The Best Rooney Mara Movies
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- 1Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher PlummerIn the gripping thriller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) is a disgraced journalist seeking redemption. He's hired to solve a decades-old disappearance by wealthy businessman Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer). Assisting him is Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), a brilliant but troubled hacker with her own set of mysteries. Set in frigid Sweden, this film weaves complex narratives and chilling suspense. It garnered Rooney Mara an Academy Award nomination for her striking performance. This adaptation of Stieg Larsson's bestseller marks David Fincher's exquisite direction, known for its unflinching realism and atmospheric tension.
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2Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin TimberlakeThe Social Network is a biographical drama that dives deep into the tumultuous beginnings of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), Harvard student and computer genius, launches a social networking site from his dorm room that rapidly becomes a global phenomenon. As Facebook's popularity skyrockets, so do the legal battles with former friend Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) and the Winklevoss twins (Armie Hammer). Directed by David Fincher, this critically acclaimed film won three Academy Awards. It's an engrossing tale of innovation, ambition, and betrayal that will keep you hooked till the end.More The Social Network
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3Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel EdgertonZero Dark Thirty, a gripping military thriller, unfolds the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden. The protagonist Maya (Jessica Chastain), a relentless CIA analyst, drives the narrative with her unwavering pursuit of justice. Marked by intense realism and meticulous detail, director Kathryn Bigelow captures the murky ethics and high stakes of covert operations. This Oscar-winning film features an ensemble cast including Jason Clarke and Joel Edgerton who contribute to its stark portrayal of counterterrorism efforts in the post-9/11 world.More Zero Dark Thirty- #6 of 26 onThe 25+ Best Movies About 9/11
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4Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley SpringerSexual experimentation links the lives of three high-school drama students (Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer).
5Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Channing TatumFor four years, Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara) has awaited the release of her husband, Martin (Channing Tatum), from being imprisoned for insider trading. Finally, Martin comes home, but Emily feels just as bad as she did when he was incarcerated, and she sinks into a deep depression. After her failed suicide attempt, psychiatrist Jonathan Banks (Jude Law) prescribes a series of medications. When those don't work, he gives Emily a new medication -- but the drug leads to ruined lives and death.More Side Effects- #149 of 252 onThe 200+ Best Psychological Thrillers Of All Time
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6Emma Roberts, Rooney Mara, Sam RockwellThe Winning Season is a 2009 sports comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse, starring Sam Rockwell. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release on September 3, 2010. Lionsgate bought the United Kingdom and United States rights to the film at Sundance. Plum Pictures and Gigi Films produced the film.- 7Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara, Cate BlanchettIn 1940s New York, down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to a clairvoyant and her mentalist husband at a traveling carnival. Using newly acquired knowledge, Carlisle crafts a golden ticket to success by swindling the elite and wealthy. Hoping for a big score, he soon hatches a scheme to con a dangerous tycoon with help from a mysterious psychologist who might be his most formidable opponent yet.More Nightmare Alley
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- 8Rooney Mara, Georgia King, Brie LarsonA manipulative childhood acquaintance (Georgia King) worms her way into a teenager's (Rooney Mara) circle of friends at an all-girls boarding school.
- 9Rooney Mara, Steve Buscemi, Zach GalifianakisYouth in Revolt is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta. Based on C.D. Payne's epistolary novel of the same name and written by Gustin Nash, the film stars Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday, with Justin Long, Ray Liotta, and Steve Buscemi in supporting roles. The film follows a girl and a teenage boy desperate to lose his virginity. While on a trailer park holiday with his mother and her boyfriend, he meets an attractive girl and is immediately smitten. Unfortunately, she claims to already have a boyfriend.More Youth in Revolt
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10Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle GallnerA Nightmare on Elm Street reintroduces audiences to Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), the vengeful spirit who haunts the dreams of the town's teenagers. As they fall one by one to his deadly dream tactics, the survivors, including Nancy (Rooney Mara), dig into the town's past to uncover the truth behind Freddy's malevolence, leading to a showdown in the dream realm.- 11Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel EjioforMary Magdalene is a 2018 biblical drama film directed by Garth Davis. Constricted by the hierarchies of the day, Mary (Rooney Mara), a young woman in search of a new way of living, defies her traditional family to join a new social movement led by the charismatic Jesus of Nazareth (Joaquin Phoenix).
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Friends (With Benefits)
Rooney Mara, Tara Stiles, Brendan BradleyFriends (With Benefits) is a 2009 romantic comedy film released on June 12, 2009 at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival. 
13Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael FassbenderSet against the Austin, Texas, music scene, two entangled couples -- struggling songwriters Faye (Rooney Mara) and BV (Ryan Gosling), and music mogul Cook (Michael Fassbender) and the waitress (Natalie Portman) whom he ensnares -- chase success through a rock 'n' roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.
14Dream Boy
Rooney Mara, Diana Scarwid, Rickie Lee JonesDream Boy is a 2008 gay-themed romantic drama film written and directed by James Bolton and based on Jim Grimsley's 1995 novel of the same name about two gay teenagers who fall in love in the rural South during the late 1970s.
15Kate Mara, Rooney Mara, Tamala JonesUrban Legends: Bloody Mary is a 2005 horror film starring Kate Mara, Robert Vito, Tina Lifford, Jeff Olson, Tamala Jones, Michael Gregory Coe, and Ed Marinaro. Released direct-to-video, it is the third and final installment in the Urban Legend film series, but it moves further away from the original film and abandons the slasher element of the preceding films in favor of a supernatural element.- 16Jessica Biel, Alfred Molina, Kaya ScodelarioThe Truth About Emanuel (previously Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes) is a 2013 American thriller drama film directed by Francesca Gregorini. A troubled girl (Kaya Scodelario) becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor (Jessica Biel), who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother.
