The best Dakota Fanning movies and TV shows feature some big releases, and it all started when she got her big break as a child actor. Fanning began her acting career when she was five. She appeared in television commercials and took on a small role in the medical drama ER as an accident victim with leukemia. This led to her big breakout when she was only seven and starred in the drama film I Am Sam, where she played the daughter of a mentally challenged man who was fighting to retain custody of her.
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This led to Fanning catching the attention of Steven Spielberg, who first cast her in his sci-fi TV miniseries Taken and his theatrical sci-fi blockbuster War of the Worlds. She soon began nabbing roles in movies with big-name directors, including Tony Scott (Man on Fire) and major acting stars like Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Home Alabama ). As an adult, Fanning continues to shine with major roles in TV shows like The Alienist and movies like The Watchers.
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The Watchers (2024)
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The Watchers
PG-13
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
4/10
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Release Date
June 7, 2024
Runtime
102 minutes
Director
Ishana Shyamalan
Writers
Ishana Shyamalan, A.M. Shine
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In 2024, Dakota Fanning took on the lead role in the debut film of director Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan. Based on the novel by A.M. Shine, the story follows Mina (Fanning) as a young woman whose car breaks down in a forest. As she is walking and looking for help, a woman tells her she has to get into a bunker, or she will die. As she follows the woman, Madeline (Olwen Fouéré), she discovers there are “Watchers” outside who will kill them if they catch them on the loose.
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The film has Fanning and the other survivors in the bunker trying to figure out what is happening and how they can escape, while the Watchers remain in the shadows, never coming out for the viewer to see until the end. The film has a deep mythology, bringing the idea of fairies into the mix, and Shyamalan works hard to keep the mysteries of these creatures while Fanning does a great job of showing the dangers of the situation. The film received negative reviews, but most critics unfairly compared the director to her more famous father.
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The Runaways (2010)
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The Runaways
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Drama
Music
History
Biography
Release Date
March 19, 2010
Runtime
106 Minutes
Director
Floria Sigismondi
Writers
Floria Sigismondi
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Kristen Stewart
Joan Jett
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In 2010, Dakota Fanning joined the cast of the biographical drama The Runaways. This movie followed the rise and fall of the 1970s rock band of the same name, a band that had some massive hits before two of the members went on to have considerable success as solo artists. However, smartly, the film followed the one member who didn’t become a breakout star but was primarily responsible for the band’s early success – Cherie Currie. Fanning played Currie in the film.
[I]t received positive reviews, with Fanning and Stewart receiving praise for their performances…
Currie was a teen when she joined up with The Runaways and was the lead singer of the band, which also included Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and Lita Ford (Scout Taylor-Compton). The film mostly follows Currie and Jett’s friendship until Currie leaves the band. While the movie was a box office disappointment, it received positive reviews, with Fanning and Stewart receiving praise for their performances and the criticism mostly geared toward the story itself.
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The Alienist (2018-2020)
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In 2018, Dakota Fanning was one of the leads in the crime drama thriller TNT series The Alienist. This is a historical series with a team assembled in the 1890s to catch a serial killer targeting street children. The team consists of Daniel Brühl as Laszlo Kreizler (an alienist/psychiatrist), Luke Evans as John Schuyler Moore (an illustrator), and Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard (New York’s first female detective). The series also mixes in real-life figures, including Theodore Roosevelt, who was the NYPD commissioner in this series).
Fanning had a lot to do in the series, a former institutionalized young woman close to Roosevelt who fought to prove she belonged in her position on the force. The series only ran for two seasons and 18 episodes. Fannings’ Sara moved on to become a private detective in the second season. Her character helped develop the show’s ability to show inequality and the role of women in that era. Fanning earned a Saturn and Satellite nomination for her performance.
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
PG-13
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
8/10
Release Date
November 18, 2011
Runtime
117 Minutes
Director
Bill Condon
Writers
Melissa Rosenberg
Prequel(s)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Twilight
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Kristen Stewart
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The Twilight Saga
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Dakota Fanning was part of the ruling class of vampires in The Twilight Saga, the Volturi. They are the largest and most powerful coven of vampires in the world, and they mostly work out of Rome, although they have shown the ability to travel to wherever they need to in order to keep order and protect the secrets of all vampires. This makes them a huge antagonistic force when Edward and Bella have their daughter, a child whose power threatens all vampires everywhere.
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The Volturi included its “guard” of powerful vampires sent out to enforce the rules, which included Aro (Michael Sheen), Marcus (Christopher Heyerdahl), Jane (Dakota Fanning), Alec (Cameron Bright), and Caius (Jamie Campbell Bower). Twilight was a phenomenon – one that critics hated but legions of fans adored. The last movie was one that brought critics and fans a little closer, if for no other reason than the massive battle at the end between the Volturi and the Cullens.
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The Equalizer 3 (2023)
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Action
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
September 1, 2023
Runtime
109 Minutes
Director
Antoine Fuqua
Writers
Richard Wenk
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Denzel Washington
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The third movie in Denzel Washington’s Equalizer reboot sees Robert McCall (Washington) lying low in Italy after he is shot in the back. While recovering there, he becomes fond of the locals in the small town. He finds the desire to protect them when a local criminal cartel begins to harass and kill the villagers in an attempt to force them out so they can build their businesses there to capitalize on the location. Dakota Fanning is Emma Collins, a CIA officer who comes in to investigate Robert’s warnings.
Fanning was a co-lead in the film, the CIA officer working the case while Robert takes care of the dirty work. It also ends with Robert giving Emma a list of contacts to help her in her future assignments while also revealing that she is the daughter of Robert’s old colleague, Susan Plummer (Melissa Leo), who died in the previous movie. Critics gave the film a 76% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with praise going to Washington still commanding the screen with his performance.
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War Of The Worlds (2005)
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War of The Worlds
PG-13
Action
Science Fiction
Thriller
7/10
9/10
Release Date
June 29, 2005
Runtime
116 Minutes
Director
Steven Spielberg
Writers
Josh Friedman, David Koepp, H.G. Wells
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Steven Spielberg helped Dakota Fanning raise her stock when he cast her in his televised sci-fi miniseries Taken. However, he helped her rise to a new level when he cast her in his blockbuster sci-fi film, War of the Worlds. In this remake of the H.G. Wells novel, Tom Cruise takes the lead as Ray Ferrier, a father who sets out to save his kids after the aliens attack the Earth. His kids are played by Justin Chatwin (Robbie) and Dakota Fanning (Rachel).
Fanning was only 11 when War of the Worlds was released in theaters, but she gained a lot of critical acclaim for her performance as the young co-star of the film. The movie made $603.9 million at the box office and ended up nominated for three Academy Awards, all for technical achievements. Iy also received positive reviews from critics, and Fanning won the Best Performance by a Younger Actor Award at the Saturn Awards that year.
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Coraline (2009)
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Coraline
PG
Family
Animation
Thriller
Fantasy
Drama
10/10
8.3/10
Release Date
February 5, 2009
Runtime
100 minutes
Director
Henry Selick
Writers
Henry Selick, Neil Gaiman
Cast
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Dakota Fanning has lent her voice to several animated projects over her career, but the best of these came in 2009 with Coraline. Directed by Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas), Coraline tells the story of a little girl who moves into a new town with her parents, both of whom are always busy and don’t always pay attention to her. She finds a hole in the wall of their new house that leads to another world where her “Other-Mother” is willing to give her all the love she wants at the expense of her eyes.
It was also nominated for one Oscar for Best Animated Feature and for eight Annie Awards, winning three of them.
Dakota Fanning voices Coraline in this film. Critics loved the animated horror film, awarding it a 91% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score. It was also nominated for one Oscar for Best Animated Feature and for eight Annie Awards, winning three of them. The movie was also re-released several times and has become incredibly successful at the box office despite not being a major hit when it was first released.
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Man On Fire (2004)
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Man on Fire
R
Crime
Action
Thriller
Drama
4/10
Release Date
April 23, 2004
Runtime
146 minutes
Director
Tony Scott
Writers
Brian Helgeland
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Denzel Washington teamed up with Tony Scott in 2004 for the vigilante action thriller Man on Fire. In this film, Washington is former CIA officer John W. Creasy, who now works as a bodyguard to the daughter of a wealthy automaker. When she ends up abducted and kidnapped, he becomes the top suspect, which makes him realize that there might be something more dire at hand. Dakota Fanning stars in the movie as Pita, the kidnapped young daughter. Fanning was only 10 when the movie came out.
When Creasy learns what has happened, he sets out to kill everyone involved, with the primary goal of rescuing and saving Pita. The movie was a huge box office success, and while it received negative reviews when released, it has experienced a reappraisal. It has since become more of a cult classic, with many critics coming around in later years. Dakota Fanning earned a Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film nomination at the Young Artist Awards.
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
R
Comedy
Drama
8/10
9.4/10
Release Date
July 26, 2019
Runtime
159 minutes
Director
Quentin Tarantino
Writers
Quentin Tarantino
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Tim Roth
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In 2019, Quentin Tarantino released Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, a movie that starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as a movie star and his stuntman. The film took place in 1969 and had DiCaprio starring as Rick Dalton, a former Western TV star who is trying to revive his fading career. Pitt is his stuntman Cliff Booth, a man who is a World War II veteran who has struggled to find work since his wife’s mysterious death. However, Booth is also someone who crossed paths with the Manson family.
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That is where Dakota Fanning comes into the story. Booth becomes associated with a young woman named Pussycat (Margaret Qualley), who takes him to meet her friends, which includes Damon Herriman’s Charles Manson. Meanwhile, Rick has become friends with actress Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie). This all leads to the infamous Manson Family murders, with a twist. Dakota Fanning plays Squeaky, a member of the Manson Family. The film earned 10 Oscar nominations, winning two.
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I Am Sam (2001)
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I Am Sam
PG-13
Drama
Release Date
December 28, 2001
Runtime
132 Minutes
Director
Jessie Nelson
Writers
Jessie Nelson, Kristine Johnson
Cast
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Sean Penn
Sam Dawson
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Michelle Pfeiffer
Rita Harrison Williams
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Dianne Wiest
Annie Cassell
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Dakota Fanning enjoyed her breakout role in 2001 when she was seven. The movie I Am Sam stars Sean Penn as Sam Dawson, a barista with an intellectual disability. He becomes a single father to Lucy (Fanning) after the little girl’s mother (a homeless woman) abandons her. Sam can live on his own, and he has a circle of friends who help him with Lucy, but when he learns the courts might take her out of his custody, he hires an attorney (Michelle Pfeiffer) to fight to keep her.
The film received overall mixed reviews from critics, most of them dismissing the film because Sean Penn played a mentally challenged man and because of the simplicity of the script. However, that didn’t stop its success. It was a small box office success and then went on to find awards recognition. Sean Penn earned an Oscar nomination, while Dakota Fanning won Best Young Performer at the Critics’ Choice Awards and Best Performance in a Feature Film at the Young Artist Awards.
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