List of the best Dakota Fanning movies: Now Is Good(2012), Brimstone(2016), Please Stand By(2017), Viena and the Fantomes(2020), Man on Fire(2004), The Secret Life of Bees(2008), Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story(2005), War of the Worlds(2005), The Runaways(2010), Charlotte's Web(2006), Push(2009), Effie Gray(2014) ... ...
Drama, Romance
UK|France|USA
2012
103 Minutes
Tessa Scott
Dakota Fanning Rose Leslie Olivia Williams Kaya Scodelario Jeremy Irvine Paddy Considine Sarah Hadland Rakie Ayola Patrick Baladi Joe Cole Susan Brown
dying person family best friend romantic interest charming confident emotional heartwarming rousing tender countryside seaside england family home terminal illness virginity family relationships discovery love growing up
A teenage girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she would like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
Mystery & Thriller, Western
Netherlands|France|Germany|Belgium|Sweden|UK|USA
2016
148 Minutes
Liz
Dakota Fanning Guy Pearce Emilia Jones Kit Harington Carice van Houten Paul Anderson Carla Juri William Houston Ivy George Jack Roth Bill Tangradi
frontier woman fugitive priest preacher suspenseful tense thrilling frontier united states fugitives escape on the run vengeance frontier justice frontier life adventure escape quest pursuit revenge
From the moment the new reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows she and her family are in great danger.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
93 Minutes
Wendy
Dakota Fanning Toni Collette Alice Eve Patton Oswalt Michael Stahl-David River Alexander Tony Revolori Jessica Rothe William Stanford Davis
autistic person caregiver writer traveler runaway amusing inspiring moving positive endearing nursing home car highway runway autism writing following your dreams competition road trip coming of age
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.
Drama, Romance, Music
USA
2020
105 Minutes
Viena
Dakota Fanning Zoë Kravitz Jeremy White Caleb Landry Jones Frank Dillane Olivia Luccardi Jenny Pellicer Alexandria Lee
A roadie travels across North America with a punk band during the 1980s.
Crime, Drama
USA|UK|Mexico|Switzerland
2004
145 Minutes
Pita
Denzel Washington Dakota Fanning Christopher Walken Giancarlo Giannini Radha Mitchell Marc Anthony Rachel Ticotin Mickey Rourke Jesús Ochoa Angelina Peláez Gustavo Sánchez Parra
bodyguard colleague businesswoman daughter mother kidnapper gutsy intense unrestrained thrilling mexico city mansion club street big city vigilantism abduction corruption class distinctions violence
In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
Drama
USA
2008
110 Minutes
Queen Latifah Dakota Fanning Jennifer Hudson Alicia Keys Sophie Okonedo Nate Parker Tristan Wilds Hilarie Burton Paul Bettany
teen girl father caregiver sister beekeeper teen boy heartwarming tender south carolina small town estate abuse civil rights racism adoption father/daughter relationship suicide growing up forbidden love underdog
In 1964, a teenage girl in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women who can connect her to her past.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Kurt Russell Dakota Fanning Kris Kristofferson Elisabeth Shue David Morse Freddy Rodriguez Luis Guzman Oded Fehr Ken Howard Rosemary Garris Rhoda Griffis
father daughter horse horse trainer horse owner grandfather endearing heartwarming winsome farm kentucky racetrack stable horse racing father/daughter relationship love animals family family business love
Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2005
116 Minutes
Rachel Ferrier
Tom Cruise Dakota Fanning Miranda Otto Justin Chatwin Tim Robbins Rick Gonzalez Yul Vazquez Lenny Venito Lisa Ann Walter Ann Robinson Gene Barry
dockworker son daughter ex-wife alien soldier intense thrilling emotional new jersey household basement boston ferry farmhouse alien invasion survival family disaster world domination
An updated version of H.G Wells' seminal sci-fi classic about an alien invasion threatening the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
105 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Dakota Fanning Alia Shawkat Scout Taylor-Compton Michael Shannon Johnny Lewis Tatum O'Neal Brett Cullen Riley Keough Stella Maeve
teen girl punk rocker singer joan jett manager drummer engaging raw san fernando valley japan stage youth rock 'n' roll fame exploitation drugs jealousy growing up rise wretched excess
A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2006
98 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Kevin Anderson Gary Basaraba Beau Bridges Essie Davis Siobhan Fallon Hogan
young girl pig farmer spider uncle rat charming tender endearing emotional touching amusing farm amusement park barn farmhouse barnyard friendship meaning of life death
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Canada
2009
111 Minutes
Chris Evans Dakota Fanning Camilla Belle Djimon Hounsou Neil Jackson Ming-Na Nate Mooney Maggie Siff Corey Stoll Scott Michael Campbell Colin Ford
fugitive psychic government agent teen girl father love interest thrilling incredible tense hong kong street basketball court laboratory restaurant apartment telekinesis fugitives missing persons unlikely allies secret identity
Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.
Romance, Drama, Biography, History
UK
2014
108 Minutes
Emma Thompson Dakota Fanning Julie Walters Tom Sturridge David Suchet Greg Wise Claudia Cardinale Robbie Coltrane James Fox Riccardo Scamarcio Derek Jacobi
art critic wife artist bleak sultry brooding engaging melancholy victorian england mansion venice biography art victorian society marriage career love growing up rise 19th century
A look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning), and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge).
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
112 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Dakota Fanning Peter Sarsgaard Alia Shawkat Logan Miller Kai Lennox Katherine Waterston James LeGros
Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
Drama
USA
2015
92 Minutes
Richard Gere Dakota Fanning Theo James Clarke Peters Cheryl Hines Dylan Baker Brian A. Wilson
husband wife couple philanthropist eccentric mother pregnant wife newlywed engaging united states philanthropy guilt money wealth pregnancy marriage newlyweds metamorphosis pursuit 21st century
A philanthropist meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an attempt to relive his past.
Drama
USA
2001
132 Minutes
Lucy
Sean Penn Michelle Pfeiffer Dakota Fanning Dianne Wiest Loretta Devine Richard Schiff Laura Dern Brad Allan Silverman Joseph Rosenberg Stanley DeSantis Doug Hutchinson
father daughter mentally disabled person lawyer foster mother friend disheartening profound emotional courtroom foster home apartment soccer game coffee shop school parenthood father/daughter relationship mental disability custody battle friendship
A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
Drama
Hong Kong|USA
2016
108 Minutes
Merry Levov
Ewan McGregor Jennifer Connelly Dakota Fanning Valorie Curry Uzo Aduba Rupert Evans Hannah Nordberg Peter Riegert Molly Parker David Strathairn
father businessman wife daughter radical detective brooding emotional intense town house bedroom hotel crime scene protest middle class rebellion explosion search doubt
An All-American college star and his beauty queen wife watch their seemingly perfect life fall apart as their daughter joins the turmoil of '60s America.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
93 Minutes
Ronnie Fuller
Diane Lane Elizabeth Banks Dakota Fanning Danielle Macdonald Nate Parker Common Colin Donnell Amy Tribbey
detective young woman child friend dark disturbing engaging frightening raw tense rural community family home crime missing persons murder mystery pursuit discovery 2010s
A detective looks to unravel a mystery surrounding missing children and the prime suspects: two young women who, seven years ago, were put away for an infant's death.
Drama
USA
2012
85 Minutes
Annie James
Emile Hirsch Alan Polsky Stephen Dorff Dakota Fanning Kris Kristofferson Shae D'Lyn Josh Leonard Oren Skoog Jenica Bergere
A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
Adventure, Animation
France|Belgium
2014
90 Minutes
Delf
Seth Green Danny Glover Dakota Fanning Christine Baranski Yvette Nicole Brown Brady Corbet Elliott Gould Richard Kind Ryan Lee
bird orphan amusing confident emotional gutsy africa migration responsibility discovery transformation 21st century
A hero's journey with a most unlikely hero. Yellowbird is a teeny tiny orphaned bird that has never left the nest, has no family, yet desperately wants one - That is, until he finds himself leading a flock on their migration to Africa.
Romance, Biography, Drama
UK
2013
92 Minutes
Beverly Aadland
Kevin Kline Susan Sarandon Dakota Fanning Max Casella Jane McNeill Bryan Batt Matt Kane Patrick St. Esprit Ric Reitz Jason Davis
actor teenager engineer gripping tender lighthearted hollywood united states biography romance show business forbidden love 1950s
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy
2003
82 Minutes
Sally
Mike Myers Alec Baldwin Kelly Preston Dakota Fanning Spencer Breslin Amy Hill Sean Hayes
cat brother sister mother fish wild madcap household neighborhood boredom childhood talking animal bad behavior children vs. adults discovery adventure unknown era
Looking for fun, a mischievous feline (Mike Myers) invades the home of two children while their mother (Kelly Preston) is away.
Drama, Comedy
USA|UK|China
2019
159 Minutes
Squeaky Fromme
Leonardo DiCaprio Brad Pitt Margot Robbie Kurt Russell Dakota Fanning Damon Herriman Austin Butler Emile Hirsch Scoot McNairy Luke Perry Al Pacino
actor struggling actor middle-aged man hippie stuntman director cool confident offbeat hollywood restaurant ranch movie set movie studio movie making acting alcoholism stardom starting over fall
A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
Drama
USA|Mexico
2005
112 Minutes
Maria
Kathy Baker Amy Brenneman Elpidia Carrillo Glenn Close Stephen Dillane Dakota Fanning William Fichtner LisaGay Hamilton Holly Hunter Jason Isaacs Joe Mantegna
divorcée sick person prisoner old flame teen girl woman tender moving intricate melodramatic jail hospital family home supermarket graveyard mother/daughter relationship family dysfunction estrangement reunion illness
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Romance, Fantasy
USA
2010
124 Minutes
Jane
Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner Bryce Dallas Howard Billy Burke Dakota Fanning Ashley Greene Nikki Reed Elizabeth Reaser Jackson Rathbone Peter Facinelli
vampire werewolf boyfriend girlfriend villain brother dark emotional melodramatic tense washington state small town city family home mountain forbidden love love triangle competition vampires werewolves
As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Cate Blanchett Anne Hathaway Helena Bonham Carter Mindy Kaling Sarah Paulson Awkwafina Rihanna Richard Armitage James Corden Dakota Fanning
con artist mastermind partner jeweler hacker fashion designer amusing cool confident crafty intricate thrilling new york city museum hotel office restaurant party heist con game
Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.
Romance, Fantasy
USA
2012
115 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner Billy Burke Peter Facinelli Elizabeth Reaser Kellan Lutz Nikki Reed Jackson Rathbone Ashley Greene Michael Sheen
vampire mother daughter werewolf family member villain striking melodramatic small town washington state household outdoors childbirth vampires supernatural unusual romance metamorphosis pursuit forbidden love 2010s
After the birth of Renesmee/Nessie, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Romance, Fantasy
USA
2009
130 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner Ashley Greene Rachelle Lefevre Billy Burke Peter Facinelli Nikki Reed Kellan Lutz Jackson Rathbone Anna Kendrick
vampire teen girl werewolf passionate tender washington state italy woods love triangle abandonment grief vampires forbidden love transformation rescue rivalry 2000s
Edward leaves Bella after an attack that nearly claimed her life, and, in her depression, she falls into yet another difficult relationship - this time with her close friend, Jacob Black.