Production
James L. Brooks
Born May 9, 1940 · North Bergen, New Jersey, USA (age 86)
James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, 22 Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe…
Known For
The Simpsons Movie · 2007The Simpsons Movie
★ 7.02007
MovieAnimationComedy
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
Starting Over · 1979Starting Over
★ 6.41979
MovieComedyRomance
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Big · 1988Big
★ 7.21988
MovieFantasyDrama
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Jerry Maguire · 1996Jerry Maguire
★ 7.01996
MovieComedyDrama
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.
As Good as It Gets · 1997As Good as It Gets
★ 7.41997
MovieDramaComedy
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
The War of the Roses · 1989The War of the Roses
★ 6.91989
MovieComedyDrama
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. · 2023Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
★ 7.22023
MovieComedyDrama
When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Say Anything... · 1989Say Anything...
★ 7.01989
MovieRomanceComedy
Average student and eternal optimist Lloyd Dobler seeks to capture the heart of Diane Court, a beautiful but unattainable valedictorian classmate. He surprises just about everyone - including himself - when she returns the sentiment. However, Diane's divorced, over-protective father soon begins to disapprove of the match, and Lloyd realises that it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.
Movies
The Simpsons Movie · 2007The Simpsons Movie
★ 7.02007
MovieAnimationComedy
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
Starting Over · 1979Starting Over
★ 6.41979
MovieComedyRomance
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Big · 1988Big
★ 7.21988
MovieFantasyDrama
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Jerry Maguire · 1996Jerry Maguire
★ 7.01996
MovieComedyDrama
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.
As Good as It Gets · 1997As Good as It Gets
★ 7.41997
MovieDramaComedy
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
The War of the Roses · 1989The War of the Roses
★ 6.91989
MovieComedyDrama
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. · 2023Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
★ 7.22023
MovieComedyDrama
When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Say Anything... · 1989Say Anything...
★ 7.01989
MovieRomanceComedy
Average student and eternal optimist Lloyd Dobler seeks to capture the heart of Diane Court, a beautiful but unattainable valedictorian classmate. He surprises just about everyone - including himself - when she returns the sentiment. However, Diane's divorced, over-protective father soon begins to disapprove of the match, and Lloyd realises that it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition · 2026Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
★ 7.42026
MovieAnimationComedy
Homer and Marge's fun couples' date night goes off the rails when Marge learns Homer left the kids unsupervised with only the doorbell camera as a babysitter. Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer.
The Edge of Seventeen · 2016The Edge of Seventeen
★ 7.22016
MovieComedyDrama
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
My Own Private Idaho · 1991My Own Private Idaho
★ 7.01991
MovieDrama
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
Terms of Endearment · 1983Terms of Endearment
★ 7.11983
MovieDramaComedy
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
Ella McCay · 2025Ella McCay
★ 5.62025
MovieComedyDrama
An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.
50/50 · 201150/50
★ 7.22011
MovieComedyDrama
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
May the 12th Be with You · 2024May the 12th Be with You
★ 5.32024
MovieAnimationComedy
It's Mother's Day and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains, and Stewie from Family Guy.
How Do You Know · 2010How Do You Know
★ 5.32010
MovieComedyDrama
After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

Sep 1, 2027
The Simpsons Movie 2 · 2027The Simpsons Movie 2
2027
MovieAnimationComedy
The sequel to the 2007 film. Plot TBA.
Spanglish · 2004Spanglish
★ 6.12004
MovieDramaComedy
Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.
Riding in Cars with Boys · 2001Riding in Cars with Boys
★ 6.72001
MovieDramaComedy
In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.
Bottle Rocket · 1996Bottle Rocket
★ 6.71996
MovieComedyCrime
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
I'll Do Anything · 1994I'll Do Anything
★ 5.61994
MovieComedyDrama
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.
Jumpin' Jack Flash · 1986Jumpin' Jack Flash
★ 6.11986
MovieRomanceComedy
Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.
The Simpsons in Plusaversary · 2021The Simpsons in Plusaversary
★ 6.52021
MovieAnimationComedy
The Simpsons host a Disney+ Day party and everyone is on the list… except Homer. With friends from across the service and music fit for a Disney Princess, Plusaversary is Springfield's event of the year.
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki · 2021The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
★ 7.22021
MovieAnimationComedy
Loki is banished from Asgard once again and must face his toughest opponents yet: the Simpsons and Springfield’s mightiest heroes. The God of Mischief teams up with Bart Simpson in the ultimate crossover event paying tribute to the Marvel Cinematic Universe of superheroes and villains.
TV Shows
The Simpsons · 1989The Simpsons
★ 8.01989
SeriesFamilyAnimation
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Saturday Night Live · 1975Saturday Night Live
★ 6.91975
SeriesComedy
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
The Andy Griffith Show · 1960The Andy Griffith Show
★ 7.61960
SeriesComedyFamily
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by."
The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Taxi · 1978Taxi
★ 7.31978
SeriesComedyDrama
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show · 1970The Mary Tyler Moore Show
★ 7.61970
SeriesComedy
30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
Lou Grant · 1977Lou Grant
★ 7.31977
SeriesComedyDrama
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
That Girl · 1966That Girl
★ 6.21966
SeriesComedy
That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts. Ted Bessell played her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine; Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp played Lew Marie and Helen Marie, her concerned parents. Bernie Kopell, Ruth Buzzi and Reva Rose played Ann and Donald's friends. That Girl was developed by writers Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had served as head writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show earlier in the 1960s.
Room 222 · 1969Room 222
★ 6.11969
SeriesComedyDrama
Rhoda · 1974Rhoda
★ 6.31974
SeriesComedy
The Doris Day Show · 1968The Doris Day Show
★ 6.21968
SeriesComedyWestern
The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for its many abrupt format changes over the course of its five-year run. It is also remembered for Day's statement, in her autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story, that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the TV series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, 1968. The TV show premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 1968.
The Critic · 1994The Critic
★ 7.31994
SeriesAnimationComedy
Jay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films which he always rates as "It stinks." In addition to the film parodies, the show also deals with his personal life: working for a tyrannical media mogul boss, his lovelife and his family.
The Tracey Ullman Show · 1987The Tracey Ullman Show
★ 7.11987
SeriesAnimationComedy
The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born actress and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children (1987–1997), and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy shorts with many musical numbers, featuring choreography by Paula Abdul. The show also produced The Simpsons shorts before it spun off into its own show, which was also produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.
Prisoners of Gravity · 1989Prisoners of Gravity
★ 5.91989
SeriesDocumentary
Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.
Accidental Family · 1967Accidental Family
★ 6.51967
SeriesComedy
Accidental Family is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC during the first part of the 1967-68 U.S. television season.
My Mother the Car · 1965My Mother the Car
★ 4.81965
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.
Sibs · 1991Sibs
★ 8.01991
SeriesComedy
What About Joan? · 2001What About Joan?
★ 6.12001
SeriesComedy
The life of a high school teacher who depends on the daily support, counsel, and friendship of her two best friends.
The Associates · 1979The Associates
★ 7.51979
SeriesComedy
The Associates is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1979–1980. The series starred Martin Short and was cancelled after nine of its thirteen episodes aired, but was nominated for two Golden Globes after its cancellation. The series was produced by Paramount Television.
Phenom · 1993Phenom
★ 5.31993
SeriesComedy
A teenage tennis prodigy tries to balance a social life with her ambition for stardom, under constant pressure from her driven coach, but with lots of support from her mom.
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling · 2018The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
★ 7.12018
SeriesDocumentary
The story of legendary comedian Garry Shandling, featuring interviews from nearly four dozen friends, family and colleagues; four decades’ worth of television appearances; and a lifetime of personal journals, private letters and home audio and video footage.