5 Movies Directed by Jay Russell

My Dog Skip

My Dog Skip

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-03-03

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(15933 Reviews)

Director:

Jay Russell

Cast:

Writer:

Willie Morris (book)

Gail Gilchriest (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.

Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-10-11

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (16916 Reviews)

Director:

Jay Russell

Cast:

Writer:

Natalie Babbitt (novel)

Jeffrey Lieber (screenplay)

James V. Hart (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Tuck Everlasting is the story of a girl named Winnie and a family whom she meets, the Tucks. The Tucks have a secret, they're immortal.They drank water from a spring that was actually a fountain of youth. Until the end of time, they will stay that way. Winnie falls in love with one of the Tucks, Jesse, a "17"-year-old boy who shares the same feelings for her. Scared of death, Winnie must choose between being immortal and being with Jesse or following the circle of life and dying someday. The Tucks try to teach her how she shouldn't fear death, how they would give anything to die. It teaches the importance and understanding of life and death.It shows that you should not fear death, but to fear an unlived life.

Ladder 49

Ladder 49

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (47073 Reviews)

Director:

Jay Russell

Fullplot:

Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Assistant Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him.

The Water Horse

The Water Horse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

New Zealand, UK, Australia

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (29840 Reviews)

Director:

Jay Russell

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenplay)

Dick King-Smith (book)

Fullplot:

A boy finds an interesting egg. His curiosity leads him to protect it and want to figure out what will come out of it. He didn't realize that it would turn into something magical. The boy and the Water horse grow a strong relationship together in this wonderful story.

One Christmas Eve

One Christmas Eve

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-11-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (340 Reviews)

Director:

Jay Russell

Genres:

Family

Fullplot:

A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom's attempts to make her two kids' first Christmas "without dad" perfect.

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