David Strathairn
Actor · 94 credits · 61 in highly-rated films
Best known for L.A. Confidential (1997)
Frequent collaborators: Danny Glover, Rachel Weisz, Frankie Faison, Bob Gunton, Joseph Mazzello
Best David Strathairn movies by genre
- David Strathairn Drama Movies 64
- David Strathairn Thriller Movies 20
- David Strathairn Comedy Movies 14
- David Strathairn Mystery Movies 12
- David Strathairn Crime Movies 11
- David Strathairn Documentary Movies 10
- David Strathairn TV Movie Movies 10
- David Strathairn History Movies 10
- David Strathairn Romance Movies 9
- David Strathairn Science Fiction Movies 7
Movies (94 total, ranked by score)
1L.A. Confidential
1997 · ★ 7.8 (5,655 votes)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
2Zootopia 2
2025 · ★ 7.7 (3,327 votes)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
3The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · ★ 7.4 (8,495 votes)
Action, Drama, Mystery
4Where the Crawdads Sing
2022 · ★ 7.5 (2,371 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
5Fracture
2007 · ★ 7.3 (4,410 votes)
Thriller
6Nomadland
2021 · ★ 7.2 (3,451 votes)
Drama
7Dolores Claiborne
1995 · ★ 7.3 (902 votes)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
8Lincoln
2012 · ★ 6.8 (4,113 votes)
History, Drama
9The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · ★ 6.7 (2,930 votes)
Family, Adventure, Fantasy
10Nightmare Alley
2021 · ★ 6.9 (3,427 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
11The Firm
1993 · ★ 6.7 (2,368 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
12Sneakers
1992 · ★ 6.9 (1,067 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
13Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · ★ 7.1 (1,120 votes)
Drama, History
14Godzilla
2014 · ★ 6.4 (9,961 votes)
Action, Drama, Science Fiction
15We Are Marshall
2006 · ★ 6.9 (817 votes)
Drama, History
16The Bourne Legacy
2012 · ★ 6.3 (6,240 votes)
Action, Thriller
17At Close Range
1986 · ★ 6.8 (312 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
18Eight Men Out
1988 · ★ 6.8 (285 votes)
Drama, History
19The Whistleblower
2010 · ★ 6.7 (625 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
20Simon Birch
1998 · ★ 6.8 (272 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Family
21The River Wild
1994 · ★ 6.5 (971 votes)
Adventure, Thriller, Drama
22Louder Than Bombs
2015 · ★ 6.5 (385 votes)
Drama
23My Blueberry Nights
2007 · ★ 6.4 (859 votes)
Drama, Romance
24The Miracle Worker
2000 · ★ 7.2 (39 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
25The Uninvited
2009 · ★ 6.5 (1,647 votes)
Horror
26American Pastoral
2016 · ★ 6.2 (749 votes)
Crime, Drama
27UFO
2018 · ★ 6.9 (446 votes)
Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
28The People Speak
2009 · ★ 7.2 (11 votes)
History, Documentary
29An Interview with God
2018 · ★ 7.0 (277 votes)
Drama, Mystery
30My Dinner with Hervé
2018 · ★ 6.3 (139 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 28, 2026.