Ann Harada

Admission (2013)

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Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer, Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Weitz
CAST:  Tina Fey  •  Paul Rudd  •  Ann Harada  •  Ben Levin

Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer, Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Weitz
CAST:  Tina Fey  •  Paul Rudd  •  Ann Harada  •  Ben Levin

Happiness (1998)

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The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todd Solondz
CAST:  Jane Adams  •  Jon Lovitz  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Dylan Baker

The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todd Solondz
CAST:  Jane Adams  •  Jon Lovitz  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Dylan Baker

Feel (2006)

Over the course of a single day, four different men visit a massage parlor looking for some kind of emotional or physical connection. Simultaneously, the film explores the complex emotional experiences of the women who work there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Mahurin
CAST:  William Baldwin  •  Elena Beloff  •  Tom Bower  •  Grant Chang

Over the course of a single day, four different men visit a massage parlor looking for some kind of emotional or physical connection. Simultaneously, the film explores the complex emotional experiences of the women who work there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Mahurin
CAST:  William Baldwin  •  Elena Beloff  •  Tom Bower  •  Grant Chang

The Art of Getting By (2011)

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George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Wiesen
CAST:  Freddie Highmore  •  Emma Roberts  •  Michael Angarano  •  Elizabeth Reaser

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Wiesen
CAST:  Freddie Highmore  •  Emma Roberts  •  Michael Angarano  •  Elizabeth Reaser

Hope Springs (2012)

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After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Steve Carell  •  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Jean Smart

After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Steve Carell  •  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Jean Smart

Sisters (2015)

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Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Moore
CAST:  Tina Fey  •  Amy Poehler  •  Ike Barinholtz  •  Maya Rudolph

Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Moore
CAST:  Tina Fey  •  Amy Poehler  •  Ike Barinholtz  •  Maya Rudolph

Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (2011)

Heart of Broadway goes inside Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS for an in-depth look at the organization and its key players. Since 1988, they have raised more than $195 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Rosenzweig
CAST:  Kathleen Chalfant  •  Jennifer Cody  •  Ann Harada  •  Marc Kudisch

Heart of Broadway goes inside Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS for an in-depth look at the organization and its key players. Since 1988, they have raised more than $195 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Rosenzweig
CAST:  Kathleen Chalfant  •  Jennifer Cody  •  Ann Harada  •  Marc Kudisch

Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (2020)

A starry line-up of Broadway favorites are toasting Stephen Sondheim with a once-in-a-lifetime concert event live on Broadway.com. A benefit for ASTEP.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wontorek
CAST:  Raúl Esparza  •  Iain Armitage  •  Jaqueline Arnold  •  Annaleigh Ashford

A starry line-up of Broadway favorites are toasting Stephen Sondheim with a once-in-a-lifetime concert event live on Broadway.com. A benefit for ASTEP.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wontorek
CAST:  Raúl Esparza  •  Iain Armitage  •  Jaqueline Arnold  •  Annaleigh Ashford

Bombshell in Concert (2020)

The stars of the NBC musical drama series Smash reunite virtually for a special one-night-only streaming event featuring the never-seen sold-out live performance of Bombshell in Concert. The concert, with songs from the NBC series Smash, and reunion will benefit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Wittman  •  Joshua Bergasse
CAST:  Megan Hilty  •  Katharine McPhee  •  Debra Messing  •  Christian Borle

The stars of the NBC musical drama series Smash reunite virtually for a special one-night-only streaming event featuring the never-seen sold-out live performance of Bombshell in Concert. The concert, with songs from the NBC series Smash, and reunion will benefit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Wittman  •  Joshua Bergasse
CAST:  Megan Hilty  •  Katharine McPhee  •  Debra Messing  •  Christian Borle

Disenchanted (2022)

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Shankman
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  James Marsden  •  Patrick Dempsey  •  Idina Menzel

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Shankman
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  James Marsden  •  Patrick Dempsey  •  Idina Menzel

Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)

Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performances ; Russian Broadway community responds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Walton West
CAST:  Stephanie J. Block  •  Laura Benanti  •  Jonathan Groff  •  Andrew Rannells

Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performances ; Russian Broadway community responds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Walton West
CAST:  Stephanie J. Block  •  Laura Benanti  •  Jonathan Groff  •  Andrew Rannells

Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)

The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge, wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  Annette Bening  •  Rainn Wilson  •  Larry Wilmore

The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge, wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  Annette Bening  •  Rainn Wilson  •  Larry Wilmore

Hudson River Blues (1997)

Hoping to help their marriage, a Manhattan lawyer (Rya Kihlstedt) brings her burned-out husband (Robert Stanton) to her mother's home upstate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nell Cox
CAST:  Rya Kihlstedt  •  Robert Stanton  •  Polly Draper  •  Lois Smith

Hoping to help their marriage, a Manhattan lawyer (Rya Kihlstedt) brings her burned-out husband (Robert Stanton) to her mother's home upstate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nell Cox
CAST:  Rya Kihlstedt  •  Robert Stanton  •  Polly Draper  •  Lois Smith