Wallace Shawn — Actor (38)
Maggie's Plan (2016) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Maggie's Plan
director: Rebecca Miller actor: Greta Gerwig / Ethan Hawke
other title: Il piano di Maggie - A cosa servono gli uomini / Maggie Tem Um Plano
Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?
Prick Up Your Ears (1987) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Prick Up Your Ears
director: Stephen Frears actor: Gary Oldman / Alfred Molina
other title: Prick Up - L'importanza di essere Joe / Ábrete de orejas
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
The Double 0 Kid (1992) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Double 0 Kid
director: Dee McLachlan actor: Corey Haim / Brigitte Nielsen
other title: Game Over - Scacco alla regina / Auf der Spur des Terrors
Teenage Lance dreams of being a secret agent when he's suddenly in the middle of an hacker intrigue, which has its sights on an international environmental congress. Lance becomes in possession of a computer access card one of which the hackers are in urgent need of for their operation. Lance begins to play with the hackers, seeing his dream come true.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
director: Paul Bartel actor: Jacqueline Bisset / Ray Sharkey
other title: Scene di lotta di classe a Beverly Hills / Luxus, Sex und Lotterleben
A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her friend Lisabeth as a house guest. As the two women deal with their upper-class woes, Clare's driver, Frank, and Lisabeth's servant, Juan, make a wager to see who can be the first to seduce the other's boss.
Furry Vengeance (2010) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Furry Vengeance
director: Roger Kumble actor: Brendan Fraser / Brooke Shields
other title: Puzzole alla riscossa / Pas på pelsdyrene
When real estate developer Dan Sanders finalizes plans to level a swath of pristine Oregon forest to make way for a soulless housing subdivision, a band of woodland creatures rises up to throw a monkey wrench into the greedy scheme. Just how much mischief from the furry critters can the businessman take before he calls it quits?
Teacher's Pet (2004) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Teacher's Pet
director: Timothy Bjorklund actor: Nathan Lane / Kelsey Grammer
other title: O Cãozinho Esperto / Klassenhund: Der Film
Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he takes a cross-country trek with Leonard, his best friend and master, and their mom. However, Dr. Krank's experiments are a little less than perfect, and it will take Leonard and his pet pals to right this genetic wrong.
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.
My Favorite Martian (1999) [Movie] IMDb WikiData NeoDB TMDB Douban
My Favorite Martian
director: Donald Petrie actor: Christopher Lloyd / Jeff Daniels
other title: Martin il marziano / Meu Marciano Favorito
Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.
Southland Tales (2007) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Southland Tales
director: Richard Kelly actor: Dwayne Johnson / Seann William Scott
other title: Southland Tales - Così finisce il mondo / O Fim do Mundo
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018) [Movie] IMDb
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
director: David Zappone / Ira Steven Behr actor: Avery Brooks / Terry Farrell
other title: What We Left Behind : Looking Back at Star Trek : Deep Space Nine
A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm with the original writers on what a theoretical eighth season of the show could look like.
The Wife (1995) [Movie] TMDB
The Wife
director: Tom Noonan actor: Julie Hagerty / Tom Noonan
A sudden visit from a patient and his unstable, outrageously candid wife leads to a delirious night of shattering revelations for a husband and wife team of therapists.
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? (2019) [Movie] TMDB
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
director: Bob Peterson actor: Tony Hale / Wallace Shawn
other title: I perchè di Forky: Che cos'è il tempo? / Gafli har et spørgsmål: Hvad er tid?
Rex uses the age of dinosaurs as an example to give Forky an understanding of the concept of time.
The Meteor Man (1993) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Meteor Man
director: Robert Townsend actor: Robert Townsend / Marla Gibbs
other title: Meteor Man / O Homem Meteoro
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.
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.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) [Movie] TMDB
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
director: Woody Allen actor: Dan Aykroyd / Helen Hunt
other title: La maledizione dello scorpione di giada / A Maldição do Escorpião de Jade
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.
Melinda and Melinda (2004) [Movie] TMDB
Melinda and Melinda
director: Woody Allen actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor / Will Ferrell
other title: Melinda e Melinda / Melinda og Melinda
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
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.
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020) [Movie] TMDB
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
director: Tom McCarthy actor: Winslow Fegley / Ophelia Lovibond
other title: Timmy Frana - Qualcuno ha sbagliato / Timmy Taber - ingen er fejlfri...
An 11-year old boy believes that he is the best detective in town and runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.
Personal Velocity (2002) [Movie] TMDB
Personal Velocity
director: Rebecca Miller actor: Kyra Sedgwick / Parker Posey
other title: Personal Velocity - Il momento giusto / Intimidades
In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who restrict their personal freedom.