List of the best Chris Ellis movies: Faults(2014), The Oath(2018), Teenage Dirtbag(2009), This Is Your Death(2017), Amelia 2.0(2017), Grace Unplugged(2013), Death and Texas(2004), Gospel Hill(2008), Home Fries(1998), Beyond the City Limits(2001), October Sky(1999), That Thing You Do!(1996) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2014
89 Minutes
Dad
Leland Orser Mary Elizabeth Winstead Chris Ellis David Chandler Jon Gries Lance Reddick Beth Grant Suzan Averitt Kellie Matteson
A cult deprogrammer must help a couple whose daughter has recently joined a cult.
Comedy, Other
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Hank
Ike Barinholtz Tiffany Haddish Nora Dunn Chris Ellis Jon Barinholtz Meredith Hagner Carrie Brownstein Billy Magnussen John Cho Priah Ferguson Henry Kaufman
husband wife citizen president relative government agent amusing tense intense hilarious spirited house dining room car living room kitchen presidency political repression political unrest holidays
In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
Drama
USA
2009
106 Minutes
Mr. Mangeress
Scott Michael Foster Noa Hegesh Michael Bradley Bethany Webley Chris Ellis Cris Winger Billy Jones
A popular high school girl is harassed by a delinquent boy until they are placed in creative writing class together. Through written words, they create a bond, but tragically a bond that ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2017
104 Minutes
Keller
Josh Duhamel Giancarlo Esposito Famke Janssen Caitlin Fitzgerald Sarah Wayne Callies Chris Ellis Lucia Walters Brooke Warrington Jaeden Noel
show host television producer suicidal person murderer producer tv personality chilling disturbing shocking thrilling uneasy bleak tv station studio television studio office united states house suicide television ratings
An unsettling look at reality T.V. where a disturbing hit game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama
USA
2017
89 Minutes
Senator Thaddeus
Angela Billman Ben Whitehair Ed Begley Jr. Kate Vernon Eddie Jemison Debra Wilson Kamar de los Reyes Chris Ellis Malcolm Danare John Livingston Rachelle Carson
wife dying person police officer scientist android businessman emotional profound engaging fascinating ambulance classroom home for the blind house laboratory robotics grief experimental medicine family love
When the husband of a dying woman is approached by a corporation pioneering a new program to extend life through robotics, they get caught in a public debate over human's relationship with technology.
Drama
USA
2013
102 Minutes
Pastor Tim Bryant
AJ Michalka James Denton Kevin Pollak Michael Welch Shawnee Smith Jamie Grace Emma Catherwood Chris Ellis Rob Steinberg Kelly Thiebaud Patricia French
singer daughter father pop star mother pastor inspiring calm family home church stage office pop music stardom celebrity religion christianity family growing up quest
Grace Trey is a phenomenal singer. But at the tender age of eighteen, after she gets the music break of a lifetime and is thrust into the "real world" - her faith is put to the test.
Comedy
USA
2004
78 Minutes
Phillip Brodeur
Charles Durning Steve Harris Corbin Bernsen Jello Biafra Billy Ray Cyrus Mary Kay Place Andy Richter Susan Egan Chris Ellis Rance Howard Michael McShane
Football superstar "Barefoot" Bobby Briggs of the Austin Steers has been convicted of murder. Will he be allowed to play with his team on Megabowl Sunday before he is executed? That is what this mockumentary explores.
Drama
USA
2008
99 Minutes
L Don Murray
Chloe Bailey Adam Baldwin Angela Bassett Corinne Biazzo Chuck Bibby Phillip Bloch Tom Bower Jason Downs Chris Ellis Giancarlo Esposito Anthony Garner
civil rights activist sheriff racist developer doctor lawyer brooding intense intricate small town south carolina neighborhood family home guilt racism corporate greed activism civil rights movement assassination transformation
A former Sheriff of the southern town dealing with past sins, and a former civil rights worker, withdrawn since the martyrdom of his brother thirty years before, confront a threat to their town.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Henry Lever
Drew Barrymore Luke Wilson Catherine O'Hara Jake Busey Shelley Duvall Kim Robillard Daryl Mitchell Lanny Flaherty Chris Ellis Blue Deckert
restaurant employee son mother stepfather mistress brother amusing dark quirky restaurant family home airplane hangar helicopter bedroom infidelity pregnancy family dysfunction murder mother/son relationship love
Pregnant Sally unknowingly falls for the stepson of the deceased father of her baby and has to deal with his homicidal family.
Crime, Drama
Canada|USA
2001
91 Minutes
Det. Hanson
Jennifer Esposito Todd Field Alyson Hannigan Steve Harris Nastassja Kinski Brian McCardie Michael Cole Alexis Denisof Chris Ellis Sophie B. Hawkins Toby Huss
Three women outsmart unsavory men who try to cheat them out of their take in an almost-botched casino heist.
Drama
USA
1999
108 Minutes
Principal Turner
Jake Gyllenhaal Chris Cooper Laura Dern Chris Owen William Lee Scott Chad Lindberg Natalie Canerday Scott Miles Randy Stripling Chris Ellis O. Winston Link
coal miner student teacher scientist uplifting tense creative west virginia coal mine space travel father/son relationship ambition small-town life dreams underdog transformation rise 1950s
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
110 Minutes
Phil Horace
Tom Everett Scott Liv Tyler Johnathon Schaech Steve Zahn Ethan Embry Tom Hanks Charlize Theron Obba Babatundé Giovanni Ribisi Chris Ellis Alex Rocco
drummer singer manager guitarist girlfriend musician amusing airy spirited pennsylvania united states california rags to riches friendship fame music industry rock 'n' roll love underdog transformation
A local Pennsylvania band scores a one hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from its manager.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
2002
140 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks Christopher Walken Martin Sheen Nathalie Baye Amy Adams James Brolin Brian Howe Frank John Hughes Steve Eastin Chris Ellis
con artist fbi agent love interest teenager suspenseful witty crafty los angeles france spain scams deception crime impersonation pursuit 1960s
Barely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Drama, History
USA
1995
140 Minutes
Tom Hanks Bill Paxton Kevin Bacon Gary Sinise Ed Harris Kathleen Quinlan David Andrews Xander Berkeley Christian Clemenson Brett Cullen Loren Dean
astronaut wife flight director pilot engaging emotional suspenseful outer space spacecraft texas houston space travel nasa dangerous assignment courage quest discovery rescue 1970s
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
1998
150 Minutes
Bruce Willis Billy Bob Thornton Liv Tyler Ben Affleck Will Patton Peter Stormare Keith David Steve Buscemi Owen Wilson William Fichtner Jessica Steen
nasa director oil driller daughter crew member astronaut military officer spectacular intense suspenseful heartwarming powerful nasa facility space shuttle asteroid outer space new york city oil drilling platform saving the world drilling operation father/daughter relationship
After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.