Lousy Carter (2023)
Comedy
Man-baby Lousy Carter struggles to complete his animated Nabokov adaptation, teaches a graduate seminar on The Great Gatsby, and sleeps with his best friend's wife. He has six months to live.
Starring: David Krumholtz, Olivia Thirlby, Martin Starr, Stephen Root, Jocelyn DeBoer, Trieste Kelly Dunn
Director: Bob Byington
Paint (2023)
Comedy | Drama
Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter, is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke – until a younger, better artist steals everything Carl loves.
Starring: Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Lusia Strus, Stephen Root, Denny Dillon
Director: Brit McAdams
To Leslie (2022)
Drama
Inspired by true events. A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.
Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Andre Royo, Owen Teague, Stephen Root, James Landry Hébert, Marc Maron, Allison Janney
Director: Michael Morris
Happily (2021)
Comedy | Crime | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A dark romantic comedy. Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples' trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.
Starring: Joel McHale, Natalie Zea, Kerry Bishé, Stephen Root, Natalie Morales, Shannon Woodward
Director: BenDavid Grabinski
Four Good Days (2020)
Drama
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
Starring: Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Stephen Root, Joshua Leonard, Rebecca Field, Sam Hennings
Director: Rodrigo García
Uncle Frank (2020)
Drama
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
Starring: Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Lois Smith, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root
Director: Alan Ball
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Biography | Drama
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Starring: Armie Hammer, Felicity Jones, Sam Waterston, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates, Jack Reynor, Stephen Root, Cailee Spaeny, Michael Dickson
Director: Mimi Leder
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Comedy | Drama | Musical | Mystery | Romance | Western
An anthology film comprised of six stories, each dealing with a different aspect of life in the Old West.
Starring: Liam Neeson, James Franco, Zoe Kazan, David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Root
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
White Oleander (2002)
Drama
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Starring: Alison Lohman, Robin Wright, Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Biff Yeager, Stephen Root
Director: Peter Kosminsky
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
Adventure | Comedy | Romance
Two brothers place an online ad to find dates for a wedding and the ad goes viral.
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, Adam DeVine, Stephen Root, Alice Wetterlund
Director: Jake Szymanski
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All the Way (2016)
Biography | Drama | History
Lyndon Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of JFK's assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act.
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Frank Langella, Melissa Leo, Bradley Whitford, Stephen Root
Director: Jay Roach
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
Starring: Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Stephen Root, Elizabeth Reaser
Director: Michael Showalter
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
Starring: Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Stephen Root, Elizabeth Reaser
Director: Michael Showalter
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7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
Comedy
In this quirky comedy, after getting fired from his last job, Larry, played by Jason Schwartzman, along with his trusty sidekick french bulldog Arrow (Schwartzman's real-life pet), goes through life as a misanthropic outcast looking for work and a purpose in life.
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Root, Olympia Dukakis, Alex Karpovsky, Eleanore Pienta
Director: Bob Byington
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Bad Milo! (2013)
Comedy | Horror
A man discovers that his chronic stomach problems are due to the fact that he has a demon baby living in his colon.
Starring: Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Patrick Warburton, Mary Kay Place, Stephen Root, Peter Stormare, Toby Huss
Director: Jacob Vaughan
Sweetwater (2013)
Thriller | Western
In the late 1800s, a former prostitute is trying to build an honest life with her husband in the rugged plains of New Mexico. When she catches the eye of a sadistic religious leader, her life is turned violently upside down. She embarks on a bloody course of vengeance with the assistance of a renegade sheriff.
Starring: January Jones, Ed Harris, Jason Isaacs, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Root, Dylan Kenin, Jason Aldean
Director: Logan Miller
Superman: Unbound (2013)
Action | Adventure | Animation
Based on the Geoff Johns/Gary Frank 2008 release "Superman: Brainiac," Superman: Unbound finds the horrific force responsible for the destruction of Krypton – Brainiac – descending upon Earth. Brainiac has crossed the universe, collecting cities from interesting planets – Kandor, included – and now the all-knowing, ever-evolving android has his sights fixed on Metropolis. Superman must summon all of his physical and intellectual resources to protect his city, the love of his life, and his newly-arrived cousin, Supergirl.
Starring: Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Alexander Gould, Molly C. Quinn, Wade Williams, John Noble, Diedrich Bader, Frances Conroy, Stephen Root, Steve Blum
Director: James Tucker
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Comedy | Sport
You'll dodge, duck, dip, dive… and laugh out loud watching Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller settle their differences in a winner-take-all dodgeball competition. Under the painful tutelage of legendary ADAA champ, Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn), Peter LaFleur (Vaughn) and his Average Joes take on the Purple Cobras, led by egomaniacal fitness guru, White Goodman (Stiller). It's an over-the-top underdog tale filled with hilarious sight gags and balls-out fun!
Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Rip Torn
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Mad Money (2008)
Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Academy Award winner Diane Keaton, Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes are all in for the crime of their lives! Deep inside the most secure bank in America, three desperate women from very different worlds cook up the most unlikely heist of the century: Smuggle out millions of dollars in worn-out currency headed for a Federal Reserve shredder every day. Taking the cash is going to be easy…but getting away with it will be insane! Ted Danson, Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore), Roger Cross (24) and Stephen Root (Office Space) co-star in this wild comedy caper from the creator of Thelma & Louise about chasing your dreams, beating the system and paying the price for Mad Money!
Starring: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Stephen Root
Director: Callie Khouri
Everything Must Go (2010)
Comedy | Drama
Adapted and directed by Dan Rush, and based on a short story by Raymond Carver, "Everything Must Go" tells the story of Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) a career salesman whose days of being on top are long gone. The same day Nick gets fired, for falling off the wagon one last time, he returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home and dumped all his possessions out on the front lawn. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line – or more properly, on the lawn – reluctantly holding a yard sale that becomes a unique strategy for survival.
Starring: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña, Stephen Root, Laura Dern, Glenn Howerton, Shannon Whirry, Christopher Jordan Wallace
Director: Dan Rush
