Jason Bateman
Actor | Director | Producer
Actor | Director | Producer
Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American television and film actor. After appearing in several 1980s and 1990s sitcoms including Silver Spoons, It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family, Bateman came to prominence in the early 2000s for playing Michael Bluth on Arrested Development, for which he won a TV Land, a Golden Globe, and two Satellite Awards. He has since established himself in Hollywood by appearing in several films including The Kingdom, Juno, Hancock, Up in the Air, and Paul.
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As: Max Davis
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Jonathan M. Goldstein | John Francis Daley
Stars: Kyle Chandler | Rachel McAdams | Jason Bateman | Billy Magnussen | Sharon Horgan
As: Josh Parker
When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Will Speck | Josh Gordon
Stars: T.J. Miller | Jennifer Aniston | Jason Bateman | Olivia Munn | Kate McKinnon
As: Trevor
After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Rawson Thurber
Stars: Kevin Hart | Dwayne Johnson | Aaron Paul | Amy Ryan | Danielle Nicolet
As: Buster Fang
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Jason Bateman
Stars: Nicole Kidman | Jason Bateman | Marin Ireland | Christopher Walken | Alexandra Wentworth
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director James Burrows. Watch Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows.
Runtime: 87 min.
Stars: Jennifer Aniston | David Schwimmer | Lisa Kudrow | Courteney Cox | Matt LeBlanc
Walt Disney, one of the ultimate dreamers, used his uninhibited imagination and determination to create what became the springboard for all of the Walt Disney Company's spirited and wildly successful creativity that followed -- his crowning achievement: Disneyland. Acclaimed actor Harrison Ford, who portrays Han Solo in the Star Wars film franchise, will give viewers an exclusive preview of Star ...
Directed by: Louis J. Horvitz
Stars: Elton John | Idina Menzel | Derek Hough | Tori Kelly | Jessie J
As: Nick Wilde (voice)
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Byron Howard | Rich Moore
Stars: Octavia Spencer | Ginnifer Goodwin | Idris Elba | Jason Bateman | Shakira
As: Simon Callem
A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Joel Edgerton
Stars: Rebecca Hall | Jason Bateman | Joel Edgerton | Tim Griffin | Allison Tolman
As: Himself (archive footage)
550 Artists were interviewed over the last ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question... Lennon or McCartney.
Runtime: 34 min.
Directed by: Matt Schichter
Stars: Aasif Mandvi | Adam Levine | Adam Lambert | James Valentine | James Valentine
As: Nick Hendricks
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Sean Anders
Stars: Kevin Spacey | Jennifer Aniston | Jason Sudeikis | Jason Bateman | Charlie Day
As: Narrator (voice)
A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Kief Davidson | Daniel Junge
Stars: Jason Bateman | Matthias Klie
As: Judd Altman
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love ...
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Stars: Tina Fey | Corey Stoll | Jason Bateman | Rose Byrne | Adam Driver
As: Conrad Valmont
As he eases into adulthood at the age of forty, Conrad Valmont, the over-educated, under-employed heir to the Valmont Hotel fortune, is cut off from his allowance following his parents abrupt divorce and tossed out into the unforgiving streets of the Upper West Side. Luckily, he is taken in by his old friend Dylan, and returns the favor by immediately falling for Dylan’s girlfriend Beatrice. As ...
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Peter Glanz
Stars: Olivia Wilde | Jason Bateman | Tony Roberts | Billy Crudup | Jenny Slate
As: Guy Trilby
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a ...
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Jason Bateman
Stars: Philip Baker Hall | Jason Bateman | Allison Janney | Kathryn Hahn | Rohan Chand
As: Himself
Featuring interviews from major cast and crew members, along with 200 fans from across the country, this documentary tells the whole story of this amazing and one of a kind tv show.
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Jeff Smith
Stars: David Cross | Will Arnett | Jason Bateman | Portia de Rossi | Mitchell Hurwitz
As: Sandy Patterson
When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Seth Gordon
Stars: Melissa McCarthy | Amanda Peet | T.I. | Jason Bateman | Jon Favreau
As: Rich Boyd
Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality into our daily use of technology that mediates and defines our relationships and ultimately our lives.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Henry Alex Rubin
Stars: Frank Grillo | Jason Bateman | Michael Nyqvist | Paula Patton | Hope Davis
As: Keith Yert
Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: David Palmer | Dax Shepard
Stars: Dax Shepard | Kristen Bell | Kristin Chenoweth | Tom Arnold | Michael Rosenbaum
As: Himself
From America's greatest beardsman, to Morgan Spurlock's own mustache, Executive Producers Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Ben Silverman bring us a hilarious look at men's identity in the 21st century. Models, actors, experts and comedians weigh in on what it is to be a man in a world where the definition of masculinity has become as diverse as a hipster's facial hair in Williamsburg. The hilarious follicles ...
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
Stars: Zach Galifianakis | Will Arnett | Jason Bateman | Judd Apatow | Paul Rudd
As: Dave Lockwood
Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife , and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes, they switch bodies.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: David Dobkin
Stars: Olivia Wilde | Mircea Monroe | Jason Bateman | Leslie Mann | Ryan Reynolds
As: Nick Hendricks
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Seth Gordon
Stars: Colin Farrell | Jennifer Aniston | Jason Sudeikis | Jason Bateman | Charlie Day
As: Special Agent Lorenzo Zoil
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and ...
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Greg Mottola
Stars: Kristen Wiig | Simon Pegg | Jason Bateman | Seth Rogen | Nick Frost
As: Wally Mars
An unmarried 40-year-old woman turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Seven years later, she reunites with her best friend, who has been living with a secret: he replaced her preferred sperm sample with his own.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Will Speck | Josh Gordon
Stars: Todd Louiso | Jeff Goldblum | Juliette Lewis | Jennifer Aniston | Jason Bateman
As: Jason
Four couples, all friends, descend on a tropical island resort. Though one husband and wife are there to work on their marriage, the others just want to enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon find, however, that paradise comes at a price: Participation in couples therapy sessions is mandatory. What started out as a cut-rate vacation turns into an examination of the common problems many face.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Peter Billingsley
Stars: Malin Åkerman | Jason Bateman | Kristen Bell | Vince Vaughn | Jon Favreau
As: Doctor
Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Ricky Gervais | Matthew Robinson
Stars: Jeffrey Tambor | Jonah Hill | Jennifer Garner | Ricky Gervais | Louis C.K.
As: Craig Gregory
George Clooney plays the dry cynical character of Ryan Bingham, an executive who specializes in "downsizing". Ryan lives out of his suitcase, traveling the country for the sole purpose terminating unwanted employees day after day. Just as Ryan is about to reach his life-long goal of the ten million mile frequent flyer mark some major changes come his way. Changes that threaten to crack the cold heartless ...
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Stars: George Clooney | Anna Kendrick | Jason Bateman | Vera Farmiga | Danny McBride
As: Joel
The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie. Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy, an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace ...
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Mike Judge
Stars: Kristen Wiig | J.K. Simmons | Mila Kunis | Ben Affleck | Jason Bateman
As: Dominic Foy
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Stars: Russell Crowe | Robin Wright | Helen Mirren | Rachel McAdams | Ben Affleck
As: Himself - Awards Ceremony
Vietnam veteran 'Four Leaf' Tayback's memoir, Tropic Thunder, is being made into a film, but Director Damien Cockburn can’t control the cast of prima donnas. Behind schedule and over budget, Cockburn is ordered by a studio executive to get filming back on track, or risk its cancellation. On Tayback's advice, Cockburn drops the actors into the middle of the jungle to film the remaining scenes but, ...
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Stars: Ben Stiller | Nick Nolte | Robert Downey Jr. | Tom Cruise | Jack Black
As: Ray Embrey
Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Peter Berg
Stars: Eddie Marsan | Jason Bateman | Charlize Theron | Will Smith | Jae Head
As: Retreat Leader
Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Steve Conrad
Stars: Gil Bellows | John C. Reilly | Seann William Scott | Lili Taylor | Jenna Fischer
As: Animal Instincts Detective
When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous Snow in Hawaii, but also Sarah Marshall.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
Stars: Bill Hader | Mila Kunis | Russell Brand | Kristen Bell | Jason Segel
As: Mark Loring
A young girl named Juno gets herself pregnant and tries to stand on her own, but soon learns a few lessons about being grown up.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Stars: Elliot Page | Michael Cera | Jason Bateman | Jennifer Garner | Allison Janney
As: Henry Weston
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Zach Helm
Stars: Natalie Portman | Jason Bateman | Dustin Hoffman | Zach Mills | Jonathan Potts
As: Adam Leavitt
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Peter Berg
Stars: Chris Cooper | Jason Bateman | Jamie Foxx | Jennifer Garner | Ali Suliman
As: Prince Darkos
Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn down, and turned into a block of flats unless Arthur's grandfather returns to sign some papers and pay off the family debt. Arthur discovers that the key to success lies ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Luc Besson
Stars: Jason Bateman | Freddie Highmore | Mia Farrow | Penny Balfour | Ron Crawford
As: Rupert 'Rip' Reed
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Stars: Ray Liotta | Ryan Reynolds | Joseph Ruskin | Wayne Newton | Alex Rocco
As: Chip Sanders
When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with Chip, Sofia's paraplegic former lover.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Stars: Amanda Peet | Zach Braff | Jason Bateman | Mia Farrow | Charles Grodin
As: Riggleman
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared ...
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Stars: Jennifer Aniston | Jason Bateman | Ann-Margret | Vince Vaughn | Joey Lauren Adams
As: Pepper Brooks
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Rawson Thurber
Stars: Ben Stiller | Justin Long | Rip Torn | Vince Vaughn | Christine Taylor
As: Kevin
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Stars: Owen Wilson | Ben Stiller | Fred Williamson | Snoop Dogg | Vince Vaughn
As: Spider
Sol Goode, a charismatic L.A. twenty-something, has always relied on charm, good looks, and fast talk to glide through life. But his luck may have run out; faced with eviction from his hipster apartment, totaling his car, and the threat of having to find a real job, Sol realizes that maybe the life he's been leading is no longer making him happy.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Danny Comden
Stars: Katharine Towne | Balthazar Getty | Natasha Gregson Wagner | Carmen Electra | Tori Spelling
As: Roger Donahue
Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her girlfriends, she meets Peter, her perfect match. Fed up with playing games, she finally gets the courage to let her guard down and follow her heart, only to discover that Peter has suddenly left town. Accompanied by Courtney, she sets out to capture the one that ...
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Roger Kumble
Stars: Thomas Jane | Cameron Diaz | Jason Bateman | Christina Applegate | Selma Blair
As: John Farrow
Harry Woltz is a homicide cop with a gambling problem; a problem that leaves him owing a great deal of money to the Russell brothers. To clear the debt they ask him to train John Farrow to murder his wife, Evans, without leaving the usual clues or making the usual mistakes. However when Harry's ex-partner is put on the case, she begins to get closer than Harry had thought before the case takes some ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Allan A. Goldstein
Stars: James Belushi | Jason Bateman | Jack Langedijk | Angela Featherstone | Guylaine St-Onge
Set in San Francisco, Jonathan and Jennifer Hart are faced with the prospect of being reunited with Jonathan's long lost sister, and her nephew. Is it possible that Jonathan will finally discover a key to his past or will the "family" turn out to be after something, putting Jonathan and Jennifer in danger's past one more time?
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Kevin Connor
Stars: Wendie Malick | Lionel Stander | Robert Wagner | Stefanie Powers | Marion Ross
As: Grant
This Can't Be Love is a 1994 American television movie directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Quinn. The stars play two aging actors who had a brief but intense marriage in the 1940s, and are reunited decades later to find that issues between them are not resolved. The film makes references to Hepburn's real career and personality, for instance starring in a Western with John ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Anthony Harvey
Stars: Lynda Boyd | Katharine Hepburn | Anthony Quinn | Jami Gertz | Michael Feinstein
As: William Mothershed
Two men being questioned in a police station on Christmas Eve both confess to the murder of a cop. With both stories seeming plausible, an investigator is called in to determine which suspect is telling the truth - and why the other one is lying. Crime drama, starring James Earl Jones and Jason Bateman.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Gilbert Cates
Stars: James Earl Jones | Jason Bateman | James Wilder | Arye Gross | Basil Wallace
Two friends take their dying buddy on one last road trip.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Neal Israel
Stars: C. Thomas Howell | Jonathan Silverman | Marty Belafsky | Shawn Phelan | Jackey Vinson
As: Blaine Stockard
Two college students get a summer job on an offshore oil rig. They are soon approached by a co-worker who had earlier befriended them, and who now tries to draw them into a plot to murder the rig's crew chief.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Lou Antonio
Stars: Michael Biehn | Renée Zellweger | Jason Bateman | Henry Thomas
When the Texas Southern Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Stan Dragoti
Stars: Larry Miller | Scott Bakula | Robert Loggia | Sinbad | Héctor Elizondo
As: Philly
A young mother turns a young man's streetwise life around when she reveals to him that he is the father of her infant baby.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern
Stars: Patti D'Arbanville | Louis Giambalvo | Maura Tierney | Evan Mirand | Michael Manasseri
As: Toby Kellogg
A teenage musician goes on the run from killers and the police when he returns home to find his home empty and his family gone.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Chris Thomson
Stars: Tom Skerritt | Jason Bateman | Robert Downey Sr. | Jack Wagner | Chynna Phillips
As: Todd Howard
Although awkward college student Todd Howard is particularly adept at science, he's paying for school with an athletic scholarship that he will lose should he not fare well in an upcoming boxing tournament. Luckily for Todd, he has inherited the same family curse that once turned his cousin into a werewolf. As he transforms into the hairy, fanged, howling monster, he finds both his physical agility and his ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Christopher Leitch
Stars: Jason Bateman | John Astin | Mark Holton | Estee Chandler | Kim Darby
Alex West is a man who roomed with Norman Bates at the state lunatic asylum for nearly 20 years. After Bates' death, Alex finds that he is in Norman's will as the inheritor of the Bates Motel, which has been vacant since Norman's arrest. Alex travels to Bates' California hometown and with a little help from a teenage runaway, Willie, Alex struggles to re-open the motel for business, only to ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Richard Rothstein
Stars: Gregg Henry | Lori Petty | Moses Gunn | Bud Cort | Khrystyne Haje
As: Larry Nichols
Based on a true story. Karin is a young blind girl who's been encouraged by her overprotective parents to encounter life boldly. Karin meets a handsome young man named Richie, who falls in love with her. Seeking greater independence from her family, Karin becomes romantically involved with him. But Richie's love, too, smothers Karin, who realizes that she is trading one dependency for another. After ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Michael Miller
Stars: Jason Bateman | Max Gail | Roger Wilson | Justine Bateman | Frances Lee McCain
Gary Coleman plays the son of a U.S. diplomat who imagines himself in fantastic situations.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Leslie H. Martinson
Stars: Bernie Casey | Gary Coleman | Pamela Adlon | Fred Dryer | Shelley Smith