List of the best Paul Dano movies: Ruby Sparks(2012), Swiss Army Man(2016), Wildlife(2018), For Ellen(2012), Gigantic(2008), There Will Be Blood(2007), Love & Mercy(2014), The Good Heart(2009), The Extra Man(2010), 12 Years a Slave(2013), Looper(2012), Youth(2015) ... ...
Fantasy, Romance
USA
2012
104 Minutes
Executive Producer
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.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Sweden
2016
95 Minutes
Hank
Paul Dano Daniel Kwan Daniel Radcliffe Mary Elizabeth Winstead Antonia Ribero Timothy Eulich Richard Gross Marika Casteel Andy Hull Aaron Marshall
man corpse girlfriend father family member friend quirky emotional creative island cave jungle beach ocean hut isolation madness rescue conversation salvation
A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.
Drama
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Director
Carey Mulligan Jake Gyllenhaal Ed Oxenbould Bill Camp Zoe Colletti Travis W. Bruyer Darryl Cox Mollie Milligan
teen boy golfer housewife firefighter mother friend bleak emotional tense intricate raw montana forest school house car small town mother/child relationship father/child relationship marriage
A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.
Drama
USA
2012
93 Minutes
Executive Producer
Paul Dano Jon Heder Jena Malone Margarita Levieva Shaylena Mandigo Dakota Johnson Alex Mauriello Julian Gamble
A struggling musician takes an overnight long-distance drive in order to fight his estranged wife for custody of their young daughter.
Romance
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Brian
Paul Dano Zooey Deschanel John Goodman Ed Asner Jane Alexander Robert Stanton Ian Roberts Clarke Peters Daniel Stewart Sherman Zach Galifianakis Frank Harts
salesman love interest father brother stalker mother amusing endearing quirky warehouse new york city store apartment adoption sibling rivalry stalking unusual romance change of lifestyle father/daughter relationship underdog
A mattress salesman finds his plan to adopt a Chinese baby augmented by the arrival of a young woman, who comes into his workplace, falls asleep on one of the beds, and starts to affect his life upon waking up.
Drama
USA
2007
158 Minutes
Eli Sunday, Paul Sunday
Daniel Day-Lewis Paul Dano Kevin J. O'Connor Ciarán Hinds Dillon Freasier Sydney McCallister David Willis David Warshofsky Colton Woodward Russell Harvard
businessperson landlord son preacher god twin dark gritty small town california mansion farm oil field greed family religion oil business alcoholism rise fall
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
Biography, Drama
USA
2014
120 Minutes
John Cusack Paul Dano Elizabeth Banks Paul Giamatti Jake Abel Bill Camp Joanna Going Dee Wallace Kenny Wormald Erin Darke Brett Davern
brian wilson pet therapist saleswoman musician engaging bleak inspiring mind office recording studio home life the band success darkness therapy the beach boys transformation love
In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.
Drama
Iceland|Denmark|USA|France|Germany
2009
98 Minutes
Brian Cox Paul Dano Isild Le Besco Bill Buell Susan Blommaert Alice Olivia Clarke Kim Songwon Brown Stephen McKinley Henderson
bar owner homeless person nurse psychiatrist patient roommate amusing airy touching new york state hospital bar street homelessness medical operation new job generosity poverty rise 2000s
A cantankerous but ailing bartender takes a kindly young homeless man in under his wing.
Comedy
France|USA
2010
108 Minutes
Louis Ives
Kevin Kline Robert Pulcini Paul Dano John C. Reilly Katie Holmes Marian Seldes Celia Weston Patti D'Arbanville Dan Hedaya Lynn Cohen John Pankow
extra professor escort amusing new york city literature cross-dressing relationships transformation 1920s
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
Tibeats
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|China
2012
119 Minutes
Seth
Bruce Willis Joseph Gordon-Levitt Emily Blunt Paul Dano Noah Segan Piper Perabo Jeff Daniels Xu Qing Tracie Thoms Frank Brennan Garret Dillahunt
hit man boss mafioso victim love interest dark gritty suspenseful city time travel contract killing survival organized crime pursuit discovery escape 2070s
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Drama
Italy|France|UK|Switzerland
2015
118 Minutes
Jimmy Tree
Michael Caine Harvey Keitel Rachel Weisz Paul Dano Jane Fonda Robert Seethaler Alex MacQueen Luna Zimic Mijovic Tom Lipinski Chloe Pirrie Alex Beckett
composer screenwriter harvey keitel emotional resort hotel eternal youth vacation life transformation 2010s
A retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
Drama
UK|USA
2006
116 Minutes
Brian
Greg Kinnear Patricia Arquette Bobby Cannavale Paul Dano Luis Guzman Ethan Hawke Ashley Johnson Kris Kristofferson Avril Lavigne Esai Morales Catalina Sandino Moreno
executive illegal alien farmer employee shocking offbeat restaurant slaughterhouse farm food industry corruption health investigation quest transformation 2000s
An ensemble piece examining the health risks involved in the fast food industry and its environmental and social consequences as well.
Action, Adventure
USA
2022
Minutes
Edward Nashton, The Riddler
Robert Pattinson Colin Farrell Zoë Kravitz Paul Dano Andy Serkis Jeffrey Wright John Turturro Peter Sarsgaard Jayme Lawson Con O'Neill Alex Ferns
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
South Korea|USA
2017
118 Minutes
Jay
An Seo Hyun Tilda Swinton Jake Gyllenhaal Giancarlo Esposito Paul Dano Lily Collins Steven Yeun Shirley Henderson Devon Bostick Daniel Henshall
young girl pig creature ceo friend activist campy emotional intense south korea village forest new york city boardroom car genetic engineering creatures agriculture friendship escape
A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.
Western
USA
2010
101 Minutes
Thomas Gately
Michelle Williams Bruce Greenwood Will Patton Zoe Kazan Paul Dano Shirley Henderson Neal Huff Tommy Nelson Rod Rondeaux
guide settler native american wife racist husband tense solemn desert oregon mountain wagon train pioneering struggle survival lost journey hysteria adventure rivalry
Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
102 Minutes
Dwayne
Greg Kinnear Valerie Faris Steve Carell Toni Collette Alan Arkin Abigail Breslin Paul Dano Justin Shilton Alissa Anderegg Jerry Giles Beth Grant
beauty queen child father grandfather brother uncle quirky california store new mexico aspirations road trip family hope song and dance homosexuality quest 2000s
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Comedy, Action
USA
2010
109 Minutes
Simon Feck
Tom Cruise Cameron Diaz Peter Sarsgaard Jordi Mollá Viola Davis Paul Dano Maggie Grace Marc Blucas Celia Weston Falk Hentschel Lennie Loftin
agent love interest partner hostage cia director assassin thrilling charming spirited amusing intense airplane spain boston germany island kansas assassination betrayal collaboration
A young woman gets mixed up with a disgraced spy who is trying to clear his name.
Sci-Fi, Action, Western
USA|India
2011
118 Minutes
Percy Dolarhyde
Daniel Craig Harrison Ford Olivia Wilde Sam Rockwell Adam Beach Paul Dano Noah Ringer Keith Carradine Clancy Brown
outlaw cattle baron alien cowboy bartender priest thrilling amusing spectacular gritty saloon desert canyon american west cabin new mexico territory amnesia alien abduction alien attack fighting
A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
153 Minutes
Alex Jones
Hugh Jackman Jake Gyllenhaal Viola Davis Maria Bello Terrence Howard Melissa Leo Paul Dano Dylan Minnette Zoë Soul Erin Gerasimovich Kyla-Drew Simmons
father daughter young girl best friend detective suspect dark intense boston family home police station rv father/daughter relationship missing persons disappearance police work vigilantism pursuit sacrifice revenge
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
Drama
USA
2005
111 Minutes
Thadius
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
120 Minutes
VW Guy
Demetri Martin Imelda Staunton Emile Hirsch Liev Schreiber Eugene Levy Jonathan Groff Jeffrey Dean Morgan Henry Goodman Dan Fogler Paul Dano Mamie Gummer
hippie musician hillbilly family motel owner spectacular spirited woodstock field motel new york state concert spirituality music peace lsd 1960s
A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.