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Paul Dano

Actor · 39 credits · 30 in highly-rated films

Best known for Prisoners (2013)

Frequent collaborators: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Michelle Williams

Best Paul Dano movies by genre

Movies (37 total, ranked by score)

  1. Prisoners

    2013 · ★ 8.1 (13,391 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    1

  2. There Will Be Blood

    2007 · ★ 8.1 (7,634 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. 12 Years a Slave

    2013 · ★ 7.9 (12,135 votes)

    Drama, History

    3

  4. The Batman

    2022 · ★ 7.7 (12,384 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    4

  5. Little Miss Sunshine

    2006 · ★ 7.7 (8,010 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    5

  6. The Fabelmans

    2022 · ★ 7.6 (2,850 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. Looper

    2012 · ★ 6.9 (11,129 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

    7

  8. Okja

    2017 · ★ 7.3 (4,596 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

    8

  9. The Girl Next Door

    2004 · ★ 6.8 (4,137 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    9

  10. Ruby Sparks

    2012 · ★ 7.1 (1,809 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Fantasy

    10

  11. Youth

    2015 · ★ 6.9 (2,244 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    11

  12. Swiss Army Man

    2016 · ★ 6.9 (3,886 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    12

  13. Love & Mercy

    2015 · ★ 7.1 (781 votes)

    Drama, Music, History

    13

  14. The Wizard of the Kremlin

    2026 · ★ 6.5 (225 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Knight and Day

    2010 · ★ 6.2 (4,985 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    15

  16. Where the Wild Things Are

    2009 · ★ 6.5 (2,056 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Family

    16

  17. The Guilty

    2021 · ★ 6.4 (3,200 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    17

  18. Spaceman

    2024 · ★ 6.7 (1,027 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

    18

  19. The Emperor's Club

    2002 · ★ 7.1 (404 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. Taking Lives

    2004 · ★ 6.4 (1,793 votes)

    Thriller

    20

  21. L.I.E.

    2001 · ★ 6.7 (144 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    21

  22. Cowboys & Aliens

    2011 · ★ 5.7 (5,553 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

    22

  23. The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

    2020 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Meek's Cutoff

    2011 · ★ 6.5 (305 votes)

    Western, History, Drama

    24

  25. The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    2005 · ★ 6.1 (175 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. The Good Heart

    2009 · ★ 6.4 (93 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    26

  27. Being Flynn

    2012 · ★ 6.1 (284 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. Too Young to Be a Dad

    2002 · ★ 7.1 (19 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    28

  29. Sia: Nostalgic for the Present

    2026

    Music

    29

  30. Weapons

    2007 · ★ 4.6 (18 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 28, 2026.