Maurice Sendak's beloved children's classic becomes a live-action movie. It tells the story of Max (Max Records), a rebellious child who gets angry at his mother (Catherine Keener) and is suddenly transported to a land of magical but frightening creatures. The creatures are portrayed by a combination of actors wearing costumes and computer-generated imagery. Directed by Spike Jonze. With Forest Whitaker and 2009. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2009.
Catherine Keener in Where the Wild Things Are
After his acting career fizzled out, Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan) took a job as a high school drama teacher in Tucson, AZ. As it turns out, Dana's not much of an educator either, and before long the school tells him that they are closing the drama department. In order to save his job, Dana sets out to write Hamlet 2, a politically incorrect sequel to the Shakespeare play, and ends up causing a big stir in the community. Directed by Andrew Fleming. With David Arquette, Amy Poehler, Catherine Keener and Elisabeth Shue. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2008.
Catherine Keener in Hamlet 2
While searching for his next story, LA Times journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) happens upon Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a homeless Julliard trained musician who suffers from schizophrenia. Once a promising musical prodigy, Ayers now supports himself by playing violin and cello on the streets. While Lopez attempts to help Ayers get back on his feet and realize his dreams, the two form an unlikely bond that transforms both of their lives. Directed by Joe Wright. With Catherine Keener, Nelsan Ellis, Stephen Root, Tom Hollander, Justin Martin and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Categories: Drama, Biography, Music. Year: 2008.
Catherine Keener in The Soloist
Theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) moves from the relative anonymity of upstate New York to the high pressure world of Broadway. Backed with a huge grant, Cotard sets out to create his masterpiece, a brutally honest work staged in a life-size replica of New York City built in a theater district warehouse. While the production grows and its development stretches over years, Cotard struggles with the realities of his life and his difficulties with the women in it, including his ex-wife, Adele (Catherine Keener), his daughter, Olive (Sadie Goldstein), his new wife, Claire (Michelle Williams), and his therapist, Madeleine Gravis (Hope Davis). Directed by Charlie Kaufman. With Tom Noonan, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Watson and Dianne Wiest. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Catherine Keener in Synecdoche, New York
Ben (Robert De Niro), a fading middle-aged Hollywood producer, struggles to balance his troubled homelife with the stresses of his job. Attending marriage counseling with his wife Kelly (Robin Wright Penn) and having trouble getting his new film made, Ben is surrounded by people who need him to be and do more than he already is. Directed by Barry Levinson. With Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro, Kristen Stewart, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener and Michael Wincott. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Catherine Keener in What Just Happened?
Based on the nonfiction bestseller, this film tells the story of Chris (Emile Hirsch), a bright young college graduate from a troubled family who decides to go off on his own and live off the land. On the road, he makes friends with a sweet teenage girl (Kristen Stewart) and a lonely widower (Hal Holbrook). His parents (William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden) and sister (Jena Malone) become frantic, since they have no idea where he is. Eventually he abandons his new friends as he heads deep into the Alaskan wilderness, determined to live by his wits alone. With Catherine Keener and Vince Vaughn. Directed by Sean Penn. Categories: Adventure, Biography, Drama. Year: 2007.
Catherine Keener in Into the Wild
Olivia (Jennifer Aniston), a single woman who works as a maid in LA, spends her free time with her three well-off best friends (Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack and Frances McDormand). While Olivia struggles to make ends meet and find a good man, the rest of the group have their comfortable lives thrown off balance as the realities of early middle age begin to set in. Together, these woman support one another through life's trying and unexpected moments. Directed by Nicole Holofcener. With Jason Isaacs and Scott Caan. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Catherine Keener in Friends with Money
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) has a comfortable job at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with an amazing collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, and a pleasant personality. But there's just one little thing he hasn't quite gotten around to doing yet. And, when his buddies at the store find out, they consider it their duty to help Andy with his situation and go to great lengths to find him a woman. Directed by Judd Apatow. With Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Romany Malco, Elizabeth Banks and Leslie Mann. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
Catherine Keener in The 40 Year Old Virgin
Author Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is sent to write an article about the brutal murder of a family in a small Kansas town, and ends up writing a celebrated book. Capote attempts to charm the locals and work his way into the story behind the murders, but he's soon shocked to find himself forming a friendship with one of the killers (Clifton Collins Jr.). Directed by Bennett Miller. With Catherine Keener and Chris Cooper. Categories: Crime, Drama, Biography. Year: 2005.
Catherine Keener in Capote
When UN Translator Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) overhears a death threat against an African head of state, she becomes a target for the same group of killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn), everything seems under control, until Tobin begins to question Silvia's motives. As the conspiracy grows, Silvia and Tobin grapple with the realization that in this dangerous game, anyone could be the enemy. Directed by Sydney Pollack. With George Harris, Michael Wright and Catherine Keener. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Catherine Keener in The Interpreter
After being busted by the feds for taking bribes from stage parents, children's television star Rainbow Randolph (Robin Williams) is fired and finds himself living on the streets. Taking Randolph's place is Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton), a sappy, squeaky clean performer whose lovable fuscia rhinoceros, Smoochy, instantly captures the hearts of his young audience. As Smoochy climbs in the ratings, Mopes begins a relationship with network executive Nora Wells (Catherine Keener), and an increasingly embittered Randolph targets Smoochy to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart. Directed by Danny DeVito. With Danny DeVito, Jon Stewart and Harvey Fierstein. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2002.
Catherine Keener in Death to Smoochy
Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) is an out of work puppeteer with a dowdy girlfriend (Cameron Diaz) and few prospects. After starting a strange new job, he discovers a doorway in his office building that allows him to enter the head of actor John Malkovich for fifteen minutes. This discovery opens up new avenues in his life as he experiments with this bizarre ability. Directed by Spike Jonze. With Catherine Keener, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Winona Ryder and Ned Bellamy. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Drama. Year: 1999.
Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich