Movies by Alan Cumming
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Any Day Now (2012)
Cast: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva …
Directed by: Travis Fine
Rudy and Paul take in their neighbor's teenage son Marco, who has Down syndrome, when his neglectful mother throws him out of her apartment. Their attempt to legally adopt Marco sparks a…
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The Smurfs (2011)
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria …
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
When wicked sorcerer Gargamel tries to capture them to use as talismans for his own evil magic, the peaceful blue Smurfs flee their woodland home, pass through a magic portal and find…
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The Tempest (2010)
Cast: Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Reeve Carney …
Directed by: Julie Taymor
After years stranded on a deserted island, exiled duchess and sorceress Prospera (Helen Mirren) exacts vengeance on her enemies, whose passing vessel she has shipwrecked. What she…
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Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant …
Directed by: Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
Set in an alternate reality where the Nazis gain control of London during World War II, this satirical comedy follows a daring young farmworker as he tries to rescue Winston Churchill and…
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Sir Billi (2010)
Cast: Sean Connery, Alan Cumming, Miriam Margolyes …
Directed by: Sascha Hartmann
In the beautiful highlands of Scotland, eccentric veterinarian Sir Billi (voiced by Sean Connery) demonstrates his heroism by bravely assisting a variety of troubled animals, including the…
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Burlesque (2010)
Cast: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane …
Directed by: Steve Antin
After leaving Iowa with stars in her eyes, Ali arrives at a Los Angeles burlesque lounge with dreams of taking the stage with her soaring voice. Club owner Tess is about to lose the place and…
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Dare (2009)
Cast: Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer …
Directed by: Adam Salky
In their final semester before graduation from an affluent suburban high school, good girl Alexa (Emmy Rossum), outcast Ben (Ashley Springer) and bad boy Johnny (Zach Gilford) decide to shed…
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Boogie Woogie (2009)
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming …
Directed by: Duncan Ward
A star-studded cast brings the eccentricities of the contemporary London art scene to life in this character-driven satire, which centers on Piet Mondrian's iconic painting -- who owns…
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PoliWood (2009)
Cast: Richard Abramowitz, Stephen Baldwin, Will.I.Am …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson trains his camera on the historic 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions as he examines the conflation of celebrity and contemporary…
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Eloise in Hollywood (2007)
Cast: Tim Curry, Lynn Redgrave, Lacey Chabert …
After a visit to a Hollywood film set with Nanny, Eloise is offered the lead role in a major movie after its temperamental child star is fired. But Eloise quickly learns that filmmaking…
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Show Business: The Road to Broadway (2007)
Cast: Boy George, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming …
Directed by: Dori Berinstein
Go behind the scenes of four of the biggest shows of the 2003-04 theater season and find out what it takes to make it on Broadway -- from the auditions to opening night to the season-ending…
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Ghost Writer (2007)
Cast: Alan Cumming, David Boreanaz, Anne Heche …
Directed by: Alan Cumming
When he discovers that his boarder -- a promising young novelist (David Boreanaz) who owes months of back rent -- has been taking advantage of his hospitality, frustrated musician John…
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Rick & Steve (2007)
Cast: Will Matthews, Peter Paige, Q. Allan Brocka …
Who more qualified to speak on the highs and lows of modern gay life than Rick (voiced by Will Matthews) and Steve (Peter Paige), plastic-toy cohabitants of the swishiest digs in West Lahunga…
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Neverwas (2006)
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, William Hurt …
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
After taking a job at the mental institution that once housed his father -- a famous children's author -- wise psychiatrist Zach Riley befriends a schizophrenic who unlocks a string of…
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The Ant Bully (2006)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep …
Directed by: John A. Davis
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (voiced by Zach Tyler) vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him…
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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
Cast: Wilson Cruz, Alan Cumming, Arthur Dong …
Directed by: Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg
Through interviews with a host of gay and lesbian producers, directors and actors -- including John Waters, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant and more -- directors Lisa Ades and Lesli Klainberg…
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Gray Matters (2006)
Cast: Heather Graham, Bridget Moynahan, Tom Cavanagh …
Directed by: Sue Kramer
Sam and Gray are brother and sister who share a home and a love of many things -- ballroom dancing, 1940s movie musicals and, to their surprise, feelings for an attractive woman. But Gray,…
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Full Grown Men (2006)
Cast: Matt McGrath, Judah Friedlander, Alan Cumming …
Directed by: David Munro
To escape his responsibilities, Alby (Matt McGrath) embarks on a life-changing trek through Central Florida with his childhood friend, Elias (Judah Friedlander), to Diggityland, the theme…
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Son of the Mask (2005)
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Liam Falconer …
Directed by: Lawrence Guterman
Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy) aspires to fame and fortune as a successful cartoonist. He finds his inspiration from an unusual source -- his loony baby son, whom, it appears, has been gifted with…
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Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
Cast: Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell, Neve Campbell …
Directed by: Andy Fickman
Innocent, small-town Jimmy (Christian Campbell) discovers the dangers of marijuana in this campy musical remake of the 1930s cult classic. Lured by the wily Jack (Steven Weber) into a den of…
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Sweet Land (2005)
Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming …
Directed by: Ali Selim
Norwegian-American farmer Olaf Torvik (Tim Guinee) and his rural Minnesotan community must struggle to overcome years of anti-German propaganda and prejudice when he discovers that his…
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Bam Bam & Celeste (2005)
Cast: Margaret Cho, Jane Lynch, Bruce Daniels …
Directed by: Lorene Machado
Best friends and outcasts Celeste (Margaret Cho) and Bam Bam (Bruce Daniels) ditch suffocating small-town life and head for New York City, where they sign up to be contestants in a reality…
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Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Cast: Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt …
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
In this comedy based on the syndicated cartoon strip, Garfield's comic misadventures begin when he finds himself competing for his owner's affection after a new pet, a dog named…
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The Goodbye Girl (2004)
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Patricia Heaton, Hallie Kate Eisenberg …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
A Hollywood classic is updated in this faithful remake of Neil Simon's comedy. Up-and-coming actor Elliott (Jeff Daniels) comes to New York armed with a sublease agreement for an…
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Eighteen (2004)
Cast: Paul Anthony, Brendan Fletcher, Clarence Sponagle …
Directed by: Richard Bell
On his 18th birthday, Pip Anders (Paul Anthony) receives an audiotape from his deceased grandfather, Jason (voiced by Ian McKellen) -- who retells the story of his fight for survival at age…
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X2: X-Men United (2003)
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker (Brian Cox) in this sequel to…
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Cast: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In the continuing adventures of two spy siblings, Carmen gets caught in a virtual reality game designed by the kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker, and it's up to Juni to save her by…
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In this sequel to the hit sci-fi family adventure, spy kids Carmen and and Juni Cortez team up with two other pint-sized secret agents, Gary and Gerti Giggles. The foursome travels to a…
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Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent …
Directed by: Douglas McGrath
Life in 19th-century England deals Nicholas Nickleby a difficult hand when his father dies and Nicholas, his sister and his mother, now penniless, are forced to seek help from his twisted…
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The Anniversary Party (2001)
Cast: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Benjamin Hickey …
Directed by: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Recently uncoupled couple Joe (Allan Cumming) and Sally (Jennifer Jason Leigh) celebrate their anniversary with a group of friends in this dark, Independent Spirit Award-nominated drama (also…
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Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Tara Reid …
Directed by: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
They're three small-time girls with big-time dreams. The comic-book rockers go live-action in this music-business parody. Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook) and her pussycats, Melody (Tara Reid)…
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Spy Kids (2001)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
The tables are turned when pint-sized kids Carmen and Juni must rescue their secret-agent parents from the diabolical clutches of Alexander Minion, who's after a powerful artificial…
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Intimate Affairs (2001)
Cast: Alan Cumming, Nick Nolte, Robin Tunney …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
In 1920s Cambridge, Mass., a group of intellectuals, led by the principled Edgar (Dermot Mulroney), probe the science of sex. But the presence of two tempting stenographers (Robin Tunney and…
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
Cast: Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston …
Directed by: Brian Levant
Yabba-dabba-doo! Digital dinosaurs rule the day when Fred (Mark Addy), Barney (Stephen Baldwin), Betty (Jane Krakowski) and Wilma (Kristen Johnston) take Vegas by storm in this prequel that…
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Get Carter (2000)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook …
Directed by: Stephen T. Kay
When his brother is killed in an accident, cold-blooded gun for hire Jack Carter (Sylvester Stallone) returns home to make peace with his past. But when evidence of foul play surfaces,…
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Company Man (2000)
Cast: Douglas McGrath, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro …
Directed by: Peter Askin, Douglas McGrath
In this spoof about the "true story" behind the Bay of Pigs, Allen Quimp is a schoolteacher with a nagging wife, whom he keeps happy by claiming he's a CIA agent. One thing leads to…
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Urbania (2000)
Cast: Dan Futterman, Samuel Ball, Lothaire Bluteau …
Directed by: Jon Shear, Jon Matthews
Gritty urban legends and harsh realities unfold in this adaptation of Daniel Reitz's acclaimed play "Urban Folk Tales." In a dream-like state, the grieving Charlie (Dan Futterman) spends…
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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack …
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
An argument over fidelity between a doctor and his wife sends the physician reeling into the Manhattan night. He soon finds himself in a surreal succession of sexually charged encounters,…
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Titus (1999)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming …
Directed by: Julie Taymor
Anthony Hopkins stars as a victorious Roman general who returns from battling the Goths with their queen (Jessica Lange) as his prisoner. But kidnapping is anathema to the Goths, and a…
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Annie (1999)
Cast: Alicia Morton, Kathy Bates, Victor Garber …
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Annie (Alicia Morton) is the optimistic orphan whose life is about to take a turn for the better thanks to billionaire Oliver Warbucks (Victor Garber). Based on this classic comic strip…
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Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Liv Tyler …
Directed by: Jake Scott
Plunkett and Macleane are a criminal duo in 18th-century England who make a living by stealing from the rich. Hotly pursued by Det. Chance, the crooks land in even more trouble when Macleane…
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Spice World (1998)
Cast: Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton …
Directed by: Bob Spiers
Jump on the Union Jack tour bus -- helmed by Meat Loaf, of course -- and ride along with the Spice Girls as they prepare to take the stage at London's Royal Albert Hall in this…
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo …
Directed by: Dave Mirkin
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion, armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-it notes.
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Buddy (1997)
Cast: Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming …
Directed by: Caroline Thompson
Compassionate Long Island socialite Gertrude Lintz (Rene Russo) opens her home to a menagerie of critters, including chimps and an ailing baby gorilla, raising them as her children. But the…
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Emma (1996)
Cast: Jeremy Northam, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor …
Directed by: Douglas McGrath
This adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about misguided matchmaking takes a comic look at the romantic meddling of Emma Woodhouse. Emma spends her time arranging friends' romances,…
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Circle of Friends (1995)
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Geraldine O'Rawe …
Directed by: Pat O'Connor
Based on the popular novel by Maeve Binchy, Circle of Friends follows three girlhood friends -- modest Benny (Minnie Driver, in a breakthrough performance), loyal Eve (Geraldine O'Rawe)…
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GoldenEye (1995)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco …
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Pierce Brosnan takes his first turn as suave secret agent James Bond, who -- with his sophisticated gadgets and signature Aston Martin -- investigates the destruction of a Russian satellite…
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Black Beauty (1994)
Cast: Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Alan Cumming …
Directed by: Caroline Thompson
Anna Sewell's timeless Victorian novel comes touchingly to life in this episodic big-screen adaptation. Lyrically recounted from the handsome stallion's perspective, the film traces…
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Second Best (1994)
Cast: William Hurt, Nathan Yapp, Keith Allen …
Directed by: Chris Menges
Seeking companionship and meaning in his life, lonely postal worker Graham Holt (William Hurt) applies to adopt troubled 10-year-old James (Chris Cleary Miles). Graham gradually makes strides…
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Bernard and the Genie (1991)
Cast: Lenny Henry, Alan Cumming, Rowan Atkinson …
Directed by: Paul Weiland
Bernard Bottle (Alan Cumming) is having a bad day: He's been sacked, jilted by his girlfriend, and his apartment's been stripped bare. All he has left is an old Arabic lamp housing…
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Ghost Writer (2007)
Cast: Alan Cumming, David Boreanaz, Anne Heche …
Directed by: Alan Cumming
When he discovers that his boarder -- a promising young novelist (David Boreanaz) who owes months of back rent -- has been taking advantage of his hospitality, frustrated musician John…
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The Anniversary Party (2001)
Cast: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Benjamin Hickey …
Directed by: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Recently uncoupled couple Joe (Allan Cumming) and Sally (Jennifer Jason Leigh) celebrate their anniversary with a group of friends in this dark, Independent Spirit Award-nominated drama (also…