12 Movies Starring Ethan Embry

All I Want for Christmas

All I Want for Christmas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-11-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

(2875 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Thom Eberhardt

Richard Kramer

Fullplot:

"All I Want For Christmas" is a comedy about two New York City children who launch a hilarious scheme to get what they most want this holiday season. Ethan, a practical older brother, and adorable Hallie, who knows how to charm her way out of a difficult situation, are intent on spending Christmas with their parents, Catherine and Micheal, and grandmother Lillian. As Ethan and Hallie embark on their adventure, almost nothing goes exactly as they planned. Complicating things is a smarmy businessman named Toney Boer, who has taken an interest in Catherine. Ethan, meanwhile, is preoccupied with not only his parents' romantic dilemma, but also his own - one brought about by his new friendship with Stephanie, his first teenage crush. What evolves is an elaborate scheme involving mice, telephone calls and an ice-cream truck, as Ethan and Hallie try to achieve their goal with the help of Stephanie. The duo's primary obstacle is their mother's fiance, Tony. The children finally succeed with a little Christmas magic from Santa Claus.

Dutch

Dutch

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-07-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (8737 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Faiman

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Working-class good guy Dutch Dooley is the current boyfriend of a wealthy, snobbish tycoon's ex-wife. Volunteering to drive the woman's son home for Thanksgiving to Chicago from his boarding school in Georgia, little does Dutch expect the picaresque adventures in store for him. When a blunt, down-to-earth construction worker takes to the road with an insufferable twelve-year-old snob (desperately insecure under the surface) who does not approve of him in the least, quite a little must happen before they can reach their destination as friends -- or, for that matter, get home at all.

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-05-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2194 Reviews)

Director:

Tim McCanlies

Fullplot:

Four friends from the small Texas town of Dancer are graduating from high school and are planning to move to L.A. after graduation, taking the population of Dancer down to 77 from 81. All other 77 residents feel threatened by their decision and decide to spoil their plans by all means possible.

Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-02-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (30694 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Kessler

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Elisa Bell (story)

Bob Ducsay (story)

Elisa Bell (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When Clark Griswold puts his mind to something, we soon realize he hasn't got one. Still, nothing stops him when the vacation bug hits. This time, he's chosen Las Vegas, the new family entertainment capital of America! Chevy Chase returns as bubbly, bumbling Clark in Vegas Vacation, a jokers-are-wild laugh fest including two other stars from past Vacations. Beverly D'Angelo is back as wife Ellen, doting on the guy she calls "Sparky," and Randy Quaid again delights as grubby goof ball Cousin Eddie. Ethan Embry (That Thing You Do!) and screen-debuting Marisol Nichols are Griswold teens who love the round-the-clock nightlife - as long as they don't share it with Mom and Dad! From Seigfried and Roy's extravaganza to a Hoover Dam tour, from cruising to losing (Wallace Shawn as a shifty blackjack dealer) to amorous crooning (Wayne Newton falls for Ellen): watch Clark try to keep family and wallet together!

Can't Hardly Wait

Can't Hardly Wait

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-06-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (35724 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Its high school graduation, and like all seniors they want to party. So 500 high school seniors look forward to a party, while in the meantime a boy wants to get a girl he's loved for years that just broke up with her boyfriend and one head-case that wants revenge on a lifelong bully. So the party comes, things develop. People have sex, drink, and go along with most of the guidelines of a high school graduation party.

They

They

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-11-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (10490 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Harmon

Fullplot:

After witnessing a horrific and traumatic event, Julia Lund, a graduate student in psychology, gradually comes to the realization that everything which scared her as a child could be real. And what's worse, it might be coming back to get her...

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-07-30

Languages:

English, Hindi

Countries:

USA, Canada, Germany

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (146584 Reviews)

Director:

Danny Leiner

Cast:

Writer:

Jon Hurwitz

Hayden Schlossberg

Fullplot:

Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are two stoners who end up getting the munchies. What they crave the most after seeing a TV advertisement, is a trip to White Castle. So from here, follows a journey for the burgers they require. On their way they will encounter many obstacles including a raccoon, a racist officer, and a horny Neil Patrick Harris.

Pizza

Pizza

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-05-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (976 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

A long night's journey into day. On the eve of her 18th birthday, talkative and rotund Cara is invited to accompany a pizza delivery guy, Matt, on his rounds. It's a night of firsts for her - first job, first beer, first cigarette, first dance. How will she handle it? And, what about Matt - good-looking, single, unattached, and 30? Why would he want to include Cara? She's intrusive and vulnerable; he's under-employed and protective. Is there life after pizza?

Vacancy

Vacancy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (74546 Reviews)

Director:

Nimrèd Antal

Fullplot:

David and Amy Fox find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car breaks down. Luckily, they come across a motel with a TV to entertain them during their overnight stay. However, there's something very strange and familiar about the Grade-Z slasher movies that the motel broadcasts for its guests' enjoyment. They all appear to be filmed in the very same room they occupy! Realizing that they are trapped in their room with hidden cameras now aimed at them filming their every move, David and Amy desperately find a means of escape through locked doors, crawlspaces and underground tunnels before they too become the newest stars of the mystery filmmaker's next cult classic!

Armed Response

Armed Response

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-10-14

Countries:

USA

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (547 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Adam Beamer

Evan Beamer

Craig Hildebrand

Fullplot:

When a home security business falls on hard times, the owners decide to start robbing local houses in an attempt to add to their income and create a desperate need for their services. The plan seems to work perfectly until, in an attempt to one-up the competition, they finish a job with more in their haul than they bargained for.

Cheap Thrills

Cheap Thrills

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-03-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (10802 Reviews)

Director:

E.L. Katz

Cast:

Writer:

David Chirchirillo

Trent Haaga

Fullplot:

Cheap Thrills follows Craig (Pat Healy, Compliance), a struggling family man who loses his low-wage job and is threatened with eviction. In an effort to delay facing the music at home, he heads to a local bar and encounters an old friend (Ethan Embry, Empire Records). The two friends are roped into a round of drinks by a charismatic and obscenely wealthy stranger (David Koechner, Anchorman 2) along with his mysterious wife (Sara Paxton, The Inkeepers). The couple engages the two friends in a series of innocent dares in exchange for money over the course of the evening, with each challenge upping the ante in both reward and boundaries. It seems like easy and much needed money, but the couple's twisted sense of humor pushes just how far Craig and his friend are willing to go for money and cheap thrills. (c) Drafthouse

Late Phases

Late Phases

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2879 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHorror

Fullplot:

Ambrose McKinley, a cantankerous blind vet, moves into a retirement community only to learn the residents there have been dying, not from old age, but from dog attacks. After surviving his own encounter with a canine one night, Ambrose comes to believe the assailants are much more than mere dogs...

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