List of the best Laura Dern movies: The Tale(2018), Citizen Ruth(1996), Inland Empire(2006), Jurassic Park(1993), Wild at Heart(1990), Wild(2014), Focus(2001), Certain Women(2016), Year of the Dog(2007), Tenderness(2008), Wilson(2017), J.T. LeRoy(2018) ... ...
Drama
USA|Germany
2018
114 Minutes
Jennifer
Laura Dern Elizabeth Debicki Laura Allen Jason Ritter Ellen Burstyn Common Frances Conroy John Heard Tina Parker Isabella Amara Isabelle Nélisse
journalist professor mother coach boyfriend emotional disheartening moving profound uneasy intense house farm childhood home school child abuse molestation going home past crimes repression
A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.
Comedy
USA
1996
104 Minutes
Ruth Stoops
Laura Dern Swoosie Kurtz Kurtwood Smith Mary Kay Place Kelly Preston M.C. Gainey Kenneth Mars David Graf Kathleen Noone Tippi Hedren Burt Reynolds
druggie activist pregnant woman reporter amusing quirky courtroom newsroom office jail abortion religion activism politics rivalry quest 1990s
An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.
Mystery & Thriller
France|Poland|USA
2006
179 Minutes
Laura Dern Jeremy Irons Harry Dean Stanton Justin Theroux Terryn Westbrook Julia Ormond Peter J. Lucas Grace Zabriskie Ian Abercrombie Diane Ladd William H. Macy
actress actor director prostitute neighbor phantom creepy unrestrained creative movie set los angeles street apartment backstage murder filmmaking psychology hypnosis curse escape
As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
1993
126 Minutes
Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum Richard Attenborough Bob Peck Martin Ferrero BD Wong Joseph Mazzello Ariana Richards Samuel L. Jackson Wayne Knight
paleontologist mathematician billionaire grandchild grandfather employee engaging thrilling frightening intense island theme park isla nublar jurassic park wilderness jungle dinosaurs survival scientific experiments man vs. nature
A pragmatic paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Drama
USA
1990
125 Minutes
Lula
Nicolas Cage Laura Dern Diane Ladd Willem Dafoe Isabella Rossellini Harry Dean Stanton Crispin Glover Grace Zabriskie J.E. Freeman W. Morgan Sheppard
convict girlfriend mother private investigator police officer hit man brutal dark gritty nightclub prison north carolina texas hotel car self-defense prison freedom rebellion road trip
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
Adventure, Biography, Drama
USA
2014
115 Minutes
Bobbi
Reese Witherspoon Laura Dern Thomas Sadoski Michiel Huisman Gaby Hoffmann Kevin Rankin W. Earl Brown Nick Eversman Mo McRae Keene McRae Brian Van Holt
troubled woman dead person ex-husband counselor stranger friend brooding emotional intense trail camp forest bar street car desperation tragedy reflection healing travel
A chronicle of one woman's one thousand one hundred mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.
Drama
USA
2001
106 Minutes
William H. Macy Laura Dern David Paymer Meat Loaf Aday Kay Hawtrey Michael Copeman Kenneth Welsh Joseph Ziegler
man wife neighbor uneasy disturbing long island, n.y. suburbia anti-semitism patriotism world war ii mistaken identity husband/wife relationship rivalry revenge 1940s
In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the victims of religious and racial persecution... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2016
107 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Laura Dern Michelle Williams Rene Auberjonois Jared Harris James LeGros John Getz Ashlie Atkinson Lily Gladstone Sara Rodier
lawyer client wife husband law student ranch hand brooding charming emotional montana small town school ranch diner house independence friendship disconnection love sexism
The lives of three women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
98 Minutes
Molly Shannon Laura Dern Regina King Tom McCarthy Peter Sarsgaard John C. Reilly Josh Pais Liza Weil Steve Berg Chuck Duffy Susan Mackin
assistant brother veterinarian neighbor friend amusing charming offbeat united states office grief mental illness eccentricity relationships first love discovery love transformation 2000s
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Crime, Drama
USA
2008
101 Minutes
Russell Crowe Laura Dern Jon Foster Sophie Traub Tanya Clarke David Larosa Alexis Dziena Arija Bareikis Tim Hopper Vivienne Benesch Michael Kelly
A policeman works to figure out whether a violent teen murdered his family.
Comedy
2017
94 Minutes
Woody Harrelson Laura Dern Judy Greer Margo Martindale Cheryl Hines Isabella Amara David Warshofsky Mary Lynn Rajskub James Saito Tom Proctor Bruce Bohne
misanthrope father estranged wife teen girl daughter airy amusing witty uplifting wild quirky united states prison city happiness eccentricity family connections family relationships love
After reuniting with his ex-wife (Laura Dern), a lonely and neurotic misanthrope (Woody Harrelson) tries to form a connection with the teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he never knew he had.
Drama
2018
108 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Laura Dern Jim Sturgess Diane Kruger Kelvin Harrison Jr. Courtney Love James Jagger Stella Maxwell Adam Hurtig David Lawrence Brown Alicia Johnston
author artist impostor quirky moving new york united states false identity alter ego transformation 2000s
A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.
Drama
USA
1999
108 Minutes
Miss Frieda Riley
Jake Gyllenhaal Chris Cooper Laura Dern Chris Owen William Lee Scott Chad Lindberg Natalie Canerday Scott Miles Randy Stripling Chris Ellis O. Winston Link
coal miner student teacher scientist uplifting tense creative west virginia coal mine space travel father/son relationship ambition small-town life dreams underdog transformation rise 1950s
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
Drama
USA
2014
110 Minutes
Lynn Nash
Andrew Garfield Michael Shannon Laura Dern Tim Guinee Noah Lomax Clancy Brown J.D. Evermore Judd Lormand Cullen Moss John L. Armijo Nicole Barré
businessman single father contractor unemployed person man tenant bleak dark gripping intense thrilling disheartening abandoned house united states florida house suburb road unemployment eviction
A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2019
136 Minutes
Nora Fanshaw
Scarlett Johansson Adam Driver Azhy Robertson Laura Dern Ray Liotta Julie Hagerty Alan Alda Mary Hollis Inboden Wallace Shawn Merritt Wever Brooke Bloom
Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1986
120 Minutes
Sandy Williams
Kyle MacLachlan Isabella Rossellini Dennis Hopper Laura Dern Hope Lange Dean Stockwell Priscilla Pointer Frances Bay
lounge singer girlfriend student psychopath drug addict dark creepy disturbing car abandoned building lounge apartment field suburbia desire vice blackmail drugs corruption sex
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Drama
USA
2012
136 Minutes
Helen Sullivan
Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Laura Dern Jesse Plemons Amy Ferguson Frank Bettag Leonida A. Bautista Ambyr Childers
drifter cult leader wife daughter follower gutsy fascinating tense san francisco coast household cult mentorship friendship postwar america rise temptation 1950s
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Greece
2016
115 Minutes
Ethel Kroc
Michael Keaton Nick Offerman John Carroll Lynch Laura Dern Linda Cardellini B.J. Novak Patrick Wilson Justin Randell Brooke Griff Furst Kate Kneeland Wilbur Fitzgerald
salesman brother small-business owner wife confident gripping shocking spirited southern california entrepreneurial spirit small business fast food struggle pursuit rise rivalry transformation wretched excess 1950s
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance
USA|Germany
2000
121 Minutes
Peggy
Richard Gere Helen Hunt Farrah Fawcett Laura Dern Shelley Long Tara Reid Kate Hudson Liv Tyler Robert Hays Matt Malloy Andy Richter
gynecologist wife beautiful woman amusing offbeat quirky doctor's office texas shopping mall nervous breakdown wedding husband/wife relationship temptation love fall 2000s
A wealthy gynecologist's ideal life is thrown into turmoil when the women closest to him begin to affect his life in unexpecting ways.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2022
Minutes
Ellie Sattler
Chris Pratt Bryce Dallas Howard Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum Campbell Scott BD Wong Daniella Pineda Justice Smith Isabella Sermon Omar Sy
Drama
USA
2019
135 Minutes
Marmee March
Saoirse Ronan Emma Watson Florence Pugh Eliza Scanlen Laura Dern Timothée Chalamet Tracy Letts Bob Odenkirk James Norton Louis Garrel Jayne Houdyshell
young woman single woman single mother sister young man teacher uplifting inspiring heartwarming confident new york city manor countryside female bonding women's issues romance illness discovery growing up love
Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.
Romance, Drama
USA
2014
126 Minutes
Frannie Lancaster
Shailene Woodley Ansel Elgort Willem Dafoe Nat Wolff Laura Dern Sam Trammell Mike Birbiglia Emily Peachey
cancer patient teen boy author parent doctor nurse amusing charming emotional sad hospital doctor's office support group bedroom street trolley cancer dying wish relationships love
Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.
Drama
USA
2014
115 Minutes
Bev Ladouceur
Jim Caviezel Michael Chiklis Alexander Ludwig Clancy Brown Laura Dern Matthew Daddario Joe Massingill Jessie T. Usher Richard Kohnke Ser'Darius Blain Stephan James
football coach football player high-school student teacher parent dead person inspiring cool emotional tense moving california school locker room football field house office football winning tragedy
The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
Drama, History
USA|Mexico
1989
126 Minutes
Kathleen Robinson
Paul Newman Dwight Schultz Bonnie Bedelia John Cusack Laura Dern Ron Frazier John C. McGinley Natasha Richardson
general scientist wife mistress emotional tense new mexico laboratory military base nuclear weapons testing science military adultery daunting task personality clash quest discovery 1940s
This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
97 Minutes
Delilah
Will Ferrell Christopher Jordan Wallace Rebecca Hall Michael Peña Laura Dern Rosalie Michaels Stephen Root Glenn Howerton Jason Spisak
salesman alcoholic wife neighbor boss young boy heartwarming hedonistic amusing emotional house office neighborhood gas station parking lot pool unemployment new life alcoholism starting over
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Biography, Drama
USA
1985
120 Minutes
Diana Adams
Eric Stoltz Cher Sam Elliott Estelle Getty Richard Dysart Laura Dern Harry Carey Jr. Lawrence Monoson Marsha Warfield Barry Tubb Andrew Robinson
disfigured teen mother blind person father figure teenager melodramatic tense witty los angeles house school camp deformity daunting task defying expectations acceptance love adolescence growing up underdog
A teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
132 Minutes
Pam
Tom Arnold Jesse Bradford Bobby Cannavale Sarah Clarke Steve Coogan Laura Dern Maggie Gyllenhaal Lisa Kudrow Jason Ritter David Sutcliffe Hallee Hirsh
counselor filmmaker stepbrother boyfriend singer father intricate witty family home office nightclub love triangle adoption secret forbidden love bisexuality parenthood love transformation 2000s
Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
Drama
USA
2001
132 Minutes
Randy Carpenter
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.
Musical
USA
1982
87 Minutes
Jessica McNeil
Diane Lane Ray Winstone Peter Donat David Clennon John Lehne Cynthia Sikes Laura Dern Fee Waybill Christine Lahti
teenager singer punk rocker mother manager unrestrained gutsy small town stage backstage bus troubled youth rebellion music industry rock 'n' roll young love rise fall underdog transformation
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death. So far that she gets them (she and two cousins) on a tour with a washed-out glam-rock ... See full summary »
Action, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Norway|China|Canada|USA|France
2019
118 Minutes
Grace Coxman
Liam Neeson Tom Bateman Tom Jackson Emmy Rossum Domenick Lombardozzi Julia Jones John Doman Laura Dern Raoul Trujillo William Forsythe Benjamin Hollingsworth
driver son drug lord henchman vigilante wife tense brutal emotional thrilling confident mountain garage mansion hotel shop revenge mysterious deaths drugs drug trade
A grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA|Norway
2017
135 Minutes
Laura Lonowski
Matt Damon Kristen Wiig Christoph Waltz Hong Chau Jason Sudeikis Udo Kier Neil Patrick Harris Laura Dern Brigette Lundy-Paine Joaquim de Almeida Margo Martindale
therapist husband wife scientist neighbor amusing lighthearted quirky emotional witty powerful suburb laboratory small town shrinking science community natural resources lifestyle changes suburban life
A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2001
91 Minutes
Ellie
Sam Neill William H. Macy Tea Leoni Alessandro Nivola Trevor Morgan Michael Jeter John Diehl Bruce A. Young Laura Dern Taylor Nichols Mark Harelik
father scientist mercenary guide son dinosaur suspenseful frenetic intense thrilling engaging island jungle aviary compound airplane wilderness dinosaurs animal attack plane crash
A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday, but their unexpected landing startles the island's new inhabitants.
Comedy
USA
2010
97 Minutes
Prudence
Robert De Niro Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Dustin Hoffman Barbra Streisand Blythe Danner Teri Polo Jessica Alba Laura Dern Harvey Keitel Kevin Hart
nurse cia agent wife mother-in-law father-in-law child hilarious engaging amusing heartwarming hysterical chicago house office party family home hospital family heart attack relocation
Family-patriarch Jack Byrnes wants to appoint a successor. Does his son-in-law, the male nurse Greg Focker, have what it takes?
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2017
152 Minutes
Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Andy Serkis Lupita Nyong'o Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Gwendoline Christie
jedi knight general droid fighter pilot villain heroine brooding emotional intense amusing thrilling moving island spaceship casino battlefield battleship alien planet good versus evil war
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.