Spike Jonze
Biography: Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze, is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Charlie Kaufman, which include the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation., and for his work as director of the 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are. He was also a co-creator and executive producer of MTV's Jackass. He is currently the creative director of VBS.tv. He is also part owner of skateboard company Girl Skateboards with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll. He also co-founded Directors Label with filmmakers Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Jonze, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: October 22, 1969
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Three Kings
1999-09-27
Three Kings
Overview: A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.
Genres: Action Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-27
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Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
2023-10-04
Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
Overview: Deeply thoughtful and illuminating, DRAWING A LIFE reveals the details of artist Geoff McFetridge’s life and work while delving further into the universal questions of what makes a fulfilling life and how to live with intention in the limited time we all have.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-04
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Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2004-06-08
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Overview: A compilation of 24 music videos by Sonic Youth ranging from 1990 to 2002. Collaborators include Harmony Korine, Spike Jonze, Todd Haynes, Mark Romanek, Richard Kern, and more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-08
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Mark’s Brain
2022-05-13
Mark’s Brain
Overview: “Mark’s Brain” features Gonz curiously floating through the deep compartments of his own memory. From vibrant tunnels filled with Schmoo birds to archival skate footage from the past 30 years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-05-13
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Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
2010-03-02
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Overview: Jennie the terrier has everything a dog could ever wish for, but still feels that something is missing. She leaves home to discover what that is.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-02
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Jackass: The Beginning
2011-06-14
Jackass: The Beginning
Overview: Jackass: The Beginning is a DVD extra on Jackass 3.5 that documents how Big Brother Magazine developed into the Jackass crew.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-14
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Sing 2
2021-12-01
Sing 2
Overview: Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
Genres: Animation Family Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-01
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To Die By Your Side
2011-05-14
To Die By Your Side
Overview: Designer Olympia Le-Tan's embroidered clutch-bags spring to life in director Spike Jonze’s tragicomic stop-motion animation.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-14
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Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters
Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters
Overview: Released as part of Jackass Number Two's 15th Anniversary, bonus footage from the Number Two DVD
Genres: Comedy Action Documentary
Original Language: en
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Keep Your Eyes Open
2002-03-01
Keep Your Eyes Open
Overview: The craziest thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies demonstrate their repertoire of mind-blowing stunts in the fields of skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, surfing, BMX and motocross.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-01
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Her
2013-12-18
Her
Overview: In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
Genres: Romance Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-18
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Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
2004-02-03
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Overview: Behind the scenes documentary shot during the making of Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation (2003)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-03
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Collaborators
2009-09-09
Collaborators
Overview: A portrait of Spike Jonze and his longtime moviemaking partnerships.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-09
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Jackass 4.5
2022-05-20
Jackass 4.5
Overview: Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.
Genres: Comedy Documentary Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-20
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
2013-10-22
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Overview: 86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-22
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What's Up, Fatlip?
2003-07-03
What's Up, Fatlip?
Overview: During the filming of Fatlip's debut solo music video for "What's Up, Fatlip?" Spike Jonze compiled a series of interviews with the rapper and put them together in a documentary.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-03
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
2014-06-03
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Overview: Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-03
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The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003-10-20
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Overview: When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation., this superior compilation of music videos, documentaries, interviews, and early rarities offers abundant proof that Jonze is the real deal--a filmmaker ablaze with fresh ideas and fresh ways of filming them. Featuring The Beastie Boys, Bjork, Weezer, The Pharcyde, Fatboy Slim and many others.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-20
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Beastie Boys Story
2020-04-24
Beastie Boys Story
Overview: Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-24
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Amarillo By Morning
1998-01-16
Amarillo By Morning
Overview: While filming professional bullriders for a commercial at the national rodeo in Houston, Texas, Spike Jonze befriended two suburban teenagers who aspired to be cowboys. The documentary chronicles an afternoon in their lives.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-16
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Mi Vida Loca
1994-06-08
Mi Vida Loca
Overview: Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-08
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The Wolf of Wall Street
2013-12-25
The Wolf of Wall Street
Overview: A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Genres: Crime Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-25
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The Game
1997-09-12
The Game
Overview: In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-12
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Jackass 3D
2010-10-15
Jackass 3D
Overview: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."
Genres: Comedy Documentary Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-15
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Dìdi (弟弟)
2024-07-26
Dìdi (弟弟)
Overview: In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-26
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A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
2011-11-28
A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
Overview: Ryan Dunn's friends and family pay tribute to the 'Jackass' star with a look back at his extraordinary life. Join the gang as they come together to share stories and bid a final farewell to both Ryan Dunn and Zac Hartwell.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-28
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Torrance Rises
1999-01-01
Torrance Rises
Overview: A mockumentary chronicling the Torrance Community Dance Group (from Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" video) on their road to the MTV Video Music Awards.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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The Vampire Attack
2010-03-02
The Vampire Attack
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 2010-03-02
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Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
2017-06-03
Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
Overview: A look at the rise and fall of the subversive skateboarding magazine Big Brother, which rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and had a profound effect on the skating subculture with its unfiltered approach.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-03
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Jackass Number Two
2006-09-22
Jackass Number Two
Overview: Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
Genres: Action Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-22
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Jackass 2.5
2007-12-18
Jackass 2.5
Overview: The crew have now set off to finish what as left over from Jackass 2.0, and in this version they have Wee Man use a 'pee' gun on themselves, having a mini motor bike fracas in the grocery mall, a sperm test, a portly crew member disguised as King Kong, as well as include three episodes of their hilarious adventures in India.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-18
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Jackass: The Movie
2002-10-25
Jackass: The Movie
Overview: Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-25
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Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
2014-05-13
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Overview: The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-13
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Pig!
1996-01-01
Pig!
Overview: No plot details available.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Where the Wild Things Are
2009-10-16
Where the Wild Things Are
Overview: Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
Genres: Family Fantasy Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-16
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The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
2007-04-27
The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
Overview: A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this film,
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-27
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All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
2012-05-15
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the making of Being John Malkovich, condensed from hours of footage during production.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-15
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Rappin' With The Rickster
2010-01-01
Rappin' With The Rickster
Overview: Join photographer turned public access guru Ricky Powell in this collection of clips from his influential NY TV show, Rappin' With The Rickster.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats
2018-10-04
Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats
Overview: "Camitz - another time, another place" - About the Swedish filmmaker Jhoan Camitz who directed the Spice Girls first video "Wannabe". He was a willful creator who won several awards for his iconic and offbeat commercials. Johan Camitz was killed in a chaotic car accident in New York, 2000. He was crossing a street when he was hit by a suv with a dying man behind the wheel.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2018-10-04
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Untitled Al Gore Documentary
2000-08-15
Untitled Al Gore Documentary
Overview: An intimate look at Al Gore and his family during the former Vice President's 2000 campaign
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-15
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Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018-09-21
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Overview: Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
2009-08-14
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Overview: A loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature, Maurice Sendak. In this deeply moving tribute, spend time with the man who spoke to children through his stories and illustrations in a way no one else could.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-14
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Illegal Civilization 3
2018-08-25
Illegal Civilization 3
Overview: Features Kevin White, Aramis Hudson, Zach Saraceno, Nico Hiraga, and Olan Prenatt skating, having fun, and getting into all of the hijinks that we’ve come to expect from the Civ.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-25
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Moneyball
2011-09-23
Moneyball
Overview: The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-23
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The Birth of Big Air
2010-07-29
The Birth of Big Air
Overview: In 1985, at the tender age of 13, Mat Hoffman entered into the BMX circuit as an amateur, and by 16 he had risen to the professional level. Throughout his storied career, Hoffman has ignored conventional limitations, instead, focusing his efforts on the purity of the sport and the pursuit of “what’s next.” His motivations stem purely from his own ambitions, and even without endorsements, cameras, fame and fans, Hoffman would still be working to push the boundaries of gravity. Academy Award nominee Spike Jonze and extreme sport fanatic Johnny Knoxville, along with director Jeff Tremaine, will showcase the inner workings and exploits of the man who gave birth to “Big Air.”
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-29
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Babylon
2022-12-22
Babylon
Overview: A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-22
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Jackass Forever
2022-02-01
Jackass Forever
Overview: The Jackass crew, along with some newcomers, returns for one final round of hilarious, absurd, and dangerous stunts.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-01
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Jackass 3.5
2011-04-01
Jackass 3.5
Overview: Johnny Knoxville of 'Jackass' releases unused material of stunts, tricks, antics and shenanigans shot during the production of 'Jackass 3D' that didn't make it into the film, as well as the hilarious outtakes.
Genres: Comedy Documentary Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-01
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Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005-09-05
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Overview: An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-05
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Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
2023-09-04
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Overview: A portrait of French filmmaker Michel Gondry, creator, for three decades, of an imperfect, astonishing, fascinating, damaged and poetic work.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-09-04
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