Claire Danes

A Kid Like Jake (2018)

As: Alex Wheeler

On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake’s preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake’s gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what’s best for ...

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Silas Howard

Stars: Octavia Spencer | Priyanka Chopra | Ann Dowd | Claire Danes | Jim Parsons

Brigsby Bear (2017)

As: Emily

Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children's TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James's life changes forever, and he sets out to finish the story himself.

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: Dave McCary

Stars: Mark Hamill | Greg Kinnear | Andy Samberg | Claire Danes | Kyle Mooney

As Cool as I Am (2013)

As: Lainee Diamond

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Max Mayer

Stars: Seth Adkins | Claire Danes | James Marsden | Sarah Bolger | Thomas Mann

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)

As: Herself

Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone almost relentless media scrutiny. This is a playful yet deeply intimate portrait of Lee, exploring his meteoric rise to pop stardom and the issues of celebrity and spirituality that arise when launched into the spotlight.

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Amiel Courtin-Wilson

Stars: Zooey Deschanel | Claire Danes | Ben Lee | Anita Caplan | Suzie Q. Chamberlain

A Child's Garden of Poetry (2011)

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected performers.

Runtime: 30 min.

Directed by: Amy Schatz

Stars: Josh Hamilton | Claire Danes | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Carrie Fisher | Ziggy Marley

Temple Grandin (2010)

As: Temple Grandin

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.

Runtime: 107 min.

Directed by: Mick Jackson

Stars: David Strathairn | Catherine O'Hara | Julia Ormond | Claire Danes | Melissa Farman

Me and Orson Welles (2008)

As: Sonja Jones

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

Runtime: 114 min.

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Stars: Zoe Kazan | Christian McKay | Imogen Poots | Zac Efron | Claire Danes

Stardust (2007)

As: Yvaine

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

Runtime: 127 min.

Directed by: Matthew Vaughn

Stars: Robert De Niro | Michelle Pfeiffer | Claire Danes | Sienna Miller | Charlie Cox

The Flock (2007)

As: Allison Lowry

This film is about a hyper-vigilant employee of the department of public safety who, while training his young female replacement, has to track down a missing girl who he is convinced is connected to a paroled sex offender he is investigating.

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Andrew Lau

Stars: Richard Gere | Ray Wise | Claire Danes | KaDee Strickland | Russell Sams

Evening (2007)

As: Ann Grant

As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an entire other lifetime during one evening 50 years ago. In vivid flashbacks, the young Ann (Claire Daines) spends one night with a man named Harris (Patrick Wilson), who was the love of her life.

Runtime: 117 min.

Directed by: Lajos Koltai

Stars: Vanessa Redgrave | Patrick Wilson | Hugh Dancy | Claire Danes | Toni Collette

The Family Stone (2005)

As: Julie Morton

An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Thomas Bezucha

Stars: Rachel McAdams | Diane Keaton | Sarah Jessica Parker | Dermot Mulroney | Claire Danes

Shopgirl (2005)

As: Mirabelle

Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.

Runtime: 106 min.

Directed by: Anand Tucker

Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Steve Martin | Claire Danes | Sam Bottoms | Bridgette Wilson

Seamless (2005)

As: Herself

A look at what it takes for young designers to make it in the fashion world.

Runtime: 75 min.

Directed by: Douglas Keeve

Stars: Isaac Mizrahi | Karolina Kurkova | Vera Wang | Anna Wintour | Karen Elson

Stage Beauty (2004)

As: Maria

Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help ...

Runtime: 106 min.

Directed by: Richard Eyre

Stars: Tom Wilkinson | Claire Danes | Billy Crudup | Derek Hutchinson | Mark Letheren

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

As: Kate Brewster

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000 started. Good thing Connor's former nemesis, the Terminator, is back to aid the now-adult Connor … just like he promised.

Runtime: 109 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Mostow

Stars: David Andrews | Nick Stahl | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Kristanna Loken | Claire Danes

It's All About Love (2003)

As: Elena

The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. John, and world-famous ice skating star, Elena, are about to sign divorce papers when they realise that, in spite of everything happening around them, their love is worth fighting for. It's All About Love is a fresh take on modern love and future life as two lovers struggle in a ...

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg

Stars: Alun Armstrong | Joaquin Phoenix | Claire Danes | Sean Penn | Douglas Henshall

The Hours (2002)

As: Julia Vaughan

"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.

Runtime: 110 min.

Directed by: Stephen Daldry

Stars: Miranda Richardson | Nicole Kidman | Julianne Moore | Stephen Dillane | Meryl Streep

Igby Goes Down (2002)

As: Sookie Sapperstein

A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Burr Steers

Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Amanda Peet | Kieran Culkin | Jared Harris | Claire Danes

Brokedown Palace (1999)

As: Alice Marano

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that ...

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan

Stars: Bill Pullman | Lou Diamond Phillips | Jacqueline Kim | Claire Danes | Kate Beckinsale

The Mod Squad (1999)

As: Julie Barnes

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and bust the drug ring. Suffering the jibes, and ridicule of fellow officers; they struggle to save their names, and that of their deceased benefactor.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Scott Silver

Stars: Dennis Farina | Giovanni Ribisi | Josh Brolin | Omar Epps | Claire Danes

Les Misérables (1998)

As: Cosette

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Runtime: 134 min.

Directed by: Bille August

Stars: Uma Thurman | Liam Neeson | Geoffrey Rush | Claire Danes | Hans Matheson

Polish Wedding (1998)

As: Hala

The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak family (she has five children). Though she's happily married to Bolek, she is also having a long-time affair with Roman. Her young daughter Hala is having an affair with neighbour cop Russell and becomes pregnant by him. Russell is pressed hard to marry Hala.

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Theresa Connelly

Stars: Lena Olin | Daniel Lapaine | Gabriel Byrne | Claire Danes | Mili Avital

The Rainmaker (1997)

As: Kelly Riker

When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.

Runtime: 135 min.

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

Stars: Matt Damon | Mary Kay Place | Danny DeVito | Claire Danes | Jon Voight

U Turn (1997)

As: Jenny

When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband.

Runtime: 125 min.

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Stars: Joaquin Phoenix | Nick Nolte | Jennifer Lopez | Claire Danes | Sean Penn

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

As: Juliet

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

Runtime: 120 min.

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio | Pete Postlethwaite | John Leguizamo | Claire Danes | Harold Perrineau

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)

As: Rachel Lewis

David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks with her "ghost" on the beach at night. While David lives in the past, other family problems crop up in the present in the real world....

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Michael Pressman

Stars: Peter Gallagher | Michelle Pfeiffer | Claire Danes | Seth Green | Freddie Prinze Jr.

I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)

School student and her European-born grandmother share sad stories of their lives.

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Billy Hopkins

Stars: Jude Law | Jeanne Moreau | Claire Danes

Home for the Holidays (1995)

As: Kitt Larson

After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. She wonders if she can survive their crazy antics.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Jodie Foster

Stars: Robert Downey Jr. | Charles Durning | Claire Danes | Anne Bancroft | Holly Hunter

How To Make An American Quilt (1995)

As: Young Glady Joe

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have ...

Runtime: 117 min.

Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse

Stars: Ellen Burstyn | Winona Ryder | Kate Nelligan | Anne Bancroft | Jean Simmons

Little Women (1994)

As: Beth March

With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.

Runtime: 115 min.

Directed by: Gillian Armstrong

Stars: Samantha Mathis | Kirsten Dunst | Winona Ryder | Trini Alvarado | Claire Danes

Geoffrey Beene 30 (1993)

A profile of fashion designer Geoffrey Beene, on his 30 years in the industry.

Runtime: 32 min.

Directed by: Tom Kalin

Stars: Belinda Becker | Claire Danes | Marcia Gay Harden | Eunice Anderson | Nicole Burdette