She was a wide-eyed revelation as a child actress, giving emotional weight to films such as “Man on Fire” or even “War of the Worlds.”

But Dakota Fanning’s journey to adulthood and more grownup roles was, as it often is, a rocky one. She did supporting work in decent dramas (“Nine Lives”) then rather abruptly leapt from “Charlotte’s Web” to “Hounddog” and “The Secret Life of Bees.”

Her turns in the “Twilight” films weren’t a big career boost. But the indie work she’s done since — “The Runaways” for starters — shows a seriousness of purpose that’s encouraging.

And now, at 20, with “Night Moves,” she has best role in years. That’s the film we’ll be talking about when I interview her.

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