Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

April 29, 1957 · 69 years old

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English and Irish actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteur films. He is the recipient of numerous accolades inc…

Known For

19 titles
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Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

2017 · 2h 10m · Movie

Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.

8.2
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There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

2007 · 2h 38m · Movie

A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

8.2
3
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

2002 · 2h 47m · Movie

In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher; his father's killer.

7.5
4
Lincoln

Lincoln

2012 · 2h 30m · Movie

As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.

7.3
5
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1992 · 1h 52m · Movie

Three Mohican trappers agree to protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.

7.6
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In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993 · 2h 13m · Movie

An Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.

8.1
7
My Left Foot

My Left Foot

1989 · 1h 43m · Movie

Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.

7.8
8
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1993 · 2h 19m · Movie

A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

7.2
9
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

1986 · 1h 57m · Movie

Lucy Honeychurch shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?

7.2
10
Nine

Nine

2009 · 1h 58m · Movie

Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

5.8
11
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
12
Anemone

Anemone

2025 · 2h 5m · Movie

In Northern England, a man heads out on a journey into the woods to reconnect with the estranged hermit brother with whom he shared a complicated past that was altered by life-changing events decades ago.

5.6
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988 · 2h 51m · Movie

A doctor in 1968 Prague struggles with monogamy to his wife's frustration, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.

7.2
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Spielberg

Spielberg

2017 · 2h 27m · Movie

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.

7.7
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The Bounty

The Bounty

1984 · 2h 12m · Movie

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

7.1
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The Boxer

The Boxer

1997 · 1h 53m · Movie

Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.

7.0
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My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985 · 1h 37m · Movie

An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.

6.8
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005 · 1h 52m · Movie

A father and daughter isolated on an island off the East Coast and living on a once-thriving commune grapple with the limits of family and sexuality.

6.5
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Eversmile New Jersey

Eversmile New Jersey

1989 · 1h 31m · Movie

Comedy about an American dentist (Daniel Day-Lewis) roaming the Argentinian countryside on his motorcycle preaching the gospel of dental hygiene.

5.4