27 Movies Starring Jim Carrey

Earth Girls Are Easy

Earth Girls Are Easy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-05-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (15616 Reviews)

Director:

Julien Temple

Cast:

Writer:

Julie Brown

Charlie Coffey

Terrence E. McNally

Fullplot:

Trio of fuzzy (and funny) aliens crash land in Valerie's pool-- putting a decided damper on her future wedding plans to cheating Dr. Ted Gallagher. Action interrupted by musical numbers--an MTV musical comedy.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-02-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (198036 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jack Bernstein (story)

Jack Bernstein (screenplay)

Tom Shadyac (screenplay)

Jim Carrey (screenplay)

Fullplot:

To be a Pet Detective, you have to understand both the criminals and animals. Ace Ventura goes even further... He behaves like a criminal animal. When a football team's mascot (a dolphin) is stolen just before the Superbowl, Ace Ventura is put on the case. Now, who would want to steal a dolphin, and why?

Dumb & Dumber

Dumb & Dumber

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-12-16

Languages:

English, Swedish, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (269925 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Farrelly

Bennett Yellin

Bobby Farrelly

Fullplot:

Harry and Lloyd are two good friends who happen to be really stupid. The duo set out on a cross country trip from Providence to Aspen, Colorado to return a briefcase full of money to its rightful owner, a beautiful woman named Mary Swanson. After a trip of one mishap after another, the duo eventually make it to Aspen. But the two soon realize that Mary and her briefcase are the least of their problems.

The Mask

The Mask

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-07-29

Languages:

English, Swedish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (240786 Reviews)

Director:

Chuck Russell

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Fallon (story)

Mark Verheiden (story)

Mike Werb (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Stanley Ipkiss is a bank clerk that is an incredibly nice man. Unfortunately, he is too nice for his own good and is a pushover when it comes to confrontations. After one of the worst days of his life, he finds a mask that depicts Loki, the Norse night god of mischief. Now, when he puts it on, he becomes his inner, self: a cartoony romantic wild man. However, a small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel, comes across this character dubbed "The Mask" by the media. After Ipkiss's alter ego indirectly kills his friend in crime, Tyrel now wants this green-faced goon destroyed.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-11-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (146934 Reviews)

Director:

Steve Oedekerk

Cast:

Writer:

Jack Bernstein (characters)

Steve Oedekerk

Fullplot:

Ace Ventura, emerging from self-imposed exile in a remote Himalayan hideaway, travels to Africa with explorer Fulton Greenwall to find a sacred bat which is told will avert a war between with Wachootoo and Wachati tribes. Of course, when Ace gets involved, all hell breaks loose...

Batman Forever

Batman Forever

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-06-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (176250 Reviews)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Cast:

Writer:

Bob Kane (characters)

Lee Batchler (story)

Janet Scott Batchler (story)

Lee Batchler (screenplay)

Janet Scott Batchler (screenplay)

Akiva Goldsman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Dark Knight of Gotham City confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler. Formerly District Attorney Harvey Dent, Two-Face incorrectly believes Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side; he has unleashed a reign of terror on the good people of Gotham. Edward Nygma, computer-genius and former employee of millionaire Bruce Wayne, is out to get the philanthropist; as The Riddler he perfects a device for draining information from all the brains in Gotham, including Bruce Wayne's knowledge of his other identity. Batman/Wayne is/are the love focus of Dr. Chase Meridan. Former circus acrobat Dick Grayson, his family killed by Two-Face, becomes Wayne's ward and Batman's new partner Robin the Boy Wonder.

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-06-14

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(112985 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Stiller

Fullplot:

Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment, and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip's line of work. However Chip takes this to heart trying to become Steven's best bud. When Steven no longer wants to be Chips friend the man who can do it all goes on an all out assault to ruin Steven's life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub-plot of the trial of a former kid star for murdering his brother.

Liar Liar

Liar Liar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (200863 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Guay

Stephen Mazur

Fullplot:

Fletcher Reede, a fast talking attorney, habitual liar, and divorced father is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job and always breaking promises to be with his favorite young son Max, but Fletcher lets Max down once too often, for missing his own son's birthday party. But until then at 8:15 Max has decided to make an honest man out of him as he wishes for one whole day his dad couldn't tell a lie. When the wish comes true all Fletcher can do is tell the truth and cannot tell one lie. Uh-oh for Fletcher!

The Truman Show

The Truman Show

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-06-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (592268 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Weir

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

In this movie, Truman is a man whose life is a fake one... The place he lives is in fact a big studio with hidden cameras everywhere, and all his friends and people around him, are actors who play their roles in the most popular TV-series in the world: The Truman Show. Truman thinks that he is an ordinary man with an ordinary life and has no idea about how he is exploited. Until one day... he finds out everything. Will he react?

Liar Liar

Liar Liar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (199859 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Guay

Stephen Mazur

Fullplot:

Fletcher Reede, a fast talking attorney, habitual liar, and divorced father is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job and always breaking promises to be with his favorite young son Max, but Fletcher lets Max down once too often, for missing his own son's birthday party. But until then at 8:15 Max has decided to make an honest man out of him as he wishes for one whole day his dad couldn't tell a lie. When the wish comes true all Fletcher can do is tell the truth and cannot tell one lie. Uh-oh for Fletcher!

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-12-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Germany, Japan, USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (96057 Reviews)

Director:

Milos Forman

Cast:

Writer:

Scott Alexander

Larry Karaszewski

Fullplot:

Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman, along with his role on Taxi (1978), was famous for being the self-declared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world. After beating women time and time again, Jerry Lawler (who plays himself in the movie), a professional wrestler, got tired of seeing all of this and decided to challenge Kaufman to a match. In most of the matches the two had, Lawler prevailed with the piledriver, which is a move by spiking an opponent head-first into the mat. One of the most famous moments in this feud was in the early 80s when Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler on Late Night with David Letterman (1982), got into fisticuffs with Lawler, and proceeded to sue NBC.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-11-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(127366 Reviews)

Director:

Ron Howard

Cast:

Writer:

Dr. Seuss (book)

Jeffrey Price (screenplay)

Peter S. Seaman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of munchkinlike people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty creature that hates Christmas, and plots to steal it away from the Whos which he equally abhors. Yet a small child, Cindy Lou Who, decides to try befriend the Grinch.

Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-06-23

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (174369 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Farrelly

Mike Cerrone

Bobby Farrelly

Fullplot:

Charlie is a Rhode Island state trooper with a multiple personalities. He is otherwise mild-mannered and non confrontational until somebody or something pushes him a little too far. That's when his maniacal alter-ego, Hank, takes over. Charlie is assigned on a routine mission to return alleged fugitive Irene back to upstate New York, but they wind up on the run from corrupt police officers. And their escape would be a lot simpler on everybody involved if Hank didn't keep stepping in at the most inopportune times....

The Majestic

The Majestic

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-12-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

152 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (42781 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Darabont

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywood's Golden Age, 1951 in particular. "Ashes to Ashes" is about to be released, and he's dating the attractive movie star, Sandra Sinclair. Just when everything seems to be going his way, it is discovered he (unwittingly) attended a Communist meeting during college when pulled there by his girlfriend at the time, and thus heavy suspicion settles over him and he'll have to stand before Congress. Afraid of what might happen if they don't, HHS cancels Appleton's contract and aborts the release date of the film. Appleton promptly begins to wallow in self-pity and spends nearly an entire night at a bar, then drives intoxicated through the streets of the California course until plummeting into a stormy river and getting knocked unconscious. Washing up on the beaches of a small town called Lawson. Although the people there are pleasant and likable, the town is depressed and lifeless due to having lost 62 of its sons in World War II. One of them, Luke Trimble, was missing in action; and miraculously, Peter bears a striking resemblance to the black and white photos, close enough to fool even Luke's father, Harry. However, thanks to the blow to the head and the alcohol, Peter has suffered amnesia and decides he must be who they think he is. Besides, it's not a bad life: Luke's beautiful lover, lawyer Adele Stanton, is all over him, the town has suddenly come back to life with excitement, and he and his "father" rebuild a movie palace Harry used to run, the Majestic. Unfortunately, Peter's memory returns in time for G-men to track him down.

Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-05-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (271709 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Writer:

Steve Koren (story)

Mark O'Keefe (story)

Steve Koren (screenplay)

Mark O'Keefe (screenplay)

Steve Oedekerk (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y., is discontented with almost everything in life despite his popularity and the love of his girlfriend Grace . At the end of the worst day of his life, Bruce angrily ridicules and rages against God and God responds. God appears in human form and, endowing Bruce with divine powers, challenges Bruce to take on the big job to see if he can do it any better.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-03-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.4 (595742 Reviews)

Director:

Michel Gondry

Cast:

Writer:

Charlie Kaufman (story)

Michel Gondry (story)

Pierre Bismuth (story)

Charlie Kaufman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A man, Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend Clementine underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realizes that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-12-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (146050 Reviews)

Director:

Brad Silberling

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Gordon (screenplay)

Daniel Handler (books)

Fullplot:

Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are three intelligent young children who receive terrible news that their parents have died in a fire and have left them an enormous fortune not to be used until the eldest child is of age. When they are sent to live with Count Olaf, a greedy distant relative, they soon learn he is trying to steal their fortune for himself.

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-12-21

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (104290 Reviews)

Director:

Dean Parisot

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Judd Apatow (screenplay)

Nicholas Stoller (screenplay)

Gerald Gaiser (story)

Judd Apatow (story)

Nicholas Stoller (story)

Gerald Gaiser (novel)

David Giler

Jerry Belson

Mordecai Richler

Fullplot:

Horton Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-03-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (99494 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ken Daurio (screenplay)

Cinco Paul (screenplay)

Dr. Seuss (book)

Dr. Seuss (story)

Jeff Siergey (additional story)

Fullplot:

One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home, but this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors, who refuse to believe that anything could survive on the speck. Still, Horton stands by the motto that, "After all, a person is a person, no matter how small."

The Number 23

The Number 23

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-02-23

Languages:

English, Chinese

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (155421 Reviews)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Fullplot:

On his birthday, Walter Sparrow, an amiable dog-catcher, takes a call that leaves him dog bit and late to pick up his wife. She's browsed in a bookstore, finding a blood-red-covered novel, a murder mystery with numerology that loops constantly around the number 23. The story captivates Walter: he dreams it, he notices aspects of his life that can be rendered by "23," he searches for the author, he stays in the hotel (in room 23) where events in the novel took place, and he begins to believe it was no novel. His wife and son try to help him, sometimes in sympathy, sometimes to protect him. Slowly, with danger to himself and to his family, he closes in on the truth.

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-03-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (57199 Reviews)

Director:

Don Scardino

Cast:

Writer:

Jonathan M. Goldstein (screenplay)

John Francis Daley (screenplay)

Chad Kultgen (story)

Tyler Mitchell (story)

Jonathan M. Goldstein (story)

John Francis Daley (story)

Fullplot:

Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas Strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerrilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show is starting to look stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act - both onstage and off - if only Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.

Under the Sea 3D

Under the Sea 3D

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-02-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

40 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1316 Reviews)

Director:

Howard Hall

Cast:

Writer:

Howard Hall

Toni Myers

Graeme Ferguson

Fullplot:

An underwater look at the diverse coastal regions of Southern Australia, New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific areas and the impact of global warming on the oceans.

I Love You Phillip Morris

I Love You Phillip Morris

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-01-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (72329 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

John Requa

Glenn Ficarra

Steve McVicker (book)

Fullplot:

Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-11-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (64556 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Dickens (novel)

Robert Zemeckis (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Yes Man

Yes Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-12-19

Languages:

English, Korean, Estonian

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (253268 Reviews)

Director:

Peyton Reed

Cast:

Writer:

Nicholas Stoller (screenplay)

Jarrad Paul (screenplay)

Andrew Mogel (screenplay)

Danny Wallace (book)

Fullplot:

Carl Allen is at a standstill. No future... Until the day he enrolls into a personal development program based on a very simple idea: say yes to everything! Carl discovers with amazement the magical power of "Yes", and sees his professional and romantic life turned upside down overnight: an unexpected promotion and a new girlfriend. But he'll soon discover that better can be good's enemy, and that all opportunities shouldn't be taken.

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-06-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(61302 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Waters

Cast:

Writer:

Sean Anders (screenplay)

John Morris (screenplay)

Jared Stern (screenplay)

Richard Atwater (novel)

Florence Atwater (novel)

Fullplot:

Tom Popper grew up having very little interaction with his father who was off exploring the world. When he grows up he spends most of time on his work and ignores his children. One day his father sends him an unusual gift: a penguin. Popper can't help but wonder why his father would send him a penguin. He tries to get rid of it, but accidentally orders five more. When his children and ex-wife show up to celebrate his son's birthday, the kids are taken with the penguins. And Popper finally gets to connect with his kids while his work suffers.

Dumb and Dumber To

Dumb and Dumber To

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-11-14

Languages:

English, Cantonese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (81083 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Sean Anders

John Morris

Peter Farrelly

Bobby Farrelly

Bennett Yellin

Mike Cerrone

Bennett Yellin (based on characters created by)

Peter Farrelly (based on characters created by)

Bobby Farrelly (based on characters created by)

Fullplot:

It's been 20 years and Harry Dunn has found something out - he has a daughter! Lloyd Christmas, his equally dim-witted friend, takes one look at a picture of her, develops a crush, and insists the two track her down. What ensues when Harry finally agrees is a bizarre encounter with an old lady and more hilarity because of their sheer stupidity.

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