3 Oct 2025
Claire Danes’s Closet Picks
The actor talks about falling in love with Some Like It Hot at a young age, praises Lili Taylor’s and River Phoenix’s tender performances in Dogfight, and shares the profound effect that Streetwise has had on her.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 7
- Single films
- 6
- Box sets
- 1
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Some Like It Hot | Billy Wilder | 1959 |
| 2 |  The Breakfast Club | John Hughes | 1985 |
| 3 |  Defending Your Life | Albert Brooks | 1991 |
| 4 |  Dogfight | Nancy Savoca | 1991 |
| 5 |  Streetwise/Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell box set, 2 films | ||
| 6 |  A Woman Under the Influence | John Cassavetes | 1974 |
| 7 |  The Grifters | Stephen Frears | 1990 |