Claire Danes

Claire Danes
Date of Birth: 12 Apr 1979
Country: USA
Biography: Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress of television, stage and film. She has appeared in roles as diverse as Angela Chase in My So-Called Life, as Juliet in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, as Yvaine in Stardust and as Temple Grandin in the HBO TV film Temple Grandin...(Wikipedia)
Total Credits at Criticker: 33 (Actor)
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Titles you haven't rated - Actor (33)
Brokedown Palace
Alice and Darlene, best friends, decide to take a trip to Thailand to celebrate high-school graduation. While there, they are befriended by charming Australian rogue Nick Parks. Nick convinces them to take a weekend side trip to Hong Kong, but at the airport, they are busted for smuggling drugs. They are convicted in a show trial and sentenced to 33 years; in desperation, they contact Yankee Hank, an American lawyer based in Thailand who has been reported to be helpful if you've got the cash. (imdb)
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The Hours
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. (Paramount)
+5
Igby Goes Down
Igby Slocumb (Culkin), a rebellious and sarcastic seventeen-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of "old money" privilege he was born in to. (MGM/UA)
+7
It\
Set in the near future, this film tells the story of two lovers fighting for their love and for their lives in a world out of balance.
The Mod Squad
A big screen version of the trend-setting 1960's television series, updating the premise for the '90s. A trio of juvenile delinquents becomes undercover cops to infiltrate a drug ring in the ultra-hip L.A. club scene. (MGM)
+8
Princess Mononoke
The mythological tale of a war between encroaching civilization and the beast gods of the forest. (Miramax)
+4
The Rainmaker
An adaptation of John Grisham's novel about an idealistic young attorney who takes on the case of a lifetime.
+8
Stage Beauty
Based in the 1660's of London's theatres, this film is about the rules of gender roles in theatre production... (imdb)
+6
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
John Connor is now in his 20's, and a female terminator is after him. Another T-101 is sent back through time to protect John once again on the verge of the rise of the machines.
U Turn
He's a small-time gambler with a backpack full of cash, an overdue debt in Vegas and a broken radiator hose. She's a hot-and-cold vixen caught in the grips of a twisted relationship with her powerful husband. Both of them just want to get out of town. And after you meet the citizens of Superior, Arizona, you'll understand why. (Sony)
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Shopgirl
Based on Steve Martin's bestselling novella, Shopgirl is a funny and poignant story of love in the modern age. The film catches a glimpse inside the lives of three very different people on diverse paths, but all in search of the same thing.
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The Family Stone
The Family Stone is a story about an annual gathering of an unconventional New England family. Before the holidays are done, relationships will unravel while new ones are formed, secrets will be revealed and the Stone family will come together through its extraordinary capacity for love. (20th Century Fox)
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Les Misérables
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives... (imdb)
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Little Women
The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America. (imdb)
+2
Romeo + Juliet
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. (imdb)
+2
Home for the Holidays
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... (imdb)
+3
How to Make an American Quilt
Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt. (imdb)
+2
Evening
Evening is a deeply emotional film that illuminates the timeless love which binds mother and daughter - seen through the prism of one mother's life as it crests with optimism, navigates a turning point, and ebbs to its close. (Focus Features)
+2
Stardust
The enchanting tale of a fallen star who crashes into a magical kingdom and turns out to be no ordinary meteorite at all, but a beautiful, imperiled woman chased after by an incredible array of seekers who want or need her secret powers. From wicked witches to power-mad princes, from flying pirates to dueling goblins, each person who encounters the star has his or her own agenda, but they all desire just one thing: her heart. (Paramount Pictures)
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To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
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. (imdb)
The Flock
THE FLOCK is the story of hyper-vigilant federal agent (Gere) who, while training his young female replacement (Danes), must track down a missing girl whom he is convinced is connected to a paroled sex offender he's investigating. Working against the clock they unravel the twisted details to track the potential killer. (imdb)
+12
Me and Orson Welles
A teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Ceasar" directed by a young Orson Welles in 1937.
Temple Grandin
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling. (imdb)
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I Love You, I Love You Not
Prep school student Daisy and her European-born grandmother Nana share the sad stories of their lives: Daisy tells Nana of her romance with young Ethan and problems in school because she's Jewish; and Nana tells of her young years under Nazis when she was sent to ghetto and then to concentration camp. (imdb)
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Polish Wedding
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. (imdb)
As Cool as I Am
A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers. (imdb)
+2
Homeland
Homeland (2011) - TV Series
When Marine Nicolas Brody is hailed as a hero after he returns home from eight years of captivity in Iraq, intelligence officer Carrie Mathison is the only one who suspects that he may have been "turned". (imdb)
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My So-Called Life
A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents and school. (imdb)
+2
Brigsby Bear
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. (imdb)
+3
A Kid Like Jake
As married couple Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents to a young son who prefers Cinderella to G.I. Joe, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for their child, and each other. (imdb)
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The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent (2022) - TV Mini-Series
Follows London widow Cora Seaborne who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms a bond of science and skepticism with the pastor, but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Recently separated forty-something Toby Fleishman dives into the brave new world of app-based dating with the kind of success he never had dating in his youth. But just at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife disappears, leaving him with the kids and no hint of where she is or whether she plans to return. (themoviedb.org)
Full Circle
Full Circle (2023) - TV Mini-Series
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.