Biography: Stephen Herek |

Stephen Herek is a director who excels at comedy, and the key to much of his success lies in his penchant for interesting, three-dimensional characters who transcend comic stereotypes and sincerely draw the sympathy of viewers. Whether his characters... more
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Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)
Tags: Fantasy Comedy Heavenly Comedy Comedy 
Length: 87min
The strict reaper rules take a backseat to moving souls quickly and enjoying an existence without consequence when George and her colleagues get a new boss in this feature continuation of the cancelled television series Dead Like Me. There's a new...

Cast: Kevin Pollak Stephen Herek   
Tags: Comedy Teen Movie 
Length: 92min
High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale headlines this coming of age comedy about an unpopular high school senior who lands a date with the most popular boy in school, only to find herself grounded on day of the big event. Mandy Gilbert (Tisdale)...

Life or Something Like It (2002)
Cast: Stockard Channing Angelina Jolie Tony Shalhoub   
Tags: Comedy Drama Romantic Drama Romantic Comedy 
Length: 103min
An egotistical TV reporter learns to appreciate the good things in life thanks to an eccentric, homeless clairvoyant in this old-fashioned omantic comedy from director Stephen Herek (Mr. Holland's Opus). Seattle native Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie)...

Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2009)
Tags: Sea Adventure Thriller 
Length: 92min
The Hills star Audrina Patridge makes her feature film debut in this sequel to the ocean-bound 2005 adventure starring Jessica Alba and Paul Walker. When happily married couple Sebastian (Chris Carmack) and Dani (Laura Vandervoort) is hired to search...

Cast: Timothy Spall Jennifer Aniston   
Tags: Drama Musical Drama 
Length: 106min
Loosely inspired by the true story of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, this music industry fable from director Stephen Herek is based on a script by actor-turned-writer/director John Stockwell. Mark Wahlberg stars as Chris Cole, a wannabe rock star...

Tags: Action Comedy Action Comedy 
Length: 100min
Directed by Stephen Herek, Man of the House follows hard-nosed Texas Ranger Lt. Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) in an undercover job as a cheerleading coach. Though his assignment is fairly cut-and-dried -- after witnessing the murder of a federal...

Cast: Glenn Close Joan Plowright Jeff Daniels   
Tags: Family-Oriented Comedy Family Family-Oriented Adventure Animal Picture 
Length: 103min
There are more puppies than you can shake a rolled up newspaper at in this live-action remake of the Disney animated favorite 101 Dalmatians. Roger (Jeff Daniels) is a designer of computer games who shares his home with his pet dalmatian, Pongo. One...

Cast: Charlie Sheen Chris O'Donnell Tim Curry   
Tags: Swashbuckler Costume Adventure Adventure 
Length: 105min
This comedy-adventure is one of several adaptations of Alexadre Dumas' (pere) classic novel. Provincial swordsman D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell) travels to Paris to follow in his father's footsteps and become a king's guard, a musketeer. Meanwhile, the...

Cast: Jeff Goldblum Robert Loggia Eddie Murphy   
Tags: Screwball Comedy Comedy Media Satire Religious Comedy 
Length: 120min
Stephen Herek directed this comedy-drama in which soul-less exec Ricky Hayman (Jeff Goldblum), programmer for the failing Good Buy Shopping Network, is dismayed by a request to increase sales in two weeks. Bald do-gooder guru G. (Eddie Murphy) assists...

Cast: Richard Dreyfuss William H. Macy Olympia Dukakis   
Tags: Psychological Drama Drama Inspirational Drama 
Length: 142min
A teacher belatedly discovers just how important his job really is in this emotional drama. Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) is a man with a deep love of music and a desire to write at least one piece of lasting significance. However, playing piano in...
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