The Best Catherine Keener Movies

Updated September 23, 2019 416 votes 73 voters 7.6k views44 items

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List of the best Catherine Keener movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Catherine Keener's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Catherine Keener movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Catherine Keener movies will be at the top of the list. Catherine Keener has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Catherine Keener movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Catherine Keener films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Catherine Keener role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Catherine Keener performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Full Frontal and Captain Phillips are included in this list.

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The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Elizabeth Banks, Kat Dennings
The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed... more
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Being John Malkovich
Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt
Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film written by Charlie Kaufman and... more
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Capote
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Cooper
Capote is a 2005 biographical film about Truman Capote, following the events during the... more
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Into the Wild
Kristen Stewart, Vince Vaughn
Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical drama survival film written and directed by Sean... more
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Everything That Had To Go Wrong For Chris McCandless To Meet His Fate#42 of 173 The Most Utterly Depressing Movies Ever Made
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Where the Wild Things Are
Mark Ruffalo, Forest Whitaker
Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze. Written by... more
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan
This film is a 2010 fantasy adventure film directed by Chris Columbus. ... more
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Box of Moonlight
Sam Rockwell, John Turturro
Box of Moonlight is a 1996 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom DiCillo and... more
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Synecdoche, New York
Michelle Williams, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Synecdoche, New York is a 2008 American postmodern drama film directed by Charlie Kaufman. An... more
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An American Crime
James Franco, Ellen Page
An American Crime is a 2007 American crime-drama film. The film is based on the true story of... more
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#36 of 57 The Best Scary Movies Based on True Stories#65 of 70 The Most Gratuitous Torture Horror Movies That Are Undeniably Sadistic
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Living in Oblivion
Steve Buscemi, Peter Dinklage
Living in Oblivion is a 1995 low-budget independent comedy-drama film, written and directed by... more

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Out of Sight
Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney
Out of Sight is a 1998 American comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Elmore... more
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Your Friends & Neighbors
Ben Stiller, Amy Brenneman
Your Friends & Neighbors is a 1998 comedy-drama film written and directed by Neil LaBute and... more
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Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Jane Fonda, Katharine McPhee
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding is a 2011 American independent comedy-drama film directed by... more
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Captain Phillips
Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener
Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass and... more
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8mm
Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix
8mm is a 1999 American-German mystery thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by... more
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Walking and Talking
Liev Schreiber, Anne Heche
Walking and Talking is a 1996 independent film starring Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Todd... more
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The Soloist
Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx
The Soloist is a 2009 American drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and... more
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A Late Quartet
Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman
A Late Quartet is a 2012 American drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Yaron... more
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Death to Smoochy
Robin Williams, Edward Norton
This film is a 2002 American black comedy film directed by and starring Danny DeVito, and... more
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Simone
Al Pacino, Evan Rachel Wood
Simone is a 2002 American science-fiction romantic comedy film written, produced and directed... more

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The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle
The Ballad of Jack and Rose is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller, and... more
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Genova
Colin Firth, Willa Holland
Genova is a film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Colin Firth, Catherine Keener,... more
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The Croods
Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage
The Croods is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by... more
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Boys
Winona Ryder, John C. Reilly
Boys is a 1996 American film starring Winona Ryder and Lukas Haas. The film was originally... more
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The Interpreter
Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn
The Interpreter is a 2005 political thriller film starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, and... more
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