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Claire Danes
Birthdate: April 12, 1979

Claire Danes

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1990s
2.9595
13
total ranking of 2.9595
2000s
3.0532
11
total ranking of 3.0532
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Claire Danes is ranked overall as 2.9983 of of 4 stars2.9983

Claire Danes Movie Rankings

1
Claire Danes starring in Little Women
Claire Danes scores a combined 3.0764 out of 4 stars for Little Women3.0764
With their father away fighting in the Civil War, Joe, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. ...more about Little Women
Actor Awards
  • Young Artist Awards - Best Performance by a Young Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture
2
Claire Danes starring in Hours
Claire Danes scores a combined 3.0562 out of 4 stars for Hours3.0562
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place; all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. ...more about Hours
3
Claire Danes starring in Misérables
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.9748 out of 4 stars for Misérables2.9748
Jean Valjean, an ex-convict has reinvented himself becoming a respected businessman and mayor. Always on the run from police officer Javert, Jean Valjean promises to care for the daughter of a prostitute. He raises her as his own and on the eve of the revolution all storylines converge. ...more about Misérables
4
Princess Mononoke (1999)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.9523 out of 4 stars for Princess Mononoke2.9523
A prince must travel into the forest to find a cure for his disease. There he find s the animals and the mining villager are in a war against each other. Leading the animals is the Princess Mononoke, a girl raised by the wolf god. ...more about Princess Mononoke
6
Igby Goes Down (2002)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.8837 out of 4 stars for Igby Goes Down2.8837
Igby goes down is a personal tale about a 17 year old misfit boy who copes with his mother's cancer and his father's insanity by pursuing relationships with older women. ...more about Igby Goes Down
7
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.8825 out of 4 stars for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines2.8825
It is a dark time for the resistance and Skynet is on the verge of going online, the events of the last movie has changed nothing and John must now battle a new Terminator called the T-X. ...more about Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
8
Rainmaker, The (1997)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.8819 out of 4 stars for Rainmaker2.8819
Francis Ford Coppola directs and scripts this adaptation of John Grisham's novel about an idealistic young attorney who takes on the case of a lifetime. ...more about Rainmaker
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama
9
Stardust (2007)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.8461 out of 4 stars for Stardust2.8461
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. ...more about Stardust
10
Shopgirl (2005)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.7930 out of 4 stars for Shopgirl2.7930
The story follows Mirabelle, a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcee Ray Porter (Steve Martin) and struggling musician Jeremy. ...more about Shopgirl
Actor Awards
  • Satellite Awards - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
11
U Turn (1997)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.7522 out of 4 stars for U Turn2.7522
When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. ...more about U Turn
12
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.7220 out of 4 stars for Home for the Holidays2.7220
After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. ...more about Home for the Holidays
Actor Awards
  • Young Artist Awards - Best Young Leading Actress - Feature Film
13
Brokedown Palace (1999)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.6217 out of 4 stars for Brokedown Palace2.6217
Alice and Darlene, best friends, decide to take a trip to Thailand to celebrate high-school graduation. While there, they are befriended by charming Australian rogue Nick Parks. ...more about Brokedown Palace
14
Family Stone, The (2005)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.6138 out of 4 stars for Family Stone2.6138
The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight girlfriend home for the Christmas holiday, with plans of proposing. ...more about Family Stone
15
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.6136 out of 4 stars for Romeo + Juliet2.6136
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. The gun-toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star-crossed lovers, their tragic destiny. ...more about Romeo + Juliet
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actress - Romance
  • YoungStar Awards - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film
16
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.5676 out of 4 stars for How to Make an American Quilt2.5676
Finn is a young graduate student, finishing a master's thesis, and preparing for marriage to her fiance Sam. But thoughts of the end of the free life, and a potential summer fling, intrude. ...more about How to Make an American Quilt
17
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.3730 out of 4 stars for To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday2.3730
David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks with her "ghost" on the beach at night. ...more about To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Actor Awards
  • Young Artist Awards - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress
18
Evening (2007)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.2741 out of 4 stars for Evening2.2741
Michael Cunningham (author of THE HOURS) lends his screenwriting skills to Lajos Koltai's EVENING. This time, Cunningham adapts a book by Susan Minot for the big screen. ...more about Evening
19
Polish Wedding (1998)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.2575 out of 4 stars for Polish Wedding2.2575
The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak family (she has five children). Though she's happily married to Bolek, she is also having a long-time affair with Roman. ...more about Polish Wedding
20
It's All About Love (2003)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.1865 out of 4 stars for It's All About Love2.1865
It's All About Love is the story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. ...more about It's All About Love
21
Mod Squad, The (1999)
Claire Danes scores a combined 2.1217 out of 4 stars for Mod Squad2.1217
Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. ...more about Mod Squad
22
Rage In Placid Lake, The (2003)
Claire Danes scores a combined 1.7522 out of 4 stars for Rage In Placid Lake1.7522
Precocious, bohemian teenager Placid Lake, finishes high school and decides to do the one thing that will annoy his new age parents the most--go straight! With a few weeks spent reading a library of self-help manuals, Placid has it all sorted out--and he ...more about Rage In Placid Lake
  • Not Available on DVD
23
I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
Claire Danes scores a combined 1.5239 out of 4 stars for I Love You1.5239
Prep school student Daisy and her European-born grandmother Nana share the sad stories of their lives: Daisy tells Nana of her romance with young Ethan and problems in school because she's Jewish; and Nana tells of her young years under Nazis when she ...more about I Love You
24
Flock, The (2006)
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THE FLOCK is the story of hyper-vigilant federal agent (Gere) who, while training his young female replacement (Danes), must track down a missing girl whom he is convinced is connected to a paroled sex offender he's investigating. ...more about Flock
  • Not Available on DVD