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Maya Forbes
Writer 58 years old

Maya Forbes

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Maya Forbes (born July 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter and television producer. She made her debut as a film director with Infinitely Polar Bear (2014). Her other writing credits include the screenplay of The Rocker (2008) and many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show. She... Read full bio →

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8 titles
Trolls World Tour

Trolls World Tour

Walt Dohrn 2020 1h 31m 5.0

Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes.

A Dog's Journey

A Dog's Journey

Gail Mancuso 2019 1h 49m

A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

A Dog's Purpose

A Dog's Purpose

Lasse Hallström 2017 1h 40m 5.8

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

Infinitely Polar Bear

Infinitely Polar Bear

Maya Forbes 2014 1h 27m 7.3

A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

David Bowers 2012 1h 34m 4.7

School is out and Greg is ready for the days of summer, when all his plans go wrong. What on earth is he going to do all summer?

Monsters vs Aliens

Monsters vs Aliens

Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman 2009 1h 34m 6.6

When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...

The Rocker

The Rocker

Peter Cattaneo 2008 1h 42m 5.5

Rob "Fish" Fishman is the drummer in '80s hair metal band Vesuvius. He's unceremoniously booted as the group signs a big record deal, is out of the music world for 20 years - and then receives a second chance with his nephew's band.

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

1992 30m

Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show.

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