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Kathleen Freeman
Actress 1919 - 2001

Kathleen Freeman

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Kathleen Freeman (February 17, 1919 – August 23, 2001) was an American film, television, voice actress, and stage actress. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and... Read full bio →

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Shrek

Shrek

Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson 2001 1h 30m 8.0

An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.

Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt

Dennie Gordon 2001 1h 31m 5.6

Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligerent, trailer park-raised eight-year-old. Now, blasting Van Halen in his jacked-up economy car, the irrepressibly optimistic Joe hits the road alone in search of his folks.

Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble

Brian Robbins 2000 1h 47m 4.8

Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Peter Segal 2000 1h 47m 5.0

The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines, and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, wants out...and a big piece of the action. And when Buddy gets loose, things get seriously nutty.

Seven Girlfriends

Seven Girlfriends

Paul Lazarus 1999 1h 39m

Jesse is charming, romantic, and he knows how to pop the question; he just can't face marriage. So, when he and Hannah split up during the same week that a former fiancée dies, he decides to figure things out. He visits each woman about whom he's been serious to ask what went wrong.

Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

Bob Clark 1999 1h 35m 3.0

BabyCo is the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn't know, is that Drs Kinder and Heep, two of its most brilliant scientists, are tirelessly working in complete secrecy to crack the indecipherable code to 'baby talk': a highly sophisticated language, and the key to the secrets of the universe.

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

John Murlowski 1998 1h 24m

After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been born. Unfortunately, a wishing machine, invented by professor Keenbean, picked up the wish and made it come true.

Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

John Landis 1998 2h 3m 6.5

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

Hercules

Hercules

Ron Clements, John Musker 1997 1h 33m 7.0

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!

Carpool

Carpool

Arthur Hiller 1996 1h 29m

A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery.

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

Peter Segal 1994 1h 23m 6.3

The third film from the American slapstick comedy trilogy by director David Zucker brings Lt. Frank Drebin back to investigate in his chaotic fashion.

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

Kenny Ortega 1993 1h 36m 6.6

300 years ago, the Sanderson sisters had bewitched people. Now it's Halloween 1993 and Max Dennison has lit the candle that would bring the witches back to life! Now Max, Allison, and Dani must save all the kids in Salem from the witches including leader Winifred, goofy Sarah, and high-strung Mary who will steal the lives of children!

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

Bill Kroyer 1992 1h 16m 5.3

The magical inhabitants of a rainforest called FernGully fight to save their home that is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.

Dutch

Dutch

Peter Faiman 1991 1h 47m 6.0

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school....only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.

The Willies

The Willies

Brian Peck 1990 1h 32m 5.0

A harmless backyard camp out becomes an unforgettable night of chills and thrills for three young boys as they share their favorite scary stories.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Joe Dante 1990 1h 46m 7.2

Gremlins 2 is the sequel to the extremely successful horror comedy from 1984 about small furry monsters who cheerfully cause terror and fear to humans.

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Masami Hata, William T. Hurtz 1989 1h 35m 5.0

A young boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of until he unleashes a century old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.

Chances Are

Chances Are

Emile Ardolino 1989 1h 48m 5.5

Alex has a lifetime full of wonderful memories. Unfortunately, they're not his.

Teen Wolf Too

Teen Wolf Too

Christopher Leitch 1987 1h 35m 1.0

Although awkward college student Todd Howard is particularly adept at science, he's paying for school with an athletic scholarship that he will lose should he not fare well in an upcoming boxing tournament. Luckily for Todd, he has inherited the same family curse that once turned his cousin into a werewolf.

Innerspace

Innerspace

Joe Dante 1987 2h 7.4

A hapless store clerk must foil criminals to save the life of the man who, miniaturized in a secret experiment, was accidentally injected into him.

DuckTales

DuckTales

1987 22m 7.0

Scrooge McDuck finds his hands full at home when nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie move to Duckburg. Joined by their loyal pals Launchpad McQuack, Gyro Gearloose and Mrs. Beakley, the DuckTales gang never fails to deliver a wealth of adventure. Get ready for a fortune of fun with DuckTales!

Dragnet

Dragnet

Tom Mankiewicz 1987 1h 46m 5.1

They're so bad at being bad... but so much worse at being good!

The Malibu Bikini Shop

The Malibu Bikini Shop

David Wechter 1986 1h 39m 5.0

After inheriting a failing bikini shop, two recent grads decide to make a go of it. One, in the hopes of building it into a successful business, the other, in the hopes of getting to look at lots of women in (and out) of swimsuits.

The Best of Times

The Best of Times

Roger Spottiswoode 1986 1h 44m 4.0

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

Heartbeeps

Heartbeeps

Allan Arkush 1981 1h 18m 5.0

Heartbeeps stars Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters as domestic robots who fall in love and run off together.

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

John Landis 1980 2h 13m 8.6

Direct out of jail, Jake Blues and his Brother Elwood are off on a “mission from god” to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best: play music. So they get their old band together and they're on their way yet not without getting in a bit of trouble here and there.

The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World

Vincent McEveety 1975 1h 32m 6.0

Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged mix that ends up in Dexter's cereal box, giving him superhuman strength.

The Sting

The Sting

George Roy Hill 1973 2h 9m 8.3

Set in the 1930's this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.

The Unholy Rollers

The Unholy Rollers

Vernon Zimmerman 1972 1h 28m

Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. She encounters friction from the other skaters - especially Mickey, the current number one star of the team. Karen proves herself a feisty competitor but refuses to be a team player.

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Burt Kennedy 1971 1h 31m 6.0

A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Sam Peckinpah 1970 2h 1m 8.1

Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers.

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

Michael Sarne 1970 1h 34m 4.0

Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with her rich Uncle Buck and, claiming to be Myron's widow, demands money. Instead, Buck gives Myra a job in his acting school. There, Myra meets aspiring actor Rusty and his girlfriend, Mary Ann.

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Burt Kennedy 1969 1h 31m 4.0

An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a younger, but vicious gang leader.

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Burt Kennedy 1969 1h 32m 8.3

In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.

Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

George Marshall 1969 1h 31m 5.0

Told he is terminally ill, an insurance executive goes on a credit-card spending spree--and then learns his medical diagnosis was a mistake.

Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter

Robert Totten, Alan Smithee 1969 1h 34m

A Texas town's council fires the town's old-fashioned marshal who refuses to resign, thus leading to violence from both sides.

The Helicopter Spies

The Helicopter Spies

Boris Sagal 1968 1h 30m

The men from U.N.C.L.E must stop a band of would-be sorcerers from using a deadly weapon.

Point Blank

Point Blank

John Boorman 1967 1h 32m 8.4

Walker (Lee Marvin) works together with his friend, Mal Reese (John Vernon), to steal a large amount of cash from a courier transporting funds for a major gambling operation, with the deserted Alcatraz island as a drop point.

Three on a Couch

Three on a Couch

Jerry Lewis 1966 1h 49m

An artist has an opportunity to go to Paris and wants to bring his fiancee along. However, she's a psychiatrist who currently has three female patients who don't like men. So, he guises himself as three different men to gauge their trust and hopefully cure them so that his fiancee can go with him.

The Rounders

The Rounders

Burt Kennedy 1965 1h 25m 5.5

Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild horses. Their frequent employer Jim (Chill Wills), who always gets the better of them, talks them into taking a nondescript horse in lieu of some of their wages.

Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks

Jack Donohue 1965 1h 49m 6.0

A businessman's neglected wife divorces her husband by mistake and marries his best friend by accident.

The Disorderly Orderly

The Disorderly Orderly

Frank Tashlin 1964 1h 29m 6.5

Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium, a career move that's guaranteed to keep the patients – and viewers – in stitches!

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

Frank Tashlin 1963 1h 30m

Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

Jerry Lewis 1963 1h 47m 6.5

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.

The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

Jerry Lewis 1961 1h 35m 9.0

After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?

The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

Jerry Lewis 1961 1h 32m 6.5

Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does.

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

Henry Hathaway 1960 2h 2m 6.0

Sam and George strike gold in Alaska. George sends Sam to Seattle to bring George's fiancé back to Alaska. Sam finds she is already married, and returns instead with Angel. Sam, after trying to get George and Angel together, finally romances Angel, who, in the meantime, is busy fighting off the advances of George's younger brother, Billy.

The Fly

The Fly

Kurt Neumann 1958 1h 34m 7.5

Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

Anthony Quinn 1958 1h 59m 7.0

During the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.

Houseboat

Houseboat

Melville Shavelson 1958 1h 50m 7.0

A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.

The Midnight Story

The Midnight Story

Joseph Pevney 1957 1h 29m 6.0

After a San Francisco priest is murdered, a policeman, who's a close friend, starts an investigation.

Kiss Them for Me

Kiss Them for Me

Stanley Donen 1957 1h 45m 6.0

Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer, the trio throw a wild party with plenty of pretty girls.

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

Billy Wilder 1955 1h 45m 7.1

A voluptuous woman (Marilyn Monroe) moves in above a man while his wife and child are away on summer vacation.

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

Frank Tashlin 1955 1h 50m 7.0

Rick Todd uses the dreams of his roommate Eugene as the basis for a successful comic book.

The Far Country

The Far Country

Anthony Mann 1954 1h 37m 8.0

A self-minded adventurer (Jeff Webster) locks horns with a crooked lawman (Mr. Gannon) while driving cattle to Dawson.

The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

Curt Siodmak, Herbert L. Strock 1953 1h 16m 8.0

A young scientist's experiment grows awry when he creates a monster from a radioactive isotope and finds that the creature consumes energy to grow in size and terrorize the nearby town.

The Glass Web

The Glass Web

Jack Arnold 1953 1h 21m 5.0

A manipulative diva blackmails a married man and insults her secret lover, leading to her murder. As the husband tries to cover his tracks, the lover sabotages him and suggests turning the case into a TV show episode.

The Glass Wall

The Glass Wall

Maxwell Shane 1953 1h 22m

Peter is a refugee who wants to make a better life for himself in America, but he doesn't have the proper papers. Desperate for entry, he jumps ship and flees to New York to search for a World War II veteran whom he helped during the war.

Dream Wife

Dream Wife

Sidney Sheldon 1953 1h 40m 7.0

A business tycoon decides to wed a Middle Eastern princess whose customs dictate the pair must live apart for several months before marrying. Even more complications settle in when the tycoon's ex-fiancée is assigned to chaperone the pair.

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

Cecil B. DeMille 1952 2h 32m 6.8

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

Vincente Minnelli 1952 1h 58m 7.3

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel.

Talk About a Stranger

Talk About a Stranger

David Bradley 1952 1h 5m

Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly 1952 1h 43m 8.6

Hollywood's attempts to move from the 'silent' era to the 'Talkies' are not going as planned.

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

Henry King, Howard Hawks 1952 1h 57m 6.0

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker.

Monkey Business

Monkey Business

Howard Hawks 1952 1h 37m 7.2

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler.

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

John Cromwell 1951 1h 22m

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

Let's Make It Legal

Let's Make It Legal

Richard Sale 1951 1h 17m 6.0

The Halsworths' nearly-final divorce suddenly gets complicated when Miriam's old flame comes to town.

Cry Danger

Cry Danger

Robert Parrish, Dick Powell 1951 1h 19m 6.0

A man is released from prison only to find himself involved with criminals who demand to know where he hid the money from the heist he was convicted for.

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

Gordon Douglas 1951 1h 53m

Director Gordon Douglas' 1951 drama stars James Cagney as a newspaperman battling his alcoholism. The cast also includes Gig Young (Oscar nominee, Best Supporting Actor), Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Selena Royle, Larry Keating, Sheldon Leonard and King Donovan.

Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

Tay Garnett 1951 1h 14m 4.5

A woman fights to intercept a letter in which her husband tries to prove her guilty of murder.

Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!

George Beck 1951 1h 21m 5.0

Bill Denny has no idea that the cute Welsh terrier who has followed him home is sought by all of gangland. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing--the gangsters, the cops, or his suspicious mother-in-law?

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

Lewis Allen 1951 1h 29m 6.5

Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

George Stevens 1951 2h 2m 8.0

An ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

W. Lee Wilder 1950 1h 28m

A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes getting nabbed in a heist and moves to Los Angeles where she gets an honest job as a waitress. Her troubles start again, however, when she falls madly in love, blind to the fact that her boyfriend is a four-flushing, small-time con man.

No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

Mitchell Leisen 1950 1h 38m 7.5

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

House by the River

House by the River

Fritz Lang 1950 1h 28m 7.4

A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.

A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

George Cukor 1950 1h 48m 6.0

A young woman from Kansas moves to New York City, becomes highly successful at a prestigious modeling agency, and falls in love with a married man.

The Naked City

The Naked City

Jules Dassin 1948 1h 36m 7.8

The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives, finding the girl's killer.

Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors

Budd Boetticher 1948 1h 2m 8.0

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient.

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