Cast: Michaela Watkins

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Michaela Watkins. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Dropout (TV Miniseries)

2022 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Elizabeth Meriwether · Michael Showalter · Francesca Gregorini · Erica Watson

Cast Amanda Seyfried · Utkarsh Ambudkar · Laurie Metcalf · William H. Macy

Synopsis TV series that chronicles Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company.

6.7

1K votes

6.7

1K votes

Brigsby Bear

2017 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Dave McCary

Cast Kyle Mooney · Matt Walsh · Michaela Watkins · Ryan Simpkins

Synopsis Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children's TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James's life changes forever, and he sets out to finish the story himself.

6.6

2K votes

6.6

2K votes

Enlightened (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Mike White · Laura Dern · Miguel Arteta · Nicole Holofcener

Cast Laura Dern · Diane Ladd · Luke Wilson · Sarah Burns

Synopsis TV Series (2011-2013). 2 Seasons. 18 Episodes. Amy Jellicoe (Laura Dern) is a self-destructive executive, who, after the implosion of her professional life and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, tries to get her life back together. Created by Mike...

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6.5

872 votes

6.5

872 votes

Tiny Beautiful Things

2023 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Rachel Goldenberg

Cast Kathryn Hahn · John Berchtold · Julien Marlon Samani · Aneasa Yacoub

Synopsis TV Series (2023-). 1 Season. 8 Episodes. Follows a woman who reluctantly becomes Dear Sugar. She is an anonymous revered advice columnist even when her own life is falling apart.

6.4

350 votes

6.4

350 votes

Casual (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction Zander Lehmann · Jason Reitman · Michael Weaver · Fred Savage

Cast Michaela Watkins · Tommy Dewey · Tara Lynne Barr · Nyasha Hatendi

Synopsis TV Series (2015). 4 Seasons. 44 Episodes. A new comedy series about a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister living under one roof again. Together, they coach each other through the crazy world of dating while raising her teenage...

6.3

603 votes

6.3

603 votes

You Hurt My Feelings

2023 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Nicole Holofcener

Cast Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Tobias Menzies · Deniz Akdeniz · Amber Tamblyn

Synopsis A novelist whose marriage starts to deteriorate after she unintentionally overhears her husband offering up a frank assessment of her work.

6.0

312 votes

6.0

312 votes

The Way Back

2020 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Gavin O'Connor

Cast Ben Affleck · Janina Gavankar · Al Madrigal · Sal Velez Jr.

Synopsis Jack Cunningham is a separated, former basketball young star in a struggle with addiction and attempts to comeback by becoming the coach of a disparate, ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.

6.0

4K votes

6.0

4K votes

Person to Person

2017 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Dustin Guy Defa

Cast Michael Cera · Abbi Jacobson · Philip Baker Hall · Michaela Watkins

Synopsis Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

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5.8

136 votes

5.8

136 votes

Lazy Eye

2016 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Tim Kirkman

Cast Lucas Near-Verbrugghe · Aaron Costa Ganis · Michaela Watkins · Drew Barr

Synopsis When Dean, a graphic designer in Los Angeles, notices a sudden change in his vision, an ex-love from 15 years earlier contacts him unexpectedly in hopes of rekindling their relationship. When the two meet at a vacation house in the...

5.8

34 votes

5.8

34 votes

Direction Kari Lizer · Andy Ackerman

Cast Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Clark Gregg · Hamish Linklater · Trevor Gagnon

Synopsis TV Series (2006-2010). 5 seasons. 88 Episodes. Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in a comedy about a single mother and owner of a "30-minute workout gym" who is the portrait of the new American mom, albeit with some unflinchingly...

5.8

741 votes

5.8

741 votes

In a World...

2013 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Lake Bell

Cast Lake Bell · Demetri Martin · Rob Corddry · Michaela Watkins

Synopsis An ambitious young vocal coach (writer/director Lake Bell) makes a play for stardom with the help of her irascible sister and a talented young sound technician, only to get caught up in a treacherous battle of egos after stealing a...

5.8

2K votes

5.8

2K votes

Brittany Runs a Marathon

2019 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Paul Downs Colaizzo

Cast Jillian Bell · Patch Darragh · Michaela Watkins · Utkarsh Ambudkar

Synopsis Brittany Forgler (Jillian Bell) is a funny, likeable, 27-year-old hot mess of a New Yorker whose trashy nightclub adventures and early-morning walks of shame make her late for work every day. But when she stops by a Yelp-recommended doctor’s office...

5.7

1K votes

5.7

1K votes

The House of Tomorrow

2017 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Peter Livolsi

Cast Ellen Burstyn · Nick Offerman · Asa Butterfield · Alex Wolff

Synopsis The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.

5.6

28 votes

5.6

28 votes

Thanks for Sharing

2012 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Stuart Blumberg

Cast Mark Ruffalo · Gwyneth Paltrow · Tim Robbins · Pink

Synopsis Adam (Mark Ruffalo) has just reached the 5-year mark in his sex addiction sobriety with help from his sponsor Mike (Tim Robbins). New-comer Neil (Josh Gad) seeks out Adam's help hoping that he'll be his mentor, but Neil doesn't have...

5.5

3K votes

5.5

3K votes

Sword of Trust

2019 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Lynn Shelton

Cast Marc Maron · Jon Bass · Michaela Watkins · Jillian Bell

Synopsis Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War.

5.2

370 votes

5.2

370 votes

Afternoon Delight

2013 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Joey Soloway

Cast Kathryn Hahn · Juno Temple · Josh Radnor · Jane Lynch

Synopsis Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable, yet tightly coiled, thirtysomething steeped in the creative class of Los Angeles’s bohemian, affluent Silver Lake neighborhood. Everything looks just right—chic modernist home, successful husband, adorable child, and a hipster wardrobe. So why is...

5.1

561 votes

5.1

561 votes

Direction Jeremy Konner

Cast Johnny Depp · Ron Howard · Christopher Lloyd · Alfred Molina

Synopsis Funny or Die presents a satirical rendition of Donald Trump's 1987 best selling business book, The Art of the Deal.

5.1

199 votes

5.1

199 votes

Marry Me (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction David Caspe · Seth Gordon · Robert B. Weide · Reginald Hudlin

Cast Casey Wilson · Ken Marino · John Gemberling · Tymberlee Hill

Synopsis TV Series (2014). 18 Episodes. Annie and Jake finally get engaged after six years, but her larger-than-life personality and his laid-back approach to life will severely test the theory of "opposites attract". They quickly realize getting engaged was the easy...

5.0

139 votes

5.0

139 votes

Schooled (TV Series)

2018 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Marc Firek · Adam F. Goldberg · Jay Chandrasekhar · David Katzenberg

Cast Bryan Callen · Tim Meadows · Amanda Michalka · Rachel Crow

Synopsis TV Series (2018-). Lucy Winston is given a job by her brother, Andre at the William Penn Academy. Her brother is in a power struggle with the energetic Coach Mellor, while Lucy is trying to deal with her kids adjusting...

5.0

35 votes

5.0

35 votes

Trophy Wife (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Jason Moore

Cast Malin Akerman · Marcia Gay Harden · Bradley Whitford · Ryan Lee

Synopsis TV Series (2013-2014). 22 Episodes. A reformed party girl finds herself an insta-family after falling in love with a man with 3 manipulative children and two judgmental ex-wives

5.0

286 votes

5.0

286 votes