Cast: Margaret Cho

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


Direction Ryan White

Cast Neil Patrick Harris · Asia Kate Dillon · Margaret Cho · Janet Mock

Synopsis Explore the history of the American LGBTQ movement through the lens of TV in this five-part docuseries. Combining archival footage with interviews. From Emmy-nominated filmmakers Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave, and executive producers Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz, Visible: Out...

7.3

72 votes

7.3

72 votes

Miss Representation

2011 · Documentary · 89 min. · United States

Direction Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Cast Nancy Pelosi · Condoleezza Rice · Jane Fonda · Geena Davis

Synopsis Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. It’s clear the mainstream media objectifies women, but what most people don’t realize is...

7.1

348 votes

7.1

348 votes

The Lost Room (TV Miniseries)

2006 · Series · 360 min. · United States

Direction Craig R. Baxley · Michael W. Watkins

Cast Peter Krause · Julianna Margulies · Dennis Christopher · Chris Bauer

Synopsis TV Miniseries (6 episodes). The story follows a detective as he investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to an alternate universe. In the 1960s, an unknown event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room...

7.0

5K votes

7.0

5K votes

Sex, Explained (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Documentary · 108 min. · United States

Direction Ezra Klein · Melissa Bell · Matthew Yglesias

Cast Janelle Monáe · Margaret Cho · Yin Q.

Synopsis 5 episodes. From the biology of attraction to the history of birth control, explore the ins and outs of sex in this entertaining and enlightening series.

6.3

359 votes

6.3

359 votes

Face/Off

1997 · Movie · 139 min. · United States

Direction John Woo

Cast John Travolta · Nicolas Cage · Joan Allen · Gina Gershon

Synopsis FBI agent Sean Archer (Travolta) knows how to stop elusive terrorist Castor Troy (Cage). He'll become him. Archer undergoes a futuristic surgery and has Troy's face mapped onto his, then infiltrates the terrorist's world to discover his deadly secrets. But...

6.1

93K votes

6.1

93K votes

Chelsea Does (TV Series)

2016 · Documentary · 70 min. · United States

Direction Eddie Schmidt

Cast Chelsea Handler · Steven David · Mary McCormack · Irving Azoff

Synopsis Comedienne and writer Chelsea Handler discusses the topics of marriage, racism, Silicon Valley, and drugs. Filmed in four parts.

6.1

72 votes

6.1

72 votes

The Doom Generation

1995 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Gregg Araki

Cast James Duval · Rose McGowan · Johnathon Schaech · Cress Williams

Synopsis Rose McGowan (Scream), James Duval (Nowhere), and Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!) star as a trio of friends (Schaech's character actually being a complete stranger who steps into their car and into their lives one club-hopping night) who end...

6.0

1K votes

6.0

1K votes

Do I Sound Gay?

2014 · Documentary · 77 min. · United States

Direction David Thorpe

Cast Margaret Cho · Tim Gunn · Dan Savage · David Sedaris

Synopsis Journalist David Thorpe embarks on a hilarious and touching journey, confronting his anxiety about "sounding gay” with comprehensively exploring the linguistic, cultural and historical origins of the stereotype of the gay voice. Enlisting acting coaches, linguists, friends, family, total strangers,...

6.0

42 votes

6.0

42 votes

Drop Dead Diva (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Josh Berman · Michael Grossman · Robert J. Wilson · Jamie Babbit

Cast Brooke Elliott · Margaret Cho · April Bowlby · Kate Levering

Synopsis TV Series (2009-2014). 6 Seasons. 78 Episodes. Drop Dead Diva is a life-affirming dramedy that redefines the paradigm about beauty. Deb, a beautiful but vapid blond model is killed in a car accident but in a twist of fate with...

5.8

332 votes

5.8

332 votes

It's my Party

1996 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Eric Roberts · Lee Grant · Olivia Newton-John · Marlee Matlin

Synopsis Eric Roberts portrays a successful architect who throws a farewell party for friends and family after he learns he is losing his hard- fought battle against the AIDS virus in this vibrant film that co-stars Gregory Harrison.

5.8

296 votes

5.8

296 votes

Prom Pact

2023 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Anya Adams

Cast Peyton Elizabeth Lee · Milo Manheim · Wendi McLendon-Covey · Jason Sakaki

Synopsis Follows the main character, a feminist who doesn't believe in the idea of falling in love, especially in heteronormative love, but then she falls and there's undeniable chemistry.

5.6

240 votes

5.6

240 votes

Fire Island

2022 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Ahn

Cast Joel Kim Booster · Bowen Yang · Margaret Cho · James Scully

Synopsis A pair of best friends set out to have a legendary week-long summer vacation with the help of cheap rosé and a group of eclectic friends.

5.4

515 votes

5.4

515 votes

17 Again

2009 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Burr Steers

Cast Zac Efron · Matthew Perry · Leslie Mann · Thomas Lennon

Synopsis What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O’Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp....

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5.0

10K votes

5.0

10K votes

Sex Appeal

2022 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Talia Osteen

Cast Paris Jackson · Margaret Cho · Fortune Feimster · Skai Jackson

Synopsis Avery Hansen-White, who doesn’t do things she isn’t excellent at. So when her long-distance boyfriend hints at wanting to take their relationship to the next level at the upcoming STEM conference (“nerd prom”), she sets out to master her sexuality....

4.8

168 votes

4.8

168 votes

Good on Paper

2021 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Kimmy Gatewood

Cast Iliza Shlesinger · Ryan Hansen · Britney Young · Christopher Nicholas Smith

Synopsis After years of putting her career first, a stand-up comic meets a guy who seems perfect: smart, nice, successful and possibly too good to be true.

4.4

522 votes

4.4

522 votes

All-American Girl (TV Series)

1994 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Gary Jacobs · Terry Hughes

Cast Margaret Cho · Amy Hill · Jodi Long · Clyde Kusatsu

Synopsis TV Series. 1 Season. 19 episodes. Based around the stand-up routines of comedienne Margaret Cho, this series looked at the culture clashes that occured between a traditional Korean mother and her fully Americanized daughter. Mom just wants Margaret to marry...

4.1

21 votes

4.1

21 votes

Ground Control

1998 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Richard Howard

Cast Kiefer Sutherland · Robert Sean Leonard · Kelly McGillis · Bruce McGill

Synopsis Jack Harris was a successful, acclaimed air traffic controller. One terrible accident changed all of that, however. For the past few years, Jack has been haunted by the pilot's last words. Now, in Phoenix, when a storm ravages the skies...

4.0

130 votes

4.0

130 votes

One Missed Call

2008 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Eric Valette

Cast Edward Burns · Shannyn Sossamon · Azura Skye · Ana Claudia Talancón

Synopsis In this remake of the Japanese horror film "Chakushin Ari" (2003), a chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Though the messages can be deleted, their number is up. Beth Raymond is traumatized...

3.5

4K votes

3.5

4K votes

Tooken

2015 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction John Asher

Cast Lee Tergesen · Reno Wilson · Lauren Stamile · Joyce Bulifant

Synopsis Tooken - The spoof on the popular Taken franchise.

2.3

329 votes

2.3

329 votes

Maxine

2023 · Movie · 20 min. · United States

Direction Niki Ang

Cast Margaret Cho · Elaine Young · Isabella Day · Kelvin Han Yee

Synopsis Allie is a newly out teen who is keeping her girlfriend a secret from her Chinese American family. During her family’s celebration of the Hungry Ghost Festival, Allie meets the ghost of a long lost relative named Maxine, who was...

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