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1. Below the Line (2018– )
COVID-19 - Central Casting (2020 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

My guests today are from Central Casting, the largest employer of background actors in the Industry. We discuss how background casting worked before COVID-19 and how the process is changing in response to the pandemic.

Stars: Jennifer Bender, Claire Benjamin, Robert 'Skid' Skidmore

2. SAG-AFTRA (2019 Podcast Series)

The SAG-AFTRA Podcast is hosted by National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.

Stars: Gabrielle Carteris, David White, Katie Barberi, Pablo Azar

3. SAG-AFTRA (2019– )
Background Actors Step Forward (2019 Podcast Episode)

We go behind the scenes with Central Casting and the professionals who work background. Central Casting's EVP Jennifer Bender and members Linda Harcharic of the Background Actors and ... See full summary »

Stars: Jennifer Bender, Avis Boone, Gabrielle Carteris, Lisa Harcharic

4. Below the Line (2018 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

A podcast about the film industry: stories from the set, told by crew.

Stars: Robert 'Skid' Skidmore, Katie Carroll, Shaun O'Banion, Bill Hardy

Votes: 7

5. Before I Wake (2016)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A couple adopt an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, Annabeth Gish

Votes: 51,840

6. Crazy on the Outside (2010)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime

A recently paroled ex-con who has trouble adjusting to the wacky normalcy of life outside of prison. He has spent the last three years behind bars after getting caught committing a crime and taking the rap for his much more dangerous pal.

Director: Tim Allen | Stars: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ray Liotta

Votes: 6,987 | Gross: $0.06M

7. Multiple Sarcasms (2010)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

NYC, 1979: Gabriel and Annie's marriage is falling apart with only their daughter holding it together. Gabriel quits his architect job to become a playwright, writing about his life. Annie and Liz leave.

Director: Brooks Branch | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Mira Sorvino, Dana Delany, Mario Van Peebles

Votes: 726 | Gross: $0.03M

8. Extract (2009)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

Joel, the owner of an extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.

Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck, Mila Kunis

Votes: 50,393 | Gross: $10.81M

9. Spring Breakdown (2009)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Romance

Three women vacation together at a popular travel destination for college co-eds on spring break.

Director: Ryan Shiraki | Stars: Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Rachel Dratch, Amber Tamblyn

Votes: 4,825

10. Imagine That (2009)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

Director: Karey Kirkpatrick | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Yara Shahidi, Ronny Cox

Votes: 15,823 | Gross: $16.09M

11. Drillbit Taylor (2008)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.

Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Owen Wilson, Josh Peck, Alex Frost, Nate Hartley

Votes: 62,447 | Gross: $32.85M

12. Meet Dave (2008)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.

Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan

Votes: 43,696 | Gross: $11.80M

13. Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Thriller

John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.

Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Maggie Q

Votes: 420,952 | Gross: $134.53M

14. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Romance

Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd

Votes: 154,232 | Gross: $120.06M

15. Norbit (2007)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.

Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Thandiwe Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell

Votes: 79,849 | Gross: $95.67M

16. The Gene Generation (2007)

R | 96 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Michelle, an assassin to a new breed of killers (DNA Hackers), finds she has greater obstacles in her life... Family.

Director: Pearry Reginald Teo | Stars: Bai Ling, Alec Newman, Parry Shen, Faye Dunaway

Votes: 2,875

17. If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A teenager with a high IQ decides to become an actor, but is faced with a difficult career choice when his TV show gets canceled.

Director: Dominique Wirtschafter | Stars: Markus Redmond, Whoopi Goldberg, Keith David, Debra Wilson

Votes: 854

18. Dead Write (2007)

88 min | Mystery, Thriller

After driving husband Martin to infidelity and catching him at it, mentally-unstable author Jade returns to her New Zealand home to write a book based on the town's history, helped by the ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Connell | Stars: Rachel Hunter, June Squibb, Robert Pine, Tippi Hedren

Votes: 130

19. Mission: Impossible III (2006)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Tom Cruise, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Votes: 391,179 | Gross: $134.03M

20. The Holiday (2006)

PG-13 | 136 min | Comedy, Romance

Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.

Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black

Votes: 323,451 | Gross: $63.22M

21. Stick It (2006)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

After a run-in with the law, Haley is forced to return to the world from which she fled years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman, Haley's rebellious attitude slowly gives way to a team spirit.

Director: Jessica Bendinger | Stars: Missy Peregrym, Jeff Bridges, Vanessa Lengies, Nikki SooHoo

Votes: 30,465 | Gross: $26.87M

22. When a Stranger Calls (2006)

PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Thriller

During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson

Votes: 48,699 | Gross: $47.86M

23. The Black Dahlia (2006)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank

Votes: 77,074 | Gross: $22.52M

24. The Marine (2006)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.

Director: John Bonito | Stars: John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick, Anthony Ray Parker

Votes: 35,875 | Gross: $18.84M

25. The Shaggy Dog (2006)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.

Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Craig Kilborn, Zena Grey

Votes: 20,184 | Gross: $61.12M

26. Man About Town (2006)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A top Hollywood talent agent's cushy existence is threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that a reporter has swiped his journal to bring him down.

Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Sam Ball

Votes: 8,362

27. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Adam Brody, Vince Vaughn

Votes: 542,498 | Gross: $186.34M

28. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, Romance

The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Suzuka Ohgo

Votes: 161,049 | Gross: $57.49M

29. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins

Votes: 115,481 | Gross: $29.26M

30. Sky High (2005)

PG | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Family

Set in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker

Votes: 94,780 | Gross: $63.95M

31. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

After being mistaken for an actor, a New York thief is sent to Hollywood to train under a private eye for a potential movie role, but the duo are thrown together with a struggling actress into a murder mystery.

Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen

Votes: 237,657 | Gross: $4.24M

32. The Devil's Rejects (2005)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.

Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, William Forsythe

Votes: 105,879 | Gross: $17.04M

33. The Ring Two (2005)

PG-13 | 110 min | Horror, Mystery

6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Sissy Spacek, Simon Baker

Votes: 101,075 | Gross: $76.23M

34. Bad News Bears (2005)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Sport

A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kane Kraft

Votes: 22,786 | Gross: $32.87M

35. Man of the House (I) (2005)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Crime

A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.

Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Christina Milian, Kelli Garner, Cedric The Entertainer

Votes: 25,300 | Gross: $19.70M

36. Cursed (2005)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Horror

A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill it in order to avoid becoming werewolves themselves.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Christina Ricci, Jesse Eisenberg, Portia de Rossi, Mya

Votes: 35,023 | Gross: $19.30M

37. Venom (2005)

R | 87 min | Horror

A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.

Director: Jim Gillespie | Stars: Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips

Votes: 10,827 | Gross: $0.88M

38. Danika (2005)

R | 79 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Danika's fears for her children are manifested in premonitions of death and disaster.

Director: Ariel Vromen | Stars: Marisa Tomei, Hannah Marks, Guy Camilleri, Akuyoe Graham

Votes: 3,909

39. In the Mix (2005)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A successful DJ manages to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay him, the mobster gives him the task of protecting his daughter.

Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Usher, Chazz Palminteri, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Robert Costanzo

Votes: 8,639 | Gross: $10.11M

40. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok

Votes: 476,745 | Gross: $186.74M

41. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

G | 113 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Now settled in Genovia, Princess Mia faces a new revelation: she is being primed for an arranged marriage to an English suitor.

Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Callum Blue, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo

Votes: 89,107 | Gross: $95.17M

42. National Treasure (2004)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean

Votes: 355,679 | Gross: $173.01M

43. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When a massive fire kills their parents, three children are delivered to the custody of cousin and stage actor Count Olaf, who is secretly plotting to steal their parents' vast fortune.

Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken

Votes: 221,313 | Gross: $118.63M

44. A Cinderella Story (2004)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.

Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Dan Byrd

Votes: 94,142 | Gross: $51.44M

45. Team America: World Police (2004)

R | 98 min | Action, Comedy

Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Elle Russ, Kristen Miller

Votes: 178,742 | Gross: $32.79M

46. Starsky & Hutch (2004)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Crime

Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of a police snitch called "Huggy Bear".

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn

Votes: 154,653 | Gross: $88.24M

47. The Last Shot (2004)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.

Director: Jeff Nathanson | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Tony Shalhoub

Votes: 4,388 | Gross: $0.46M

48. Identity (2003)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes

Votes: 267,648 | Gross: $52.16M

49. Daredevil (2003)

PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Crime

A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.

Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan

Votes: 229,316 | Gross: $102.54M

50. The Italian Job (2003)

PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron

Votes: 388,944 | Gross: $106.13M