Movies by Sean Astin
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And They're Off... (2011)
Cast: Sean Astin, Cheri Oteri, Mark Moses …
Directed by: Rob Schiller
After years of repeated losses, down-and-out horse trainer Dusty tries to get his life back on the track by adopting a winning strategy. But the only person who can help him win is his needy…
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The Witches of Oz (2011)
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Lance Henriksen, Billy Boyd …
Directed by: Leigh Scott
Dorothy Gale writes children's books based on the land of Oz created by her grandfather. Her life is turned upside down when she learns that the Wicked Witch of the West is real -- and…
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Demoted (2010)
Cast: Sean Astin, David Cross, Michael Vartan …
Directed by: James B. Rogers
After receiving a surprise promotion, Ken Castro humiliates two jokester colleagues by demoting them to the secretarial pool. To keep their jobs, the chauvinistic duo must learn to respect…
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Stay Cool (2009)
Cast: Winona Ryder, Mark Polish, Sean Astin …
Directed by: Michael Polish
When writer Henry McCarthy (Mark Polish) returns to his high school to give a commencement address 20 years after his own graduation, he finds nothing has really changed: He still harbors the…
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Forever Strong (2008)
Cast: Gary Cole, Sean Faris, Neal McDonough …
Directed by: Ryan Little
Rick (Sean Faris) is a star player on his dad's rugby team until a DUI lands him in a reformatory. While he's serving his sentence, tough rival coach Larry Gelwix (Gary Cole) allows…
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Spirit of the Forest (2008)
Cast: Sean Astin, Anjelica Huston, Ron Perlman …
Directed by: David Rubin, Juan C. Pena
Wicked landowner Mrs. D'Abondo (voiced by Anjelica Huston) can't see the friendly trees for the fearsome forest that stands in the path of a proposed highway, so when she pulls out…
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What Love Is (2007)
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Victoria Pratt, Matthew Lillard …
Directed by: Gregory Martin, Mars Callahan
After his longtime girlfriend dumps him on Valentine's Day, Tom Riley swears off women and commiserates with his buddies, who include a skirt-chasing misogynist, a happily married man…
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The Final Season (2007)
Cast: Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook …
Directed by: David M. Evans
The tiny town of Norway, Iowa, loves baseball -- particularly the games played by the local high school team, the Tigers. So when authorities decide the town is too small for its own school,…
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Sea Lions: A California Adventure (2007)
Cast: Sean Astin, Fiona Huxley
Directed by: Alan De Herrera
Actor Sean Astin of the blockbuster Lord of the Rings trilogy narrates this family-friendly live-action adventure set in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, an educational documentary that…
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Borderland (2007)
Cast: Rider Strong, Jake Muxworthy, Sean Astin …
Directed by: Zev Berman
A weekend getaway turns into a hellish encounter for three college buddies in this unnerving shocker based on a true story. Setting off to chase skirts and get soused, Phil (Rider Strong), Ed…
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Click (2006)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken …
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Overworked architect Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) stumbles on a universal remote control that gives him the power to pause or fast-forward through scenes in his life. But things get really…
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Love and Debate (2006)
Cast: Gina Philips, Sean Astin, Adam Rodriguez …
Directed by: Jessica Kavana
Attractive, smart as a whip and able to outfox any guy on the high school debate team, Miami native Jordan Landa (Gina Philips) has a scholarship to Harvard and the world in the palm of her…
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Smile (2005)
Cast: Mika Boorem, Luoyong Wang, Yi Ding …
Directed by: Jeffrey Kramer
Sheltered and privileged in sunny California, Katie's (Mika Boorem) perspective on life changes when she travels to China and meets Lin (Yi Ding), who hides her face because of a severe…
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Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen …
Directed by: Randall Miller
Writer-director Randall Miller's heart-achingly sweet drama centers on the unsatisfying personal life of protagonist Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle), a sensitive baker who remains deeply…
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Hercules (2005)
Cast: Sean Astin, Timothy Dalton, Kim Coates …
Directed by: Roger Young
Set against a New Zealand backdrop, NBC's epic miniseries follows the tragic story of Greek hero Hercules, who feels obligated to carry out 12 daring feats -- including killing beast…
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Bigger Than the Sky (2005)
Cast: Marcus Thomas, John Corbett, Amy Smart …
Directed by: Al Corley
After his girl gives him the boot, sad sack Peter Rooker (Marcus Thomas) finds new hope when he lands a role in a local production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" -- despite being a theatrical novice…
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Elvis Has Left the Building (2005)
Cast: Kim Basinger, John Corbett, Annie Potts …
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Affected at a young age by an encounter with Elvis Presley, cosmetics saleswoman Harmony Jones regularly communes with his spirit. When she inadvertently kills a pair of Elvis impersonators,…
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Slipstream (2005)
Cast: Vinnie Jones, Sean Astin, Ivana Milicevic …
Directed by: David van Eyssen
After losing his research funding, desperate professor Stuart Conway (Sean Astin) decides to put his latest invention to the test -- a time machine that can take him 10 minutes into the past.…
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson …
Directed by: Carlene Cordova
Penned more than 50 years ago by Oxford professor J.R.R. Tolkien, the &NFi;Lord of the Rings&NFi_; books spawned a brave new world populated by hobbits, sorcerers, elves and orcs, striking a…
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Meerkat Manor (2005)
Cast: Sean Astin, Stockard Channing
In South Africa's Kalahari Desert, witness the compelling tragedies and triumphs of the Whiskers, an adorable family of meerkats who confront violent storms, rival gangs, terrible…
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50 First Dates (2004)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Sean Astin …
Directed by: Peter Segal
Henry (Adam Sandler) is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore), a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes…
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Balto 3: Wings of Change (2004)
Cast: Maurice LaMarche, Sean Astin, Keith Carradine …
Directed by: Phil Weinstein
Sean Astin, Jean Smart and Kathy Najimy lend their voices to this heartwarming animated adventure that picks up where the first two films in the series leave off. Balto (voiced by Maurice…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
In the final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the other members of the…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Extended Edition (2003)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
In the Oscar-winning final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the other…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
The second installment of director Peter Jackson's trilogy finds Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli (John…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Extended Edition (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
This second entry in director Peter Jackson's epic trilogy follows hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) on their trek toward the frightful land of Mordor, while vile sorcerer…
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Jeremiah (2002)
Cast: Luke Perry, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Peter Stebbings …
Over a decade since a mysterious virus completely annihilated Earth's post-pubescent population, heroic survivor Jeremiah (Luke Perry) partners with cynical sidekick Kurdy (Malcolm-Jamal…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson has created a world that surpasses the expectations of J.R.R. Tolkien purists as Frodo Baggins…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition (2001)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson follows Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he embarks on his epic quest. The movie -- which nabbed 13…
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The Final Hit (2000)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Lauren Holly, Benjamin Bratt …
Directed by: Burt Reynolds
Think Get Shorty or The Player with less edge, lots of campy humor and an all-star cast. Burt Reynolds is a has-been producer who's desperate to make one last blockbuster. He finds a…
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Deterrence (1999)
Cast: Kevin Pollak, Sean Astin, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Rod Lurie
A nuclear crisis can unfold anywhere the president happens to be. President Walter Emerson (Kevin Pollak) is campaigning when two calamities strike: A blizzard traps him in a Colorado diner,…
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Dish Dogs (1999)
Cast: Sean Astin, Matthew Lillard, Brian Dennehy …
Directed by: Robert Kubilos
Morgan (Sean Astin) and Jason (Matthew Lillard) are avidly confirmed bachelors. Determined to maintain their single status, they travel the California coast surfing, philosophizing and…
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Icebreaker (1999)
Cast: Sean Astin, Bruce Campbell, Stacy Keach …
Directed by: David Giancola
The fate of an entire ski lodge is in the hands of ski patrol officer Matt Poster (Sean Astin) when a group of terrorists show up at the Killington Ski Resort after a plane carrying their…
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Daddy Who? (1999)
Cast: Veronica Alicino, Gabrielle Anwar, Willow Anwar …
Directed by: Frederic Golchan
Four rowers -- Scott (Jason Lewis), Michael (Chris Rydell), Bob (Sean Astin) and Walter (Robert Mailhouse) -- find their friendship tested when they recruit Kimberly (Gabrielle Anwar), the…
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Bulworth (1998)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle …
Directed by: Warren Beatty
California Sen. Jay Bulworth (Warren Beatty), reduced by years of compromise and scheming, hires a hit man to put him out of his misery. Kicking off an election campaign with nothing to lose,…
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The Long Way Home (1997)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Edward Asner, David Paymer …
Directed by: Mark Jonathan Harris
Through interviews with holocaust survivors, newsreel footage, letters, journals and news reports, this Oscar-winning documentary chronicles the hardships faced by the European Jews freed…
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Courage Under Fire (1996)
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Lt. Col. Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) heads an investigation of the wartime activities of chopper pilot Capt. Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) to verify that she's posthumously worthy of…
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The Low Life (1995)
Cast: Rory Cochrane, Sean Astin, Kyra Sedgwick …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
Hollywood-bound Yale grad John (Rory Cochrane) believes success as a writer awaits him in Tinseltown. But life has other plans for him. Instead of fame, he finds a slacker existence in which…
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Safe Passage (1994)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Nick Stahl, Sam Shepard …
Directed by: Robert Allan Ackerman
Estranged from her husband (Sam Shepard) and left with a nearly empty nest, suburban mother of seven Mag Singer (Susan Sarandon) gets a terrifying jolt when she learns that her son Percival…
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Rudy (1993)
Cast: Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Jon Favreau …
Directed by: David Anspaugh
In this fact-based drama about the triumph of the human spirit, scrawny high schooler Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) dreams of playing football at Notre Dame. But his father (Ned Beatty)…
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Encino Man (1992)
Cast: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore …
Directed by: Les Mayfield
High school misfits Stoney (Pauly Shore) and Dave (Sean Astin) discover a long-frozen primeval man from the past in their back yard. But the thawed-out Link (Brendan Fraser), as the boys have…
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Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Cast: Laura San Giacomo, Dermot Mulroney, Robert Knepper …
Directed by: Marc Rocco
Director Marc Rocco's drama looks at a band of addicts and runaways who call the streets of Hollywood home. Living off what they score panhandling, stealing and pimping themselves, they…
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Toy Soldiers (1991)
Cast: Sean Astin, Louis Gossett Jr., Wil Wheaton …
Directed by: Daniel Petrie Jr.
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its wealthy students hostage. The villain and his group of…
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The Willies (1991)
Cast: Jason Horst, Joshua John Miller, Sean Astin …
Directed by: Brian Peck
When brothers Kyle (Jason Horst) and Josh (Joshua Miller) join their cousin Michael (Sean Astin) for a backyard camp out, the boys try to outdo one another with campfire horror stories. But…
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Memphis Belle (1990)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan …
Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
A U.S. bomber plane's crew is ordered to hit a heavily defended German city. Capt. Dearborn (Matthew Modine) leads his men into battle while their commander and a public relations…
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The War of the Roses (1989)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito …
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito directs and co-stars in this explosive portrayal of a 17-year marriage gone wrong. Oliver (Michael Douglas) and Barbara (Kathleen Turner) Rose are calling it quits as a couple,…
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Staying Together (1989)
Cast: Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon …
Directed by: Lee Grant
Brian (Tim Quill), Kit (Dermot Mulroney) and Duncan (Sean Astin) have always expected they'd take over their father's (Jim Haynie) restaurant once he retires. That may be why…
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White Water Summer (1987)
Cast: Caroline McWilliams, Jonathan Ward, K.C. Martel …
Directed by: Jeff Bleckner
A group of city boys, including the bookish Alan (Sean Astin), are sent on an adventurous weekend in the Sierra Mountains to learn survival skills and build a little character. But their…
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Like Father, Like Son (1987)
Cast: Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron, Margaret Colin …
Directed by: Rod Daniel
High school senior Chris Hammond (Kirk Cameron) and his father, Jack (Dudley Moore), share a warm, close relationship. And if that isn't miracle enough, their familial bond gets even…
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The Goonies (1985)
Cast: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman …
Directed by: Richard Donner
A group of misfit, small-town children discovers a pirate-treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the riches in this beloved 1980s classic. Along the way, they battle curmudgeonly…