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Leslye Headland
Born November 26, 1980 · Maryland, USA (age 45)
Leslye Headland (born November 26, 1980) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and playwright. She directed the comedic films Bachelorette (2012), and Sleeping with Other People (2015). She co-created the Netflix series Russian Doll (2019–2022) which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. She s…
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Sleeping with Other People · 2015Sleeping with Other People
★ 6.32015
MovieComedyRomance
Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done.
Bachelorette · 2012Bachelorette
★ 5.42012
MovieComedyRomance
Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
About Last Night · 2014About Last Night
★ 6.02014
MovieComedyRomance
Bernie and Joan are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups and each other. When he sets up his best friend, Danny, with her roommate, Debbie, the sparks soon fly as they try to navigate the relationship minefields from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.
Pink & Blue · 2020Pink & Blue
2020
Movie
A Yoruba & Igbo and Filipinx transgender couple nest a pregnancy in their love and give light to possibilities outside of a binary world.
Black Monday · 2019Black Monday
★ 6.82019
SeriesComedyCrime
Travel back to October 19, 1987 – aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in Wall Street history – this is the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, Don Henley's birthday party and the glass ceiling.
The Acolyte · 2024The Acolyte
★ 5.42024
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
A hundred years before the rise of the Empire, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic have prospered for centuries without war. During this time, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past.
Dying for Sex · 2025Dying for Sex
★ 6.52025
SeriesDramaComedy
After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she leaves her husband and explores the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life.
Russian Doll · 2019Russian Doll
★ 7.42019
SeriesComedyDrama
Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.
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