David Strathairn Movies

This adaptation of the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells the tale of a mighty Ojibwe leader as he falls in love and strives for peace.

In a near future society a man claims that his dreams physically change reality. His therapist is confused at first but soon decides to use him for...

Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of ‘Sneakers’ (1992).

Three siblings struggle to maintain control of their lives after the unexpected death of their parents thrusts them into an uncertain world of...

Two wealthy families in Chicago find themselves in an on-going struggle of pride and power.

A disgraced White House chef finds himself many years later working in a maximum-security prison cooking last meals for inmates on death row.

When weekender Paul Mullin discovers his neighbor digging a hole in the middle of the night, he writes it off as simply a bizarre encounter. Until...

Most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and right place, they're capable of anything," says John Huston's character, Noah...

Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.

A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.

It's the most famous military installation in the world, yet it doesn’t officially exist. Area 51, a site for covert Cold War operations, has...

This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three...

Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in...

A young woman inherits her father's farm after he dies. Over the years, she overcomes challenges and turns it into a success, all the while yearning...

Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.

Wes and Nancy are a married academics couple. One day they host Nancy's long-ago lover Matt and his current sexy girlfriend Kim. Matt is a musician...

A young loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts...

Willa Cather had the great good fortune to have lived among the first generation of white settlers in 1880's Nebraska, and she gives witness to their...

When a man witnesses a profound event, it threatens to destroy his family.

Lena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at...