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John Carroll Lynch
Actor 63 years old

John Carroll Lynch

Boulder, Colorado, USA

John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American actor, known for his role as Drew Carey's cross-dressing brother on The Drew Carey Show, and for his role as Norm, the unassuming husband of Margie Gunderson (Frances McDormand) in Fargo. In the fall of 2003, he starred... Read full bio →

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48 titles
Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

Eva Victor 2025 1h 43m 9.0

After a tragic event, a woman finds herself alone while everyone else continues with their lives as if nothing had happened.

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Aaron Sorkin 2020 2h 10m 6.5

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen

John Lee Hancock 2019 2h 13m 7.0

The untold true story of the legendary detectives who brought down Bonnie and Clyde.

Private Life

Private Life

Tamara Jenkins 2018 2h 4m

Richard and Rachel, a couple in the throes of infertility, try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the insular world of assisted reproduction and domestic adoption.

The Founder

The Founder

John Lee Hancock 2016 1h 55m 6.6

The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential.

Shangri-La Suite

Shangri-La Suite

Eddie O'Keefe 2016 1h 30m

Karen and Jack met in a mental hospital and fell in love. They set out to follow what Jack thinks is his destiny: killing Elvis Presley.

Miracles from Heaven

Miracles from Heaven

Patricia Riggen 2016 1h 59m 5.0

A faith based movie. A young girl suffering from a rare digestive disorder finds herself miraculously cured after surviving a terrible accident. Based on the book 'Three Miracles From Heaven' by Christy Beam.

Jackie

Jackie

Pablo Larraín 2016 1h 40m 7.1

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

The Invitation

The Invitation

Karyn Kusama 2015 1h 40m 7.2

Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.

Ted 2

Ted 2

Seth MacFarlane 2015 1h 55m 5.3

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

Anne Fletcher 2015 1h 27m 5.0

An uptight by-the-book cop must protect the widow of a drug boss from crooked cops and gunmen.

Camp X-Ray

Camp X-Ray

Peter Sattler 2014 1h 57m 7.1

A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive squadmates, she strikes up an unusual friendship with one of the detainees.

Highland Park

Highland Park

Andrew Meieran 2013 1h 23m 5.0

A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their jobs.

Lay the Favorite

Lay the Favorite

Stephen Frears 2012 1h 34m 5.5

A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.

Paul

Paul

Greg Mottola 2011 1h 44m 7.0

For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Glenn Ficarra, John Requa 2011 1h 58m 6.8

A father's life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011 46m 8.1

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, showcasing different aspects of horror. Created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.

Shutter Island

Shutter Island

Martin Scorsese 2010 2h 18m 8.2

Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.

Hesher

Hesher

Spencer Susser 2010 1h 46m 7.5

Hesher is a loner. He hates the world and everyone in it. He has long greasy hair and homemade tattoos. He is malnourished and smokes a lot of cigarettes. He likes fire and blowing things up. He lives in his van, until he meets TJ.

Love Happens

Love Happens

Brandon Camp 2009 1h 49m 6.8

A widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru, falls for the hotel florist where his seminar is given, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing.

Gran Torino

Gran Torino

Clint Eastwood 2008 1h 56m 8.5

Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed and inflexible Korean War veteran living in a changing world, is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his long-held prejudices.

Zodiac

Zodiac

David Fincher 2007 2h 37m 7.6

A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.

Things We Lost in the Fire

Things We Lost in the Fire

Susanne Bier 2007 1h 53m 7.3

A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.

Full of It

Full of It

Christian Charles 2007 1h 31m

A young kid (Pinkston) is forced to live out the lies he told to become popular.

Mozart and the Whale

Mozart and the Whale

Petter Næss 2005 1h 32m 6.3

A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

Catch That Kid

Catch That Kid

Bart Freundlich 2004 1h 32m 4.5

Maddy and her friends, Austin and Gus, plan a bank heist to get the money her family needs for the operation to save her dad's life.

Gothika

Gothika

Mathieu Kassovitz 2003 1h 38m 6.2

Ghost story in which a repressed female psychiatrist wakes up as a patient in the very asylum where she worked with no memory of why she is there and what she has done.

Confidence

Confidence

James Foley 2003 1h 37m 7.3

What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King.

Carnivàle

Carnivàle

2003 54m 9.6

Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl.

The Good Girl

The Good Girl

Miguel Arteta 2002 1h 33m 6.2

The plot revolves around a young married woman whose mundane life takes a turn for the worse when she strikes up a passionate and illicit affair with an oddball discount-store stock boy who thinks he's Holden Caulfield.

Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

Mick Jackson 2002 1h 48m

A group of CNN reporters venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.

Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy

Blair Hayes 2001 1h 24m 5.3

"Bubble Boy" is a comedy about a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom...

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Keith Gordon 2000 1h 45m 6.5

A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.

The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

John Schlesinger 2000 1h 48m 3.0

A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Dominic Sena 2000 1h 58m 6.7

A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal 50 cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life.

The Minus Man

The Minus Man

Hampton Fancher 1999 1h 51m

When the quiet and amiable Vann Siegert drifts into town, no one suspects the evil that lies beneath the surface. Despite his easy charm, Vann is merely a reflection of what those he encounters want him to be. Soon, as locals start to disappear, it becomes clear that an eerie subtraction is at work in the sleepy hamlet.

Pushing Tin

Pushing Tin

Mike Newell 1999 2h 4m 6.3

A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laid back, which inevitably affects their lives.

Anywhere But Here

Anywhere But Here

Wayne Wang 1999 1h 54m 6.0

A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills.

Mercury Rising

Mercury Rising

Harold Becker 1998 1h 51m 6.0

Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.

Volcano

Volcano

Mick Jackson 1997 1h 44m 4.6

After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.

Face/Off

Face/Off

John Woo 1997 2h 19m 7.6

A revolutionary medical technique allows an undercover agent to take the physical appearance of a major criminal and infiltrate his organization.

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

Jocelyn Moorhouse 1997 1h 45m

A THOUSAND ACRES is a drama about an American family who meets with tragedy on their land. It is the story of a father, his daughters, and their husbands, and their passion to subdue the history of their land and its stories.

The Fan

The Fan

Tony Scott 1996 1h 56m 5.4

Gil Renard suit la carrière de Bobby Rayburn, as du base-ball, depuis ses débuts. Il lui voue un véritable culte et connait tous ses scores. Lorsque l'étoile de Rayburn commence a pâlir dans le classement, c'est intolérable pour Renard. Pour redonner la première place à son idole, il forme alors un plan diabolique.

Feeling Minnesota

Feeling Minnesota

Steven Baigelman 1996 1h 39m 6.0

A former stripper is marrying Sam to pay off a debt to a gangster, but Sam's brother comes home for the wedding and things go in an unexpected direction. Sam plans his revenge.

Fargo

Fargo

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen 1996 1h 38m 8.4

Oscar winning film from the Coen brothers that takes place in the snow covered wasteland of their home state Minnesota. A clueless car dealer Jerry Lundegard stages the kidnapping of his wife in order to get money from his father-in-law when things turn unexpectedly bad.

Beautiful Girls

Beautiful Girls

Ted Demme 1996 1h 52m 7.8

A piano player (played by Timothy Hutton), at a crossroads in his life, returns to his hometown for a high school reunion, where he finds that his classmates are not very successful in life either, especially not in love. His heart, however, is captured by a young girl who is only thirteen but an "old soul" (played by Natalie Portman).

The Cure

The Cure

Peter Horton 1995 1h 37m

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

Donald Petrie 1993 1h 43m 6.8

A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood, only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.

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