Films starring Dakota Johnson

Madame Web review – did anyone involved in this film actually want to be there?

By Hannah Strong

Dakota Johnson delivers a remarkably disinterested performance as a clairvoyant superhero in this shoddy Spider-Man spin-off.

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The Lost Daughter

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Olivia Colman delivers an acting masterclass in this off-kilter psychodrama from first-time director Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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The Peanut Butter Falcon

By Hannah Strong

This sweet-natured, Tom Sawyer-esque tale of unlikely companionship has just enough charm to keep it going.

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Suspiria

By Anton Bitel

Luca Guadagnino puts a bold allegorical spin on Dario Argento’s baroque horror classic.

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Bad Times at the El Royale

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Seven strangers convene in a run-down Lake Tahoe hotel in Drew Goddard’s enjoyably pulpy ensemble mystery.

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Fifty Shades Freed

By Charles Bramesco

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan go out with a whimper in this mildly titillating trilogy capper.

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Fifty Shades Darker

By David Jenkins

Could this be the most nauseatingly vanilla erotic film franchise in the history of cinema?

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How to Be Single

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson shine in this progressive comedy about sex and singledom.

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A Bigger Splash

By Craig Williams

Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes are in irresistible form in this heady romantic thriller from Luca Guadagnino.

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Black Mass

By Vadim Rizov

Despite Johnny Depp’s best efforts, this by the numbers gangster biopic doesn’t do its story justice.

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Fifty Shades of Grey

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

A femme-driven cumming-of-ager with ripe dialogue, nudie montages and a feisty lead in Dakota Johnson.

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