Patrick Thomas O'Brien

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

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Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Fincher
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Brad Pitt  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Elle Fanning

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Fincher
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Brad Pitt  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Elle Fanning

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Tom Hanks  •  Christopher Walken  •  Martin Sheen

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Tom Hanks  •  Christopher Walken  •  Martin Sheen

Dead Man on Campus (1998)

Two college roommates venture out to identify a fellow student, who is most likely to commit suicide as it will help them pass the semester.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Cohn
CAST:  Tom Everett Scott  •  Mark-Paul Gosselaar  •  Poppy Montgomery  •  Lochlyn Munro

Two college roommates venture out to identify a fellow student, who is most likely to commit suicide as it will help them pass the semester.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Cohn
CAST:  Tom Everett Scott  •  Mark-Paul Gosselaar  •  Poppy Montgomery  •  Lochlyn Munro

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Weisman
CAST:  David Spade  •  Mary McCormack  •  Craig Bierko  •  Scott Terra

TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Weisman
CAST:  David Spade  •  Mary McCormack  •  Craig Bierko  •  Scott Terra

Kiss the Girls (1997)

Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Fleder
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Ashley Judd  •  Cary Elwes  •  Alex McArthur

Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Fleder
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Ashley Judd  •  Cary Elwes  •  Alex McArthur

Stuart Little (1999)

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The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Minkoff
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Geena Davis  •  Hugh Laurie  •  Jonathan Lipnicki

The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Minkoff
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Geena Davis  •  Hugh Laurie  •  Jonathan Lipnicki

UHF (1989)

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Levey
CAST:  'Weird Al' Yankovic  •  Victoria Jackson  •  Michael Richards  •  David Bowe

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Levey
CAST:  'Weird Al' Yankovic  •  Victoria Jackson  •  Michael Richards  •  David Bowe

Wagons East! (1994)

After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Markle
CAST:  Joe Bays  •  Abraham Benrubi  •  Jill Boyd  •  John Candy

After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Markle
CAST:  Joe Bays  •  Abraham Benrubi  •  Jill Boyd  •  John Candy

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Luketic
CAST:  Josh Duhamel  •  Kate Bosworth  •  Topher Grace  •  Nathan Lane

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Luketic
CAST:  Josh Duhamel  •  Kate Bosworth  •  Topher Grace  •  Nathan Lane

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

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A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Coen  •  Ethan Coen
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Catherine Zeta-Jones  •  Edward Herrmann  •  Geoffrey Rush

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Coen  •  Ethan Coen
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Catherine Zeta-Jones  •  Edward Herrmann  •  Geoffrey Rush

Airborne (1993)

Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to navigate the perils of high school—avoid the bullies, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Bowman
CAST:  Shane McDermott  •  Seth Green  •  Brittney Powell  •  Chris Conrad

Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to navigate the perils of high school—avoid the bullies, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Bowman
CAST:  Shane McDermott  •  Seth Green  •  Brittney Powell  •  Chris Conrad

The Personals (1982)

A touching yet humorous tale of a divorced man searching for love in the personals column and finding out about life in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Markle
CAST:  Bill Schoppert  •  Karen Landry  •  Paul Eiding  •  Michael Laskin

A touching yet humorous tale of a divorced man searching for love in the personals column and finding out about life in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Markle
CAST:  Bill Schoppert  •  Karen Landry  •  Paul Eiding  •  Michael Laskin

Uncross The Stars (2008)

The Story follows Troy, a young man whose beloved wife passes away. The movie opens at her funeral, and Troy, ill-equipped to deal with this kind of grief at this stage in his life, just shuts down. Lost for direction, he receives in the mail a letter his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenny Golde
CAST:  Daniel Gillies  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Irma P. Hall  •  Pat Crawford Brown

The Story follows Troy, a young man whose beloved wife passes away. The movie opens at her funeral, and Troy, ill-equipped to deal with this kind of grief at this stage in his life, just shuts down. Lost for direction, he receives in the mail a letter his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenny Golde
CAST:  Daniel Gillies  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Irma P. Hall  •  Pat Crawford Brown

Inhabited (2003)

After Brad and Meg move to a detached house in need of major repairs after a fire and decades of neglect, they're happy that cheerful teenage son Tyler behaves normally, for puberty. Young daughter Gina's stories about sometimes evil 'fairies' are equally dismissed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kelly Sandefur
CAST:  Megan Gallagher  •  Eric Lutes  •  Greg Cipes  •  Sofia Vassilieva

After Brad and Meg move to a detached house in need of major repairs after a fire and decades of neglect, they're happy that cheerful teenage son Tyler behaves normally, for puberty. Young daughter Gina's stories about sometimes evil 'fairies' are equally dismissed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kelly Sandefur
CAST:  Megan Gallagher  •  Eric Lutes  •  Greg Cipes  •  Sofia Vassilieva

Marilyn and Me (1991)

Aspiring writer Robert Slatzer befriends Norma Jean Baker in 1946, the year she becomes Marilyn Monroe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patterson
CAST:  Jesse Dabson  •  Joel Grey  •  Michael Cavanaugh  •  Terry Moore

Aspiring writer Robert Slatzer befriends Norma Jean Baker in 1946, the year she becomes Marilyn Monroe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patterson
CAST:  Jesse Dabson  •  Joel Grey  •  Michael Cavanaugh  •  Terry Moore

Eight Days a Week (1997)

Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His father is none too happy about the idea and refuses to let his son back in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Davis
CAST:  Keri Russell  •  Joshua Schaefer  •  R.D. Robb  •  Mark L. Taylor

Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His father is none too happy about the idea and refuses to let his son back in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Davis
CAST:  Keri Russell  •  Joshua Schaefer  •  R.D. Robb  •  Mark L. Taylor

Switched at Birth (1991)

This is the story of the two babies who were switched at birth. A few years later when one of the girls gets sick and tests revealed that she was not the daughter of the couple who raised her. Eventually she dies. And the couple most especially the mother, search ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Eve Gordon  •  Bonnie Bedelia  •  John M. Jackson  •  Brian Kerwin

This is the story of the two babies who were switched at birth. A few years later when one of the girls gets sick and tests revealed that she was not the daughter of the couple who raised her. Eventually she dies. And the couple most especially the mother, search ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Eve Gordon  •  Bonnie Bedelia  •  John M. Jackson  •  Brian Kerwin

Forget Paris (1995)

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Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Crystal
CAST:  Billy Crystal  •  Debra Winger  •  Joe Mantegna  •  Cynthia Stevenson

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Crystal
CAST:  Billy Crystal  •  Debra Winger  •  Joe Mantegna  •  Cynthia Stevenson

Co-Incidence (2002)

A love triange between a dead woman, a psychic, and the woman he's in love with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristian YoungMiller
CAST:  Cristian YoungMiller  •  Stephanie Mello  •  Beverly Sotelo  •  Mark Weiler

A love triange between a dead woman, a psychic, and the woman he's in love with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristian YoungMiller
CAST:  Cristian YoungMiller  •  Stephanie Mello  •  Beverly Sotelo  •  Mark Weiler

Sold Out (2021)

A female talent scout takes a down-on-his-luck construction worker under her wing and helps him rise to his potential as a singer/songwriter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Dahlseid
CAST:  E.G. Bailey  •  Sam Bardwell  •  Kelsey McMahon  •  Bruce Bohne

A female talent scout takes a down-on-his-luck construction worker under her wing and helps him rise to his potential as a singer/songwriter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Dahlseid
CAST:  E.G. Bailey  •  Sam Bardwell  •  Kelsey McMahon  •  Bruce Bohne