Direction: Betty Thomas

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Betty Thomas. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Grace and Frankie (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Marta Kauffman · Howard J. Morris · Arlene Sanford · Dean Parisot

Cast Jane Fonda · Lily Tomlin · Martin Sheen · Sam Waterston

Synopsis Finding out that their husbands are not just work partners, but have also been romantically involved for the last twenty years, two women with an already strained relationship try to cope with the circumstances together.

6.6

2K votes

6.6

2K votes

On the Air (TV Series)

1992 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction David Lynch · Mark Frost · Jack Fisk · Lesli Linka Glatter

Cast Ian Buchanan · Nancye Ferguson · Miguel Ferrer · Gary Grossman

Synopsis The year is 1957. The cast and crew of the Lester Guy Show are extremely apprehensive about their upcoming live television broadcast on the Zoblotnick Broadcasting Co. network. Lester Guy despises fellow cast member Betty Hudson for unknowingly becoming more...

6.2

72 votes

6.2

72 votes

Dream On (TV Series)

1990 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction David Crane · Marta Kauffman · Betty Thomas · Ron Wolotzky

Cast Brian Benben · Chris Demetral · Denny Dillon · Wendie Malick

Synopsis Cult adult comedy about dreamer Martin Tupper, whose life is full of colourful characters. Divorced and living with his growing teenage son, still friends with his ex-wife, and constantly looking for dates, but without a clue how to relate to...

6.2

482 votes

6.2

482 votes

6.0

2K votes

The Late Shift (TV)

1996 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Betty Thomas

Cast Kathy Bates · John Michael Higgins · Daniel Roebuck · Bob Balaban

Synopsis Story about the behind-the-scenes network politics responsible for the changes in late-night talk-show hosts, after the retirement of Johnny Carson from the Tonight Show on NBC. Jay Leno and David Letterman were both vying for the position, but Leno's tough...

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5.7

49 votes

5.7

49 votes

28 Days

2000 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Betty Thomas

Cast Sandra Bullock · Viggo Mortensen · Dominic West · Diane Ladd

Synopsis In this romantic comedy, a journalist who's become too much the life of the party finds a new lease on life in a drug and alcohol treatment center. New York newspaper columnist Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) has a fondness for...

4.8

9K votes

4.8

9K votes

I Spy

2002 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Betty Thomas

Cast Eddie Murphy · Owen Wilson · Famke Janssen · Malcolm McDowell

Synopsis When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter jet created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott (Wilson), is called into action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed...

4.5

5K votes

4.5

5K votes

John Tucker Must Die

2006 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Betty Thomas

Cast Jesse Metcalfe · Brittany Snow · Ashanti · Sophia Bush

Synopsis Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater (Jesse Metcalfe) set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.

4.3

5K votes

4.3

5K votes

4.3

305 votes

Dr. Dolittle

1998 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Betty Thomas

Cast Eddie Murphy · Ossie Davis · Oliver Platt · Peter Boyle

Synopsis Dr. Dolittle (1998) follows Dr. John Dolittle, a busy physician who rediscovers his childhood ability to talk to animals after a chance encounter with a stressed dog. As his secret talent spreads through the animal kingdom, his chaotic life takes...

4.2

78K votes

4.2

78K votes

Direction Betty Thomas

Cast Jason Lee · Zachary Levi · David Cross · Wendie Malick

Synopsis Alvin, Simon and Theodore must put aside music superstardom and return to school, where they look to win a $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands contest in order to save their school's music program. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly...

4.1

3K votes

4.1

3K votes

My Breast (TV)

1994 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Betty Thomas

Cast Meredith Baxter · Jamey Sheridan · James Sutorius · Sara Botsford

Synopsis Joyce Wadler,a journalist who lives in New York, has an unsatisfying relationship with her boyfriend. When she discovers that she is suffering from breast-cancer, she radically changes her way of life.

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Parenthood (TV Series)

1990 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Allan Arkush · Matia Karrell · Alan Myerson · Betty Thomas

Cast Ed Begley Jr. · Jayne Atkinson · Max Elliot Slade · Thora Birch

Synopsis American comedy-drama series based on the 1989 film of the same name. The series delivered seriocomic vignettes on rearing children, revolving around four generations of a middle-class California (the movie however, took place in St. Louis, Missouri) family, the Buckmans....

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Shannon's Deal (TV Series)

1990 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction John Sayles · Allan Arkush · Tom Rickman · John Byrum

Cast Jamey Sheridan · Elizabeth Peña · Jenny Lewis · Richard Edson

Synopsis TV Series (1990-1991). 15 episodes. Once a successful corporate lawyer at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm, Jack Shannon lost his marriage and his job, due in part to a compulsive gambling habit. While Shannon maintains a good relationship with his...

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Mancuso, FBI (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jeff Bleckner · Betty Thomas · Rob Bowman · Roy Campanella II

Cast Robert Loggia · Fredric Lehne · Lindsay Frost · Dan Lipe

Synopsis (1989-1990). Nick Mancuso, the FBI agent from the mini-series, Favorite Son is back. This time in a series wherein he fights for justice, while having to deal with elements in his own government who sometimes oppose him.

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Direction Jay Chandrasekhar · Dennie Gordon · Daisy von Scherler Mayer · Betty Thomas

Cast Bret Harrison · Eric Christian Olsen · Mimi Rogers · Philip Baker Hall

Synopsis A recent college graduate adjusts to life as a corporate drone.

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