Zooey Deschanel
Also Known As: Zooey Claire Deschanel, Ζόι Ντεσανέλ, Зои Дешанель, ズーイー・デシャネル, ゾーイ・デシャネル, 조이 데이셔넬, 柔伊·黛絲香奈, Зоуї Дешанель, زویی دشانل
Biography: Zooey Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous (2000). Deschanel is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as The Good Girl (2002), The New Guy (2002), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Yes Man (2008), and 500 Days of Summer (2009). From 2011 to 2018, she starred as Jess Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles, which was acquired by Time Inc. in 2015.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthday: January 17, 1980
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Gender: Female
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Bridge to Terabithia
Overview: Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-15
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Big Trouble
Overview: The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-05
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Yes Man
Overview: Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-09
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Almost Famous
Overview: In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-15
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Elf
Overview: When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-07
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Overview: Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-20
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The New Guy
Overview: Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-10
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Overview: Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-28
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The Good Life
Overview: A movie about the travails of Jason (Mark Webber), a young gas station attendant and movie projectionist living in Nebraska. His encounters with various social difficulties and with Frances (Zooey Deschanel), a beautiful and enigmatic young woman leads to dramatic changes and decisions in his life.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-20
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Mumford
Overview: When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarming frankness, the town's quirkiest citizens scramble for a seat on his couch. As he lightens hearts darkened by old secrets no one realizes he's hiding a whopper of his own, or that he's fallen head over heels for one of his patients!
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-24
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Live Free or Die
Overview: It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side-kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think i
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-11
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Dreamin' Wild
Overview: “Dreamin’ Wild” tells the true story of the Emerson family and the tumult that followed the success of their self-recorded pop-funk album of the same name, which went largely unnoticed until critics rediscovered and reappraised it decades later. Now, as an adult, Donnie is forced to confront the ghosts from the past and grapple with the emotional toll his dreams have taken on the family who supported him.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-08-04
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Failure to Launch
Overview: At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to help. In desperation to push Tripp out of the nest once and for all, Al and Sue hatch a plan to hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-10
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The Happening
Overview: When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-11
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Surf's Up
Overview: A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-08
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Flakes
Overview: Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-19
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The Good Girl
Overview: A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-12
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The Go-Getter
Overview: When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-22
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All the Real Girls
Overview: In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul is the town Romeo. But when his best friend's sister returns home from boarding school, he finds himself falling for her innocent charm. In spite of her lack of experience and the violent protests of her brother, the two find themselves in a sweet, dreamy and all-consuming love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-14
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Winter Passing
Overview: Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father, a reclusive novelist, wrote to her mother, who has since passed away. Returning to Michigan, Reese finds that an ex-grad student and a would-be musician have moved in with her father, who cares more about his new friends than he does about his own health and well-being.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-07
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Trolls Band Together
Overview: When Branch's brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop-culture obscurity.
Genres: Animation Family Music Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-12
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Manic
Overview: Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew - abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger - becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-27
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Gigantic
Overview: Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he meets at his mattress store. As their relationship flourishes, unbeknownst to them, a hitman is trying to kill Brian.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-09
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Abandon
Overview: A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-14
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Your Highness
Overview: A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-08
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Eulogy
Overview: A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-15
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Sweet Friggin' Daisies
Overview: A couple spend a last night together before she has to leave him.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-01
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Once Upon A Mattress
Overview: Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends).
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-18
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Celebrity Mix
Overview: These eight short films range from hysterically funny to wickedly suspenseful, and feature some of Hollywood's biggest names. Includes short films Laud Weiner, House Hunting, Curiosity, Dysenchanted, Dependable People, Media Whore, Walking Dreams, Mr. Dramatic.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-17
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(500) Days of Summer
Overview: Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-17
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These Amazing Shadows
Overview: Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-22
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FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Overview: A special celebrating FOX's 25 years on the air. Highlights from iconic series and tributes to memorable moments, as well as celebrities honoring the network include.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-22
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Our Idiot Brother
Overview: Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realise that Ned isn't such an idiot after all.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-26
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Whatever We Do
Overview: Twenty margaritas and 10 shots of tequila, with a few ounces of debauchery, bring four friends closer to the truth than they have been for years.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-16
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Players In Pigtails
Overview: Katie Casey was baseball mad. Had the fever and had it bad. A story that celebrates a brave girl's love of the game as she works to become a player in the first-ever All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Overview: Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone almost relentless media scrutiny. This is a playful yet deeply intimate portrait of Lee, exploring his meteoric rise to pop stardom and the issues of celebrity and spirituality that arise when launched into the spotlight.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-06
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House Hunting
Overview: You can get it for a steal!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-07
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Overview: Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's assassination. Based on a book by Ellen Fitzpatrick
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-19
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The Driftless Area
Overview: Pierre Hunter, a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny hometown after his parents' death. When he falls for the enigmatic Stella, Pierre is unknowingly pulled into a cat-and-mouse game that involves a duffel bag full of cash, a haphazard yet determined criminal, and a mystery that will determine all of their fates. A contemporary fable about the ways we struggle to control time and fate in a possibly predetermined universe.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-18
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Rock the Kasbah
Overview: A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.
Genres: Comedy Music War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-22
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Merv
Overview: A contemporary comedy about ex-couple Russ and Anna, who discover that Merv – the dog they share custody of – has become depressed due to their breaking up. Attempting to lift Merv's spirits at Christmas, Russ takes him on a "boys' trip", leaving freezing Minnesota for a dog-friendly beach in sunny Florida. Anna unexpectedly shows up, rekindling romantic feelings.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
Overview: Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.
Genres: Family Adventure Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-31
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Raving
Overview: In New York City, a young woman forms a curious bond with a lonely older man after they encounter one another on a street corner.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-29
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Trolls
Overview: After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.
Genres: Family Animation Fantasy Adventure Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-13
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Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
Overview: In his Soundstage special, Brian Wilson performs hits from his illustrious award-winning career as a Beach Boy, as well as selections from his new album No Pier Pressure. Joined by friends old and new, this two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack features Brian's Soundstage special plus bonus songs and more!
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-11
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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Overview: Documentary charting the rise of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from its original guise as a radio series through to becoming a Hollywood blockbuster.
Genres: Science Fiction Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-05
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Trolls Holiday
Overview: When the eternally optimistic Poppy, queen of the Trolls, learns that the Bergens no longer have any holidays on their calendar, she enlists the help of Branch and the rest of the gang on a delightfully quirky mission to fix something that the Bergens don't think is broken.
Genres: Adventure Animation Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-01
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It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
Overview: A 2003 Canadian Movie directed by Marcel Sarmiento
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-01
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The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Overview: Join Kacey Musgraves for a holiday variety show featuring new songs, time-honored classics, and a rotating cast of celebrity friends.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-29
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Visions of 'The Happening'
Overview: This making-of features additional background on the original ideas for the film. Shyamalan discusses his initial inspiration to make the ultimate B-movie, but one that morphed into something deeper. The cast and crew discuss the character motivations, the mood of the film, shooting in and around Philadelphia, and more.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-07
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The Happening: A Day for Night
Overview: This making-of is an interesting, candid look at how the director operates during a typical day during principal photography.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-07
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The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Overview: This making-of is a feature that examines some of the story boarding and Pre-Viz sequences for the film, and moves onto the physical creation of the scene for the film.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-07
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Trolls World Tour
Overview: Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom.
Genres: Family Animation Comedy Fantasy Adventure Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-11
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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'
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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