Movies by Chris Messina
As part of the cast:
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Ruby Sparks (2012)
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
In an effort to conquer his writer's block, a young novelist -- who's having trouble duplicating the success of his earlier work -- jots down all the attributes of his dream girl.…
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Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
Cast: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina …
Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger
High school sweethearts Celeste and Jesse married young, and though they're still close friends, they've decided to divorce. Back on the singles scene, the two struggle to keep…
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28 Hotel Rooms (2012)
Cast: Chris Messina, Marin Ireland
Directed by: Matt Ross
After meeting while traveling for work, a married novelist and an accountant in a relationship have a one-night stand -- but their illicit night turns into an unexpected relationship when…
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Argo (2012)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Taylor Schilling, Bryan Cranston …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
In 1979, when Iranian militants seize the American embassy, six Americans slip into the Canadian embassy for protection, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them by…
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The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)
Cast: Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace …
Directed by: Lee Kirk
Janice, still adrift in the adult world in her 30s, shocks her family when she falls for Tim, a similarly aimless street performer. Ignoring pressure to marry self-absorbed Doug, Janice finds…
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Fairhaven (2012)
Cast: Chris Messina, Rich Sommer, Tom O'Brien …
Directed by: Tom O'Brien
Jon is on a journey of introspection and launching a writing career when an unexpected visit from two old pals derails his train of thought. As the three travel down memory lane, Jon learns…
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Like Crazy (2011)
Cast: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence …
Directed by: Drake Doremus
An American man and a British woman fall madly in love while attending college in Los Angeles. But when she returns to London, their trust is tested, forcing them to confront the idea that…
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The Trouble with Bliss (2011)
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Chris Messina, Brie Larson …
Directed by: Michael Knowles
Jobless and unable to move out of his father's apartment, 35-year-old Morris Bliss loses his grip when he starts seeing an old classmate's teenage daughter. An oversexed neighbor…
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An Invisible Sign (2010)
Cast: Jessica Alba, Bailee Madison, J.K. Simmons …
Directed by: Marilyn Agrelo
When a puzzling disease devastates her beloved father, math prodigy Mona Gray deals with the pain by isolating herself from the rest of the world and turning for comfort to the reliable world…
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Monogamy (2010)
Cast: Chris Messina, Rashida Jones, Meital Dohan …
Directed by: Dana Adam Shapiro
Miserable shooting weddings for a living, Brooklyn photographer Theo starts up a cool new business, taking surveillance-style photos of clients. But when an alluring female hires his…
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Devil (2010)
Cast: Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara …
Directed by: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
In this edgy thriller, Det. Bowden (Chris Messina) must save five people trapped in an elevator: a mechanic, a young woman, an old woman, a guard and a salesman. But Bowden must act fast,…
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Julie & Julia (2009)
Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
This heartwarming, truth-inspired tale stars Amy Adams as Julie Powell, who decides to spice up her uneventful life by cooking all 524 recipes outlined in Julia Child's culinary classic…
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Away We Go (2009)
Cast: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney …
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Buoyed by the news that they are expecting their first baby, Burt and Verona embark on a journey to locate the perfect place on the planet to raise their child. But their quest inevitably…
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Greenberg (2009)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans …
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
At a crossroads in his life, New Yorker Roger Greenberg takes time to figure things out and travels to Los Angeles, where he house-sits for his brother and forges an unlikely bond with his…
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Made of Honor (2008)
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd …
Directed by: Paul Weiland
Only after his platonic best friend announces her engagement does a perennial skirt-chaser suddenly realize he loves her -- but will lose her unless he uses his role as her "maid" of honor to…
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz …
Directed by: Woody Allen
In this Golden Globe-winning yarn, a flamboyant painter finds himself in the middle of a unique relationship with two American female tourists.
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Humboldt County (2008)
Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Frances Conroy, Fairuza Balk …
Directed by: Darren Grodsky, Danny Jacobs
After his father (Peter Bogdanovich) fails him, med student Peter Hadley (Jeremy Strong) spends a night drowning his sorrows and awakens in a tiny community on Northern California's Lost…
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Ira & Abby (2006)
Cast: Jennifer Westfeldt, Chris Messina, Jason Alexander …
Directed by: Robert Cary
A wry look at the insanity of married life, this offbeat comedy follows the ups and downs of a whirlwind romance between the brilliant yet neurotic Ira Black (Chris Messina) and the…
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Ordinary Sinner (2002)
Cast: Brendan P. Hines, Joshua Harto, Kris Park …
Directed by: John Henry Davis
Peter (Brendan P. Hines) suffers a crisis of faith and decides to leave the seminary, where he's been studying to become a priest. Moving onto a college campus, he begins a complex…