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Cloris Leachman
Actress 1926 - 2021

Cloris Leachman

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Cloris Leachman (April 30, 1926 – January 26, 2021) was an American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over seven decades. She won various accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and, along with Julia... Read full bio →

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The Croods: A New Age

The Croods: A New Age

Joel Crawford 2020 1h 35m 5.3

The prehistoric family the Croods are challenged by a rival family the Bettermans, who claim to be better and more evolved.

I Can Only Imagine

I Can Only Imagine

Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin 2018 1h 50m

Growing up in Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father. His childhood and relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.

This Is Happening

This Is Happening

Ryan Jaffe 2015 1h 24m

THIS IS HAPPENING tells the story of an estranged brother and sister (played by James Wolk and Mickey Sumner) forced to go on the road together to track down their fugitive grandmother (Cloris Leachman).

The Wedding Ringer

The Wedding Ringer

Jeremy Garelick 2015 1h 41m

Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Christopher Landon 2015 1h 33m 6.8

Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

The Croods

The Croods

Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders 2013 1h 39m 6.9

The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night.

Gambit

Gambit

Michael Hoffman 2012 1h 29m 5.7

An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

Foodfight!

Foodfight!

Lawrence Kasanoff 2012 1h 31m

Dex, a superdog sleuth, is the law of the land when the world's most recognized brands take on the forces of evil and the devilish Brand X.

Adult World

Adult World

Scott Coffey 2012 1h 47m 6.0

Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

You Again

You Again

Andy Fickman 2010 1h 45m 5.2

History -- make that high school -- may repeat itself when Marni learns that Joanna, the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger doesn't change its stripes. On Marni's side is her mother, while Joanna's backed by her wealthy aunt.

New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur 2009 1h 43m 6.5

New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.

Gake no ue no Ponyo

Gake no ue no Ponyo

Hayao Miyazaki 2009 1h 40m 7.9

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (崖の上のポニョ, Gake no Ue no Ponyo) is a 2008 animated film by the Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli, written and directed by famed anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. It is Miyazaki's ninth film for Ghibli. The plot centers on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.

The Women

The Women

Diane English 2008 1h 54m 3.2

The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.

Lake Placid 2

Lake Placid 2

David Flores 2007 1h 28m

A sequel to horror movie Lake Placid (1999).

Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4

David Zucker 2006 1h 23m 5.5

Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.

Beerfest

Beerfest

Jay Chandrasekhar 2006 1h 50m 5.9

Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

Peter Segal 2005 1h 53m 5.7

Pro quarter-back Paul Crewe (Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Reynolds) are doing in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game 'fixed' to turn out quiet another way.

Sky High

Sky High

Mike Mitchell 2005 1h 40m 6.1

Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Spanglish

Spanglish

James L. Brooks 2004 2h 10m 6.8

A woman and her daughter emigrate from Mexico for a better life in America, where they start working for a family where the patriarch is a newly celebrated chef with an insecure wife.

Bad Santa

Bad Santa

Terry Zwigoff 2003 1h 32m 7.2

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.

Alex & Emma

Alex & Emma

Rob Reiner 2003 1h 36m 3.8

A debt-ridden writer hires a stenographer to help complete his romance novel in 30 days. As she shares her views on his story, life begins to mirror the pages of his manuscript.

The Animal

The Animal

Luke Greenfield 2001 1h 23m 5.3

After receiving organ transplants from various animal donors, a man finds himself taking on the traits of those animals.

Hanging Up

Hanging Up

Diane Keaton 2000 1h 34m 3.5

A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.

The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

Brad Bird 1999 1h 26m 7.7

A giant metal machine falls to Earth and frightens the residents of a small town in Maine in 1958, until it befriends a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

Wes Craven 1999 2h 4m 7.0

Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Mike Judge 1996 1h 21m 7.3

This is a full-length cartoon movie featuring the dim-witted obnoxious loser teens, Beavis and Butt-head. They are obsessed with sex, TV, heavy-metal rock 'n roll, sex, coolness and sex, in that order. The trouble begins when the couch-potato duo's beloved television disappears (they assume it was stolen).

Now and Then

Now and Then

Lesli Linka Glatter 1995 1h 42m 7.6

A summer when four friends made a promise to return anytime they needed each other. Twenty years later, that time has come.

A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 1994 1h 15m 5.5

A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws require all trolls to be mean ugly and scare humans whenever possible. As a punishment, he is exiled to a world of concrete, where he should live a life of proper trolldom: Manhattan.

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

Penelope Spheeris 1993 1h 33m 5.0

A feature adaptation of the classic TV show, when nice guy redneck Jed Clampett strikes it rich when he finds black oil, and moves he and his kin to posh Beverly Hills.

Double, Double Toil and Trouble

Double, Double Toil and Trouble

Stuart Margolin 1993 1h 36m 5.0

On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends along the way.

A Little Piece of Heaven

A Little Piece of Heaven

Mimi Leder 1991 1h 50m 3.0

Will Loomis lives with his mentally-handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will kidnaps one (and then another) child from the local children's home and tells them they're dead and have gone to heaven.

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

James W. Roberson 1990 1h 28m 6.0

A mountain man is falsely accused of the murder of his parents.

Texasville

Texasville

Peter Bogdanovich 1990 2h 3m

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt.

Prancer

Prancer

John D. Hancock 1989 1h 39m 6.0

Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished apple farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in town. She hides the reindeer in her barn and feeds it cookies, until she can return it to Santa.

Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

Hayao Miyazaki 1986 2h 5m 8.0

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

My Little Pony: The Movie

My Little Pony: The Movie

Mike Joens 1986 1h 26m

The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival. But all the fun may come to an end if the witch Hydia has her way! Can the Ponies defeat Hydia and her evil daughters, Reeka and Draggle?

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

Mel Brooks 1981 1h 32m 6.9

Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes.

Herbie Goes Bananas

Herbie Goes Bananas

Vincent McEveety 1980 1h 33m 6.5

The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

James Frawley 1979 1h 37m 7.7

Kermit the Frog is persuaded by agent Dom DeLuise to pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit picks up Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and a motley crew of other Muppets with similar aspirations. Meanwhile, Kermit must elude the grasp of a frog-leg restaurant magnate.

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

1979 30m 7.0

Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

Michael Schultz 1979 1h 56m 6.0

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.

High Anxiety

High Anxiety

Mel Brooks 1977 1h 34m 6.5

Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name.

Someone I Touched

Someone I Touched

Lou Antonio 1975 1h 14m

A woman learns that her husband has been unfaithful and that he has acquired a venereal disease. Then she learns that, after years of trying, she is finally pregnant

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

Jonathan Demme 1975 1h 23m 5.0

Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

Mel Brooks 1974 1h 46m 8.1

Mel Brooks takes on the classic horror flick in this comedic retelling of the Frankenstein story.

Daisy Miller

Daisy Miller

Peter Bogdanovich 1974 1h 31m 7.0

In this comedy of manners, the American Winterbourne tries to figure out the bright and bubbly Daisy Miller, only to be helped and hindered by false judgments from their fellow friends.

Dillinger

Dillinger

John Milius 1973 1h 47m 7.3

The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

Peter Bogdanovich 1971 1h 59m 8.3

The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.

WUSA

WUSA

Stuart Rosenberg 1970 1h 55m

A radio station in the Deep South becomes the focal point of a right-wing conspiracy.

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

1970 25m 10.0

30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda.

Lovers and Other Strangers

Lovers and Other Strangers

Cy Howard 1970 1h 44m

Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatrice.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

George Roy Hill 1969 1h 51m 8.3

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a western comedy from 1969 starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, two robbers with one more job to finish. The film was biggest box-office hit of the 60’s.

The Rack

The Rack

Arnold Laven 1956 1h 40m

Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp, he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for collaboration with the enemy.

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

Robert Aldrich 1955 1h 46m 8.1

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies.

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