Melissa McCarthy Filmography
by Lna_mLro | created - 13 Mar 2018 | updated - 29 Jan 2023 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Unfrosted (2024)
PG-13 | 93 min | Biography, Comedy, History
In 1963 Michigan, business rivals Kellogg's and Post compete to create a cake that could change breakfast forever.
Director: Jerry Seinfeld | Stars: Isaac Bae, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rickett, Rachael Harris
Votes: 2,273
2. The Little Mermaid (I) (2023)
PG | 135 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem
Votes: 156,056 | Gross: $298.17M
3. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson
Votes: 401,482 | Gross: $343.26M
4. God's Favorite Idiot (2022– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A tech-support employee becomes the unwitting messenger of God.
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Usman Ally, Ana Scotney
Votes: 7,401
5. Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Nine stressed city dwellers visit a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation. The resort's director is a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies.
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans
Votes: 59,978
6. The Starling (2021)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
After Lilly suffers a loss, a combative Starling takes nest beside her quiet home. The feisty bird taunts and attacks the grief-stricken Lilly. On her journey to expel the Starling, she rediscovers her will to live and capacity for love.
Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Kline, Timothy Olyphant
Votes: 15,297
7. Thunder Force (2021)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
Director: Ben Falcone | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Jason Bateman, Bobby Cannavale
Votes: 45,531
8. Superintelligence (2020)
PG | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study average Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it's up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving.
Director: Ben Falcone | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, James Corden, Bobby Cannavale, Brian Tyree Henry
Votes: 13,236
9. The Kitchen (2019)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The wives of New York gangsters in Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands' rackets after they're locked up in prison.
Director: Andrea Berloff | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson
Votes: 22,978 | Gross: $12.05M
10. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
R | 106 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone
Votes: 56,179 | Gross: $8.80M
11. The Happytime Murders (2018)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When the puppet cast of a '90s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker
Votes: 30,385 | Gross: $20.71M
12. Life of the Party (I) (2018)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy
After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.
Director: Ben Falcone | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon, Ben Falcone
Votes: 39,647 | Gross: $53.06M
13. Nobodies (I) (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A group of friends works together on a children's show.
Stars: Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf, Rachel Ramras, Jill Matson-Sachoff
Votes: 945
14. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
Stars: The Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson
Votes: 52,762
15. Life as We Know It (2010)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.
Director: Greg Berlanti | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Alexis Clagett
Votes: 138,950 | Gross: $53.37M
16. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)
TV-14 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change.
Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop
Votes: 44,815
17. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones
Votes: 246,470 | Gross: $128.34M
18. Central Intelligence (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan
Votes: 213,420 | Gross: $127.44M
19. Mike & Molly (2010–2016)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
A couple meets at an Overeaters' Anonymous meeting.
Stars: Billy Gardell, Melissa McCarthy, Reno Wilson, Katy Mixon Greer
Votes: 28,043
20. The Boss (2016)
R | 99 min | Comedy
A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.
Director: Ben Falcone | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Ella Anderson
Votes: 48,665 | Gross: $63.29M
21. Spy (2015)
R | 120 min | Action, Comedy
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Jason Statham
Votes: 258,893 | Gross: $110.83M
22. St. Vincent (2014)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.
Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell
Votes: 108,553 | Gross: $44.13M
23. Tammy (2014)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
After getting fired and finding out that her husband is cheating, Tammy hits the road with her profane, alcoholic grandmother.
Director: Ben Falcone | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Allison Janney
Votes: 54,911 | Gross: $84.53M
24. The Heat (I) (2013)
R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Michael McDonald, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir
Votes: 181,345 | Gross: $159.58M
25. The Hangover Part III (2013)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Crime
When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the run.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha
Votes: 335,523 | Gross: $112.20M
26. Identity Thief (2013)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.
Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho, Amanda Peet
Votes: 140,913 | Gross: $134.51M
27. This Is 40 (2012)
R | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow
Votes: 150,516 | Gross: $67.54M
28. Bridesmaids (I) (2011)
R | 125 min | Comedy
Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Terry Crews
Votes: 309,320 | Gross: $169.11M
29. The Back-up Plan (2010)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman conceives twins through artificial insemination, then meets the man of her dreams on the very same day.
Director: Alan Poul | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen
Votes: 52,286 | Gross: $37.49M
30. Rita Rocks (2008–2009)
Comedy
A frazzled working mother starts a garage band with her neighbor and a female postal worker.
Stars: Nicole Sullivan, Richard Ruccolo, Tisha Campbell, Kelly Gould
Votes: 940
31. Samantha Who? (2007–2009)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
A woman suffers from amnesia and is forced to find out who she really is.
Stars: Christina Applegate, Jennifer Esposito, Kevin Dunn, Melissa McCarthy
Votes: 11,397
32. Pretty Ugly People (2008)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Lucy has always used food to escape life's problems, but when this self-titled "fat friend" lures her group of old college buddies to the Montana wilderness, she reveals a new self - skinny, beautiful and still flawed.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Missi Pyle, Melissa McCarthy, Larry Sullivan, Phill Lewis
Votes: 2,222 | Gross: $0.01M
33. Just Add Water (I) (2008)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.
Director: Hart Bochner | Stars: Dylan Walsh, Jonah Hill, Justin Long, Danny DeVito
Votes: 3,207
34. The Captain (2007)
15 min | Short, Comedy
When "The Captain," an 82-year-old former shoe salesman from Ohio, moves to Los Angeles with his lovely wife Nedra, he finds resistance to his stand-up comedy dreams by his three grown children.
Director: Sean K. Lambert | Stars: Tim Bagley, Jennifer Coolidge, Cheryl Hines, Michael Hitchcock
Votes: 34
35. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
A dramedy centering around the relationship between a thirtysomething single mother and her teen daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut.
Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Keiko Agena, Scott Patterson
Votes: 148,217
36. Cook Off! (2007)
R | 98 min | Comedy
Amateur "chefs" from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.
Directors: Cathryn Michon, Guy Shalem | Stars: Louie Anderson, Nick Rey Angelus, Diedrich Bader, Jordan Black
Votes: 1,210
37. The Nines (2007)
R | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
Director: John August | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Elle Fanning
Votes: 34,617 | Gross: $0.06M
38. Kim Possible (2002–2007)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A high school cheerleader and her clumsy best friend balance their duties as global crime-fighters with the typical challenges of adolescence.
Stars: Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry
Votes: 32,261
39. Chicken Party (2003)
29 min | Comedy, Short
A comedic look at crime, love, tolerance and fried chicken.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Octavia Spencer, Allison Janney, Tate Taylor, Melissa McCarthy
Votes: 84
40. The Life of David Gale (2003)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Cleo King
Votes: 126,122 | Gross: $19.59M
41. White Oleander (2002)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright, Alison Lohman
Votes: 34,088 | Gross: $16.35M
42. The Third Wheel (2002)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
A man accidentally hits a homeless person with his car and then can't seem to get rid of him the rest of the night.
Director: Jordan Brady | Stars: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Luke Wilson, Denise Richards
Votes: 4,968
43. Pumpkin (2002)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sorority girl finds her life falling apart after she develops romantic feelings for a mentally-challenged man.
Directors: Anthony Abrams, Adam Larson Broder | Stars: Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn, Dominique Swain
Votes: 9,546 | Gross: $0.31M
44. Charlie's Angels (2000)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.
Director: McG | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray
Votes: 196,373 | Gross: $125.31M
45. D.C. (2000)
60 min | Drama
The series follows five young interns in Washington, D.C. as they navigate their careers and lives in the nation's capital.
Stars: Jacinda Barrett, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kristanna Loken, Gabriel Olds
Votes: 80
46. The Kid (2000)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin
Votes: 44,417 | Gross: $69.69M
47. Auto Motives (2000)
12 min | Comedy, Short
A series of unrelated stories each loosely involving a car in some way. His segment is called I Thought We Said Eleven
Director: Lorraine Bracco | Stars: Laura Brucia, James Cameron, Robert Downey Jr., Kathleen Falconer
Votes: 139
48. Drowning Mona (2000)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a woman drives a car into the river to her death, everyone in town becomes a suspect.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis
Votes: 15,575 | Gross: $15.43M
49. Go (1999)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime
The aftermath of a drug deal as told from three different points of view.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Sarah Polley, Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf, Taye Diggs
Votes: 75,196 | Gross: $16.84M
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