Cast: Jane Lynch

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


The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV Series)

2017 · Series · 57 min. · United States

Direction Amy Sherman-Palladino · Daniel Palladino · Scott Ellis · Jamie Babbit

Cast Rachel Brosnahan · Alex Borstein · Tony Shalhoub · Marin Hinkle

Plot TV Series (2017-Present Day). 3 Seasons. 30 Episodes. Manhattan, in the 1950s. Miriam "Midge" Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is a housewife from Upper West Side who decides to become a standup...

7.7

6K votes

7.7

6K votes

Manhunt: Unabomber (TV Miniseries)

2017 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Sodroski · Jim Clemente · Tony Gittelson · Greg Yaitanes

Cast Sam Worthington · Paul Bettany · Chris Noth · Jeremy Bobb

Plot "Manhunt: Unabomber" tells the dramatic and gripping true story of the FBI's hunt for the Unabomber, the deadliest serial bomber in history. The story focuses on FBI Agent and Criminal...

7.4

10K votes

7.4

10K votes

A Mighty Wind

2003 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Christopher Guest

Cast Catherine O'Hara · Christopher Guest · Eugene Levy · Michael McKean

Plot When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent...

6.7

595 votes

6.7

595 votes

Party Down (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Rob Thomas · John Enbom · Dan Etheridge · Paul Rudd

Cast Adam Scott · Ken Marino · Jane Lynch · Jennifer Coolidge

Plot TV Series (2009-2010). 2 seasons. 20 episodes. Party Down is about a group of struggling dreamers who are stuck working for tips while waiting for their big break. As employees...

6.6

251 votes

6.6

251 votes

Glee (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Ryan Murphy · Brad Falchuk · Ian Brennan · Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Cast Lea Michele · Cory Monteith · Dianna Agron · Chris Colfer

Plot TV Series (2009-2015). 6 Seasons. 121 Episodes. Glee follows an optimistic high school teacher as he tries to transform the school's once top-flight, but now moribund Glee Club and inspire...

6.4

11K votes

6.4

11K votes

Inside Comedy (TV Series)

2012 · Documentary · 30 min. · United States

Direction David Steinberg

Cast David Steinberg · Judd Apatow · Mel Brooks · Steve Carell

Plot Comedy series hosted by David Steinberg featuring interviews with some of the best comedic minds of the last five decades.

6.3

47 votes

6.3

47 votes

To Russia with Love (TV)

2014 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Noam Gonick

Cast Jane Lynch · Johnny Weir · Ban Ki-moon · Jason Collins

Plot Leading up to the Olympics in Sochi, a law banning 'propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors' was passed in Russia. Gay Olympians were confronted with a tough decision: whether...

6.2

37 votes

6.2

37 votes

Best in Show

2000 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Christopher Guest

Cast Jennifer Coolidge · Christopher Guest · John Michael Higgins · Michael Hitchcock

Plot Prissy poodles, droopy-eyed bloodhounds, and neurotic Weimaraners compete for the gold in this largely improvised comedy that takes place at the Mayflower Kennel Club. A yuppie couple, a fly fisherman,...

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events

2004 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Brad Silberling

Cast Jim Carrey · Liam Aiken · Emily Browning · Kara Hoffman

Plot Jim Carrey stars as Count Olaf, a wily villain with clever disguises and outrageous schemes, who is bent on swindling the Baudelaire orphans out of their family fortune. Featuring the...

6.1

23K votes

6.1

23K votes

Two and a Half Men (TV Series)

2003 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Chuck Lorre · Lee Aronsohn · Gary Halvorson · Pamela Fryman

Cast Charlie Sheen · Jon Cryer · Ashton Kutcher · Angus T. Jones

Plot TV Series (2003-2015). 12 Seasons. 262 Episodes. Two adults. One kid. No grown-ups. A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew...

6.1

37K votes

6.1

37K votes

The Hammer

2007 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

Cast Adam Carolla · Heather Juergensen · Oswaldo Castillo · Harold House Moore

Plot Jerry Ferro's 40th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it's not a pretty picture. A once-promising amateur boxer -- who quit so he wouldn't risk his perfect...

5.8

30 votes

5.8

30 votes

Julie & Julia

2009 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction Nora Ephron

Cast Amy Adams · Meryl Streep · Stanley Tucci · Chris Messina

Plot Meryl Streep is Julia Child and Amy Adams is Julie Powell in writer-director Nora Ephron's adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell's "Julie & Julia" and "My Life in France," by...

5.7

11K votes

5.7

11K votes

Paul

2011 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Greg Mottola

Cast Simon Pegg · Nick Frost · Jane Lynch · Kristen Wiig

Plot Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

5.7

20K votes

5.7

20K votes

8

2012 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Rob Reiner

Cast Kevin Bacon · Matt Bomer · Campbell Brown · George Clooney

Plot Chronicles the landmark federal trial of California's Prop. 8 using the actual court transcripts and first-hand interviews.

5.7

61 votes

5.7

61 votes

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne (TV)

2012 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Joel Gallen

Cast Roseanne · Jane Lynch · Carrie Fisher · Amy Schumer

Plot It's Roseanne Barr's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

5.6

26 votes

5.6

26 votes

For Your Consideration

2006 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Christopher Guest

Cast Bob Balaban · Jennifer Coolidge · Christopher Guest · John Michael Higgins

Plot Three actors learn their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.

5.5

422 votes

5.5

422 votes

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

2005 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Judd Apatow

Cast Steve Carell · Catherine Keener · Paul Rudd · Seth Rogen

Plot 40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) has done quite a few things in his life. He's got a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with a...

5.5

31K votes

5.5

31K votes

Help Me Help You (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Linwood Boomer · Peter Lauer · Jason Ensler

Cast Ted Danson · Jere Burns · Charlie Finn · Jim Rash

Plot Help Me Help You is an American television situation comedy that aired from September 26, 2006 to December 12, 2006. It was first broadcast at 9:30pm Tuesdays on ABC in...

5.4

31 votes

5.4

31 votes

Role Models

2008 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction David Wain

Cast Paul Rudd · Seann William Scott · Christopher Mintz-Plasse · Elizabeth Banks

Plot Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) are sales reps for an energy drink. After they crash the company truck and are arrested, they are sentenced to complete 150...

5.3

8K votes

5.3

8K votes

Smiley Face

2007 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Gregg Araki

Cast Anna Faris · John Krasinski · Roscoe Lee Browne · Danny Masterson

Plot One woman's day goes all to pot in this resinous comedy from independent filmmaker Gregg Araki. Jane (Anna Faris) is a college dropout and aspiring actress who suffers from a...

5.2

642 votes

5.2

642 votes