Tom McCarthy
Also Known As: Thomas McCarthy, 톰 맥카시, טום מקארת'י
Biography: Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born 1966) is an American actor, writer, and film director who has appeared in several movies, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television shows such as The Wire, Boston Public, Law & Order, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of Saint Maybe. McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing/direction work for the independent films The Station Agent, The Visitor, and Win Win. He currently resides in Manhattan. He is the silent partner in a chain of successful Papaya Dogs throughout the greater metropolitan area. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas McCarthy (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New Providence, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: June 07, 1966
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Gender: Male
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Meet the Parents
Overview: Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-06
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Good Night, and Good Luck.
Overview: The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-16
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The Lovely Bones
Overview: After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-26
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The Great New Wonderful
Overview: The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-22
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Mammoth
Overview: While on a trip to Thailand, a successful American businessman tries to radically change his life. Back in New York, his wife and daughter find their relationship with their live-in Filipino maid changing around them. At the same time, in the Philippines, the maid's family struggles to deal with her absence.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-19
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Year of the Dog
Overview: A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-13
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2012
Overview: Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-10
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Fair Game
Overview: A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her double life.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-20
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Little Fockers
Overview: It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-21
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Beautiful Ohio
Overview: A quietly provocative coming-of-age drama about two brothers — Clive and William — growing up in the unconventional household of progressive parents in the 1970s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-10
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Flags of Our Fathers
Overview: There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-18
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Saint Maybe
Overview: A lonely teen troubled by a past family tragedy is suspicious of his sister-in-law, believing she is being unfaithful. His confrontation with his brother sets off a series of tragic events.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-22
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The Wire: The Last Word
Overview: A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-27
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Jack Goes Boating
Overview: A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered around two working-class New York City couples.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-17
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Duplicity
Overview: Two romantically involved corporate spies team up to manipulate a race to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and allow them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together.
Genres: Romance Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-18
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30 Days
Overview: Jordan meets Sarah on a blind date. His family announces they're moving, and his best friend is getting a quickie wedding. Jordan panics and breaks up with Sarah by asking her to marry him.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-15
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Pixels
Overview: Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-16
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The Wire Odyssey
Overview: A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-20
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Baby Mama
Overview: A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-25
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The Last Shot
Overview: A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-24
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Rift
Overview: A songwriter seeks a psychiatrist's help after his obsession with his best friend's wife turns to chilling fantasies of murder.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-20
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In My Sister's Shadow
Overview: Joan Connor is a lonely florist who falls for her little sister's ex, even though he is stalking the younger woman.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-12
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Mary & Tim
Overview: Another adaptation of the novel "Tim", about the love that develops between a mentally challenged young man and the older, lonely widow who takes him under her wing.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-03
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2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Overview: This documentary features the 2012 film's cast and crew praising the work, vision, and style of the famed Disaster movie director (i.e. Roland Emmerich.)
Genres: Documentary Action Drama Thriller Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-02
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The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Overview: A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-02
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All the King's Men
Overview: The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-10
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Certain Guys
Overview: Five old friends reunite in Dallas for one buddy's wedding. Over the course of a week, each guy faces a major crisis - Mitch loses the love of his life; Burdett loses his job; Cal unexpectedly discovers he is a father; and Stewart reveals a secret the others might not want to hear. In the end, each one has to rely on the help of his friends to see him through his life-changing dilemma.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-12
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The Situation
Overview: The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi mayor Sheikh Tahsin (Saïd Amadis), who has a complex relationship with the Americans.
Genres: Drama History Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-07
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Michael Clayton
Overview: A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-28
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Roast Suckling
Overview: A darkly humorous, early experimental film from director David Jacobson.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-01
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