Movies starring Dakota Fanning

My Neighbour Totoro (1988)

86 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

To be honest I am not the biggest fan of animation, I find that whilst many can impress on a visual level the actual storylines are weak. But the few Studio Ghibli movies I have watched have thus far impressed as whilst the o...

Trapped (2002)

106 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

There is little about "Trapped" which sounds that original, kidnappers take a young girl hostage holding her to ransom as they demand $250,000. And to be frank how "Trapped" plays out isn't that original either as we have mom...

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003)

82 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Family      

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat - Mike Myers is the titular cat in the hat who tries to bring fun to the home of siblings Sally and Conrad...

Man on Fire (2004)

146 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

Money, time and vision are what stand between a mediocre movie which might get a direct to DVD release and one which is praised by many. If you don't believe me then take a look at "Man on Fire" and for a minute ignore the ca...

War of the Worlds (2005)

116 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, Sci-Fi      

Like with so many movies over the last decade I was seriously under whelmed the first time I watched Steven Spielberg's 2005 version of "War of the Worlds". Oh the action and effects were impressive but the storyline left me ...

Dreamer (2005)

106 mins     Drama, Family, Sport      

Let's see we have a young girl, an injured horse, a family which is not communicating, financial worries, a jockey haunted by a fall and an evil horse owner, all of which are the staples for an obvious sweet feel good movie, ...

Hide and Seek (2005)

101 mins     Horror, Mystery, Thriller      

The trouble with watching and reviewing lots of movies is not burnout but the simple fact you become far too clued in to movies. As such "Hide and Seek" ended up becoming one of those tick box movies for me, putting a check n...

Charlotte's Web (2006)

97 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

Okay so piglets are cute especially ones which thanks to good story telling and clever CGI work have a persona all of their own. But how about spiders? I don't think I have ever come across a spider which has been cute or lov...

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

114 mins     Drama      

Adapted from Sue Monk Kidd's novel "The Secret Life of Bees" stars Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo in a tale of a young girl finding love, security and the truth about her mother....

Twilight: New Moon (2009)

130 mins     Adventure , Drama, Fantasy      

There are those who passionately love the "Twilight" movies and there are those who passionately hate them, I neither love or hate them just find them moderately entertaining in a flawed way. Having said that I can't say that...

Coraline (2009)

100 mins     Animation, Fantasy, Thriller      

For those who are unaware director Henry Selick is the man who prior to giving us "Coraline" gave us "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Now the first time I watched "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is did little for me and was...

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

124 mins     Adventure , Drama, Family      

I'm not a huge fan of the "Twilight" movies, I don't necessary hate them but having never read the books I haven't connected with them as many seem to have. Having said that I found "Twilight" not as bad as I expected and "Th...

The Runaways (2010)

106 mins     Biography, Drama      

"The Runaways" appears to be a movie made for two types of people, those who were a fan of "The Runaways" music and those who are fans of actresses Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. For those who don't fit into either of th...

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

115 mins     Adventure , Drama, Fantasy      

Can I ask how in the name of all things can a movie which sees a huge violent scene where people die and their heads get torn off warrant just a 12 certificate? Yes I know these "Twilight" movies are fantasy but seriously it ...

Night Moves (2013)

112 mins     Drama, Thriller      

"Night Moves" is not my first Kelly Reichardt movie and to be honest I watched half expecting to really struggle as some of her movies are shall we say not friendly to fans of commercial cinema rather than indie. In fact I wo...

The Benefactor (2015)

93 mins     Drama      

Movie Review - The Benefactor (2015) Richard Gere stars as millionaire philanthropist 'Franny' Francis L. Watts who finds himself dealing with prescription drug addiction having become addicted following a crash which killed ...