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Claire Danes has 27 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Temple Grandin.
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Temple Grandin
2010 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Max · Included

Stardust
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Homeland
2011 · Series · Actor
Top 30%Netflix · Included

The Rainmaker
1997 · Movie · Actor
Top 35%Paramount+ · Included

Stage Beauty
2004 · Movie · Actor
Top 39%Prime Video · Included

Igby Goes Down
2002 · Movie · Actor
Top 40%MGM+ · Included

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in humane livestock handling.
Dir. Mick Jackson · With Claire Danes, David Strathairn, Barry Tubb

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
Dir. Matthew Vaughn · With Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer

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.
Dir. Dave McCary · With Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Jorge Lendeborg Jr.

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Dir. Gillian Armstrong · With Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Dir. Bille August · With Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
Dir. Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon · With Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Maury Sterling

Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito

Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
Dir. Richard Eyre · With Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Derek Hutchinson

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.
Dir. Burr Steers · With Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum

The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.
Dir. Winnie Holzman · With Claire Danes, Bess Armstrong, Tom Irwin

In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Dir. Baz Luhrmann · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford

An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Dir. Thomas Bezucha · With Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton

When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.
Dir. Oliver Stone · With Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.
Dir. Jodie Foster · With Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000 started. Good thing Connor's former nemesis, the Terminator, is back to aid the now-adult Connor … just like he promised.
Dir. Jonathan Mostow · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.
Dir. Richard Linklater · With Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes

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.
Dir. Taffy Brodesser-Akner · With Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Lizzy Caplan

In a small American town, 16-year-old Lucy is left to largely raise herself, managing the household while her immature mother works and her father is away in Canada for months at a time. As her parents' emotional distance intensifies, Lucy explores her own sexuality with her childhood best friend, Kenny.
Dir. Max Mayer · With Sarah Bolger, Thomas Mann, James Marsden

A famous author is pulled into a twisted mind game with her rich, powerful new neighbor — who might be a murderer.
Dir. Gabe Rotter · With Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, Brittany Snow

Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.
Dir. Anand Tucker · With Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman
On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.
Dir. Silas Howard · With Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer

As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an entire other lifetime during one evening 50 years ago. In vivid flashbacks, the young Ann (Claire Daines) spends one night with a man named Harris (Patrick Wilson), who was the love of her life.
Dir. Lajos Koltai · With Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave

London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms a surprising bond of science and skepticism with the local vicar—but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.
With Claire Danes, Tom Hiddleston, Frank Dillane
Erroll Babbage has spent his career tracking sex offenders and his unorthodox methods are nearly as brutal as the criminals he monitors. When he links one of his deranged parolees to the disappearance of a local girl, he and his new partner must scour the S&M underground to find her before it's too late.
Dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung · With Richard Gere, Claire Danes, KaDee Strickland
The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. John, and world-famous ice skating star, Elena, are about to sign divorce papers when they realise that, in spite of everything happening around them, their love is worth fighting for. It's All About Love is a fresh take on modern love and future life as two lovers struggle in a conspiracy of epic proportions.
Dir. Thomas Vinterberg · With Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn
Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.
Dir. Scott Silver · With Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps