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Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008). Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his f... more

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008).

Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981), and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Bad Boys (1983), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Volpi Cups for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003).

Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001); all three were critically well received. Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations.

In addition to his film work, Penn has engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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Mystic River

(2003)

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.

Runtime:

138 min

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Cast:

Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Kevin Chapman

7.9

88%

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Carlito's Way

(1993)

Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him, and lead a better life outside NYC.

Runtime:

144 min

Director:

Brian De Palma

Cast:

Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers

7.9

82%

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The Game

(1997)

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distin...

Runtime:

129 min

Director:

David Fincher

Cast:

Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Spike Jonze

7.7

76%

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Being John Malkovich

(1999)

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

Runtime:

113 min

Director:

Spike Jonze

Cast:

John Malkovich, John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Mary Kay Place, Orson Bean

7.7

94%

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21 Grams

(2003)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

This is the story of three gentle persons: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married and mother of two little girls; and Jack Jordan, an ex-convict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to raise a family. They will ...

Runtime:

124 min

Director:

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Cast:

Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro, Danny Huston, Carly Nahon

7.6

80%

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The Thin Red Line

(1998)

Drama, History, War

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ...

Runtime:

171 min

Director:

Terrence Malick

Cast:

Sean Penn, Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel

7.6

81%

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I Am Sam

(2001)

Drama

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in tur...

Runtime:

132 min

Director:

Jessie Nelson

Cast:

Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Richard Schiff

7.6

35%

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Milk

(2008)

Drama, History

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Runtime:

128 min

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Cast:

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna

7.5

93%

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

(2013)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

Runtime:

114 min

Director:

Ben Stiller

Cast:

Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Patton Oswalt, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott

7.3

51%

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Dead Man Walking

(1995)

Drama

A justice drama based on a true story about a man on death row who, in his last days, forms a strong relationship with a nun who teaches him forgiveness and gives him spirituality, as she accompanies him to his execution.

Runtime:

122 min

Director:

Tim Robbins

Cast:

Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, R. Lee Ermey

7.5

95%

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

(1982)

Comedy, Drama

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. At the center of the film is Je...

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Cast:

Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer

7.2

78%

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The Tree of Life

(2011)

Drama, Fantasy

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins ...

Runtime:

139 min

Director:

Terrence Malick

Cast:

Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken

6.8

84%

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Gangster Squad

(2013)

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicia...

Runtime:

113 min

6.7

N/A

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Casualties of War

(1989)

Drama, History, War

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager. Based on the actual events of an incident on Hill 192 in November, 1966.

Runtime:

113 min

Director:

Brian De Palma

Cast:

Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo

7.1

83%

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The Interpreter

(2005)

Crime, Thriller

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.

Runtime:

128 min

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Cast:

Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal

6.4

57%

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Sweet and Lowdown

(1999)

Comedy, Drama, Music

A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world.

Runtime:

95 min

Director:

Woody Allen

Cast:

Woody Allen, Ben Duncan, Daniel Okrent, Dan Moran, Uma Thurman

7.2

77%

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The Professor and the Madman

(2019)

Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

Runtime:

124 min

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Ioan Gruffudd, Jeremy Irvine

7.3

42%

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U Turn

(1997)

Thriller

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. After becoming involved with a young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires...

Runtime:

125 min

Director:

Oliver Stone

Cast:

Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes

6.7

61%

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Fair Game

(2010)

Drama, Thriller

Wife and mother Valerie Plame has a double life as a CIA operative, hiding her vocation from family and friends. Her husband, Joseph Wilson, writes a controversial article in The New York Times, refuting stories about the sale of enriched uranium to Iraq, Then Valerie's secret work and identity is leaked to the press. With her cover bl...

Runtime:

108 min

Director:

Doug Liman

Cast:

Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Ty Burrell, Brooke Smith, Bruce McGill

6.8

79%

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Before Night Falls

(2000)

Drama

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.

Runtime:

134 min

Director:

Julian Schnabel

Cast:

Diego Luna, Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Johnny Depp, Andrea Di Stefano

7.2

73%

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State of Grace

(1990)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister Kathleen. Soon, however, Terry is torn between his loyalty to his friends and his loyalties to oth...

Runtime:

134 min

Director:

Phil Joanou

Cast:

Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris, Robin Wright, John Turturro

7.2

84%

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

(2004)

Drama, History, Thriller

It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.

Runtime:

95 min

Director:

Stuart B. Hagen, Niels Mueller, Roland Manarin

Cast:

Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Nick Searcy

6.9

67%

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This Must Be the Place

(2011)

Drama

A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's executioner, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.

Runtime:

118 min

Director:

Paolo Sorrentino

Cast:

Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Kerry Condon

6.7

65%

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Colors

(1988)

Action, Crime, Drama

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.

Runtime:

120 min

Director:

Dennis Hopper

Cast:

Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, María Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks, Grand L. Bush

6.7

78%

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Dogtown and Z-Boys

(2001)

Documentary

This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage, exclusive interviews and a blistering rock soundtrack, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from ...

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Stacy Peralta

Cast:

Sean Penn, Jay Adams, Jay Adams, Henry Rollins, Steve Caballero

7.7

92%

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Bad Boys

(1983)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.

Runtime:

104 min

Director:

Rick Rosenthal

Cast:

Sean Penn, Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Jim Moody, Eric Gurry

7.2

90%

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Taps

(1981)

Drama, War

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

Runtime:

126 min

Director:

Harold Becker

Cast:

George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise

6.8

68%

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At Close Range

(1986)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to...

Runtime:

111 min

Director:

James Foley

Cast:

Sean Penn, Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson

7.0

87%

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All the King's Men

(2006)

Drama, Thriller

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren.

Runtime:

125 min

Director:

Steven Zaillian

Cast:

Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Patricia Clarkson

6.2

N/A

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We're No Angels

(1989)

Comedy, Crime

Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

Runtime:

106 min

Director:

Neil Jordan

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, Hoyt Axton, Bruno Kirby

6.1

47%

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The Gunman

(2015)

Action, Crime, Drama

Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads h...

Runtime:

115 min

Director:

Pierre Morel

Cast:

Sean Penn, Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Jasmine Trinca

5.8

17%

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What Just Happened

(2008)

Comedy, Drama

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his b...

Runtime:

104 min

Director:

Barry Levinson

Cast:

Bruce Willis, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Robin Wright, Stanley Tucci

5.6

50%

N/A

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The Falcon and the Snowman

(1985)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.

Runtime:

132 min

Director:

John Schlesinger

Cast:

Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle, Joyce Van Patten, Rob Reed

6.8

84%

N/A

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Hurlyburly

(1998)

Comedy, Drama

Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their own personal lives when everything seems to clash together.

Runtime:

122 min

Director:

Anthony Drazan

Cast:

Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling

5.9

59%

N/A

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The Weight of Water

(2000)

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness.

Runtime:

113 min

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Cast:

Sean Penn, Catherine McCormack, Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Polley, Josh Lucas

5.9

35%

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Woody Allen: A Documentary

(2011)

Documentary

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film bi...

Runtime:

192 min

7.7

N/A

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Bukowski: Born Into This

(2003)

Documentary

Director John Dullaghan’s biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: Born Into This, is as much a touching portrait of the author as it is an exposé of his sordid lifestyle. Interspersed between ample vintage footage of Bukowski’s poetry readings are interviews with the poet’s fans including such legendar...

Runtime:

130 min

Cast:

Charles Bukowski, Harry Dean Stanton, Sean Penn, Bono

7.9

84%

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She's So Lovely

(1997)

Drama, Romance, Thriller

After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

Runtime:

100 min

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Cast:

Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Harry Dean Stanton

5.9

66%

N/A

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It's All About Love

(2003)

Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller

The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. John, and world-famous ice skating star, Elena, are about to sign divorce papers when they realise that, in spite of everything happening around them, their love is worth fighting for. It's All About Love is a f...

Runtime:

104 min

Director:

Thomas Vinterberg

Cast:

Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn, Douglas Henshall, Alun Armstrong

5.4

19%

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Racing with the Moon

(1984)

Drama, Romance

Henry and Nicky are small town pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievious and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as w...

Runtime:

108 min

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Cast:

Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern, John Karlen, Rutanya Alda

6.8

60%

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