Dakota Johnson is an actress from Austin, Texas. Born into an artistic family, she entered the entertainment industry when she was only 10 years old in the movie Crazy in Alabama with her mother Melanie Griffith. Because her parents prioritized her education, it wasn’t until she graduated from school that Dakota officially started her acting career. This is the right decision to help the actress become the most famous face in Hollywood. The following are works played by Dakota Johnson
Our Friend (2021)
Release date: January 22, 2021
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Actors: Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck
Imdb score: 7.3/10
Our Friend tells the true, inspiring and extraordinary story of the Teague family of journalist Matt (Casey Affleck), his vivacious wife Nicole (Dakota Johnson) and their two young daughters. The small family’s life was turned upside down when Nicole was diagnosed with cancer and was in the final stage, which was difficult to cure.
When Matt’s caring and parenting responsibilities gradually become overwhelming, Dane Faucheux (Jason Segel), the couple’s best friend, offers to help. The moment Dane paused his current life to help his friends, the lives of those involved changed a lot. The impact of this decision is even greater and deeper than what people can imagine.
The High Note (2020)
Release date: May 29, 2020
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Zoë Chao, Bill Pullman
Imdb score: 6.4/10
In Career Peak, Dakota Johnson plays music star Grace Davis’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) assistant, Maggie. Every day she has to endure the talented singer’s difficult personality and towering ego. Due to the nature of her work, Maggie often takes on many tasks, leading to exhaustion.
Even though she’s stuck with odd jobs, Maggie still wants to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. However, when another manager proposed a choice for the future, a rosy prospect that would help her do more meaningful work that would be good for her career, Maggie refused. She even cooperates with Grace to create a new plan, something that can change both of their lives forever.
Career Peak is released in select theaters, via Premium VOD. The work received mixed reviews from critics although the cast’s performances were highly appreciated.
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Release date: August 9, 2019
Genre: Adventure/Drama
Director: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, John Hawkes, Zack Gottsagen
Imdb score: 7.6/10
The Adventures of a Fool is an adventure story set in the world of modern Mark Twain. It opens when Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a 22-year-old man with Down syndrome, is running away from a nursing home. Even though it’s where he lives, Zak still wants to run away from there to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler by attending The Salt Water Redneck wrestling school.
Through circumstances beyond his control, 32-year-old outlaw Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), on the run, becomes Zak’s coach and unlikely ally. Together, they cross the delta, avoid getting caught, drink whiskey, seek God, catch fish, and persuade 28-year-old Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), a kind-hearted nursing home worker, to join them.
From strangers, Eleanor quickly became part of the trio. Her acting style and ability to maximize her role also help the actress make the work even more memorable.
Wound (2019)
Release date: October 18, 2019
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
Director: Babak Anvari
Cast: Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz
Imdb score: 8/10
Wounds focuses on the bartender of a small bar, Will (Armie Hammer) and his peaceful life suddenly turned upside down. While working at the shop, some students walked in, made noise and a fight broke out. Things took a turn for the worse when someone was stabbed.
The students then quickly ran away and one of them dropped his cell phone. Will carefully picked it up and tried to return it to its original owner.
Returning home, Will received a text message from a strange man, telling him that he was being followed. The next morning, Will continues to receive another message in the form of a scary picture. With bad signs, Carrie (Dakota Johnson), Will’s college girlfriend, asked him to report to the police. However, the more Will holds the phone, the more interference he receives from people around him…
Despite participating in a horror film, Dakota Johnson’s performance in this film did not leave much of an impression. Her expression resembles billionaire Gray’s lover in another universe.
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Release date: October 12, 2018
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
Director: Drew Goddard
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny
Imdb score: 7.1/10
Set in the late 1960s, the film revolves around seven characters with different professions: priest Daniel Flynn (Jeff Bridges), businessman Laramie Seymour Sullivan (Jon Hamm), singer Darlene Sweet (Cynthia Erivo). ), young woman Emily Summerspring (Dakota Johnson) and her sister Rose (Cailee Spaeny), cult leader Billy Lee (Chris Hemsworth) appeared one after another, checking in at a deserted hotel located in Nevada and California state border (USA) – El Royale.
Welcoming them and helping them check in is Miles Miller (Lewis Pullman) – the hotel’s only employee. Customers all behave strangely and are wary of each other. However, each person is related to each other in some way, based on a murder that happened in the past…
In this film, Dakota is considered to have played her role well, bringing a character with a different personality, adding color to the overall cast of characters in the film.
