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Greg Mottola is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Executive producer and Thanks American born on 11 july 1964 at New York City (USA)
Gregory J. "Greg" Mottola (born July 11, 1964) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development. More recently, he has directed the feature films Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul.
Il réalise notamment SuperGrave en 2007, avec Jonah Hill, Michael Cera et Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
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Gregory J. "Greg" Mottola (born July 11, 1964) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development. More recently, he has directed the feature films Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul.
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Greg Mottola a suivi des études de cinéma à l'Université Columbia à New York.Il réalise notamment SuperGrave en 2007, avec Jonah Hill, Michael Cera et Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
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Hollywood Ending (2002)
, 1h52Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Woody Allen, George Hamilton, Téa Leoni, Debra Messing, Gregg Edelman, Mark Rydell
Roles Assistant Director
Rating65%
Val Waxman (Allen) is a one-time prestigious film director lately reduced to overseeing cheesy television commercials in order to pay his bills and support his current live-in girlfriend (Debra Messing). When he is thrown off his latest effort (a deodorant commercial being filmed in the frozen north), he desperately seeks a real movie project.
Celebrity (1998)
, 1h53Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Hank Azaria, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Winona Ryder, Melanie Griffith
Roles Director
Rating62%
Lee Simon (Kenneth Branagh) is an unsuccessful novelist turned travel writer who immerses himself in celebrity journalism following a midlife crisis and subsequent divorce from his insecure wife, Robin (Judy Davis), a former English teacher, after sixteen years of marriage.
Director
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
, 1h46Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Jon Hamm, Zach Galifianakis, Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher, Maribeth Monroe, Matt Walsh
Rating59%
A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.
Clear History (2014)
, 1h40Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bill Hader, Jon Hamm, Danny McBride, Philip Baker Hall, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton
Rating64%
In 2003, Nathan Flomm (Larry David) is an opinionated, obnoxious business associate of a man, Will Haney, whose company is about to introduce a new electric car. Flomm strenuously objects to the car being named the Howard. He offends Haney, who is naming the car after his young son, Howard, whom Haney named after Howard Roark, hero of The Fountainhead. After Flomm accepts a flat buyout severance package to cut ties with the company, he becomes a ridiculed public figure when the Howard is a huge success, costing Flomm what would have been his share — a billion dollars.
Paul (2011)
, 1h44Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Road movies, Buddy films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Simon Pegg, Seth Rogen, Nick Frost, Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader
Rating68%
Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Nick Frost) are British comic book enthusiasts and best friends who travel to the United States to attend the annual San Diego Comic-Con International, and to take a road trip through the American Southwest to visit sites significant to UFO lore. While driving on a remote desert highway at night, Graeme and Clive observe a car driving erratically and then crash. They stop to investigate and offer assistance to the driver, who turns out to be an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen). Clive faints, but Graeme agrees to assist Paul and gives him a ride.
Adventureland (2009)
, 1h47Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about virginity
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig
Rating67%
In 1987, James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) has two plans. The first plan is to have a summer vacation in Europe after graduating with a comparative literature degree from Oberlin College. His second plan is to attend a journalism graduate school at Columbia University when his holidays end. A few days after his graduation, his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) advise him to seek a part-time job rather than going to Europe when they unexpectedly announce that financial problems have taken a toll on them and they would be unable to financially support him.
Superbad (2007)
, 1h53Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Buddy films, Teen movie, Films about virginity
Actors Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, Emma Stone
Rating75%
Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) are two high school seniors who lament their virginity and poor social standing. Best friends since childhood, the two are about to go off to different colleges, as Seth didn't get accepted into Dartmouth like Evan. After Seth is paired with Jules (Emma Stone) during Home-Ec class, she invites him to a party at her house later that night. Later, Fogell (Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse) comes up to the two and reveals his plans to obtain a fake ID during lunch. Seth uses this to his advantage and promises to bring alcohol to Jules' party. Fogell's fake ID is met with derision by Seth and Evan, as it states that Fogell's name is simply "McLovin". After contemplating their options, Seth decides they have no choice but to have Fogell buy the alcohol with his fake ID. Fogell goes in and successfully buys the alcohol, but is interrupted when a robber enters the store, punches him in the face, and takes money from the cash register.
The Daytrippers (1997)
, 1h27Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Hope Davis, Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber, Anne Meara, Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Rating69%
Eliza (Davis) discovers a love letter that may prove that her husband (Tucci) is having an affair, so she decides to go to New York City and confront him. Her family, including her sister, Jo, and her live-in boyfriend, Carl, as well as her parents, Jim and Rita, go along for the ride in the family station wagon from Long Island.
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Adventureland (2009)
, 1h47Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about virginity
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig
Rating67%
In 1987, James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) has two plans. The first plan is to have a summer vacation in Europe after graduating with a comparative literature degree from Oberlin College. His second plan is to attend a journalism graduate school at Columbia University when his holidays end. A few days after his graduation, his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) advise him to seek a part-time job rather than going to Europe when they unexpectedly announce that financial problems have taken a toll on them and they would be unable to financially support him.
The Daytrippers (1997)
, 1h27Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Hope Davis, Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber, Anne Meara, Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Roles Writer
Rating69%
Eliza (Davis) discovers a love letter that may prove that her husband (Tucci) is having an affair, so she decides to go to New York City and confront him. Her family, including her sister, Jo, and her live-in boyfriend, Carl, as well as her parents, Jim and Rita, go along for the ride in the family station wagon from Long Island.
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Clear History (2014)
, 1h40Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bill Hader, Jon Hamm, Danny McBride, Philip Baker Hall, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton
Roles Executive producer
Rating64%
In 2003, Nathan Flomm (Larry David) is an opinionated, obnoxious business associate of a man, Will Haney, whose company is about to introduce a new electric car. Flomm strenuously objects to the car being named the Howard. He offends Haney, who is naming the car after his young son, Howard, whom Haney named after Howard Roark, hero of The Fountainhead. After Flomm accepts a flat buyout severance package to cut ties with the company, he becomes a ridiculed public figure when the Howard is a huge success, costing Flomm what would have been his share — a billion dollars.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
, 1h52Directed by Edgar Wright
Origin Canada
Genres Martial arts, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill
Roles Thanks
Rating75%
In Toronto, 22-year-old Scott Pilgrim, bass guitarist of floundering garage band Sex Bob-omb, is dating high schooler Knives Chau, to the disapproval of his friends. Scott meets an American Amazon.com delivery girl, Ramona Flowers, having first seen her in a dream, and loses interest in Knives. As Sex Bob-omb plays in a battle of the bands sponsored by one "G-Man Graves," Scott is attacked by Ramona's ex-boyfriend Matthew Patel. Scott defeats Patel and learns that, in order to date Ramona, he must defeat the remaining six evil exes. He had previously been made aware of this in an email that he received from Patel, warning him of the attack, but dismissed it as "boring.