Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence (born October 22, 1959) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Lawrence is best known for his numerous collaborations with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. He wrote the comedy films Forces of Nature (1999), Miss Congeniality (2000), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005). He wrote and directed the comedy films Two Weeks Notice (2002), Music and Lyrics (2007), Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), The Rewrite (2014), and Noelle (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Lawrence (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Two Weeks Notice (2002)

Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  Hugh Grant  •  Alicia Witt  •  Dana Ivey

Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  Hugh Grant  •  Alicia Witt  •  Dana Ivey

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)

New Yorkers Paul and Meryl Morgan seem to have it all -- except that their marriage is crumbling around them. But their romantic woes are small compared to the trouble they find themselves in after witnessing a murder. To protect them from an assassin, federal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Natalia Klimas  •  Vincenzo Amato

New Yorkers Paul and Meryl Morgan seem to have it all -- except that their marriage is crumbling around them. But their romantic woes are small compared to the trouble they find themselves in after witnessing a murder. To protect them from an assassin, federal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Natalia Klimas  •  Vincenzo Amato

Music and Lyrics (2007)

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A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written lyrics and he has to come up with a hit in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  Hugh Grant  •  Scott Porter  •  Brad Garrett

A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written lyrics and he has to come up with a hit in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  Hugh Grant  •  Scott Porter  •  Brad Garrett

The Rewrite (2014)

An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Marisa Tomei  •  Allison Janney  •  Hugh Grant  •  J.K. Simmons

An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Marisa Tomei  •  Allison Janney  •  Hugh Grant  •  J.K. Simmons

Noelle (2019)

Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Anna Kendrick  •  Bill Hader  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Chelah Horsdal

Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Lawrence
CAST:  Anna Kendrick  •  Bill Hader  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Chelah Horsdal