Joan Allen

Joan Allen

August 20, 1956 · 70 years old

Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She worked in theatre, television and film during her early career, and achieved recognition for her Broadway debut in Burn This, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 1989. She has received three Academ…

Known For

32 titles
1
Room

Room

2015 · 1h 58m · Movie

A little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.

8.0
2
The Notebook

The Notebook

2004 · 2h 3m · Movie

An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.

7.8
3
The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007 · 1h 55m · Movie

Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.

8.0
4
The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

2004 · 1h 48m · Movie

When Jason Bourne is framed for a CIA operation gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as a trained assassin to survive.

7.7
5
Face/Off

Face/Off

1997 · 2h 18m · Movie

To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent assumes the identity of the criminal who murdered his son via facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.

7.3
6
Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009 · 1h 33m · Movie

Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship un...

8.1
7
The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

2012 · 2h 15m · Movie

An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.

6.6
8
Death Race

Death Race

2008 · 1h 45m · Movie

Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.

6.4
9
Pleasantville

Pleasantville

1998 · 2h 4m · Movie

Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves transported to a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that colorless, complacent world.

7.5
10
The Killing

The Killing

2011 · 45m · TV Show

A police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car.

8.3
11
Manhunter

Manhunter

1986 · 2h 0m · Movie

Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.

7.2
12
The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997 · 1h 52m · Movie

In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.

7.3
13
Zero Day

Zero Day

2025 · TV Show

In the midst of crisis, how can we discover the truth when it seems the world is being destroyed by uncontrollable forces? And to what extent are conspiracy theories our own inventions or products of our imagination?

7.0
14
Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993 · 1h 49m · Movie

A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

7.4
15
Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986 · 1h 43m · Movie

Peggy Sue, on the verge of a divorce, faints at her 25th high school reunion, and wakes up to find herself back in 1960, leading her to try to spot and correct the mistakes that led to disappointments and an unhappy marriage.

6.4
16
The Crucible

The Crucible

1996 · 2h 4m · Movie

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

6.8
17
Nixon

Nixon

1995 · 3h 12m · Movie

A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.

7.0
18
The Contender

The Contender

2000 · 2h 6m · Movie

Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.

6.9
19
The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger

2005 · 1h 58m · Movie

When her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas and family dynamics.

6.8
20
Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988 · 1h 50m · Movie

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.

6.9
21
A Good Marriage

A Good Marriage

2014 · 1h 42m · Movie

After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?

5.3
22
Lisey's Story

Lisey's Story

2021 · 31m · TV Show

A widow becomes the object of a dangerous stalker, obsessed with her husband's work.

6.0
23
Mad Love

Mad Love

1995 · 1h 33m · Movie

The wild and sexy story of two passionate young people who take to the road for the incredible adventure of their lives.

5.3
24
Yes

Yes

2005 · 1h 40m · Movie

In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. He is a Lebanese doctor in self-imposed exile, working as a chef in a London restaurant. They mee...

6.4
25
In Country

In Country

1989 · 2h 0m · Movie

A young girl whose father died in the Vietnam War becomes determined to find out more about him and his experiences.

5.9
26
Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome

1993 · 1h 39m · Movie

A new pastor arrives in a stark Vermont village and is intrigued by crippled, misshapen Ethan Frome living on an isolated, hardscrabble farm with his sickly wife Zeena.

6.3
27
All the Rage

All the Rage

1999 · 1h 39m · Movie

Handguns come into the lives of 9 individuals in LA somehow connected to each other. Deaths follow.

5.5
28
The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

2007 · 1h 57m · Movie

The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.

7.7
29
Josh and S.A.M.

Josh and S.A.M.

1993 · 1h 36m · Movie

After their parent's divorce, 12-year-old Josh and 7-year-old Sam decide to go on an underage road trip. Sick of being ferried between their distant mother and remarried father, Josh and his brother steal a car and set out for Can...

5.6
30
When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls

2000 · 1h 47m · Movie

Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found. Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite t...

6.3
31
Without Warning: The James Brady Story

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

1991 · 1h 28m · Movie

Based on a true story, this film focuses on James Brady, the press secretary to Ronald Reagan who was severely injured in an attempt on the president's life. When John Hinckley Jr. Jr. tries to kill Reagan, he also shoots Brady. A...

6.2
32
The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

1987 · 1h 41m · Movie

The life of a lonely and isolated woman is transformed when she opens herself up to the outside world and to a gentle, romantic relationship.

5.7