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J. K. Simmons
Jonathan Kimble "J. K." Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. Emil Skoda in various series of the Law & Order universe, Neo-Nazi Vernon Schillinger in the HBO prison drama Oz, and his role as J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man film series, as well as...
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Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The first installment in the Spider-Man series, the film, directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst,...
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Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. It is the second film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel...
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Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film...
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Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a 2006 comedy-drama film satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks. It is based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley.
The film was released in a limited run on March 17, 2006, and...
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers is a 2004 remake of the 1955 Ealing comedy of the same name. The remake was by the Coen brothers and starred Tom Hanks. The film also co-starred J. K. Simmons, Marlon Wayans, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst and Irma P. Hall.
It is the first Coen...
Juno
Juno is a 2007 Canadian-American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put...
Off The Map
Off the Map is a 2003 drama film directed by Campbell Scott. The play and screenplay were written by Joan Ackermann.
An eccentric family lives in separate existence from the outside world. The family continues to thrive and survive self sufficiently...
Postal
Postal is a 2007 black comedy film co-written and directed by Uwe Boll.
Like the majority of Boll's previous films, Postal is a film adaptation of a video game, this time Running With Scissors' controversial Postal, though the film draws more...
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a 2008 television film adapted from the book of the same name by Dee Brown. The film was written by Daniel Giat, directed by Yves Simoneau and produced by HBO Films. The book on which the movie is based is a history...
Autumn in New York
Autumn in New York (2000) is a romantic drama film directed by Joan Chen and starring Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, and Anthony LaPaglia.
The movie focuses on Will Keane (Gere) who falls in love with Charlotte Fielding (Ryder), a sweet, but terminally...
The Mexican
The Mexican is a 2001 movie by director Gore Verbinski starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, with a plot that is an unusual mixture of romantic comedy and road movie.
The script was originally intended to be filmed as an independent production...
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules is a 1999 drama film, directed by Lasse Hallström, based on The Cider House Rules, a 1985 novel by John Irving. The film won two Academy Awards. John Irving documented his involvement in bringing the novel to the screen in his...
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael Polish, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Mark. The story focuses on a Texas rancher who constructs a rocket in his barn and, against all odds, launches himself into...
The Gift
The Gift (2000) is an American movie, directed by Sam Raimi, written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson and based on the alleged psychic experiences of Billy Bob Thornton's mother.
It is a supernatural thriller, with the main character Annie ...
Harsh Times
Harsh Times is a 2006 American crime film set in South Los Angeles. The film stars Christian Bale and Freddy Rodriguez, and was written and directed by David Ayer, who wrote the script for the Academy Award-winning film Training Day. The film was...
Love Walked In
Love Walked In is a 1997 film noir drama/thriller film directed by Juan José Campanella. The film is based on the novel Ni el Tiro del Final by Argentine novelist and political columnist José Pablo Feinmann.
Jack (Denis Leary) is a world-weary...
The Vicious Kind
The Vicious Kind is a 2009 comedy-drama film directed and written by Lee Toland Krieger. It is set in a small town in Rhode Island but was shot in Norfolk, CT. The film stars Brittany Snow and is set for release in 2009. The film premiered at the...
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Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body is a 2009 dark comedy and horror film written by Diablo Cody. The film is directed by Karyn Kusama and stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody and Johnny Simmons. Fox portrays Jennifer Check, a newly possessed teenage serial...
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An Invisible Sign of My Own
An Invisible Sign of My Own is an upcoming film. The film is directed by Marilyn Agrelo and stars Jessica Alba, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Sophie Nyweide and Bailee Madison. Filming began in New York. An Invisible Sign of My Own is based on the...
New In Town
A Miami businesswoman is transferred to rural Minnesota, and while she is there she re-evaluates her big-city values.
I Love You, Man
I Love You, Man is a 2009 American comedy film starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. It was released theatrically in North America on March 20, 2009.
Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd), a big-time real estate salesman, just got engaged to Zooey Rice (Rashida...
Extract
Extract is a 2009 United States comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. Extract stars Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, J.K. Simmons, and Ben Affleck. Judge also makes an uncredited appearance as 'Jim', a union organizer. The official release date...
Post Grad
Post Grad is a comedy film starring Alexis Bledel, Carol Burnett, Zach Gilford, Michael Keaton, Jane Lynch, and Rodrigo Santoro, about a recent college graduate who moves back in with her family while she figures out what she wants to do next....
Spider-Man 4
Spider-Man 4 will be the fourth film in the ''Spider-Man'' film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.
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Crazy on the Outside
Crazy on the Outside is a 2010 comedy film starring and directed by Tim Allen. This is Allen's first time directing.
Crazy on the Outside centers on a fresh out of jail parolee (Tim Allen) who finds out that life outside his prison cell is much more...
Red Sands
Red Sands is a 2009 horror movie set in Afghanistan in 2002. The film is directed by Alex Turner, whose previous effort was Dead Birds, in 2004.
The movie opens with a debriefing of Jeff Keller, who mysteriously survived the slaughter of his troop...
