Sean Penn
48 titles
Filmography
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Mystic River
(2003)Jimmy, Dave and Sean are friends who grew up in working-class Boston, but they drift apart after a terrible tragedy. Years later, brutal events reconnect them when Jimmy’s 19-year-old daughter is brutally murdered.

I Am Sam
(2001)When the legal system declares him unfit to be a parent, a father with an intellectual disability fights to regain custody of his young daughter.

21 Grams
(2003)The emotionally and physically charged lives of three people-a professor (Sean Penn), an ex-con (Benicio Del Toro) and a mother with a reckless past (Naomi Watts)-collide in this thriller.

Milk
(2008)The story of Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist, who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
(1982)Academy Award®-winner Sean Penn leads an all-star cast (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston) in this hilarious portrayal of a group of southern California high school students and their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Amy Heckerling's (Clueless) directorial debut brings to life first-time screenwriter Cameron Crowe's (Almost Famous) insider's view of teenage American life in the 1980's. Featuring decade-defining music from The Go-Go's, Oingo Boingo and The Cars, plus film debuts of future stars Nicolas Cage, Eric Stoltz and Anthony Edwards, Fast Times at Ridgemont High remains as fresh and funny today as it was a generation ago when it defined the outrageous and bold teen comedy genre.

Sweet and Lowdown
(1999)A gifted but mercurial jazz guitarist in the 1930s finds his struggles with envy and mobsters changed by his love for a mute woman.

State of Grace
(1990)Returning to his Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood after a 10-year absence, an undercover New York cop infiltrates his best friend’s Irish crime family.

This Must Be the Place
(2011)A retired rock star living in Dublin returns to New York City to find the Nazi responsible for humiliating his recently deceased father during WWII.

Colors
(1988)A veteran cop and his rookie partner join a high-stakes effort to combat rising gang violence in the troubled slums of East Los Angeles.

Witch Hunt
(2008)Witch Hunt chronicles the unraveling of a town's justice system at the hands of a corrupt district attorney concerned about power not justice.

Racing with the Moon
(1984)Henry "Hopper" Nash and Nicky have been inseparable friends since childhood. With World War II raging, their last hours as civilians draw to a close, forcing them to make sacrifices that will teach them the true meaning of love.

The First
Fictional series to chronicle the effort to send the first crewed mission to Mars.

All the King's Men
(2006)Sean Penn and Jude Law head an all-star cast in this riveting story of a humble man's rise to power and the influence of political corruption that would eventually cause his downfall.

The Gunman
(2015)Eight years after a successful assassination, a former mercenary finds himself the target of hitmen hired to ensure his silence in this action-packed thriller.

Superpower
(2023)Following the events happening in Ukraine and the truth about Russia's invasion of the country.

She's So Lovely
(1997)A formerly-institutionalized man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-wife after spending 10 years in a psychiatric hospital.

Hurlyburly
(1998)Four Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their chaotic personal lives during a bender fueled by drugs and sex in this take on David Rabe’s play.

Flag Day
(2021)An intimate portrait of a woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the bond between a daughter and her father.

This So-Called Disaster
(2003)Michael Almereyda's engrossing behind-the-scenes doc follows famed playwright Sam Shepard as he mounts a challenging new play starring Sean Penn, Nick Nolte and Woody Harrelson.

Citizen Penn
(2020)A chronicle of actor and activist Sean Penn's work in providing aid to the people of Haiti in the days following a devastating 7.0 earthquake in 2010.