John Gatins
Writer · b. 1968 · New York City, New York, USA
John Gatins (born April 16, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, and actor. For writing the drama film Flight (2012), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Gatins made his directorial feature debut by filming his screenplay for Dreamer (2005). He also wrote or co-wrote Coach Carter (2005), Real Steel (2011), Kong: Skull Island, and Power Rangers (2017). As an actor, he has collaborated three times with Eddie Murphy on Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008), and A Thousand Words (2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gatins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie7.1ActionScience FictionCharlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Real Steel
2011 · 9.6K votes
Movie6.5ActionCrimeThe film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.
Need for Speed
2014 · 4.8K votes
Movie5.7ComedyA mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.
Norbit
2007 · 2.7K votes
Movie6.1DramaComedyJack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.
A Thousand Words
2012 · 1.4K votes
Movie5.9FamilyComedyAfter one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!
Big Fat Liar
2002 · 909 votes
Movie5.8CrimeComedyHoping to leave his criminal lifestyle behind him, a successful art thief teams up with a sexy con woman to pull off the ultimate heist and set himself free.
Lying and Stealing
2019 · 382 votes
Movie5.3ComedyScience FictionA crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.
Meet Dave
2008 · 1.6K votes
Movie6.2ComedyDramaIn small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.
Varsity Blues
1999 · 485 votes
Movie4.9ComedyFamilyThe tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.
The Shaggy Dog
2006 · 602 votes
Movie6.0DramaFantasyA troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
The Nines
2007 · 487 votes
Movie6.9DramaIt's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.
Gods and Monsters
1998 · 406 votes
Movie6.1ActionScience FictionA top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.
Impostor
2001 · 497 votes
Movie5.8HorrorComedyIt was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand, one eye, and one leg walks into a pawn shop with a statue of a hideous looking Leprechaun. The owner claims it's a good luck charm. The statue also wore a medallion around it's neck. The careless pawn shop owner took off the medallion setting the Leprechaun free...
Leprechaun 3
1995 · 366 votes
Movie6.2ThrillerCrimeIn the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
Another Day in Paradise
1998 · 154 votes
Movie4.9MysteryHorrorA young woman starts receiving messages through a Ouija board, claiming to be from the former occupant of her apartment.
Witchboard 2
1993 · 68 votes
Movie4.4ComedyFamilyFred Figglehorn is in love with Judy, who lives next door. But Kevin, the local bully, prevents Fred from seeing Judy until she moves out of town. So, Fred embarks on a quest to find her in the hope that his feelings will be reciprocated.
FRED: The Movie
2010 · 174 votes
Movie5.1AdventureComedyWhen Fred suspects that his new music teacher is a vampire, he and his friend Bertha set out to save the town from this garlic-hating fiend.
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
2011 · 99 votes
Movie5.6HorrorFantasyThrill-seeking teenagers resurrect a demon from his grave and a bloody rampage for revenge begins.
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995 · 205 votes
Movie5.6ComedyRomanceLyricist Harmony insists on wallowing in misery eons after being unceremoniously dumped by his girlfriend. While the members of Harmony's family are long over his antics, that doesn't stop him from milking his heartbreak and telling his tale of woe to anyone who will listen.
Harmony and Me
2010 · 17 votes
Movie4.1ComedyTV MovieThe outrageously wisecracking Cheech Marin unleashes the laughs as the voice of a smart-alecky dog named Einstein who's out to find himself a new family... and a snack or two along the way! Einstein is a wisecracking dog with a huge appetite for outsmarting human beings!
Breakfast with Einstein
1998 · 7 votes
Movie6.1ComedyFrances Ferguson is discontent. Like a lot of us, she does a bit of “acting out” and pays the price —an arrest, a trial, incarceration. And then a new identity, one that’s not terribly comfortable.
Frances Ferguson
2019 · 22 votes
Movie5.3ComedyLarry is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the glorious shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. Taking a part-time job vacuuming and washing windshields, Larry finds himself mixed up with hostile co-workers and unsatisfied customers, while also finding himself smitten with his lovely boss, Lupe Torrez. Will Larry keep it together long enough to win the girl, provide for man's best friend (his dog Arrow), and do his grandmother proud?
7 Chinese Brothers
2015 · 43 votes
MovieDocumentaryA retrospective documentary looking back on the production of the first six Leprechaun films. Includes clips from the film, behind-the-scenes footage, as well as interviews with the directors, writers, actors, and special effects creators from the movies.