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John Michael Higgins
Actor 63 years old

John Michael Higgins

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963) is an American comic actor whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, the role of David Letterman in HBO's The Late Shift, and a starring role in the American version of Kath & Kim. Description above from... Read full bio →

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Rob Reiner 2025 1h 23m

The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.

Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza

Paul Thomas Anderson 2021 2h 13m 7.0

The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

Shimmer Lake

Shimmer Lake

Oren Uziel 2017 1h 26m

Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

Pitch Perfect 3

Pitch Perfect 3

Trish Sie 2017 1h 33m 6.0

After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2

Elizabeth Banks 2015 1h 55m 5.3

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit.

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Robert Harmon 2015 1h 27m 7.0

Jesse investigates the grim works of a serial killer in Boston and becomes concerned with a wayward teen in Paradise.

Tell

Tell

J.M.R. Luna 2014 1h 29m

Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his wife, his parole officer, and two corrupt detectives from stealing it from him.

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Bobs Gannaway 2014 1h 23m 4.3

When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be trained as a firefighter, or else his air strip will be shut down.

A Million Ways to Die in the West

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Seth MacFarlane 2014 1h 56m 5.3

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

The Best Man Holiday

The Best Man Holiday

Malcolm D. Lee 2013 2h 3m

When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.

Super Buddies

Super Buddies

Robert Vince 2013 1h 21m

When the Buddies stumble upon the Five Power Rings of Inspiron, they all develop super powers, and are enlisted in Captain Canine's battle against the evil Commander Drex. The pups have to master their abilities quick - for the Commander is headed to Earth, determined to defeat Captain Canine.

Rapture-Palooza

Rapture-Palooza

Paul Middleditch 2013 1h 25m 5.0

Two teens battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.

Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect

Jason Moore 2012 1h 52m 7.0

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Big Miracle

Big Miracle

Ken Kwapis 2012 1h 47m 5.5

In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.

We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo

Cameron Crowe 2011 2h 4m 6.6

Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.

Happily Divorced

Happily Divorced

2011 30m

After eighteen years of marital life, Fran is shocked when her husband reveals that he is gay. Living under the same roof, the two of them date various men.

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher

Jake Kasdan 2011 1h 32m 5.5

A comedy centered around a foul-mouthed, junior high teacher who, after being dumped by her sugar daddy, begins to woo a colleague -- a move that pits her against a well-loved teacher.

The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth

Robert Luketic 2009 1h 36m 6.4

A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

Still Waiting...

Still Waiting...

Jeff Balis 2009 1h 30m

After Shenaniganz loses all its hottest waitresses to new competitor Ta-Ta's Wing Shack -- where the scantily clad wait staff earns bigger tips -- the Shenaniganz staff aims to give Ta-Ta's its just desserts.

Fired Up!

Fired Up!

Will Gluck 2009 1h 31m 5.4

2 Guys. 300 Girls. You Do the Math. The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory.

Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat

Peter Billingsley 2009 1h 53m 5.2

A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.

Yes Man

Yes Man

Peyton Reed 2008 1h 44m 6.7

Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is challenged to say yes to everything that comes his way in his life for one whole year, leading to a series of comic events.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Jake Kasdan 2007 1h 36m 6.3

Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.

Fred Claus

Fred Claus

David Dobkin 2007 1h 55m 6.0

Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.

Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

Tom Shadyac 2007 1h 36m 5.6

God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

The Break-Up

The Break-Up

Peyton Reed 2006 1h 46m 5.6

In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment.

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

Dean Parisot 2005 1h 30m 5.7

When the company Dick works for becomes involved in an Enron-like scandal and he is confronted with the prospect of losing everything, Dick and Jane are forced to beg, borrow and steal to get it all back.

Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

David S. Goyer 2004 1h 53m 5.9

Blade is a day-walking vampire hunter. When the Vampire Nation hatches a plan to frame Blade in a series of brutal killings, he must join forces with the Nightstalkers, a clan of human vampire hunters, in an extreme battle in which the trail of blood leads directly to the notorious vampire legend, Dracula.

After the Sunset

After the Sunset

Brett Ratner 2004 1h 37m 5.6

An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers.

Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

Simon Wincer 2003 1h 57m 6.0

Wyoming, 1892: Monte's been cowboy for ranchers all his life but he's no longer young and big business is taking over the ranches.

A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

Christopher Guest 2003 1h 32m 6.9

In "A Mighty Wind", director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on the stage for one concert in New York City's Town Hall.

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Harry Shearer 2002 1h 20m

In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual communal vacation of a group of rich, white U.S. government and business leaders who drink and carouse to excess while plotting their next move on the global stage. His goal?

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen 2001 1h 56m 7.8

A tale of passion, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity presents him with a chance to change it.

Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs

Lawrence Guterman 2001 1h 27m 4.7

A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, which their human owners are blissfully unaware of.

Seven Days to Live

Seven Days to Live

Sebastian Niemann 2000 1h 36m 4.0

A grieving woman suffers terrifying visions of her own demise after she and her husband move into a country mansion.

Best in Show

Best in Show

Christopher Guest 2000 1h 30m 6.9

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show.

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

Chris Columbus 1999 2h 11m 6.6

In the not so distant future, androids are owned as household servants. Andrew, (Robin Williams) is an extraordinary robot who exhibits emotional and creative characteristics that were never expected of him. Over a period of 200 years he evolves far beyond his initial design.

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

Barry Levinson 1997 1h 37m 7.0

Wag The Dog is strongly emotional political satire about the manipulation of media and the political circumstances of the ages. During a presidential race the President has an affair with a school teacher and to avoid media exploitation the Presidents advisor helps him to stage a fake war in Albania.

G.I. Jane

G.I. Jane

Ridley Scott 1997 2h 5m 5.8

A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.

Vampire's Kiss

Vampire's Kiss

Robert Bierman 1988 1h 44m 6.3

A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction. The vampire continues to visit and drink his blood, and as his madness deepens, it begins to look as if some of the events he's experiencing may be hallucinations.

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