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Dominique Swain

Dominique Swain

Actor, also producer · Born August 12, 1980 (46) · Malibu, California, USA

Dominique Ariane Swain (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, and as Jamie Archer in the film Face/Off. Swain started her career in Hollywood as a stunt double; she appeared as the double for Macaulay Culkin's younger sister Quinn in Joseph Ruben's The Good Son (1993). In 1995, at the age of 14, she was chosen out of 2,500 girls to play the title role in Adrian Lyne's controversial 1997 screen adaptation of Lolita, as Dolores "Lolita" Haze. She was 15 during filming and her performance was praised by critics. She later then played the rebellious teen Jamie Archer in John Woo's Face/Off (1997). She starred in the 1998 drama film Girl, in which she plays a high-schooler who is determined to lose her virginity. In 2009, Swain appeared in Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema which discussed the depiction of sex in film. That same year, she was featured in the movie Noble Things, about the country star Jimmy Wayne Collins, which also starred country musician Lee Ann Womack. Swain also starred in the horror/slasher film Fall Down Dead as the main character, Christie Wallace. She starred in Monte Hellman's romance thriller Road to Nowhere in 2010. In 2011, Swain was featured in David Ren's action thriller The Girl from the Naked Eye. She starred in the direct-to-video science fiction film Nazis at the Center of the Earth in 2012. In 2013, Swain starred in Gregory Hatanaka's drama film Blue Dream as Gena Townsend. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 12, 1980 (46)
From
Malibu, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Dominique Swain's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
23%
Morality
22%
Self
20%
Bonds
18%
Power
10%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 70 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 27 · Dark 25

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 41 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 42 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 22 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 44 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 42 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 30 · Affecting 28 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 14

Roles they play

31 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 31 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 31
Ally
9 of 31
Shadow
4 of 31
Trickster
2 of 31
Herald
2 of 31
Threshold guardian
1 of 31
Shapeshifter
1 of 31
Mentor
1 of 31
Show the 31 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
53
Dread
27
Melancholic
24
Absurd
15
Thrilling
12
Other
54

How their films linger

Unsettling36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 20 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous24

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dominique Swain's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (46).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dominique Swain's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Immortal Combat(2026)

    as Aria

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Seclusion(2025)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Secrets at the Museum(2023)

    as Danielle

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • End Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tina

  • End Times(2023)

    as Tina

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Master(2022)

    as Dewitt's Mother

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • 4 Horsemen: Apocalypse(2022)

    as General Bridget Norris

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Mr. Right(2021)

    as Scarlett Shaw

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Meteor Moon(2020)

    as General Hauser

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story(2020)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Chronicle of a Serial Killer(2020)

    as Kelly Smith

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • For Jennifer(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Blood Craft(2019)

    as Hilde

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Eminence Hill(2019)

    as Gretchen

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Mommy(2019)

    as Kellyanne

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • 2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes(2019)

    as Guadalupe Santana / Femmie

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Last Big Save(2019)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • 1st Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ingrid

  • The Wrong Teacher(2018)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Nazi Overlord(2018)

    as Dr. Eris

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Monica

  • Minutes to Midnight(2018)

    as Chloe

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Astro(2018)

    as Julie Adams

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Doggone Adventure(2018)

    as Amy Hill

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Battle Drone(2018)

    as Alexandra Hayes

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Rottentail(2018)

    Producer · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Spreading Darkness(2017)

    as Fiona Funari

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Hexing(2017)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Photographic Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • You Have a Nice Flight(2017)

    as Ashley

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boone: The Bounty Hunter(2017)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Black Room(2017)

    as Stacy

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Fierce(2017)

    as Juliette

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • You Can't Have It(2017)

    as Tammy

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Matadors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Madonna

  • A Husband for Christmas(2016)

    as Amanda Hess

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Doggone Christmas(2016)

    as Dr. Langley

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The 6th Friend(2016)

    as Heather

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent(2016)

    as Reva Hutchins

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Roommate(2016)

    as Janice

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre(2015)

    as Honey

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Embers(2015)

    as Woman in the Long Dress

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • A Horse Tale(2016)

    as Sydney

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Rock Story(2015)

    as Sammy Carlson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • 6 Ways to Die(2015)

    as Steph Garcia

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Flip(2015)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • No Deposit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Girl in Bar

  • The Mourning(2015)

    as The Suited Woman

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Hitman in London(2015)

    as Anna Peel

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Girls(2014)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boudoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Colette

  • Fatal Instinct(2014)

    as Aly

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Blue Dream(2013)

    as Gena

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from the Naked Eye(2012)

    as Alissa

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Nazis at the Center of the Earth(2012)

    as Paige Morgan

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Road to Nowhere(2010)

    as Nathalie Post

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Trance(2010)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Capers(2008)

    as Mercy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Noble Things(2008)

    as Amber Wades

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Stuntmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mindy Danger

  • Nightfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Quinn

  • A Cat's Tale(2008)

    as Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Stiletto(2008)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Prairie Fever(2008)

    as Abigail

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Toxic(2008)

    as Nadine

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Fall Down Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Associate Producer · as Christie Wallace

  • Dead Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kim

  • White Air(2007)

    as Christie

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Pacific and Eddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Chelsea

  • Totally Awesome(2006)

    as Lori Gunderson

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • All In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ace

  • Alpha Dog(2006)

    as Susan Hartunian

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Locrian Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jill

  • Devour(2005)

    as Dakota

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Stacy Chase

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Journeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dominique

  • Out of Season(2004)

    as Kelly Phillips

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel(2004)

    as Monica

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Freediver(2004)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Job(2003)

    as Emily Robin

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • As Virgins Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ellen Denver

  • Briar Patch(2002)

    as Inez Macbeth

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Pumpkin(2002)

    as Jeanine Kryszinsky

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • New Best Friend(2002)

    as Sidney Connors

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Dead in the Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gloria

  • Tart(2001)

    as Cat Storm

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Happy Campers(2001)

    as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Mean People Suck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Kate

  • The Smokers(2000)

    as Jefferson Roth

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Intern(2000)

    as Jocelyn Bennett

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Girl(1998)

    as Andrea Marr

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lolita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dolores "Lolita" Haze

  • Face/Off(1997)

    as Jamie Archer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Eve Sorrens

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Angelina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Angelina

  • Bits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Cynthia

  • Carpe Diem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mollie

  • Deprivation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Abby

  • Holy Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Maggie

  • The Condition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Nurse Sarah

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles, 92 of them dated from 1995 to 2026; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Face/Off (1997)

$246M worldwide

Highest rated

Face/Off (1997)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Immortal Combat (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19952026

Peak 1997 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1997Screen debut· Face/Off
  • 1997Breakout· Lolita
  • 1998First top-billed film· Girl

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 98: 97 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thProducing1 of 98: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s32 · 32 acting · 1 crew2010s45 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 35 roles
9702071217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dominique Swain's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 73; across their 70 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th48

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 75 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned6
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive10
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed44

Most divisive · actor

You Can't Have It (2017)

99th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Face/Off (1997)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 41/100 in their films, across 63 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dominique Swain's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles28–63 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dominique Swain work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dominique Swain's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Roberts shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles