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Sean Penn is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Thanks American born on 17 august 1960 at Santa Monica (USA)
Among those, 14 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire, Politique, Political films, Films about language and translation
Actors Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron
Roles Tobin Keller
Rating63%
Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) is an interpreter working at the United Nations in New York City. She was raised in the Republic of Matobo, a fictional African country, but has dual citizenship. The U.N. is considering indicting Edmond Zuwanie (Earl Cameron), Matobo's president, to stand trial in the International Criminal Court. Initially a liberator, over the past 20 years he has become as corrupt and tyrannical as the government he overthrew, and is now responsible for ethnic cleansing and other atrocities within Matobo. Zuwanie is soon to visit the U.N. and put forward his own case to the General Assembly, in an attempt to avoid the indictment.
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about children, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney
Roles Jimmy Markum
Rating78%
In 1975, three children, Jimmy, Sean, and Dave, are playing on the streets of Boston when a stranger approaches them. Since the stranger has a badge and is wearing a suit, the children assume that he is a police officer. The stranger orders Dave to enter his car, and Dave obeys, but this leads to him being sexually abused and locked inside a basement for four days, after which he manages to escape.
Directed by David Fincher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Jeu
Actors Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Roles Conrad Van Orton
Rating76%
Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a wealthy investment banker, but his success has come at a cost. He is estranged from both his ex-wife (Anna Katarina) and his only sibling, younger brother Conrad (Sean Penn). He remains haunted from having seen his father (Charles Martinet) commit suicide on the latter's 48th birthday. For Nicholas' own 48th birthday, Conrad presents Nicholas with an unusual gift—a voucher for a "game" offered by a company called Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Conrad promises Nicholas that it will change his life.
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie
Roles Mickey Cohen
Rating66%
In 1949 Los Angeles, gangster Mickey Cohen wants to control all organized crime and argues with local mobster Jack Dragna that they should not allow the East coast mafia to run the town. Meanwhile, LAPD Detective Sergeant John "Sarge" O'Mara raids a Cohen-owned brothel to save a woman from being raped, gaining the attention of Police Chief Bill Parker. Parker believes that more drastic measures need to be taken against men like Cohen, and tasks O'Mara to begin waging a guerrilla campaign against the mobsters. He tells O'Mara (a former OSS commando during World War II) to use his special operations training, learned at Camp X during World War II, and to select a small team that will work without badges or official support from the police.
Directed by Terrence Malick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Philosophie, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack
Roles 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Rating75%
U.S. Army Private Witt (Jim Caviezel) goes AWOL from his unit and lives among the easy-going and seemingly carefree Melanesian natives in the South Pacific. He is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by his company First Sergeant, Welsh (Sean Penn), who notices Witt's indifference to the war. The men of C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field and seize the island from the Japanese. As they wait in the holds of a Navy transport, they contemplate their lives and the impending invasion. On deck, battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Tall (Nick Nolte) talks with his commanding officer, Brigadier General Quintard (John Travolta) about the invasion and its importance. Tall's voice-over reveals that he has been passed over for promotion and this battle may be his last chance to command a victorious operation.
Directed by Jessie Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff
Roles Sam Dawson
Rating75%
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a man with a developmental disability, is the single father of Lucy (Dakota Fanning), following their abandonment by her mother, who is revealed to be a homeless woman who "just needed a place to sleep". Despite his limitations, Sam is well-adjusted and has a supportive group of friends with developmental disabilities, as well as a kind, agoraphobic neighbor Annie (Dianne Wiest) who takes care of Lucy when Sam cannot. Though Sam provides a loving and caring environment for precocious Lucy, she soon surpasses his mental ability. Other children tease her for having a "retard" as a father, and she becomes too embarrassed to accept that she is more intellectually advanced than Sam.
Directed by Paul Brickman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Transgender in film, Erotic thriller films, Teen movie, LGBT-related films, Films about virginity, LGBT-related film
Actors Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Sean Penn, Richard Masur, Bronson Pinchot
Roles Cameo (uncredited)
Rating67%
Joel Goodson is a normal high school student who lives with his wealthy parents in the North Shore area of suburban Chicago. His father wants him to attend Princeton University, his alma mater, so Joel participates in Future Enterprisers, an extracurricular activity in which students work in teams to create small businesses.
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about mathematics, Films about suicide
Actors Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston, Eddie Marsan
Roles Paul Rivers
Rating75%
The story is told in a non-linear manner. The following is a linear, chronological summary of the plot:
Directed by Sean Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies
Actors Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Brian H. Dierker
Rating80%
The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, cutting back and forth between McCandless's time spent in Alaskan wilderness and his two-year travels leading up to his journey to Alaska. The plot summary here is told in a more chronological order.
Directed by Terrence Malick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Themes Films about families, Philosophie, Films about religion, Children's films
Actors Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Kari Matchett
Roles Jack
Rating67%
The film begins with a quotation from the Book of Job: "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the Earth?... When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Assassinat, Politique, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill
Roles Harvey Milk
Rating74%
The film opens with archival footage of police raiding gay bars and arresting patrons during the 1950s and 1960s, followed by Dianne Feinstein's November 27, 1978 announcement to the press that Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) and Mayor George Moscone (Victor Garber) had been assassinated. Milk is seen recording his will throughout the film, nine days (November 18, 1978) before the assassinations. The film then flashes back to New York City in 1970, the eve of Milk's 40th birthday and his first meeting with his much younger lover, Scott Smith (James Franco).
Directed by Tim Robbins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Margo Martindale, Robert Prosky, Lois Smith, Jack Black
Roles Matthew Poncelet
Rating74%
Matthew Poncelet has been in prison for six years, awaiting his execution by lethal injection for killing a teenage couple. Poncelet, held in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, committed the crimes with a man named Carl Vitello, who received life imprisonment. As the day of his execution comes closer, Poncelet asks Sister Helen, with whom he has corresponded, to help him with a final appeal.
Directed by Harold Becker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Films about education, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Evan Handler
Roles Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Rating67%
Bunker Hill Military Academy has just concluded another school year. Cadet Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton), an academic junior, meets privately with the academy commandant, retired Brigadier General Harlan Bache (George C. Scott). Bache promotes Moreland to Cadet Major, the paramount rank at BHMA. Bache also reflects on the time when he was a West Point cadet (Moreland's intended college), as well as a graduate of BHMA prior to that, and how he dreads civilian life with his forthcoming retirement. Moreland is congratulated by several good friends: Cadet Captains David Shawn (Tom Cruise) and Alex Dwyer (Sean Penn), as well as Cadet Lieutenant Edward West (Evan Handler). Shawn, a Red Beret, leads a celebration in the hallway. The commencement is celebrated by a parade and pass & review. Following the ceremonies, General Bache announces that BHMA's board of trustees is selling the school to real estate developers; however, they will remain open for one more year in order to allow the seniors to graduate and give the underclassmen time to apply to other schools. The delay gives many cadets hope that BHMA - which many of them consider home - can be saved. Bache also expresses his hope that the institute can be saved, as he wryly remarks to Moreland "We are here, and the condos are not".
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musiques du monde, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Anthony LaPaglia, Uma Thurman, James Urbaniak, Gretchen Mol
Roles Emmet Ray
Rating71%
Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) is a jazz guitarist who achieved some acclaim in the 1930s with a handful of recordings for RCA Victor, but who faded from public view under mysterious circumstances. Though a talented musician, Ray's personal life is a shambles. He is a spendthrift, womanizer and pimp who believes that falling in love will ruin his musical career. Due to his heavy drinking, he's often late or even absent for performances with his quintet. After music, his favorite hobby is shooting rats at garbage dumps. Ray idolizes famed guitarist Django Reinhardt, and is said to have fainted in his presence and to have fled a nightclub performance with severe stage fright upon hearing a false rumor that Reinhardt was in the audience.
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Among those, 14 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
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Add to a movie listThe Interpreter (2005)
, 2hDirected by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire, Politique, Political films, Films about language and translation
Actors Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron
Roles Tobin Keller
Rating63%
Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) is an interpreter working at the United Nations in New York City. She was raised in the Republic of Matobo, a fictional African country, but has dual citizenship. The U.N. is considering indicting Edmond Zuwanie (Earl Cameron), Matobo's president, to stand trial in the International Criminal Court. Initially a liberator, over the past 20 years he has become as corrupt and tyrannical as the government he overthrew, and is now responsible for ethnic cleansing and other atrocities within Matobo. Zuwanie is soon to visit the U.N. and put forward his own case to the General Assembly, in an attempt to avoid the indictment.
Mystic River (2003)
, 2h17Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about children, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney
Roles Jimmy Markum
Rating78%
In 1975, three children, Jimmy, Sean, and Dave, are playing on the streets of Boston when a stranger approaches them. Since the stranger has a badge and is wearing a suit, the children assume that he is a police officer. The stranger orders Dave to enter his car, and Dave obeys, but this leads to him being sexually abused and locked inside a basement for four days, after which he manages to escape.
The Game (1997)
, 2h9Directed by David Fincher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Jeu
Actors Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Roles Conrad Van Orton
Rating76%
Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a wealthy investment banker, but his success has come at a cost. He is estranged from both his ex-wife (Anna Katarina) and his only sibling, younger brother Conrad (Sean Penn). He remains haunted from having seen his father (Charles Martinet) commit suicide on the latter's 48th birthday. For Nicholas' own 48th birthday, Conrad presents Nicholas with an unusual gift—a voucher for a "game" offered by a company called Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Conrad promises Nicholas that it will change his life.
Gangster Squad (2013)
, 1h53Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie
Roles Mickey Cohen
Rating66%
In 1949 Los Angeles, gangster Mickey Cohen wants to control all organized crime and argues with local mobster Jack Dragna that they should not allow the East coast mafia to run the town. Meanwhile, LAPD Detective Sergeant John "Sarge" O'Mara raids a Cohen-owned brothel to save a woman from being raped, gaining the attention of Police Chief Bill Parker. Parker believes that more drastic measures need to be taken against men like Cohen, and tasks O'Mara to begin waging a guerrilla campaign against the mobsters. He tells O'Mara (a former OSS commando during World War II) to use his special operations training, learned at Camp X during World War II, and to select a small team that will work without badges or official support from the police.
The Thin Red Line (1999)
, 2h50Directed by Terrence Malick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Philosophie, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack
Roles 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Rating75%
U.S. Army Private Witt (Jim Caviezel) goes AWOL from his unit and lives among the easy-going and seemingly carefree Melanesian natives in the South Pacific. He is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by his company First Sergeant, Welsh (Sean Penn), who notices Witt's indifference to the war. The men of C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field and seize the island from the Japanese. As they wait in the holds of a Navy transport, they contemplate their lives and the impending invasion. On deck, battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Tall (Nick Nolte) talks with his commanding officer, Brigadier General Quintard (John Travolta) about the invasion and its importance. Tall's voice-over reveals that he has been passed over for promotion and this battle may be his last chance to command a victorious operation.
I Am Sam (2002)
, 2h12Directed by Jessie Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff
Roles Sam Dawson
Rating75%
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a man with a developmental disability, is the single father of Lucy (Dakota Fanning), following their abandonment by her mother, who is revealed to be a homeless woman who "just needed a place to sleep". Despite his limitations, Sam is well-adjusted and has a supportive group of friends with developmental disabilities, as well as a kind, agoraphobic neighbor Annie (Dianne Wiest) who takes care of Lucy when Sam cannot. Though Sam provides a loving and caring environment for precocious Lucy, she soon surpasses his mental ability. Other children tease her for having a "retard" as a father, and she becomes too embarrassed to accept that she is more intellectually advanced than Sam.
Risky Business (1983)
, 1h38Directed by Paul Brickman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Transgender in film, Erotic thriller films, Teen movie, LGBT-related films, Films about virginity, LGBT-related film
Actors Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Sean Penn, Richard Masur, Bronson Pinchot
Roles Cameo (uncredited)
Rating67%
Joel Goodson is a normal high school student who lives with his wealthy parents in the North Shore area of suburban Chicago. His father wants him to attend Princeton University, his alma mater, so Joel participates in Future Enterprisers, an extracurricular activity in which students work in teams to create small businesses.
21 Grams (2003)
, 2h4Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about mathematics, Films about suicide
Actors Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston, Eddie Marsan
Roles Paul Rivers
Rating75%
The story is told in a non-linear manner. The following is a linear, chronological summary of the plot:
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Into the Wild (2007)
, 2h28Directed by Sean Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies
Actors Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Brian H. Dierker
Rating80%
The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, cutting back and forth between McCandless's time spent in Alaskan wilderness and his two-year travels leading up to his journey to Alaska. The plot summary here is told in a more chronological order.
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The Tree of Life (2011)
, 2h19Directed by Terrence Malick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Themes Films about families, Philosophie, Films about religion, Children's films
Actors Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Kari Matchett
Roles Jack
Rating67%
The film begins with a quotation from the Book of Job: "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the Earth?... When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
Milk (2008)
, 2h8Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Assassinat, Politique, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill
Roles Harvey Milk
Rating74%
The film opens with archival footage of police raiding gay bars and arresting patrons during the 1950s and 1960s, followed by Dianne Feinstein's November 27, 1978 announcement to the press that Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) and Mayor George Moscone (Victor Garber) had been assassinated. Milk is seen recording his will throughout the film, nine days (November 18, 1978) before the assassinations. The film then flashes back to New York City in 1970, the eve of Milk's 40th birthday and his first meeting with his much younger lover, Scott Smith (James Franco).
Dead Man Walking (1996)
, 2h2Directed by Tim Robbins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Margo Martindale, Robert Prosky, Lois Smith, Jack Black
Roles Matthew Poncelet
Rating74%
Matthew Poncelet has been in prison for six years, awaiting his execution by lethal injection for killing a teenage couple. Poncelet, held in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, committed the crimes with a man named Carl Vitello, who received life imprisonment. As the day of his execution comes closer, Poncelet asks Sister Helen, with whom he has corresponded, to help him with a final appeal.
Taps (1981)
, 2h6Directed by Harold Becker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Films about education, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Evan Handler
Roles Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Rating67%
Bunker Hill Military Academy has just concluded another school year. Cadet Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton), an academic junior, meets privately with the academy commandant, retired Brigadier General Harlan Bache (George C. Scott). Bache promotes Moreland to Cadet Major, the paramount rank at BHMA. Bache also reflects on the time when he was a West Point cadet (Moreland's intended college), as well as a graduate of BHMA prior to that, and how he dreads civilian life with his forthcoming retirement. Moreland is congratulated by several good friends: Cadet Captains David Shawn (Tom Cruise) and Alex Dwyer (Sean Penn), as well as Cadet Lieutenant Edward West (Evan Handler). Shawn, a Red Beret, leads a celebration in the hallway. The commencement is celebrated by a parade and pass & review. Following the ceremonies, General Bache announces that BHMA's board of trustees is selling the school to real estate developers; however, they will remain open for one more year in order to allow the seniors to graduate and give the underclassmen time to apply to other schools. The delay gives many cadets hope that BHMA - which many of them consider home - can be saved. Bache also expresses his hope that the institute can be saved, as he wryly remarks to Moreland "We are here, and the condos are not".
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
, 1h35Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musiques du monde, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Anthony LaPaglia, Uma Thurman, James Urbaniak, Gretchen Mol
Roles Emmet Ray
Rating71%
Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) is a jazz guitarist who achieved some acclaim in the 1930s with a handful of recordings for RCA Victor, but who faded from public view under mysterious circumstances. Though a talented musician, Ray's personal life is a shambles. He is a spendthrift, womanizer and pimp who believes that falling in love will ruin his musical career. Due to his heavy drinking, he's often late or even absent for performances with his quintet. After music, his favorite hobby is shooting rats at garbage dumps. Ray idolizes famed guitarist Django Reinhardt, and is said to have fainted in his presence and to have fled a nightclub performance with severe stage fright upon hearing a false rumor that Reinhardt was in the audience.