Joan Allen
Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She worked in theatre, television and film during her early career, and achieved recognition for her Broadway debut in Burn This, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 1989.
She has received three Academy Award nominations; she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Nixon (1995) and The Crucible (1996), and for Best Actress for The Contender (2000).
Her other films include The Ice Storm (1996), Face/Off (1997), Pleasantville (1998), The Notebook (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
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Joan Allen Movies
Discover the best Joan Allen movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Joan Allen ranked by year and score.
1
Room (2015)
Drama
Thriller
Jack has never known a sky, a street, or a stranger. Born inside a single locked room where his mother has been imprisoned for years, he understands the world only...
Score
8.0
2
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Action
Thriller
When the CIA's covert Treadstone program unravels in the wake of Jason Bourne's exposure, operative Aaron Cross finds himself hunted by the very agency that created him. Stripped of his...
Score
6.2
3
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009)
Drama
Family
When a college professor stumbles across an abandoned Akita puppy at a train station, he brings the dog home against his better judgment and his wife's protests. What follows is...
Score
8.0
4
Death Race (2008)
Action
Science Fiction
Thriller
By 2020, America's overcrowded prisons have been handed to a private corporation with one interest: profit. The solution is the Death Race, a live-broadcast demolition event staged on Terminal Island...
Score
6.3
5
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Action
Drama
Mystery
When a journalist's investigation into a covert government program forces Jason Bourne back into the open, he discovers the investigation may hold answers to who he really is. Hunted across...
Score
7.4
6
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Action
Drama
Thriller
When a botched CIA operation bleeds into the quiet life Bourne has built with Marie, his carefully maintained anonymity collapses. A vengeful agent from his shadowy past arrives with blood...
Score
7.3
7
The Notebook (2004)
Drama
Romance
Every afternoon, an elderly man sits beside a woman losing her memory and reads to her from a worn notebook. The story he tells spans decades: two young people from...
Score
7.9
8
The Contender (2000)
Drama
Thriller
When the sitting Vice President dies, the oval office sees an opening for something historic: nominating Senator Laine Hanson as the first woman to hold the second-highest office in the...
Score
6.7
9
Pleasantville (1998)
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Twin siblings tumble into the idyllic monochromatic realm of a 1950s sitcom, where nothing ever goes wrong and everyone smiles on cue. While David settles into this sanitized world, his...
Score
7.3
10
The Ice Storm (1997)
Drama
Thanksgiving 1973 finds the Hood family already fracturing from within: marriages dissolving, teenagers adrift, parents grasping at fading desires. Then nature intervenes with brutal force, a century's worth of ice...
Score
6.9
11
Face/Off (1997)
Action
Crime
Science Fiction
Sean Archer is a federal agent so consumed by his hunt for terrorist Castor Troy that he agrees to wear the man's face, literally. A radical surgical procedure gives Archer...
Score
7.1
12
The Crucible (1996)
Drama
History
When a woman scorned uses the hysteria of Salem's witch trials as a weapon against her rival, she ignites a cascade of accusations that spirals beyond her control. Based on...
Score
6.6
13
Nixon (1995)
Drama
History
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to...
Score
6.9
14
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Drama
A chess prodigy's emerging talent triggers a parental crisis. His father, newly obsessed with the game, wants to cultivate a champion. His mother worries that relentless coaching will steal something...
Score
7.1
15
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Drama
Preston Tucker believed postwar America deserved a better car, and in 1945 he set out to build it himself. What followed was equal parts visionary ambition and spectacular miscalculation, with...
Score
6.7
Joan Allen TV Shows
Browse the ultimate list of Joan Allen TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Joan Allen.
1
Zero Day (2025)
Drama
War & Politics
When a catastrophic cyberattack brings the United States to its knees, a retired president is pulled back into the corridors of power to lead the investigation. What begins as a...
Score
7.0
2
The Killing (2011)
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Adapted from the acclaimed Danish series Forbrydelsen, this rain-soaked Seattle procedural puts homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder at the center of crimes that refuse to stay contained. Each...
Score
7.8
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-rated movies starring Joan Allen?
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Joan Allen are Room, The Bourne Legacy, and Hachi: A Dog’s Tale.
How many movies and TV shows has Joan Allen starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 17 titles starring Joan Allen, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Joan Allen worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring Joan Allen maintains a strong average user rating of 7.1 out of 10 across all tracked titles.