Chris Cooper
41 titles
Filmography
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This Boy's Life
(1993)In this coming-of-age story set in the 1950s, a rebellious teen endures an abusive relationship with his emotionally scarred mother's new husband.

Seabiscuit
(2003)The true story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse recounts the triumphs that lifted the spirits of the team behind it and those of a nation.

Syriana
(2005)Big oil means big money. And that fact unleashes corruption that stretches from Houston to Washington to the Mideast.

Great Expectations
(1998)The moment young Finn sets eyes on Estella, she becomes his inspiration… and his obsession.

Thousand Pieces of Gold
(1991)Set in a mining town in the 1880s, Nancy Kelly's feminist Western "Thousand Pieces of Gold" won immediate acclaim for its portrayal of the real-life story of Lalu (Rosalind Chao), a young Chinese woman who fought for independence and freedom in the Wild West after her desperately poor parents sold her into slavery.

Silver City
(2004)The discovery of a corpse and the ensuing probe by an idealistic journalist threatens to foil a bumbling Colorado politician's gubernatorial campaign.
Intelligent Lives
(2018)Young adults who have intellectual disabilities challenge perceptions of intelligence while navigating high school, college and the workforce.

Remember Me
(2010)Two art students with painful pasts find true love and healing, but the twist of fate that brought them together threatens to become their undoing.

Interstate 60
(2002)Turning 23 without a clue, aspiring painter Neal Oliver goes searching for answers and his dream girl on a road trip that can’t be found on any map.

The Patriot
(2000)A reluctant South Carolina farmer (Mel Gibson) is forced to fight the British in this epic adventure of the American Revolution. Directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day). Screenplay by Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan).

Jarhead
(2005)Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx stars with Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal in this unconventional war story that follows a soldier from boot camp to active duty in the deserts of the Middle East.

Money Train
(1995)A transit cop decides to rob a train that picks up money from stations in order to impress a woman, and his transit cop brother is the only one who can stop him. Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Jennifer Lopez star.

Alone
(1997)Tensions rise between a grieving widower and his self-centered children when he receives an offer to buy the oil rights for the family farm.

The Horse Whisperer
(1998)After a riding accident, a young girl and her horse are both left with serious physical and emotional scars. Determined to help, the girl's mother seeks out the "Horse Whisperer."

The History of Sound
(2025)Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor star in this nostalgic, aching romance, lifting a profound story of yearning in exquisitely tender performances. Interweaving timeless folk tunes with sumptuous, autumnal images, director Oliver Hermanus chronicles a love whose reverberations are felt for a lifetime.

Everything's Going to Be Great
(2025)This heartfelt dramedy about big dreams and self-discovery stars Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney.

It Takes a Lunatic
(2019)Acting teacher and director Wynn Handman has had a profound influence on the theatre industry. The opening of the American Place Theater in 1962 helped establish the off-Broadway community.

Where the Wild Things Are
(2009)Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures who crown Max as their ruler.

Live by Night
(2016)During Prohibition, the son of a cop bootlegs his way toward the top of the Florida underworld, but not before making a powerful enemy.

The Company You Keep
(2012)Grant's (Robert Redford) world is turned upside down, when a brash young reporter Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf) exposes his true identity as a former 1970s antiwar radical fugitive wanted for murder.