Joan Cusack — Actor (32)
Where the Heart Is (2000) [Movie] TMDB
Where the Heart Is
director: Matt Williams actor: Natalie Portman / Ashley Judd
other title: Qui, dove batte il cuore / Onde Mora o Coração
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Arthur Christmas (2011) [Movie] TMDB
Arthur Christmas
director: Sarah Smith actor: James McAvoy / Hugh Laurie
other title: Il figlio di Babbo Natale / Arthurs julegaveræs
For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
The Pixar Story (2007) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
The Pixar Story
director: Leslie Iwerks actor: Stacy Keach / Edwin Catmull
other title: A História da Pixar / Die Pixar Story
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.
Chicken Little (2005) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban
Chicken Little
director: Mark Dindal actor: Zach Braff / Garry Marshall
other title: Chicken Little - Amici per le penne / Lille kylling
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
director: Joe Dante actor: Brendan Fraser / Jenna Elfman
other title: Looney Tunes - Back in action / Looney Tunes - De Novo em Ação
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.
My Sister's Keeper (2009) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
My Sister's Keeper
director: Nick Cassavetes actor: Cameron Diaz / Abigail Breslin
other title: La custode di mia sorella / For Min Søsters Skyld
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) [Movie] IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
director: Patricia Rozema actor: Abigail Breslin / Chris O'Donnell
other title: Kit Kittredge: una ragazza americana / Kit - Uma Garota Especial
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American Girl" theatrical movie. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders - paying house - guests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. When mother's lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kit's new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real story get her and friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they know. So if it wasn't Will, then who did it.
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
director: Mike Disa actor: Hayden Panettiere / Glenn Close
other title: Sandheden om Rødhætte 2 / Capuchinho Vermelho - A Nova Aventura
Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.
Freaks of Nature (2015) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData
Freaks of Nature
director: Robbie Pickering actor: Nicholas Braun / Mackenzie Davis
other title: Scherzi della natura / Guerra dos Monstros
In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.
Hero (1992) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Hero
director: Stephen Frears actor: Dustin Hoffman / Geena Davis
other title: Eroe per caso / Den forkerte helt
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.