American actress and model Hannah Dakota Fanning made her debut in showbiz as a child artist. She became popular at seven years of age portraying as Lucy Dawson in the 2001 drama film ‘I Am Sam’ that made her become the youngest nominee for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight. She went on to feature in many other notable and top grossing movies including ‘Uptown Girls’ (2003), ‘Man on Fire’ (2004), ‘War of the Worlds’ (2005), ‘Charlotte's Web’ (2006), ‘Hounddog’ (2007) and ‘The Twilight Saga’ (2009–12).
Although she achieved early fame as child artist, her expansive body of work in the film industry include both critically acclaimed and top grossing films showcasing her best roles as also the ones that count as box-office failures.
List of Hannah Dakota Fanning films includes some of the blockbuster movies that display brilliant performances by her. These include ‘I Am Sam’, ‘Uptown Girls’, ‘The Cat in the Hat’ (2003), ‘Man on Fire’, ‘War of the Worlds’, ‘Dreamer’ (2005), ‘Charlotte's Web’, ‘Hounddog’ and ‘The Twilight Saga’. Her box-office failures include the 2010 drama film ‘The Runaways’. She has featured in several TV productions, most notable of which is the mini-series ‘Taken’ (2002).
A burnt out ex CIA operative John Creasy finds a new objective in life when he is hired by an industrialist Samuel Ramos to protect his daughter, Pita. A reluctant and uninterested Creasy soon forms a bond with the little girl. So when she is kidnapped, he is enraged and seeks to kill everyone involved in the heinous act.
Sam Dawson is an intellectually disabled father raising his daughter Lucy with the help of a group of friends who also have disabilities. As Lucy grows up her intellectual superiority threatens their relationship. Things get more complicated when Lucy is placed in foster care but keeps coming back to her dad.
The Secret Life of Bees is an American drama film which tells the story of a teen girl who runs away to a small town in South Carolina to know the truth about her mother. She soon finds a group of women who may have a connection to her past.
A horse trainer Ben Crane is unable to connect with Cale, his precocious daughter. However, Sonador, an injured horse which is adopted by Ben becomes the reason that bridges the gap between the father and daughter.
A Steven Spielberg thriller based on an H.G. Wells novel of the same name, War of the Worlds, stars Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, who try to survive an alien invasion. As extraterrestrial tripods hunt human beings for their blood and tissue, a divorced father faces numerous obstacles as he tries to reach the safety of his ex-wife’s parents’ home.
Liz must save herself and her family from the Reverend, who wants to punish her, after she is wrongly accused of a crime.
Charlotte’s Web is an adventure comedy film, which tells the story of a pig who realizes that he is going to be slaughtered for food very soon. Therefore, he hatches a plan with a spider that lives in his pen to ensure that he won’t be killed.
Uptown Girls is a romantic comedy drama film, which tells the story of a childish grown woman Molly Gunn, who is forced to get a job after her money is stolen by her manager. She ends up working as a nanny of an 8-year-old girl, who ironically, acts like an adult.
Teenager Tessa Scott, who is diagnosed with leukemia, decides to live every moment of her life to the fullest. She prepares a list of things she wants to do, including experimenting with drugs and losing her virginity, before her time is up. Though it was not on her list, her most exhilarating experience comes from falling in love with the new neighbor, Adam.
Even though Jake Perry and his wife Melanie Smooter are estranged, he still hopes for a reconciliation. Melanie wants to divorce and marry Andrew Hennings, a wealthy man. However, things don’t work out according to her plans, and she ends up falling in love with Jake once again.
Dr. David Callaway decides to move with his 9-year-old daughter, Emily, to a new house after discovering his wife’s dead body in the bathtub from an apparent suicide. But he becomes worried when Emily and her new imaginary friend Charlie, start causing problems. When Charlie murders a local woman, sinister secrets are revealed.
This is a biographical drama film about the well known rock band, The Runaways. It begins with the formation of the band in 1975 and then goes on to depict its journey until Cherie Currie’s departure from the scene, side by side focusing on the relationship between Currie and Joan Jett.
A secret government agency – Division - is changing simple citizens into strong psychic warriors, in process killing those who resist the transformation. Nick Gant, a telekinetic, is approached by a clairvoyant Cassie who seeks his help in finding the pusher Kira, who can play a crucial role in stopping the agency. However, they are chased by a division agent Henry Carver.
A wealthy doctor and his wife tries to save their daughter, who is kidnapped by a mysterious man for unclear reasons. Soon it appears that the kidnappers may have a connection to the doctor’s past.
Now a vampire, Bella trains with Edward to get used to her new life while watching over their fast-growing daughter Renesmee, who has been imprinted by Jacob as her protector. However, the Cullens need to gather allies to save their family from the Volturi, which consider Renesmee a threat to vampires due to a false allegation.
Two teen girls make a pact to lose their virginity before starting college. However, their lives take a turn, when they both fall for the same artist, and their friendship is tested for the first time.
The life of Swede and his wife is shattered after their daughter Merry, disappears after a bomb blast. Things get even worse after Merry is suspected by the FBI for the blast. Rita Cohen, a 22-year-university student, comes to Swede and hints that she knows about Merry’s whereabouts, and asks him for 10,000 $ in return. However, things get uglier as she runs off with the money.
Night Moves is a mystery thriller film which revolves around a private investigator in Los Angeles, who is hired by an ageing actress, to find her runaway teenage daughter. Although the detective manages to track her down, he stumbles across something sinister.
As her high-school graduation day approaches, Bella finds herself struggling to choose between her love for vampire Edward and werewolf Jacob. Meanwhile Seattle witnesses a series of killings as a malicious vampire begins creating an army of new-born vampires to take revenge on Edward and Bella.
When Edward realises that his presence can actually harm Bella, he and his family leave Forks. Bella is heartbroken and depressed. Her long-time friend Jacob tries to keep her engaged and happy, but he has his own secrets. As Bella unravels new secrets from the supernatural world, she puts herself in new dangers.
At the wedding of a friend, the remaining bachelors bet on staying single. Seven years later, one of them, Michael tries to get his friend Kyle married, so that he can win the bet and get out of a sticky situation. However, things get quite complicated, when he starts developing feelings for Kyle’s future bride.
Cat in the Hat is a fantasy comedy film, which revolves around two children who are quite bored with their lives. However, their lives take an interesting turn when they are visited by a talking cat.
Also known as My Neighbour Totoro, the Japanese animated classic depicts the story of sisters Satsuki and Mei after they move to an old country house. They become friends with spirits called susuwatari and particularly the adorable creature Totoro, while they come to terms with their mother’s illness and personal trials.
Alone and bored in the old house her parents recently moved into, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a secret passageway to a better version of her home where everybody has buttons for eyes. After she refuses her Other Mother's horrible offer to sew buttons in her eyes, she is imprisoned and must flee before her soul is trapped there forever.
Over a period of five decades, three different families experience alien abductions, which leave them with many questions but no answers.
Dakota Fanning Awards
| Hide and Seek | Best Frightened Performance | 2005 |
