Movies by John Michael Higgins
As part of the cast:
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Bad Teacher (2011)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, Jason Segel …
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Cameron Diaz stars as Elizabeth Halsey, a scheming and coarse-tongued middle school teacher who gets dumped by her wealthy boyfriend and rebounds by sinking her claws into a handsome…
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Cast: Cameron Crowe, Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson …
In this adaptation of Benjamin Mee's memoir about buying and saving a run-down zoo, the locale shifts from Britain to southern California. However, the wacky spirit of the original is…
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The Ugly Truth (2009)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Cheryl Hines …
Directed by: Robert Luketic
A chauvinistic morning-show commentator makes his single producer the topic of a series of tests to prove the relationship theories he espouses on a segment called "The Ugly Truth." But will…
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Still Waiting... (2009)
Cast: Adam Carolla, John Michael Higgins, Rob Benedict …
Directed by: Jeff Balis
After losing all its hottest waitresses to new competitor Ta-Ta's Wing Shack -- where the scantily clad wait staff earns bigger tips -- the Shenaniganz staff aims to give Ta-Ta's…
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Fired Up! (2009)
Cast: Nicholas D'Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer …
Directed by: Will Gluck
After maxing out their starring roles on the high school football team, Shawn Colfax and Nick Brady ditch summer training camp and head into brave new territory: volunteering to help the…
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Fred Claus (2007)
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson …
Directed by: David Dobkin
The joy and happiness of the holiday season is ruined for the saintly Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti) when his cranky older brother, Fred (Vince Vaughn) -- a repo man with a sizable rap sheet --…
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Cast: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Justin Long …
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
John C. Reilly stars as fictional pop icon Dewey Cox -- who, on his hard-knocks road to fame, crosses paths with the likes of Elvis, Buddy Holly and the Beatles -- in this parody of the…
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For Your Consideration (2006)
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Rannazzisi, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
A director (Christopher Guest) who's never had a hit film pins his hopes on the independent drama Home for Purim, a movie about a Jewish family living in the 1940s South that's…
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Evan Almighty (2006)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Steve Carell, Lauren Graham …
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
In this follow-up to the 2003 comedy Bruce Almighty, God summons narcissistic newscaster-turned-congressman Evan to build an ark in preparation for a devastating flood. Meanwhile, Evan's…
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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Dean Parisot
After losing their high-paying corporate jobs, an upwardly mobile couple turns to robbing banks to maintain their standard of living. Though pulling off heists begins as a desperate measure,…
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English as a Second Language (2005)
Cast: Kuno Becker, Danielle Camastra, John Michael Higgins …
Directed by: Dexter Delara
In this poignant drama, Bolivar De La Cruz (Kuno Becker) leaves his pregnant wife behind and makes a perilous journey from Mexico to Los Angeles to find a better life. Unlike Bolivar,…
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ESL: English as a Second Language (2005)
Cast: Kuno Becker, Danielle Camastra, John Michael Higgins …
Directed by: Youssef Delara
On the surface, Bolivar De La Cruz (Kuno Becker) and Lola Sara (Danielle Camastra) share only ethnicity. He's just arrived from Mexico looking for work, while she's a party girl…
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Blade: Trinity (2004)
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell …
Directed by: David S. Goyer
Recognizing that they're powerless to stop vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes), the vampires who rule the human race set up Blade to look like a serial killer, immediately prompting the…
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Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (2004)
Cast: Martin Short, Jan Hooks, Linda Cardellini …
Directed by: Vadim Jean
Martin Short reprises the role he made famous, that of showbiz maven and combustible talk-show host Jiminy Glick, in this offbeat comedy. Glick is soaking in the atmosphere at the Toronto…
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A Mighty Wind (2003)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Satirist in extremis Christopher Guest aims his mockumentary lens at 1960s folk musicians -- specifically, the earnest Folksmen (portrayed by erstwhile Spinal Tappers Guest, Michael McKean…
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Monte Walsh (2003)
Cast: Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, Keith Carradine …
Directed by: Simon Wincer
The dawn of the 20th century saw the death-knell of the traditional cowboy way of life. Ranch hand Monte Walsh (Tom Selleck) is a Wyoming rambler whose way of life is fast becoming obsolete,…
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Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)
Cast: Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Kenneth Mars …
Directed by: Harry Shearer
In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual communal vacation of a group of…
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Best in Show (2000)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Master mockumentarian Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman) is at it again with this snarky send-up of canine culture that traverses the galloping neuroses surrounding one highly…
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Seven Days to Live (2000)
Cast: Nick Brimble, Renee Ackermann, Chris Barnes …
Directed by: Sebastian Niemann
This unsettling horror flick stars Amanda Plummer as Ellen Shaw and Sean Pertwee as her husband, Martin, who relocate to a long-vacant mansion in the countryside to make a new start after…
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G.I. Jane (1997)
Cast: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Lt. Jordan O'Neil, a tough female topographer, trains with the elite Navy SEALs. With a 60% dropout rate, no one expects her to survive the grueling regime, but she's determined to…
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Wag the Dog (1997)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
When the president is caught in a sex scandal less than two weeks before the election, White House spinmaster Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) creates a phony war with the help of Hollywood…
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The Late Shift (1996)
Cast: Kathy Bates, John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck …
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Kathy Bates won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Jay Leno's hard-nosed manager, Helen Kushnick, in this dramatization of the war between David Letterman (John Michael Higgins) and…