List of the best Peter Sarsgaard movies: An Education(2009), Experimenter(2015), The Sound of Silence(2019), The Slap(2015), The Lie(2018), Shattered Glass(2003), Pawn Sacrifice(2014), Jarhead(2005), Orphan(2009), Lovelace(2013), Jackie(2016), Boys Don't Cry(1999) ... ...
Drama
UK|USA
2009
100 Minutes
David
Peter Sarsgaard Carey Mulligan Alfred Molina Dominic Cooper Rosamund Pike Olivia Williams Emma Thompson Cara Seymour Matthew Beard Sally Hawkins
teacher teenager friend love interest cheater thief emotional touching london school paris suburbia romance deception marriage education travel money discovery love
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2015
97 Minutes
Stanley Milgram
Peter Sarsgaard Winona Ryder Dennis Haysbert Jim Gaffigan Taryn Manning Kellan Lutz John Alberto Leguizamo Anton Yelchin Anthony Edwards Lori Singer Edoardo Ballerini
professor wife psychologist test subject student frightening new york city yale university university home human nature unintended consequences ethics life story consequences authority discovery 1960s
In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.
Drama
USA
2019
87 Minutes
Peter Lucian
Peter Sarsgaard Rashida Jones Tony Revolori Austin Pendleton Bruce Altman Tracee Chimo Alex Karpovsky Tina Benko Kate Lyn Sheil Adit Dileep Alison Fraser
musician sound operator calm tender new york insomnia therapy discovery 2010s
A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
Drama
2015
Minutes
Peter Sarsgaard Uma Thurman Thandie Newton Melissa George Zachary Quinto Thomas Sadoski Brian Cox Dylan Schombing Lucas Hedges Makenzie Leigh Maria Tucci Marin Ireland
A seemingly minor domestic dispute exposes secrets and threatens to pull a family apart.
Mystery & Thriller
2018
97 Minutes
Jay
Peter Sarsgaard Joey King Mireille Enos Cas Anvar Danielle Kind Devery Jacobs Patti Kim Nicholas Lea
A man and his wife fall into a web of lies and deceit when they try to cover up their teenage daughter's horrific crime.
Drama
USA|Canada
2003
95 Minutes
Hayden Christensen Peter Sarsgaard Chloë Sevigny Rosario Dawson Melanie Lynskey Steve Zahn Hank Azaria Cas Anvar Ted Kotcheff Mark Blum Simone-Elise Girard
reporter editor love interest rival incredible confident washington, d.c. newsroom office scandal ambition journalism deception desperation rise fall underdog 1990s
The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Peter Sarsgaard Liev Schreiber Michael Stuhlbarg Lily Rabe Robin Weigert Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Aiden Lovekamp Conrad Pla Evelyne Brochu Sophie Nélisse
chess player prodigy young man chess grandmaster russian government official brooding gripping gutsy intense tense emotional united states russia beach auditorium chess tournament bulgaria chess competition
Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
War, Drama
USA|UK|Germany
2005
123 Minutes
Alan Troy
Jake Gyllenhaal Peter Sarsgaard Jamie Foxx Chris Cooper Lucas Black Brian Geraghty Jacob Vargas Laz Alonso Evan Jones Iván Fenyö Dennis Haysbert
marine sniper friend enemy spotter reporter dark tense boot camp desert tent saudi arabia gulf war survival friendship infidelity breakup breakdown quest discovery
A psychological study of a soldier's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada|Germany|France
2009
123 Minutes
John
Vera Farmiga Peter Sarsgaard Isabelle Fuhrman CCH Pounder Aryana Engineer Jimmy Bennett Margo Martindale Karel Roden Rosemary Dunsmore
mother father daughter son orphan nun dark suspenseful tense chilling orphanage household hospital family home loss adoption deception insanity marriage husband/wife relationship
A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.
Biography, Drama
USA
2013
93 Minutes
Chuck Traynor
Amanda Seyfried Jeffrey Friedman Peter Sarsgaard Chris Noth Hank Azaria Bobby Cannavale Sharon Stone Robert Patrick Adam Brody Juno Temple James Franco
The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life.
Biography, Drama, History
2016
99 Minutes
Natalie Portman Peter Sarsgaard Greta Gerwig Billy Crudup John Hurt Richard E. Grant John Carroll Lynch Beth Grant Max Casella Caspar Phillipson
jacqueline kennedy john f. kennedy lyndon baines johnson lady bird johnson president husband brooding dreamy emotional gripping washington, d.c. government offices home assassination mourning death single mothers legacy regret fall
The assassination of JFK is seen through the eyes of Jackie Kennedy. The days leading up to the tragedy and the immediate aftermath are chronicled, as experienced by the First Lady, wife of the charismatic president and mother of two small children.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
USA
1999
119 Minutes
John Lotter
Hilary Swank Chloë Sevigny Peter Sarsgaard Brendan Sexton III Alison Folland Alicia Goranson Matt McGrath Rob Campbell Jeannetta Arnette
transsexual love interest friend criminal bleak emotional lincoln, neb. falls city, neb. bar apartment gender identity troubled youth violence growing up transformation forbidden love fall 1990s
A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.
Mystery & Thriller, Biography, Drama, History
Poland|UK|Ukraine
2019
118 Minutes
Walter Duranty
James Norton Vanessa Kirby Peter Sarsgaard Joseph Mawle Krzysztof Pieczynski Marcin Czarnik Beata Pozniak Fenella Woolgar
welshman journalist gripping gritty profound soviet union famine soviet union journalism discovery rescue underdog 1930s
A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Spain|Bulgaria
2017
128 Minutes
Shepard
Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz Peter Sarsgaard Julieth Restrepo Lillian Blankenship David Valencia David Ojalvo Óscar Jaenada Ricardo Niño Pedro Calvo
pablo escobar drug lord journalist woman cia agent american police captain police officer brutal charming confident crafty engaging fiery incredible intense intricate powerful raw uneasy
A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Comedy, Action
USA
2010
109 Minutes
Fitzgerald
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.
Drama
USA
2019
97 Minutes
Quint Manning
Liev Schreiber Marisa Tomei Peter Sarsgaard Maya Hawke Alex Wolff Christiane Seidel Betty Gabriel Fredric Lehne
real estate agent high-school student wealthy man wife gritty tense spirited office stock exchange tennis court family home hustling investing lying pursuit rise discovery fall 2010s
The lives of two different families collide when their children begin a relationship that leads to a tragic accident.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
112 Minutes
Harmon
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.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2011
114 Minutes
Hector Hammond
Ryan Reynolds Blake Lively Peter Sarsgaard Mark Strong Tim Robbins Jay O. Sanders Taika Waititi Angela Bassett Mike Doyle Nick Jandl Dylan James
test pilot superhero alien scientist friend leader thrilling outlandish emotional spectacular tense earth laboratory apartment alien planet city space supernatural good versus evil heroism
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
121 Minutes
Window Washer
Kathy Bates Rupert Everett Meredith Eaton Peter Sarsgaard Dan Aykroyd Lynn Redgrave Stephanie Beacham Richard Briers Marcia Warren Jack Noseworthy Jonathan Pryce
housewife lawyer valet serial killer amusing engaging chicago england small town parking lot murder celebrity legacy homosexuality hero worship underdog discovery 2000s
After her husband unexpectedly leaves her, Grace Beasley (Kathy Bates) spontaneously travels to Great Britain to attend the funeral of Victor Fox (Jonathan Pryce), a singer she adored. ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2007
122 Minutes
Alan Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal Reese Witherspoon Alan Arkin Peter Sarsgaard Omar Metwally Moa Khouas Igal Naor Zineb Oukach Meryl Streep
cia analyst wife police officer chemical engineer senator aide emotional engaging suspenseful airport washington, d.c. south africa government building household suicide bombing terrorism wrongfully accused espionage torture disappearance
When a terrorist bombing in North Africa kills 19 incl. an American, an Egyptian chemical engineer flying from South Africa to his wife in USA, is arrested upon arriving USA. He disappears. His wife asks senator for help.
Romance, Drama
USA
2008
111 Minutes
Kenneth Kepesh
Penélope Cruz Ben Kingsley Dennis Hopper Peter Sarsgaard Patricia Clarkson Deborah Harry Antonio Cupo
professor student poet son best friend passionate somber new york city college may-december romance commitment student-teacher relationship father/son relationship love temptation 2000s
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life, which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood", thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany
2005
104 Minutes
Luke
Kate Hudson Gena Rowlands John Hurt Peter Sarsgaard Joy Bryant Maxine Barnett Tom Uskali Jen Apgar Forrest Landis Jamie Lee Redmon Ronald McCall
wife old man husband elderly woman nurse mysterious woman tense creepy dark hospice mansion new orleans secret cult ghosts supernatural haunting voodoo discovery escape
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
98 Minutes
Newt
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.
Drama, Biography, Crime
USA|UK
2015
122 Minutes
Brian Halloran
Johnny Depp Joel Edgerton Benedict Cumberbatch Dakota Johnson Kevin Bacon Peter Sarsgaard Jesse Plemons Rory Cochrane David Harbour Adam Scott Corey Stoll
senator brother mobster fbi agent police officer fugitive brash intense brutal boston bar office street church car mob corruption fugitives power evil
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Drama
USA
2013
98 Minutes
Dwight
Alec Baldwin Cate Blanchett Louis C.K. Bobby Cannavale Andrew Dice Clay Sally Hawkins Peter Sarsgaard Michael Stuhlbarg Tammy Blanchard Max Casella Alden Ehrenreich
socialite divorcée boyfriend dentist love interest profound emotional dark san francisco apartment dentist's office sister relationship romance divorce new life sibling rivalry love transformation rivalry 2010s
A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn't bringing money, peace, or love...
Comedy
USA
2004
109 Minutes
Mark
Zach Braff Ian Holm Ron Leibman Cliff "Method Man" Smith Natalie Portman Ann Dowd Denis O'Hare Peter Sarsgaard Michael Weston Jean Smart Jill Flint
actor girl father friend quirky offbeat amusing heartwarming new jersey small town cemetery reunion death family romance relationships love transformation discovery 2000s
A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2002
103 Minutes
Jimmy the Finn
Val Kilmer Vincent D'Onofrio Adam Goldberg Luis Guzman Doug Hutchison Anthony LaPaglia Glenn Plummer Peter Sarsgaard Deborah Kara Unger Chandra West BD Wong
drug addict drug dealer cop musician husband friend suspenseful gripping gritty southern california desert drug house apartment drugs vengeance double life murder grief the past pursuit
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
Drama
USA
1999
101 Minutes
Ty
James Woods Melanie Griffith Vincent Kartheiser Natasha Gregson Wagner James Otis Paul Hipp Brent Briscoe Peter Sarsgaard Kim Flowers Branden Williams
teen boy girlfriend criminal lover drug dealer junkie hedonistic bleak brutal raw american midwest apartment pharmacy motel cornfield gas station drug addiction petty crime heist troubled youth
In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong leading to dissent, violence and murder.
Action, Adventure
USA
2022
Minutes
District Attorney Gil Colson
Robert Pattinson Colin Farrell Zoë Kravitz Paul Dano Andy Serkis Jeffrey Wright John Turturro Peter Sarsgaard Jayme Lawson Con O'Neill Alex Ferns
Action, Western, Adventure
USA|Australia
2016
128 Minutes
Bartholomew Bogue
Denzel Washington Chris Pratt Ethan Hawke Vincent D'Onofrio Byung-hun Lee Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Martin Sensmeier Haley Bennett Peter Sarsgaard Luke Grimes Matt Bomer
bounty hunter gambler tracker assassin outlaw mercenary brash brooding intense suspenseful gritty town saloon hotel street office church reign of terror teamwork redemption
Seven gunmen from a variety of backgrounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist.