holdovers

2023

English

7.9

♡ 120

97%

boston, massachusetts

Alexander Payne Director

Kelly AuCoin as Hugh Cavanaugh

Michael Provost as Jason Smith

Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Lamb

Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.

Storytelling

2001

English

6.8

♡ 17

54%

Todd Solondz Director

John Goodman as Marty Livingston

Tina Holmes as Sue

Paul Giamatti as Toby Oxman

Franka Potente as Toby's Editor

College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.

Sideways

2004

English

7.5

♡ 54

97%

79%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Alexander Payne Director

M.C. Gainey as Cammi's Husband

Patrick Gallagher as Gary the Bartender

Peter Dennis as Leslie Brough

Paul Giamatti as Miles

Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

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Love & Mercy

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Lady in the Water

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Ratchet & Clank

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