List of the best Annette Bening movies: 20th Century Women(2016), Hope Gap(2019), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool(2017), Running With Scissors(2006), The Face of Love(2013), American Beauty(1999), Richard III(1995), The Report(2019), Mother and Child(2009), Danny Collins(2015), The Kids Are All Right(2010), Guilty by Suspicion(1991) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
118 Minutes
Dorothea
Annette Bening Elle Fanning Greta Gerwig Billy Crudup Lucas Jade Zumann Alison Elliott Thea Gill Vitaly A. Lebeau Olivia Hone Waleed Zuaiter Curran Walters
single mother adolescent young woman artist neighbor friend brooding emotional creative california house street car party skate park teenage rebellion single mothers helping others change growing up
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Drama
UK
2019
101 Minutes
Grace
Annette Bening Bill Nighy Josh O'Connor Aiysha Hart Nicholas Burns Ryan McKen Rose Keegan Nicholas Blane
middle-aged woman husband mistress son emotional melodramatic moving rousing tender seaside great britain town anger grief starting over happiness fall pursuit rise sacrifice
A couple's visit with their son takes a dramatic turn when the father tells him he plans on leaving his mother.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
106 Minutes
Gloria Grahame
Annette Bening Jamie Bell Julie Walters Kenneth Cranham Vanessa Redgrave Frances Barber Leanne Best Jodie McNee Stephen Graham Joanna Brookes Pete Lee-Wilson
actor actress hollywood icons bleak emotional engaging liverpool, england love death loss forbidden love love transformation 1980s
A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
120 Minutes
Annette Bening Gwyneth Paltrow Brian Cox Jill Clayburgh Joseph Fiennes Joseph Cross Evan Rachel Wood Alec Baldwin Kristin Chenoweth Beth Grant Colleen Camp
son father mother psychiatrist daughter lover quirky dark amusing touching household office family home kitchen bedroom dining room family dysfunction adoption mental illness
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
92 Minutes
Nikki
Annette Bening Ed Harris Robin Williams Jess Weixler Amy Brenneman Linda Park Jeff Parise Kim Farris
widow woman man love interest husband art teacher moving emotional engaging endearing united states love romance loneliness lie secret love temptation 2010s
A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
122 Minutes
Carolyn Burnham
Kevin Spacey Annette Bening Thora Birch Wes Bentley Mena Suvari Peter Gallagher Allison Janney Scott Bakula Sam Robards Chris Cooper Barry Del Sherman
husband father young girl stalker student boyfriend witty disheartening intense household high school car suburbia infatuation mother/child relationship sex depression death family escape
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Drama
UK|USA
1995
105 Minutes
Queen Elizabeth
Ian McKellen Annette Bening Jim Broadbent Robert Downey Jr. Nigel Hawthorne Kristin Scott Thomas Maggie Smith John Wood Adrian Dunbar Dominic West
richard iii henry vi lady earl duke king dark intricate spectacular england regicide ambition murder paranoia fall temptation rivalry 1930s
The classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2019
118 Minutes
Adam Driver Annette Bening Jon Hamm Ted Levine Maura Tierney Michael C. Hall Jennifer Morrison Tim Blake Nelson Sarah Goldberg Douglas Hodge Fajer Al-Kaisi
Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.
Drama
USA|Spain
2009
126 Minutes
Naomi Watts Annette Bening Kerry Washington Jimmy Smits Samuel L. Jackson S. Epatha Merkerson Cherry Jones Elpidia Carrillo Shareeka Epps David Morse Eileen Ryan
mother daughter physical therapist lawyer husband emotional powerful profound law office hospital restaurant household orphanage adoption parenthood marriage pregnancy family regret discovery
A drama centered around three women: A fifty-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption thirty-five years ago, and a woman looking to adopt a child of her own.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
106 Minutes
Al Pacino Annette Bening Jennifer Garner Bobby Cannavale Christopher Plummer Josh Peck Melissa Benoist Giselle Eisenberg
john lennon aging musician rocker man amusing moving madcap united states aging music music business new life change growing up discovery transformation wretched excess temptation 2010s
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2010
104 Minutes
Julianne Moore Annette Bening Mark Ruffalo Mia Wasikowska Josh Hutcherson Kunal Sharma Eddie Hassell Zosia Mamet Yaya DaCosta Joaquín Garrido
lesbian father mother teenager daughter son charming emotional witty california household family lesbianism love affair marriage parenthood discovery love 2010s
Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
Drama
USA
1991
105 Minutes
Robert De Niro Annette Bening George Wendt Patricia Wettig Sam Wanamaker Luke Edwards Chris Cooper Ben Piazza Martin Scorsese Barry Primus Gailard Sartain
director wife son friend senator studio head powerful gripping gutsy disheartening hollywood, calif. washington, d.c. film set family home mccarthyism communism loyalty persecution honor sacrifice
David Merrill (Robert De Niro), a fictitious 1950s Hollywood Director, returns from filming abroad in France to find that his loyalty has been called into question by the House Committee on... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1994
108 Minutes
Warren Beatty Annette Bening Katharine Hepburn Garry Shandling Chloe Webb Pierce Brosnan Kate Capshaw Paul Mazursky Brenda Vaccaro Glenn Shadix Barry Miller
middle-aged man pretty woman aunt friend athlete singer mushy melodramatic new york city empire state building airplane polynesia romance traveling destiny accident reunion love discovery 1990s
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. Both engaged to others, they become romantic on board the ship sent to take ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2012
102 Minutes
Zelda
Kristen Wiig Robert Pulcini Annette Bening Matt Dillon Darren Criss Christopher Fitzgerald June Diane Raphael Bob Balaban Natasha Lyonne Ronald Guttman Mickey Sumner
A failed New York playwright awkwardly navigates the transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year's News.
Comedy
USA
2000
104 Minutes
Susan
Garry Shandling Annette Bening Greg Kinnear Ben Kingsley Linda Fiorentino John Goodman Richard Jenkins Caroline Aaron Judy Greer Nora Dunn Ann Cusack
alien woman banker friend candidate hilarious offbeat witty phoenix restroom wedding alien landing seduction repopulation sex relationships pregnancy quest discovery 2000s
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.
Drama, War
France
2014
149 Minutes
Bérénice Bejo Annette Bening Maksim Emel'yanov Abdul Khalim Mamatsuiev Zukhra Duishvili Lela Bagakashvili Yuriy Tsurilo Mamuka Matchitidze
young boy woman sister russian soldier parent intense disturbing emotional raw brutal melodramatic war zone chechen war murder death of parents helping others desperation quest adventure discovery
Parisian Thomas Platz is suddenly made the guardian of a baby - then pretends to be its real father in order to win back Marie, the girlfriend who dumped him a year before. Stuck between ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
114 Minutes
Sylvie Fowler
Meg Ryan Annette Bening Eva Mendes Debra Messing Jada Pinkett Smith Carrie Fisher Cloris Leachman Debi Mazar Bette Midler Candice Bergen Tilly Scott Pedersen
designer husband daughter friend editor wife touching amusing melodramatic new york city department store office beauty salon family home friendship infidelity divorce betrayal relationships marriage
A wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all.
Drama
2018
98 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Annette Bening Corey Stoll Billy Howle Elisabeth Moss Mare Winningham Brian Dennehy Michael Zegen
At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingenue Nina.
Comedy
USA
1996
103 Minutes
Barbara Land
Jack Nicholson Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito Martin Short Sarah Jessica Parker Michael J. Fox Rod Steiger Lukas Haas Natalie Portman
u.s. president first lady congressman scientist military officer alien campy unrestrained playful creative washington, d.c. new york city nevada las vegas kansas alien invasion first contact nuclear war apocalypse world superpowers
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
Documentary
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Richard Abramowitz Stephen Baldwin Annette Bening Ellen Burstyn Rachael Leigh Cook David Crosby
politician celebrity republicans democrats patriotic engaging witty washington, d.c. hollywood, calif. political campaign celebrities money hollywood fame rivalry rise 2000s
An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2021
Minutes
Euphemia
Kenneth Branagh Gal Gadot Annette Bening Armie Hammer Letitia Wright Russell Brand Ali Fazal Emma Mackey Dawn French Jennifer Saunders Rose Leslie
While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.
Fantasy, Romance
USA
2012
104 Minutes
Gertrude
Paul Dano Valerie Faris Zoe Kazan Antonio Banderas Annette Bening Steve Coogan Elliott Gould Chris Messina Alia Shawkat Deborah Ann Woll
author therapist dream girl friend brother agent cheeky amusing endearing house los angeles park party fiction writing romance imaginary friend therapy unusual romance love discovery
A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Spain
2018
118 Minutes
Dr. Cait Morris
Oscar Isaac Olivia Wilde Antonio Banderas Annette Bening Mandy Patinkin Jean Smart Olivia Cooke Sergio Peris-Mencheta Laia Costa Àlex Monner Lorenza Izzo
college sweetheart husband wife pregnant woman granddaughter in-law emotional heartwarming tense sad intricate powerful new york city spain bar party house apartment marriage love
As a young New York City couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
121 Minutes
Lucy Mabrey
Warren Beatty Lily Collins Alden Ehrenreich Annette Bening Matthew Broderick Alec Baldwin Haley Bennett Candice Bergen Dabney Coleman Steve Coogan Ed Harris
actress howard hughes driver director staff member friend brooding emotional intense hollywood, calif. mansion movie studio bedroom car airport hollywood howard hughes dating contract relationships
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her ambitious driver, and their eccentric boss, the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|Denmark|Canada|Croatia
2012
90 Minutes
Bella
Elle Fanning Alice Englert Alessandro Nivola Christina Hendricks Timothy Spall Oliver Platt Jodhi May Annette Bening Andrew Hawley Oliver Milburn
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Evelyn Ames
Meryl Streep Shirley MacLaine Dennis Quaid Gene Hackman Richard Dreyfuss Rob Reiner Mary Wickes Conrad Bain Annette Bening Simon Callow Gary Morton
actress mother director celebrity alcoholic quirky witty endearing hollywood, calif. hospital house show business drugs rehabilitation mother/daughter relationship fame discovery rivalry transformation 1990s
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|Australia
2019
124 Minutes
Supreme Intelligence, Dr. Wendy Lawson
Brie Larson Ryan Fleck Samuel L. Jackson Ben Mendelsohn Djimon Hounsou Lee Pace Lashana Lynch Gemma Chan Clark Gregg Jude Law Annette Bening
captain warrior alien pilot superhero amusing cheeky confident gripping intense earth air force base jet subway battle memories super powers alien invasion discovery mystery
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.