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Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Actor, also producer · Born February 23, 1994 (32) · Conyers, Georgia, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. Fanning is known for her roles in blockbuster films and independent features, both as a child actor and as an adult. Her accolades include nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fanning received recognition at age 7 for starring in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she was nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She became the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning appeared in the films Uptown Girls (2003), Man on Fire (2004), and War of the Worlds (2005), the latter two cementing her stardom. She continued to appear in children's films such as Charlotte's Web (2006) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008).  She transitioned to mature roles with The Twilight Saga (2009–2012), the independent film The Runaways (2010), and a co-starring role in Night Moves (2013). Fanning has appeared in films such as Ocean's 8 (2018), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and The Equalizer 3 (2023).  Since 2018, she has starred in television series The Alienist (2018), The First Lady (2022), and The Perfect Couple (2024). She has also had a starring role in The Watchers (2024) and received renewed critical recognition for the miniseries Ripley that same year, earning Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Fanning also starred and produced The Sun Never Sets. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dakota Fanning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 23, 1994 (32)
From
Conyers, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Dakota Fanning's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
24%
Survival
19%
Morality
17%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 9 · Dark 21

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 26 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 14 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 18

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 29 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 29
Ally
8 of 29
Shapeshifter
2 of 29
Shadow
2 of 29
Mentor
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
27
Dread
17
Hopeful
16
Bittersweet
13
Other
38

How their films linger

Hopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dakota Fanning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dakota Fanning's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

87 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer · as Vianne

  • The Sun Never Sets(2026)

    Producer · as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Fru! 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Delf (voice)

  • Margo's Got Money Troubles(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • All Her Fault(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jenny Kaminski

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Sentimental Value(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Vicious(2025)

    as Polly

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Couple(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Abby Winbury

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Rebuilding Coraline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Coraline Jones (voice) (archive footage)

  • Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Watchers(2024)

    as Mina / Lucy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ripley(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Marge Sherwood

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Equalizer 3(2023)

    as Emma Collins

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Susan Elizabeth Ford

  • Oats Studios: Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Barkley

  • Oats Studios(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Barkley

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Viena and the Fantomes(2020)

    as Viena

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Sweetness in the Belly(2019)

    as Lilly Mitchell Abdal

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as 'Squeaky'

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Gen: Lock(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Miranda Worth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Ocean's Eight(2018)

    as Penelope Stern

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hello Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Story

  • Please Stand By(2017)

    as Wendy Welcott

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · as Sara Howard

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Zygote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Barkley

  • The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Lily

  • American Pastoral(2016)

    as Merry Levov

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Brimstone(2016)

    as Liz

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Benefactor(2015)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Yellowbird(2014)

    as Delf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Night Moves(2013)

    as Dena Brauer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Every Secret Thing(2014)

    as Ronnie Fuller

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Effie Gray(2014)

    as Euphemia 'Effie' Gray

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Motel Life(2012)

    as Annie James

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Last of Robin Hood(2013)

    as Beverly Aadland

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Very Good Girls(2013)

    as Lilly Berger

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2(2012)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Celia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hannah Jones

  • Now Is Good(2012)

    as Tessa Scott

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rise(2011)

    as Laurence Owen

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Runaways(2010)

    as Cherie Currie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon(2009)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Winged Creatures(2008)

    as Anne Hagen

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Coraline(2009)

    as Coraline Jones (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Push(2009)

    as Cassie Holmes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hounddog(2007)

    as Lewellen

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Bees(2008)

    as Lily Owens

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Cutlass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lacey

  • Charlotte's Web(2006)

    as Fern Arable

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dreamer(2005)

    as Cale Crane

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch(2005)

    as Lilo Pelekai (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • War of the Worlds(2005)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hide and Seek(2005)

    as Emily Callaway

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Justice League Unlimited(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Kid Wonder Woman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Man on Fire(2004)

    as Lupita Ramos

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • In the Realms of the Unreal(2004)

    as Narrator/Vivian Girls (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time(2003)

    as Preschool Kim Possible (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Cat in the Hat(2003)

    as Sally Walden

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Uptown Girls(2003)

    as Ray Schleine

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 10 episodes · as Allie Keys

  • Hansel & Gretel(2002)

    as Katie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Home Alabama(2002)

    as Young Melanie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Trapped(2002)

    as Abby Jennings

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I Am Sam(2001)

    as Lucy Diamond Dawson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Father Xmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Clairee

  • The Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Lily

  • Tomcats(2001)

    as Little Girl in Park

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Fitzgeralds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Marie

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Brenda Collins

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Edie's Girl

  • Malcolm in the Middle(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Little Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as 5 Year Old Ally

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Alessa Engel

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Spin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Delia Chadsey

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Coraline (voice)

  • Alma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Coraline e o Mundo Secreto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Coraline Jones (voice)

  • Discretion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles, 82 of them dated from 1953 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

$712M worldwide

Highest rated

Coraline (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19532026

Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 39 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 87: 78 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 87: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 87: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 87: 4 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 87: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

87 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s25 · 24 acting · 1 crew2020s17 · 13 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 28% of 47 roles
01061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 12 major nominations, 2002–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  2. 2025
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  4. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  5. 2009
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)
  6. 2007
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actress
  7. 2006
    • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Young Actress
  8. 2005
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actress
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Young Actor/Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dakota Fanning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 65 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

95th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Coraline (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dakota Fanning's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles19–89 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles16–66 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity31 titles19–73 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles7–58 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles25–85 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dakota Fanning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dakota Fanning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kristen Stewart shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles