6 Movies Starring Lauren Graham

Nightwatch

Nightwatch

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-04-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (15311 Reviews)

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Cast:

Writer:

Ole Bornedal (film Nattevagten)

Ole Bornedal (screenplay)

Steven Soderbergh (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A law student takes a job as the night-watchman in a morgue, thinking that he will have much time to study, with his biggest problem being his paranoia in this scary setting. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose and the student ends up getting mixed up with one of the murders, becoming a suspect.

Bad Santa

Bad Santa

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-11-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (100671 Reviews)

Director:

Terry Zwigoff

Fullplot:

Willie T. Stokes is a convicted con man who's led a miserable life. He drinks heavily and constantly embarrasses himself publicly. He only works once a year dressed as Santa. But then come Christmas Eve, he and his pint-sized helper dwarf Marcus stage elaborate robberies and take their department stores for everything they got. This year, they hit a mall in suburban Phoenix, Arizona. This time around, Willie gets distracted by having sex with large women, a bartender who is attracted to Santas, and a kid who's convinced he's the real deal. However, this time around Marcus must once again put up with Willie's heavy drinking and a series of incidents that constantly shoot themselves in the foot. Not to mention a nosy department store security guard who's onto them and wants his cut of the loot. Will Willie and Marcus make it to next Christmas? Or will this be the year the dynamic duo finally face justice?

The Pacifier

The Pacifier

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-03-04

Languages:

English, Korean

Countries:

Canada, USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (59709 Reviews)

Director:

Adam Shankman

Cast:

Writer:

Thomas Lennon

Robert Ben Garant

Fullplot:

After a Navy SEAL fails to rescue a scientist who developed a top secret device, he is assigned to guard the man's children while searching for information on where the device may be hidden inside the house. Along the way, he must cope with rebellious teens, child care, an overbearing school official, and foreign spies also looking for it.

Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (108059 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Writer:

Steve Oedekerk (screenplay)

Steve Oedekerk (story)

Joel Cohen (story)

Alec Sokolow (story)

Steve Koren (characters)

Mark O'Keefe (characters)

Fullplot:

Buffalo newsman Evan Baxter is elected to Congress with the slogan, "Change the world." He lucks into a huge house in a new Virginia suburb. His Capitol office is also fantastic, but there's a catch: he's tapped by the powerful Congressman Long to co-sponsor a bill to allow development in national parks. In steps God, who appears to a disbelieving Evan and gently commands him to build an ark. Tools and wood arrive in Evan's yard, animal pairs follow, his beard and hair grow wildly, nomad's clothes and a staff appear. Long grows impatient, Evan starts building, his family leaves him, reporters gather, and drought grips D.C. Still, Evan believes. But will he change the world?

It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-10-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (96810 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Anna Boden (screenplay)

Ryan Fleck (screenplay)

Ned Vizzini (novel)

Fullplot:

Craig is a high-school junior, in the gifted program, infatuated with his best friend's girl. When he realizes he's suicidal, he checks himself into the psychiatric ward of a hospital, thinking they'll do an observation, help him, and send him home in time for school the next day. Once in, however, he must stay for a week; the juvenile ward is being renovated, so he's in with adults as well as a few youths. Bobby, a man with a young daughter, shows him around; Craig notices Noelle, about his age. He tries to keep his friends from finding out where he is. Little things: he draws, goes to therapy, sings, helps Bobby rehearse an interview. Is this the stuff of insight?

The Answer Man

The Answer Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-12-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (5377 Reviews)

Director:

John Hindman

Fullplot:

Everyone wants to meet Arlen Faber, the world famous author of the best-selling spiritual book "Me and God", but crotchety, disgruntled Arlen simply wants to be left alone - and so far he's been successful in keeping his identity a secret. But all that changes when troubled bookstore owner Kris Lucas discovers his home address and barters books for Arlen's words of wisdom, and a back injury leads the reclusive writer to begin dating chiropractor and overprotective single mother Elizabeth. As Arlen's relationships with his newfound friends begin to grow, he must come to terms with his past and the realization that he doesn't hold all the answers.

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