American actress Laura Dern is widely recognized as one of the most talented of her generation. With an award-winning career, he has already won an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA and five Golden Globes.
The daughter of famous actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Laura has starred in both popular, high-grossing films and critically acclaimed works.
Want to explore more of this incredible actress’ career? Below, we list 6 films with Laura Dern available on the main streaming services, such as Netflix.
Laura Dern: the best films to watch online
Lonely Love (2024)
The Netflix original romance film, “Lonely Love,” stars Laura Dern in the lead role alongside Liam Hemsworth.
Dern plays Katherine, a recently divorced successful writer who goes to a retreat in Morocco to finish a novel.
However, she ends up falling in love with a younger man who is rethinking the direction of his life (Hemsworth).
Marriage Story (2019)
Written and directed by Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story” is a marital drama that explores a couple’s divorce process.
Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver play the protagonists, who go through a painful divorce, with issues such as child custody at stake.
Laura Dern stands out as Johansson’s character’s ruthless lawyer, a performance that earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
The Tale (2018)
Tackling the sensitive topic of child sexual abuse, “The Tale” is written and directed by Jennifer Fox, inspired by her personal experiences.
Laura Dern plays Jennifer Fox, a famous documentary director. However, after her mother finds an essay she wrote at age 13, she begins to revisit childhood memories and deal with the abuse she suffered.
Free (2014)
Based on the memoirs of Cheryl Strayed, “Free” is a biographical drama that was well received by critics and was successful at the box office. Reese Witherspoon stars in the film as Cheryl, earning praise for her performance, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
In the plot, Cheryl, after going through a series of traumatic events, such as the death of her mother, decides to undertake a long solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.
Laura Dern plays Barbara, Cheryl’s mother, in an acclaimed performance that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Jurassic Park – Jurassic Park (1993)
The general public probably knows Laura Dern from the hit “Jurassic Park”. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton.
The plot revolves around a businessman (Richard Attenborough) and his team of scientists who create a theme park with extinct dinosaurs on an isolated island.
Laura Dern plays paleobotanist Ellie Sattler. The cast also includes Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum.
Blue Velvet (1986)
Directed by David Lynch, “Blue Velvet” is a highly regarded and cult surrealist thriller. Laura Dern stars in the film alongside Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini and Dennis Hopper.
In the plot, a young man who returns to his hometown ends up discovering a dark world after finding a severed human ear and starting an investigation.
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