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.

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

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his...

In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.

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

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who...

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...

Rage and intolerance collide with compassion Academy-Award nominated David Strathairn portrays Danny Dunkleman, a Jewish liberal humanist, and the...

Successful New York attorney Sam Leibowitz travels to the South in 1933 to defend nine young black men accused of raping two women on an Alabama...

Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to...

Russell Gates (David Strahairn) is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O'Brien (Sissy Spacek), is...

When a brilliant crime writer investigates a 40-year-old murder, he confronts a small town's worst fears.

An English teacher sells encyclopedias while searching for the meaning of life.

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

Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty...

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...

Fact-based story of a Louisiana priest accused of molesting young parishioners, and of the family of one of his victims, caught between their loyalty...

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...

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

Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of...