Shawn Levy

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Shawn Levy

Born July 23, 1968 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada (age 58)

Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian and American filmmaker and actor. He is the founder of 21 Laps Entertainment. His work has spanned numerous genres, and his films as a director have grossed a collective $3.5 billion worldwide. Following early work as a television director, most notably for The Famous Jett Jackson, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films s…

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BackroomsBackrooms · 2026
Backrooms
7.12026
MovieHorrorMystery
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Deadpool & WolverineDeadpool & Wolverine · 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
7.62024
MovieActionComedy
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.
Real SteelReal Steel · 2011
Real Steel
7.12011
MovieActionScience Fiction
Charlie 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.
ArrivalArrival · 2016
Arrival
7.62016
MovieDramaScience Fiction
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Free GuyFree Guy · 2021
Free Guy
7.42021
MovieComedyAdventure
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.
Night at the MuseumNight at the Museum · 2006
Night at the Museum
6.62006
MovieFantasyFamily
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · 2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
6.22014
MovieAdventureComedy
When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
The Adam ProjectThe Adam Project · 2022
The Adam Project
7.02022
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.

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thirtysomethingthirtysomething · 1987
thirtysomething
6.31987
SeriesDrama
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.

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