Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels


Filmography

11. The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale
Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Awkward Comedy
7.3
20051h 21minUnited States

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.


12. Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.
Drama History Historical Drama
7.4
20051h 32minFrance, Japan

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.


13. Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie
Family Comedy Drama Animal Companion Family Family Drama
6.4
20051h 46minUnited States

A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.


14. Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes
Comedy Drama Tragic Drama
7.0
20041h 51minBelgium, Germany

Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with mixed results.


15. Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals
Drama History War Biographical History 19th Century Wars
6.2
20033h 39minUnited States

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.


16. Blood Work

Blood Work
Thriller Crime Action Mystery Investigation Suspense
6.4
20021h 50minUnited States

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.


17. Pleasantville

Pleasantville
Fantasy Comedy Drama
7.5
19982h 4minUnited States

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.


18. Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home
Adventure Drama Family
6.9
19961h 47minUnited States

Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.


19. 2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley
Comedy Crime Thriller
6.5
19961h 44minUnited States

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.


20. Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber
Comedy
7.3
19941h 47minUnited States

Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.