Cast: Jodie Foster

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Jodie Foster. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Silence of the Lambs

1991 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Demme

Cast Jodie Foster · Anthony Hopkins · Scott Glenn · Ted Levine

Synopsis Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), a young and ambitious FBI agent, enlists the aid of criminally insane ex-psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to help track down a vicious serial killer named "Buffalo Bill" who skins his victims and who has...

8.2

171K votes

8.2

171K votes

Taxi Driver

1976 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Robert De Niro · Cybill Shepherd · Jodie Foster · Albert Brooks

Synopsis Taxi Driver (1976) follows Travis Bickle, a lonely and disillusioned Vietnam War veteran working as a nighttime cab driver in New York City. Haunted by insomnia and a growing disgust for the city's decay, Travis becomes increasingly detached from reality....

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8.1

117K votes

8.1

117K votes

Making 'Taxi Driver'

1999 · Documentary · 71 min. · United States

Direction Laurent Bouzereau

Cast Martin Scorsese · Paul Schrader · Peter Boyle · Robert De Niro

Synopsis This 70-minute documentary delves into the making of Scorsese's film and highlights the many contributions put forth by Taxi Driver's ensemble of talented actors and artisans.

7.4

1K votes

7.4

1K votes

Inside Man

2006 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction Spike Lee

Cast Denzel Washington · Clive Owen · Jodie Foster · Willem Dafoe

Synopsis Inside Man is the story of a tough cop, Detective Frazier (Denzel Washington), who matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton (Clive Owen), in a tense hostage drama. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline...

7.1

48K votes

7.1

48K votes

Direction Wendy Apple

Cast Jodie Foster · Anthony Minghella · Sean Penn · Walter Murch

Synopsis Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

7.0

667 votes

7.0

667 votes

Carnage

2011 · Movie · 79 min. · France

Direction Roman Polanski

Cast Kate Winslet · Christoph Waltz · Jodie Foster · John C. Reilly

Synopsis Carnage (2011) follows two sets of parents who meet to discuss a fight between their young sons. What begins as a civil conversation quickly devolves into chaos as underlying tensions, personal grievances, and societal pretensions surface. Over the course of...

7.0

43K votes

7.0

43K votes

A Very Long Engagement

2004 · Movie · 134 min. · France

Direction Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Cast Audrey Tautou · Gaspard Ulliel · Dominique Pinon · Chantal Neuwirth

Synopsis A Very Long Engagement (2004) follows Mathilde, a young French woman, as she relentlessly searches for her fiancé, Manech, who was declared killed in action during World War I. Despite official reports, Mathilde refuses to believe he is dead, clinging...

6.9

29K votes

6.9

29K votes

6.8

83 votes

Direction Rachel Boyd

Cast Jodie Foster · Anthony Hopkins · Scott Glenn · Ted Levine

Synopsis The Inside Story takes us behind the scenes of classic movies, from The Silence of the Lambs through to JAWS. We tell you everything you wanted to know about what really happens behind the scenes. We start our behind-the-scenes journey...

6.8

188 votes

6.8

188 votes

The Mauritanian

2021 · Movie · 129 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Kevin Macdonald

Cast Tahar Rahim · Jodie Foster · Shailene Woodley · Benedict Cumberbatch

Synopsis A detainee at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center is held without charges for over a decade and seeks help from a defense attorney for his release.

6.7

4K votes

6.7

4K votes

Shadows and Fog

1991 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Woody Allen · John Malkovich · Mia Farrow · Madonna

Synopsis In Shadows and Fog (1991), a neurotic clerk is swept into a surreal nighttime adventure when a vigilante mob recruits him to hunt a mysterious serial killer lurking in the fog. Meanwhile, a circus performer, fleeing her domineering lover, encounters...

6.7

7K votes

6.7

7K votes

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Ellen Burstyn · Alfred Lutter · Kris Kristofferson · Diane Ladd

Synopsis Thirty-five year old housewife and mother Alice Hyatt, along with her precocious eleven year old son Tommy, decides to move from their current home in Socorro, New Mexico to her home town of Monterrey, California, the only place she has...

6.6

4K votes

6.6

4K votes

Contact

1997 · Movie · 150 min. · United States

Direction Robert Zemeckis

Cast Jodie Foster · Matthew McConaughey · James Woods · John Hurt

Synopsis In Contact (1997), Dr. Ellie Arroway, a passionate astronomer, dedicates her life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Her relentless efforts pay off when she detects a mysterious signal from deep space, containing a blueprint for a complex machine. As...

6.5

36K votes

6.5

36K votes

Direction Jeffrey Schwarz

Cast Diane Baker · Roger Corman · Jonathan Demme · Jodie Foster

Synopsis A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth anniversary. Includes interviews with star Anthony Hopkins, as well as other members of the cast and crew, giving their views on the experience of creating...

6.5

24 votes

6.5

24 votes

The Accused

1988 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Kaplan

Cast Jodie Foster · Kelly McGillis · Bernie Coulson · Ann Hearn

Synopsis In The Accused (1988), a young woman named Sarah Tobias seeks justice after enduring a traumatic assault in a bar. As the legal system hesitates to fully prosecute her attackers, determined prosecutor Kathryn Murphy takes on the challenging case. The...

6.4

6K votes

6.4

6K votes

Nyad

2023 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi · Jimmy Chin

Cast Annette Bening · Jodie Foster · Rhys Ifans · Ethan Jones Romero

Synopsis At the age of 60, and 30 years after giving up long-distance swimming for a prominent career as a sports journalist, Diana Nyad becomes obsessed with accomplishing the feat that has always eluded her: the nearly 180-kilometer swim from Cuba...

6.3

4K votes

6.3

4K votes

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

2002 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Peter Care

Cast Kieran Culkin · Vincent D'Onofrio · Jena Malone · Emile Hirsch

Synopsis A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

True Detective: Night Country

2024 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Issa López

Cast Jodie Foster · Kali Reis · John Hawkes · Christopher Eccleston

Synopsis In True Detective: Night Country (2024), detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro investigate the chilling disappearance of eight men from a remote Arctic research station in Alaska. As they delve deeper, they uncover eerie connections to a cold case involving...

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6.1

10K votes

6.1

10K votes

Maverick

1994 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction Richard Donner

Cast Mel Gibson · Jodie Foster · James Garner · James Coburn

Synopsis In Maverick (1994), charismatic gambler Bret Maverick embarks on a journey to join a high-stakes poker tournament. Along the way, he encounters a savvy con artist named Annabelle and a tough marshal, Zane Cooper. As Maverick navigates a series of...

6.1

18K votes

6.1

18K votes