Filmography Paul Dano

November 2023

Dumb Money

Biographical, Drama, Comedy 

Directed by: Craig GillespieWith: Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley, Seth Rogen,...

February 2023

The Fabelmans

Biographical, Drama 

Directed by: Steven SpielbergWith: Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Michelle Williams

December 2018

Wildlife

Drama 

Directed by: Paul DanoWith: Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Bill CampA teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.

Swiss Army Man

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy Directed by: Dan Kwan & Daniel ScheinertWith: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe,...

October 2015

Youth (La Giovinezza)

Drama 

Directed by: Paolo SorrentinoWith: Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Michael Caine,...Springtime. Fred and Mick, two old friends now approaching eighty, are on vacation together in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. The two friends know that their time is quickly running out, and they... Read more...

Love & Mercy

Biographical, Drama, Musical Directed by: Bill PohladWith: Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth BanksIn the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.

October 2013

Prisoners

Crime, Thriller 

Directed by: Denis VilleneuveWith: Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Paul Dano,...How far would you go to protect your family? Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their... Read more...

December 2012

For Ellen

Drama 

Directed by: So Yong KimWith: Paul Dano & Margarita LevievaWhen Joby, an aspiring young rock star, finally agrees to sign divorce papers with his estranged wife, he discovers that he is about to forfeit all custody of his six-year-old daughter, Ellen. Never having been in Ellen's life before, Joby suddenly realizes that he's not ready to lose that part of... Read more...

September 2012

Ruby Sparks

Comedy, Fantasy, Romantic 

Directed by: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie FarisWith: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette BeningA 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.

September 2012

Being Flynn

Comedy, Melodrama 

Directed by: Paul WeitzWith: Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore, Paul DanoWorking in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.

May 2012

Meek's Cutoff

Western 

Directed by: Kelly ReichardtWith: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton,...The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a short cut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in... Read more...

The Good heart

Drama 

Directed by: Dagur KariWith: Paul Dano

October 2009

Taking Woodstock

Comedy 

Directed by: Ang LeeWith: Emile Hirsch, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Paul Dano,...A generation began in his backyard.... From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comes Taking Woodstock, a new comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making... Read more...

February 2008

There Will Be Blood

Drama 

Directed by: Paul Thomas AndersonWith: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'ConnorA sprawling epic about family, greed, corruption, and the pursuit of the American dream. Set in the booming West coast oil fields at the turn of the 20th century, "There Will Be Blood" follows the rise of rugged prospector Daniel Plainview (Day-Lewis) who becomes an independent oilman after hitting... Read more...

Gigantic

Comedy, Romantic 

Directed by: Matt AseltonWith: Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman

April 2006

The King

Drama 

Directed by: James MarshWith: Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James,...

October 2004

The Girl Next Door

Comedy, Romantic 

Directed by: Luke GreenfieldWith: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant,...Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's... Read more...