Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Birthday:Oct 11, 1962
Place of birth:New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2009
My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper

Drama Tragic Drama
7.3

20091h 49min

United States

Director: Nick Cassavetes

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.


Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
5.9

20091h 44min

United States

Director: P.J. Hogan

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.

2007
Martian Child

Martian Child

Comedy Drama Family Drama
6.7

20071h 46min

United States

Director: Menno Meyjes

A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

2005
Ice Princess

Ice Princess

Family Drama Comedy Sports Competition
6.1

20051h 38min

United States, Canada

Director: Tim Fywell

With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.

2004
Raising Helen

Raising Helen

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
6.0

20041h 59min

United States

Director: Garry Marshall

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!

2003
School of Rock

School of Rock

Comedy Music Workplace Comedy Narrative Musical
7.2

20031h 50min

United States

Director: Richard Linklater

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.

2002
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

Comedy Family Christmas Family
6.3

20021h 28min

United States

Director: Kirk R. Thatcher

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.

2000
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Comedy Drama Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Romantic Comedy
6.7

20002h

United States

Director: Matt Williams

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.


High Fidelity

High Fidelity

Drama Comedy Romance Music Romantic Comedy
7.4

20001h 53min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Stephen Frears

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".

1999
Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

Animation Comedy Family Family Animation Parent-Child Family
7.9

19991h 32min

United States

Director: John Lasseter

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.