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Christina Applegate has 27 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s.
Drillbit Taylor
2008
Comedy

Married... with Children
1987 · Series · Actor
Top 14%Prime Video · Included

The Book of Life
2014 · Movie · Voice
Top 25%Disney+ · Included

Bad Moms
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 45%Hulu · Included

Vacation
2015 · Movie · Actor
Top 57%Paramount+ · Included

Dead to Me
2019 · Series · Actor
Top 58%Netflix · Included

Going the Distance
2010 · Movie · Actor
Top 67%Max · Included

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
Dir. Michael G. Moye, Ron Leavitt · With Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
Dir. Jorge R. Gutierrez · With Diego Luna, Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldaña

It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Dir. Adam McKay · With Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.
Dir. Gregg Araki · With James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.
Dir. Scott Moore, Jon Lucas · With Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn

Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.
Dir. John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein · With Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo

A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn't quite what she seems.
Dir. Liz Feldman · With Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden

Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood
Dir. Stephen Herek · With Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz

With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Dir. Adam McKay · With Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd

Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.
Dir. Nanette Burstein · With Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day

as Veronica Corningstone
While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...
Dir. Adam McKay · With Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd
In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.
Dir. Peter Cattaneo · With Rainn Wilson, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
Dir. Kirk Wong Chi-Keung · With Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate

"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of his day from hell.
Dir. Mitch Rouse · With Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn, Christina Applegate

On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal murders - both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes.
Dir. James Cox · With Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott

Hopeless romantic Stensland thinks he's found true love with an older woman, Morgan, only to learn that she's married and that their fling is merely an instrument of revenge against her neglectful husband, Grady. Initially out for blood, Grady finds himself strangely sympathetic to Stensland's plight and decides to get revenge on his wife instead.
Dir. Kevin Tent · With Domhnall Gleeson, Christina Applegate, Thomas Haden Church
A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.
Dir. Mike Mitchell · With Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate

as Brittany (voice) · Voice
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.
Dir. Walt Becker · With Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler
After growing up poor in Salmonella, Vincenzo Cortino installs himself as the preeminent, if bumbling, Mafia don of the New World. But now he must pass on power to one of his two sons: either level-headed veteran Anthony or vituperative loose cannon Joey.
Dir. Jim Abrahams · With Jay Mohr, Billy Burke, Christina Applegate

When best buds Rick and Fred begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalize their marriages, they grant the guys a 'hall pass'—one week of freedom to do whatever they want. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but they quickly discover that their expectations of the single life—and themselves—are completely and hilariously out of sync with reality.
Dir. Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly · With Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer

as Brittany (voice) · Voice
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
Dir. Mike Mitchell · With Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate

No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream. The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed journey of a lifetime is rocked by more turbulence than she bargained for.
Dir. Bruno Barreto · With Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo

as Brittany (voice) · Voice
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes - Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.
Dir. Betty Thomas · With Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee

Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.
Dir. Walter Hill · With Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt
Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her girlfriends, she meets Peter, her perfect match. Fed up with playing games, she finally gets the courage to let her guard down and follow her heart, only to discover that Peter has suddenly left town. Accompanied by Courtney, she sets out to capture the one that got away.
Dir. Roger Kumble · With Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair

as Catherine (voice) · Voice
The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Dir. Brad Peyton · With James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate
A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. Remake of 1993 French film Les Visiteurs (The Visitors).
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate
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