Cast: Catherine Keener

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


Into the Wild

2007 · Movie · 140 min. · United States

Direction Sean Penn

Cast Emile Hirsch · Marcia Gay Harden · William Hurt · Jena Malone

Synopsis Into the Wild (2007) follows Christopher McCandless, a young man who abandons his privileged life to embark on a solitary journey into the Alaskan wilderness. Seeking freedom from materialism and societal constraints, he donates his savings, burns his money, and...

7.6

68K votes

7.6

68K votes

Show Me a Hero (TV Miniseries)

2015 · Series · 365 min. · United States

Direction David Simon · Paul Haggis

Cast Oscar Isaac · Carla Quevedo · Catherine Keener · Ilfenesh Hadera

Synopsis Show Me a Hero (TV Miniseries) (2015) follows the true story of Nick Wasicsko, the youngest mayor of Yonkers, New York, in the 1980s. Amid racial tensions and political strife, Wasicsko faces intense opposition when a federal court orders the...

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7.5

6K votes

7.5

6K votes

Kidding (TV Series)

2018 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Dave Holstein · Michel Gondry · Jake Schreier · Minkie Spiro

Cast Jim Carrey · Catherine Keener · Cole Allen · Judy Greer

Synopsis TV Series (2018-2020). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, an icon of children's television, a beacon of kindness and wisdom to America's impressionable young minds and the parents who grew up with him - who also anchors a...

7.3

2K votes

7.3

2K votes

Being John Malkovich

1999 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Spike Jonze

Cast John Cusack · Cameron Diaz · Catherine Keener · John Malkovich

Synopsis Being John Malkovich (1999) follows Craig, a struggling puppeteer who takes a mundane filing job in a peculiar office. He discovers a hidden portal behind a filing cabinet that allows him to enter the mind of actor John Malkovich for...

7.3

51K votes

7.3

51K votes

Living in Oblivion

1995 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Tom DiCillo

Cast Steve Buscemi · Catherine Keener · Dermot Mulroney · Danielle von Zerneck

Synopsis Film about filmmaking. It takes place during one day on set of non-budget movie. Ultimate tribute to all independent filmmakers.

7.1

5K votes

7.1

5K votes

Adaptation

2002 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Spike Jonze

Cast Nicolas Cage · Meryl Streep · Chris Cooper · Tilda Swinton

Synopsis Adaptation (2002) follows Charlie Kaufman, a neurotic and self-doubting screenwriter, as he struggles to adapt Susan Orlean's non-fiction book *The Orchid Thief* into a screenplay. Battling writer's block and his own insecurities, Charlie becomes entangled in the lives of the...

7.1

41K votes

7.1

41K votes

Captain Phillips

2013 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction Paul Greengrass

Cast Tom Hanks · Barkhad Abdi · Mahat M. Ali · Barkhad Abdirahman

Synopsis Captain Phillips (2013) tells the gripping true story of Richard Phillips, the captain of the Maersk Alabama, a U.S. cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. As the pirates board the vessel, Phillips must use his wits and leadership...

7.0

44K votes

7.0

44K votes

Box of Moonlight

1996 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Tom DiCillo

Cast John Turturro · Sam Rockwell · Catherine Keener · Lisa Blount

Synopsis Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from...

6.9

993 votes

6.9

993 votes

A Late Quartet

2012 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Yaron Zilberman

Cast Philip Seymour Hoffman · Catherine Keener · Christopher Walken · Mark Ivanir

Synopsis A Late Quartet (2012) follows the members of a world-renowned string quartet as they face a crisis when their cellist, Peter, is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. His decision to retire after 25 years disrupts the group's delicate balance, revealing buried...

6.9

6K votes

6.9

6K votes

Synecdoche, New York

2008 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction Charlie Kaufman

Cast Philip Seymour Hoffman · Catherine Keener · Michelle Williams · Dianne Wiest

Synopsis In Synecdoche, New York (2008), a theater director grappling with existential dread and failing health embarks on an ambitious project: creating a life-sized replica of New York City inside a warehouse. As he blurs the lines between reality and art,...

6.9

7K votes

6.9

7K votes

Begin Again

2013 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction John Carney

Cast Keira Knightley · Mark Ruffalo · Hailee Steinfeld · Adam Levine

Synopsis College sweethearts Greta (Keira Knightley) and Dave (Adam Levine) are songwriting partners who move to New York after he lands a deal with a major label. When he strays, heartbroken Greta considers moving back home to Britain. Before she leaves,...

6.8

25K votes

6.8

25K votes

Modern Love (TV Series)

2019 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction John Carney · Sharon Horgan · Tom Hall · Emmy Rossum

Cast Anne Hathaway · Tina Fey · Catherine Keener · Dev Patel

Synopsis TV series (8 episodes) based on the New York Times' column that explores relationships, love and the human connection. Episodes: 1. "When the Doorman Is Your Main Man". 2. "When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist". 3. "Take Me as I...

6.8

4K votes

6.8

4K votes

Polar Bear

2022 · Documentary · 84 min. · United States

Direction Alastair Fothergill · Jeff Wilson

Cast Catherine Keener

Synopsis Follows a new mother as she prepares to navigate motherhood in the challenging world that polar bears face today.

6.7

105 votes

6.7

105 votes

Get Out

2017 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Jordan Peele

Cast Daniel Kaluuya · Allison Williams · Catherine Keener · Bradley Whitford

Synopsis In Get Out (2017), a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend's affluent family estate for the weekend. Initially, he brushes off their overly friendly behavior as awkward attempts to deal with his race. However, as the visit progresses, he...

6.7

43K votes

6.7

43K votes

An American Crime

2007 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Tommy O'Haver

Cast Catherine Keener · Elliot Page · James Franco · Bradley Whitford

Synopsis The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

6.6

8K votes

6.6

8K votes

Capote

2005 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Bennett Miller

Cast Philip Seymour Hoffman · Catherine Keener · Clifton Collins Jr. · Mark Pellegrino

Synopsis Capote (2005) follows the brilliant but troubled writer Truman Capote as he researches his groundbreaking nonfiction novel *In Cold Blood*. The film captures Capote's complex relationship with Perry Smith, one of the murderers he interviews, blurring the lines between journalist...

6.6

26K votes

6.6

26K votes

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018 · Movie · 122 min. · United States

Direction Stefano Sollima

Cast Benicio del Toro · Josh Brolin · Matthew Modine · Catherine Keener

Synopsis Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) follows CIA operative Matt Graver and his partner, Alejandro, as they are tasked with escalating the war against Mexican drug cartels. When cartels begin smuggling terrorists across the U.S. border, the government authorizes covert...

6.4

11K votes

6.4

11K votes

8MM

1999 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Joel Schumacher

Cast Nicolas Cage · Joaquin Phoenix · James Gandolfini · Peter Stormare

Synopsis Tom Welles, private eye, is hired by a wealthy widow, whose well-known husband passed away recently. She has found a reel of S8-film in a safe. On the film is a cruel slaughtering of a young girl, who obviously does...

6.3

27K votes

6.3

27K votes

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Rebecca Miller

Cast Daniel Day-Lewis · Camilla Belle · Catherine Keener · Beau Bridges

Synopsis Jack (Daniel Day-Lewis) lives on the site of his abandoned island commune with his 16-year-old daughter Rose (Camilla Belle). Jack has sheltered Rose from the influences of the outside world, but now Rose's emerging womanhood poses troubling questions about the...

6.3

521 votes

6.3

521 votes