Chris Cooper Movies

This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in...

A promotional short documentary on the making of the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball.

Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under...

Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned...

Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid...

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe...

Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for...

The discovery of a corpse and the ensuing probe by an idealistic journalist threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor...

Nancy Savoca’s second student film follows two twelve-year olds, Bobby (Joey D’Arelli) and Denise (Kelly Cinnante) who run away to...

This funny and touching documentary follows the setbacks, tears and triumphs as a little New England village and an enrichment center for people with...

In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town,...

Margaret Reed, a wealthy and proud woman of Chicago unwillingly finds herself a member of the Donner party - a group of pioneers making their way to...

A homeless family of three sleeps on a TV production stage, by day looking for a job. One day somebody finds them.

Union soldiers in search of food descend on the farm of a Confederate family and decide to stay until one in their ranks' wounds have healed. While...

Three pioneering young adults with intellectual disabilities - Micah, Naieer, and Naomie - challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate...

Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.

A small town schoolteacher is hunted by a paroled con who holds the secret of her dark past.

Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in...

A determined young woman, crippled with a severe hunchback, will stop at nothing to fulfill her dream of seeing the world. This is the story of how...

In February, 1945, Primo Levi (1919-1987) and other Auschwitz survivors set off for home. The journey took more then eight months. Sixty years later,...