Richard (Zac Efron from High School Musical) gets a part in a production of Julius Caesar being directed by the boy wonder Orson Welles (Christian McKay) in this drama about the roots of Welles' genius. Claire Danes is the sexy actress Richard falls for, and Alessandro Giuggioli, Shane James Bordas and Leo Bill are members of his company. McKay gives an outstanding performance as the young genius. Directed by Richard Linklater. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
Claire Danes in Me and Orson Welles
When a bright light streaks across the night sky above a village located near the edge of a magical land, a young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) sets out to recover the fallen star in order to win the heart of Victoria (Sienna Miller), the beutiful, but cold object of his desire. Once in the mysterious realm, Tristan finds that the star has transformed into a girl named Yvaine (Claire Danes) and that he is not the only one searching for her. To make it home, Tristan will have to overcome the evil sons of an aging king (Peter O'Toole), a wicked witch (Michelle Pfeiffer), a pirate named Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader (Ricky Gervais). Directed by Matthew Vaughn. With Ian McKellen and Rupert Everett. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy. Year: 2007.
Claire Danes in Stardust
At an annual Christmas gathering, Everett (Dermot Mulroney), the eldest son in the Stone Family, brings his uptight girlfriend (Sarah Jessica Parker) home to meet his parents, brothers and sisters. The family greets their visitor with a mix of awkwardness, confusion and hostility. Before the holiday is over, relationships unravel and secrets are revealed, but in the end the family's love for one another brings them together. Diane Keaton and Craig T. Nelson play the Stone parents. Directed by Thomas Bezucha. With Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams and Luke Wilson. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Claire Danes in The Family Stone
Mirabelle (Claire Danes), a plain, quiet young woman who works at a department store, finds the order of her mundane existence disrupted after meeting two very different men. Ray (Steve Martin) is a wealthy, well-spoken older man, and Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman) is an immature, socially awkward twentysomething without a penny to his name. Used to being alone, Mirabelle must make a choice between the two men as she struggles with her new life in Los Angeles. Directed by Anand Tucker. With Bridgette Wilson, Sam Bottoms and Frances Conroy. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2005.
Claire Danes in Shopgirl
After surviving the shape-shifting T-1000, John Connor (Nick Stahl) now lives outside of the system to prevent Skynet from tracking him down. But, despite Connor's efforts, the new T-X (Kristanna Loken), a deadly female cyborg, is on his trail and intent on finishing him off once and for all. Now Connor's only hope is to once again team up with the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Together they must fight off the technologically superior T-X, save Connor's future wife (Claire Danes) and prevent the end of human civilization as we know it. Directed by Jonathan Mostow. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Claire Danes in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Two seemingly independent stories, one in the 1950's the other in present times, are linked by the writings of Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman). In 1951, plain and simple housewife Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) plans a party for her husband Dan (John C. Reilly), but she can't stop reading the novel Mrs. Dalloway. In the present, Clarissa Vaughn (Meryl Streep) throws a party for her friend Richard (Ed Harris), but she feels the draw of Woolf on her life as well. Directed by Stephen Daldry. With Miranda Richardson, Claire Danes, Toni Collette and Jeff Daniels. Category: Drama. Year: 2002.
Claire Danes in The Hours
Igby (Kieran Culkin) is tired of being shipped from one private school to the next by his wealthy, detached mother (Susan Sarandon). After a few failed escape attempts, Igby ends up living in a NYC loft with a woman (Amanda Peet) who is sleeping with his godfather (Jeff Goldblum). While Igby tries to deal with the reality of his dysfunctional life, including an institutionalized father (Bill Pullman), he grows close to another outsider (Claire Danes), only to have her stolen away by his "fascist" older brother (Ryan Phillippe). Directed by Burr Steers. With Rory Culkin and Jared Harris. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2002.
Claire Danes in Igby Goes Down
Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), a good man jailed for 20 years for stealing a loaf of bread, begins to make a new life for himself upon his release from prison. When he promises a dying pauper, Fantine (Uma Thurman), that he will care for her young daughter, Cosette (Claire Danes), the pair are thrown into a life of seclusion as Javert (Geoffrey Rush), an unrelenting police officer, is consumed by the quest to return Valjean to jail. With France heading toward the July 1832 revolution, their lives become consumed with the conflict, and Cosette falls in love with the student ring-leader, Marius (Hans Matheson). Directed by Bille August. With Mimi Newman and Peter Vaughan. Categories: Drama, Romance, War, Based on a Novel. Year: 1998.
Claire Danes in Les Miserables
When Bobby Cooper's (Sean Penn) car breaks down in the two-horse town of Superior, Arizona, he becomes entangled in a web of murder, sex and deceit. Bobby unwittingly gets involved with the married Grace McKenna (Jennifer Lopez). Her husband, Jake (Nick Nolte), in turn, asks Bobby to kill her. However, Grace has also asked Bobby to kill Jake. Bobby is forced to cope with all of this and a zany car mechanic, Darrell (Billy Bob Thornton) who can't seem to fix his car, preventing him from escaping the rabbit-hole he has seemingly fallen into. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Voight and Powers Boothe. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Claire Danes in U Turn
In the violent, modern world of Verona Beach, Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) find forbidden love in the midst of their rival families' battle for power. While the families wage war in the streets, these star-crossed lovers enter a tragic romance filled with lavish nightclub parties and secret rendezvous. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Dash Mihok, Paul Sorvino and Brian Dennehy. Categories: Romance, Crime, Drama. Year: 1996.
Claire Danes in Romeo & Juliet
The latest version of the timeless classic by Louisa May Alcott, this version features Winona Ryder as Jo, the most adventurous sister. Claire Danes is Beth, the fragile sister, while Trini Alvarado is Meg, the first to marry. Kirsten Dunst is Amy, the youngest and most carefree, while Susan Sarandon plays the strong-willed matriarch who raises them. Directed by Gillian Armstrong. Categories: Drama, Family, Romance. Year: 1994.
Claire Danes in Little Women