Direction: Scott Ellis

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


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

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

Synopsis 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 comic in New York after her husband break up with...

7.7

6K votes

7.7

6K votes

Modern Family (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Steven Levitan · Christopher Lloyd · Jason Winer · Michael Spiller

Cast Ed O'Neill · Sofia Vergara · Julie Bowen · Ty Burrell

Synopsis TV Series (2009-2020) 11 Seasons. 250 Episodes. A satirical look at three different families and the trials they face in each of their own uniquely comedic ways. Modern Family stars the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan, a wonderfully large and blended family. Together...

7.5

55K votes

7.5

55K votes

The Good Wife (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Michelle King · Robert King · Rosemary Rodriguez · Michael Zinberg

Cast Julianna Margulies · Christine Baranski · Matt Czuchry · Archie Panjabi

Synopsis TV Series (2009-2016). 7 Seasons. 156 episodes. THE GOOD WIFE is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies (E.R.) as a wife and mother who must assume full responsibility for her family and re-enter the workforce after her husband's...

7.5

8K votes

7.5

8K votes

Weeds (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Jenji Kohan · Craig Zisk · Scott Ellis · Michael Trim

Cast Mary-Louise Parker · Justin Kirk · Hunter Parrish · Alexander Gould

Synopsis TV Series (2005-2012). 8 Seasons. 102 Episodes. Agrestic, CA. Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) is a newly widowed suburban mother, who ends up selling marijuana to her neighbors — all to maintain the upper-middle class lifestyle to which she and her children...

7.1

20K votes

7.1

20K votes

Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits

2023 · Documentary · 81 min. · United States

Direction Scott Ellis

Cast Alex Borstein · Eric Mills · Salvador Rey · Rosie Cheeks

Synopsis Alex Borstein performs a special musical monologue from The Wolford Theatre.

7.1

22 votes

7.1

22 votes

Frasier (TV Series)

1993 · Series · 24 min. · United States

Direction David Lee · Peter Casey · David Angell · Kelsey Grammer

Cast Kelsey Grammer · David Hyde Pierce · John Mahoney · Jane Leeves

Synopsis TV Series (1993-2004). 11 Seasons. 264 Episodes. Recently divorced psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane moves back from Boston, MA to his home town of Seattle, Washington, where his ex-policeman father, Martin Crane, and his psychiatrist brother, Niles Crane, also live. He...

7.0

40K votes

7.0

40K votes

30 Rock (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction Tina Fey · Don Scardino · Beth McCarthy-Miller · Gail Mancuso

Cast Tina Fey · Alec Baldwin · Tracy Morgan · Jane Krakowski

Synopsis TV Series (2006-2013). 7 Seasons. 138 Episodes. Emmy Award winner Tina Fey (NBC's "Saturday Night Live," "Mean Girls") writes, executive-produces and stars as Liz Lemon in NBC's "30 Rock," a workplace comedy where the workplace exists behind-the-scenes of a live...

6.9

9K votes

6.9

9K votes

Nurse Jackie (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Liz Brixius · Linda Wallem · Evan Dunsky · Paul Feig

Cast Edie Falco · Merritt Wever · Paul Schulze · Dominic Fumusa

Synopsis Jackie is a nurse who struggles to find a balance between the demands of her frenetic job at a New York City hospital and an array of personal dramas.

6.8

2K votes

6.8

2K votes

Julia (TV Series)

2022 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Goldfarb · Charles McDougall · Erica Dunton · Jenée LaMarque

Cast Sarah Lancashire · Rob Lévesque · David Hyde Pierce · Bebe Neuwirth

Synopsis 8 episodes. Series inspired by Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, The French Chef, which pioneered the popular cooking-show genre. Through Julia and her singular can-do spirit, the series explores an evolving time in American history: the emergence...

Max

6.7

402 votes

6.7

402 votes

Hung (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Dmitry Lipkin · Colette Burson · Alexander Payne · Daniel Attias

Cast Thomas Jane · Jane Adams · Anne Heche · Charlie Saxton

Synopsis TV Series (2009-2011). 3 Seasons. 30 Episodes. Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach is divorced and struggling to provide for...

Max

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

The Closer (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction James Duff · Michael M. Robin · Rick Wallace · Elodie Keene

Cast Kyra Sedgwick · J.K. Simmons · Corey Reynolds · Robert Gossett

Synopsis TV Series (2005-2012). She’s Tough. She’s Quirky. She’s Brilliant. She’s THE CLOSER. In this riveting hit drama series, CIA-trained detective Brenda Johnson, played by Kyra Sedgwick, plunges headfirst into unfamiliar territory when she’s transferred from Atlanta to the Los Angeles...

6.2

3K votes

6.2

3K votes

Divorce (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Sharon Horgan · Jesse Peretz · Adam Bernstein · Beth McCarthy-Miller

Cast Sarah Jessica Parker · Thomas Haden Church · Talia Balsam · Molly Shannon

Synopsis TV Series (2016-2019). 3 Seasons. 24 Episodes. A couple goes through a long, drawn-out divorce.

Max

5.7

519 votes

5.7

519 votes

The New Normal (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Allison Adler · Ryan Murphy · Katherine Shaffer · Elodie Keene

Cast Andrew Rannells · Justin Bartha · Georgia King · Bebe Wood

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2013). 22 Episodes. A woman becomes a surrogate mother so a gay couple can start a family.

5.6

430 votes

5.6

430 votes

Mad love (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction Matt Tarses · Beth McCarthy-Miller · Scott Ellis · Gail Mancuso

Cast Sarah Chalke · Jason Biggs · Judy Greer · Tyler Labine

Synopsis TV Series (2011). 13 Episodes. Mad Love is a comedy about a quartet of New Yorkers - two who are falling in love and two who despise each other… at least for now. Ben, a lawyer, is a hopeless romantic...

5.4

195 votes

5.4

195 votes

B Positive (TV Series)

2020 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction Richie Keen · James Burrows · Scott Ellis · Phill Lewis

Cast Annaleigh Ashford · Thomas Middleditch · Terrence Terrell · Darryl Stephens

Synopsis A man in need of a kidney and the organ donor he meets by chance develop an unlikely bond.

5.2

46 votes

5.2

46 votes

The Michael J. Fox Show (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Will Gluck · Sam Laybourne · Andrew Fleming · Victor Nelli Jr.

Cast Michael J. Fox · Betsy Brandt · Katie Finneran · Wendell Pierce

Synopsis TV Series (2013-2014). 22 Episodes. The single-cam comedy is inspired by Fox’s real life and stars him as Mike Mike Henry, (Michael J. Fox), a husband to Annie (Betsy Brandt) and father of three in New York City juggling the...

5.0

280 votes

5.0

280 votes

2 Broke Girls (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction Whitney Cummings · Michael Patrick King · Don Scardino · Fred Savage

Cast Kat Dennings · Beth Behrs · Garrett Morris · Jonathan Kite

Synopsis TV Series (2011-2017). 6 Seasons. 138 Episodes. Set in New York City, the series chronicles the lives of two twenty-something waitresses -- Max, who comes from a poor working-class family, and Caroline, who was born rich but now down on...

5.0

7K votes

5.0

7K votes

Undateable (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Adam Sztykiel · Scott Ellis · David Trainer · Ted Wass

Cast Chris D'Elia · Brent Morin · Bianca Kajlich · Ron Funches

Synopsis Danny Burton is a 30-ish carefree single guy who has watched most of his friends move on to serious relationships. When his last remaining friend Shannon moves out to get married, Danny searches for a new roommate. A promising candidate...

4.9

88 votes

4.9

88 votes

Guys with Kids (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Jimmy Fallon · Charlie Grandy · Amy Ozols · Scott Ellis

Cast Anthony Anderson · Zach Cregger · Jesse Bradford · Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2013). 17 Episodes. From Emmy winner and executive producer Jimmy Fallon comes an absurdly funny new comedy about three thirty-something dads trying to hold on to their youth, while holding onto their new babies' hands. Thankfully Chris, Nick...

4.6

51 votes

4.6

51 votes

Direction Scott Ellis · Shelley Jensen · Katy Garretson · Linda Mendoza

Cast Nick Zano · Elisha Cuthbert · Kelly Brook · Brandon Mychal Smith

Synopsis A lesbian and her straight guyfriend decide to have a baby together.

4.2

41 votes

4.2

41 votes