8 Movies Directed by Mark Waters

The House of Yes

The House of Yes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-10-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (6420 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Waters

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Wendy MacLeod (play)

Mark Waters (adaptation)

Fullplot:

Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend. She's even more shocked to learn that this friend is his fiance. It soon becomes clear that Jackie Kennedy's obsession is nothing compared to her obsession with her brother, as it also becomes clear she isn't the only member of the family with problems...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-08-06

Languages:

English, Mandarin

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (88549 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Waters

Cast:

Writer:

Mary Rodgers (novel)

Heather Hach (screenplay)

Leslie Dixon (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The wide generation gap between Tess Coleman and her teenage daughter Anna is more than evident. They simply cannot understand each other's preferences. On a Thursday night they have a big argument in a Chinese restaurant. Both receive a fortune cookie each from the restaurant owner's mother which causes them to switch bodies next day. As they adjust with their new personalities, they begin to understand each other more and eventually it's the mutual self-respect that sorts the things out.

Mean Girls

Mean Girls

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-04-30

Languages:

English, German, Vietnamese, Swahili

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(220964 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Waters

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Rosalind Wiseman (book)

Tina Fey (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-02-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (63942 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Waters

Cast:

Writer:

Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay)

David Berenbaum (screenplay)

John Sayles (screenplay)

Tony DiTerlizzi (books)

Holly Black (books)

Fullplot:

Once upon a time, upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames it all on Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.

Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-16

Languages:

English, Spanish, Mandarin

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (77465 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Waters

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Tolan (screenplay)

Leslie Dixon (screenplay)

Marc Lèvy (novel)

Fullplot:

Elizabeth Masterson, a dedicated doctor in San Francisco, had almost no time for anything. When her sister with two kids set her up on a date, she gets into a tragic car crash and gets in a coma. Meanwhile, a landscape architect named David Abbott moves into San Francisco and coincidentally, into Elizabeth's apartment for rent. While at the apartment, Elizabeth's spirit haunts him. She doesn't remember who she is, who her family is, and what she did - All that she remembered was her apartment and where everything was. To settle the arguments, David agrees to figure out who Elizabeth really is. When they get close to figuring out who she is, they eventually find love with one another and as they finally know who she really is, they learn that fate really has put them both together.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-05-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (62583 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Waters

Fullplot:

Connor Mead, a successful fashion photographer and a Lothario keen on casual sex, goes to his younger brother's wedding to convince him not to marry. He arrives at his dead uncle's estate during the rehearsal the night before the wedding; he starts in, taking his brother aside, trashing marriage. Later in the men's room, his uncle, who taught Connor all he knows about women, appears to him, confesses to have been wrong, and tells Connor that three ghosts will visit him that night: the ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future. Connor has already set the breakup in motion. Can he learn anything from his life and fix what he's broken?

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.

Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-02-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, India

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (35964 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Waters

Cast:

Writer:

Richelle Mead (novel)

Daniel Waters (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Rose Hathaway is a dhampir, half-vampire and half-human, who is training to be a guardian at St Vladimir's Academy along with many others like her. There are good and bad vampires in their world: Moroi, who co-exist peacefully among the humans and only take blood from donors, and also possess the ability to control one of the four elements - water, earth, fire or air; and Strigoi, blood-sucking, evil vampires who drink to kill. Rose and other dhampir guardians are trained to protect Moroi and kill Strigoi throughout their education. Along with her best friend, Princess Vasilisa Dragomir, a Moroi and the last of her line, with whom she has a nigh unbreakable bond, Rose must run away from St Vladimir's, in order to protect Lissa from those who wish to harm the princess and use her for their own means.

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