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Mark Waters
Director 62 years old

Mark Waters

Wyandotte, Michigan, USA

Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American film director and producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing Just Like Heaven, Freaky Friday, and Mean Girls, and producing 500 Days of Summer. He is the brother of screenwriter Daniel Waters and has been... Read full bio →

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8 titles
Bad Santa 2

Bad Santa 2

Mark Waters 2016 1h 32m 5.5

Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mark Waters 2011 1h 34m 5.4

Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Mark Waters 2009 1h 55m 5.2

When notorious womanizer Connor Mead attends his brother Paul's wedding, he is forced to re-evaluate his behavior as he comes face-to-face with the ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future, along with his deceased uncle. The experience changes his attitude and allows him to reconnect with his first and only love, Jenny.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Mark Waters 2008 1h 35m 6.7

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

Mark Waters 2005 1h 35m 5.9

A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of a beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.

Mean Girls

Mean Girls

Mark Waters 2004 1h 37m 7.0

Raised in African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron thinks she knows about survival of the fittest. But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled 15-year-old enters public high school for the first time and encounters psychological warfare and unwritten social rules that teenage girls face today.

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

Mark Waters 2003 1h 37m 5.6

An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the others life for one freaky Friday.

Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels

Mark Waters 2001 1h 27m 4.2

Ordinary single girl Amanda Pierce unexpectedly finds herself sharing an awesome Manhattan apartment with four sexy supermodels. Determined to bring Amanda into their world, the models give her the ultimate makeover. The plan works fabulously as Amanda connects with next door charmer Jim Winston.

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