List of the best Catherine Keener movies: Lovely & Amazing(2001), Where the Wild Things Are(2009), Please Give(2010), Little Pink House(2017), War Story(2014), Unless(2016), We Don't Belong Here(2017), Captain Phillips(2013), Capote(2005), The 40-Year-Old Virgin(2005), Trust(2010), The Ballad of Jack and Rose(2005) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
89 Minutes
Michelle Marks
Catherine Keener Brenda Blethyn Emily Mortimer Raven Goodwin Aunjanue Ellis Clark Gregg Jake Gyllenhaal James LeGros Michael Nouri Dermot Mulroney
mother daughter adopted daughter husband actress actor amusing engaging touching household bedroom store party family female bonding failing career libel love underdog growing up
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Germany|USA|Australia
2009
101 Minutes
Mom
creature boy single mother sister boyfriend incredible offbeat heartwarming boat fantasy world family home imagination coming of age running away leadership family growing up escape adventure 2000s
Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
90 Minutes
Kate
Catherine Keener Amanda Peet Oliver Platt Rebecca Hall Ann Morgan Guilbert Sarah Steele Lois Smith Thomas Ian Nicholas
husband wife teen girl young woman sister grandmother quirky hysterical melodramatic new york city apartment antique shop conflict of interest infidelity teen angst business husband/wife relationship guilt transformation wretched excess
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
Drama
Canada|USA
2017
99 Minutes
Susette Kelo
Catherine Keener Jeanne Tripplehorn Colin Cunningham Callum Keith Rennie Aaron Douglas Miranda Frigon Garry Chalk April Telek
nurse leader neighbor lawyer passionate bleak engaging disheartening emotional raw small town united states connecticut protest activism corporate greed capitalism court battles land dispute underdog
A small-town nurse named Susette Kelo emerges as the reluctant leader of her working-class neighbors in their struggle to save their homes from political and corporate interests bent on ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Producer
Catherine Keener Hafsia Herzi Ben Kingsley Vincenzo Amato Donatella Finocchiaro Guido Caprino Luana Toscano Loredana Marino
A war photographer who recently endured a brutal detainment in Libya holes up in Sicily to come to terms with her ordeal, not far from the home of her former lover and mentor. Soon she ... See full summary »
Drama
2016
90 Minutes
Reta
Catherine Keener Matt Craven Hannah Gross Chloe Rose Abigail Winter Brendan Coyle Hanna Schygulla Martha Henry Linda Kash Yanna McIntosh Dewshane Williams
writer daughter family emotional touching melancholy small town suburb family dysfunction understanding relationships sacrifice discovery transformation 2010s
Drama
2017
92 Minutes
Nancy Green
Catherine Keener Anton Yelchin Kaitlyn Dever Maya Rudolph Riley Keough Annie Starke Justin Chatwin Molly Shannon
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2013
133 Minutes
Andrea Phillips
Tom Hanks Catherine Keener Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdirahman Faysal Ahmed Mahat M. Ali Michael Chernus Corey Johnson Max Martini Chris Mulkey Yul Vazquez
navy seal captain wife seaman hostage gunman dark emotional tense intense somalia coast cargo ship boat airport lifeboat hijacking kidnapping rescue terrorism
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Crime, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2005
115 Minutes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Catherine Keener Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Chris Cooper Bruce Greenwood Bob Balaban Amy Ryan Mark Pellegrino Marshall Bell
truman capote harper lee criminal murderer editor police officer emotional dark holcomb, kan. new york city mexico police station family home writers murder small-town life quest transformation 1960s
In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Romance
USA
2005
116 Minutes
Trish
Steve Carell Catherine Keener Paul Rudd Romany Malco Seth Rogen Elizabeth Banks Leslie Mann Jane Lynch Shelley Malil Loren Berman Kat Dennings
salesman pretty woman coworker friend single mother amusing cheeky playful los angeles store apartment virginity dating romance sex friendship discovery love growing up 2000s
Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2010
106 Minutes
Clive Owen Catherine Keener Liana Liberato Jason Clarke Noah Emmerich Viola Davis Spencer Curnutt Chris Henry Coffey
A teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator.
Drama
USA
2005
111 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Catherine Keener Camilla Belle Beau Bridges Jason Lee Jena Malone Paul Dano Ryan McDonald Susanna Thompson Anna Mae Clinton
environmentalist daughter girlfriend son brother somber offbeat uneasy emotional island family home father/daughter relationship environmentalism family dysfunction illness incest outsider quest forbidden love 2000s
A father and daughter isolated on an island off the East Coast and living on a once-thriving commune grapple with the limits of family and sexuality.
Comedy
USA
2008
94 Minutes
Steve Coogan Catherine Keener David Arquette Marshall Bell Melonie Diaz Joseph Julian Soria Skylar Astin Phoebe Strole Amy Poehler
teacher student actor wife boarder principal cheeky offbeat family home tucson, ariz. school stage controversy acting high school religion alcoholism marriage growing up transformation
In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
92 Minutes
Hugh Laurie Catherine Keener Oliver Platt Allison Janney Leighton Meester Alia Shawkat Adam Brody Sam Rosen
husband wife neighbor daughter mistress airy charming cheeky lighthearted suburb suburbia united states home neighborhood affair infidelity marriage relationships family forbidden love
The enduring friendship between the Walling and Ostroff families is tested when Nina, the prodigal Ostroff daughter, returns home for the holidays after a five-year absence and enters into an affair with David, head of the Walling family.
Drama
USA
2018
114 Minutes
Jon Hamm Catherine Keener Bruce Dern Ellen Burstyn John Ortiz Nick Offerman James LeGros Amber Tamblyn Patton Oswalt Annalise Basso Larry Wilmore
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.
Drama
USA
2012
96 Minutes
James Franco Catherine Keener Fallon Goodson David Strathairn Vince Jolivette Jon Prescott Jean Carter Carter Alan Cumming
A talented and successful actor retires at a young age due to a perceived mental illness. Now living in a small town with his deranged sister and his best friend, we watch as their Maladies intertwine.
Comedy, Drama
2008
113 Minutes
Robert De Niro Catherine Keener Sean Penn John Turturro Robin Wright Stanley Tucci Kristen Stewart Michael Wincott Bruce Willis Moon Bloodgood Remy Selma
movie producer hollywood producer sean penn gory jungle cannes film festival crisis trouble time transformation
A movie producer (Robert De Niro) tries to engineer a reconciliation with his ex-wife while dealing with a number of problems surrounding his latest projects.
Drama
2008
94 Minutes
Colin Firth Catherine Keener Willa Holland Perla Haney-Jardine Hope Davis Margherita Romeo Alessandro Giuggioli Dante Ciari Gherardo Crucitti Monica Bennati Demetri Goritsas
single father teen girl heartwarming tender genoa, italy italy car crash death of mother love growing up 21st century
After his wife dies in a car accident, a British professor (Colin Firth) and his two young daughters look for a fresh start in Italy.
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2017
104 Minutes
Missy Armitage
Daniel Kaluuya Allison Williams Catherine Keener Bradley Whitford Caleb Landry Jones Marcus Henderson Betty Gabriel LaKeith Stanfield Stephen Root Lil Rel Howery Ashley LeConte Campbell
african-american girlfriend mother father servant friend creepy dark intense apartment bedroom house yard car forest meeting interracial relationship strange behavior danger survival
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
Maxine Lund
John Cusack Cameron Diaz Catherine Keener Orson Bean Mary Kay Place John Malkovich Charlie Sheen Ned Bellamy
puppeteer wife john malkovich clerk pretty woman quirky offbeat creative new york city new jersey subconscious mind office aging love triangle immortality aspirations fame infidelity discovery transformation
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
Romance
USA
2013
93 Minutes
Marianne
Julia Louis-Dreyfus James Gandolfini Catherine Keener Toni Collette Tavi Gevinson Ben Falcone Tracey Fairaway Eve Hewson Michaela Watkins Phillip Brock Ivy Strohmaier
single mother boyfriend daughter divorce ex-wife poet witty charming engaging family home restaurant apartment friendship new love divorce mother/daughter relationship middle age love transformation 2010s
A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she's interested in learns he's her new friend's ex-husband.
Biography, Drama
UK|France|USA
2009
117 Minutes
Mary Weston
Jamie Foxx Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener Tom Hollander LisaGay Hamilton Stephen Root Nelsan Ellis Rachael Harris Jena Malone
journalist homeless person ex-wife sister cellist doctor tender heartwarming los angeles street opera house schizophrenia unusual friendship music life lessons rise underdog transformation 2000s
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|France|Germany|USA
2005
123 Minutes
Dot Woods
Nicole Kidman Sean Penn Catherine Keener Jesper Christensen Yvan Attal Michael Wright Earl Cameron George Harris Tsai Chin Clyde Kusatsu Eric Keenleyside
interpreter secret service agent president diplomat police chief suspenseful intricate thrilling united nations new york city matobo espionage assassination plot political intrigue diplomacy violence international conspiracy mystery revenge 2000s
Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1998
99 Minutes
Terri
Amy Brenneman Aaron Eckhart Catherine Keener Nastassja Kinski Jason Patric Ben Stiller Josh Dotson Lola Glaudini
husband wife writer professor lover doctor witty disturbing emotional raw united states city household art gallery hotel adultery marital problems love triangle bad behavior sex
Unhappy couples fall apart and hop into other beds with other people.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
101 Minutes
Lee
David Duchovny Nicky Katt Catherine Keener Mary McCormack David Hyde Pierce Julia Roberts Blair Underwood Brad Pitt David Fincher
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
124 Minutes
Adele Lack
Philip Seymour Hoffman Samantha Morton Michelle Williams Catherine Keener Emily Watson Dianne Wiest Jennifer Jason Leigh Hope Davis Tom Noonan Sadie Goldstein Robin Weigert
director wife girlfriend actor brooding intricate new york city warehouse theater theater playwright divorce marriage quest transformation love 2000s
A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Drama
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Juliette Gelbart
Philip Seymour Hoffman Christopher Walken Mark Ivanir Catherine Keener Imogen Poots Wallace Shawn Madhur Jaffrey Liraz Charhi
cellist violinist musician wife bleak touching new york city music hall household musical performance friendship disease infidelity discovery transformation 2010s
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
91 Minutes
Jamie
Jay Duplass John C. Reilly Jonah Hill Marisa Tomei Catherine Keener Matt Walsh Diane Mizota Kathy Wittes Katie Aselton
man son mother girlfriend ex-wife hilarious emotional quirky house party park mother/child relationship moving dating marriage loneliness competition love rivalry quest
John and Molly, a divorced middle aged man and a single mother meet at a friends party and start up a small relationship, all John has to do now is meet Molly's son... Cyrus
Fantasy
Switzerland|France|USA
1991
97 Minutes
Yvonne
Brad Pitt Calvin Levels Alison Moir Catherine Keener Tina Louise Nick Cave Richard Boes Cheryl Costa Michael Luciano Ralph Marrero Wilfredo Giovanni Clark
rock star bohemian abusive boyfriend friend groupie lover confident cool tender stage bathroom street new york city nightclub relationships rock 'n' roll abuse performance following your dreams luck
A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
85 Minutes
Fiona
Chloë Grace Moretz Ansel Elgort David Strathairn Catherine Keener Terry Kinney Danny Flaherty Victor Williams Cory Hardrict
high-school student classmate girlfriend murder victim family friend thrilling engaging fascinating intricate united states high school murder investigation justice teenage rebellion friendship murder mystery discovery 21st century
After his friend is murdered, a Washington, D.C. teenager undertakes his own investigation of the crime.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
1999
106 Minutes
Cecilia
Nick Nolte Jeff Bridges Sharon Stone Catherine Keener Albert Finney Shawn Hatosy Liam Waite Kimberly Williams-Paisley
racer horse trainer con artist alcoholic wife friend disturbing fascinating melodramatic racetrack horse track stable california kentucky blackmail horse racing scam dark secrets betrayal rivalry
After scams at horse races and making lots of money, 3 young people split. 20 years later, one of them, a drunk, creates chaos with photos from back then.
Comedy
USA|UK
2015
100 Minutes
Rep. Pam Hendrickson
Jessica Biel Jake Gyllenhaal James Marsden Catherine Keener James Brolin Tracy Morgan Kirstie Alley David Ramsey Paul Reubens
waitress congressman cheeky crafty washington, d.c. brain disorder injury campaigning transformation 2010s
A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, D.C., where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?
Adventure, Biography, Drama
USA
2007
147 Minutes
Jan Burres
Emile Hirsch Marcia Gay Harden William Hurt Jena Malone Catherine Keener Brian Dierker Vince Vaughn Zach Galifianakis Kristen Stewart Kyle Kwon Hal Holbrook
student farmer mistress wealthy man emotional engaging alaska california car farm survival freedom rebellion family road trip nature discovery escape 1990s
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
104 Minutes
Miriam
Keira Knightley Mark Ruffalo Hailee Steinfeld Adam Levine Catherine Keener James Corden CeeLo Green Yasiin Bey Maddie Corman
woman boyfriend executive singer-songwriter friend groupie charming cool creative new york city apartment recording studio concert stage club central park fame friendship music passion travel
A chance encounter between a down-and-out music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico
2018
122 Minutes
Cynthia Foards
Benicio Del Toro Josh Brolin Isabela Moner Jeffrey Donovan Catherine Keener Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Matthew Modine Shea Whigham Elijah Rodriguez Howard Ferguson Jr. David Castañeda
attorney father hostage drug enforcement agent drug trafficker fbi agent brash gutsy gripping gritty unrestrained mexican-american border mexico office house car truck drug cartel drug trade revenge
The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.
Comedy
USA
2014
87 Minutes
Ellie
Johnny Knoxville Jackson Nicoll Georgina Cates Zia Harris Spike Jonze Catherine Keener Madison Davis Kamber Hejlik
stuntman unrestrained america stunts stupidity adventure 2010s
86-year-old Irving Zisman takes a trip from Nebraska to North Carolina to take his 8 year-old grandson, Billy, back to his real father.
Mystery & Thriller
Germany|USA
1999
123 Minutes
Amy Welles
Nicolas Cage Joaquin Phoenix James Gandolfini Peter Stormare Anthony Heald Chris Bauer Catherine Keener Myra Carter Amy Morton Jenny Powell Anne Gee Byrd
private detective wife widow daughter pornographer video store clerk dark spirited shocking family home pennsylvania hollywood, calif. video store lair snuff films missing persons illicit business guilt sexual taboo vengeance
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
Crime, Drama
USA
1998
122 Minutes
Adele
George Clooney Jennifer Lopez Ving Rhames Don Cheadle Dennis Farina Albert Brooks Steve Zahn Luis Guzman Catherine Keener Isaiah Washington Keith Loneker
bank robber agent partner convict thrilling witty passionate detroit prison car hotel robbery infatuation chases heist romance kidnapping love escape pursuit
A career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|Canada|USA
2010
119 Minutes
Sally Jackson
Logan Lerman Brandon T. Jackson Alexandra Daddario Jake Abel Sean Bean Pierce Brosnan Steve Coogan Rosario Dawson Melina Kanakaredes Catherine Keener Kevin McKidd
greek god son mother demigod friend stepfather brash incredible spirited thrilling powerful new york city underworld empire state building nashville, tenn. casino training area friendship family magic
A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.
Comedy
USA
2013
92 Minutes
Johnny Knoxville Jackson Nicoll Zia Harris Georgina Cates Kamber Hejlik Jill Kill Madison Davis George Faughnan Grasie Mercedes Marilynn Allain Jack Polick
grandfather grandson stripper beauty pageant contestant mother mourner unrestrained brash outlandish funeral beauty pageant strip club bar pranks grandparent/child relationship road trip wretched excess rivalry adventure 2010s
86-year-old Irving Zisman takes a trip from Nebraska to North Carolina to take his 8 year-old grandson, Billy, back to his real father.