Stephen Tobolowsky’s Typical Vibe
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Stephen Tobolowsky has 37 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Memento.
Recurring themes

Jerry Maguire
1996
Comedy · Drama

Harriet the Spy
1996
Comedy · Drama

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
Family · Adventure

The Cutting Edge
1992
Romance · Comedy

Picture Perfect
1997
Romance · Comedy

Curly Sue
1991
Comedy · Drama

Fools Rush In
1997
Comedy · Drama

Joe Somebody
2001
Comedy · Romance

Memento
2000 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Netflix · Included

Thelma & Louise
1991 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%MGM+ · Included

Mississippi Burning
1988 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%Prime Video · Included

Toy Story of Terror!
2013 · Movie · Voice
Top 13%Disney+ · Included

Fractured
2019 · Movie · Actor
Top 17%Netflix · Included

One Day at a Time
2017 · Series · Actor
Top 28%Netflix · Included

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
Dir. Christopher Nolan · With Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano

A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott

Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
Dir. Ridley Scott · With Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.
Dir. Alan Parker · With Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Dir. Michael Mann · With Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer

What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this Toy Story of Terror.
Dir. Angus MacLane · With Joan Cusack, Carl Weathers, Tom Hanks

Driving cross-country, Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking up, they have no record or knowledge of Ray's family ever being checked in.
Dir. Brad Anderson · With Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Lucy Capri

As an American civilian truck driver working in Iraq, Paul Conroy's convoy is attacked by a group of Iraqi insurgents. Some time later, Paul awakes in a coffin with only a lighter, a cell phone, and his ever-growing anxiety. Faced with a dwindling oxygen supply and a dying battery, he must fight panic, despair, and delirium as he races against time to escape the claustrophobic death trap.
Dir. Rodrigo Cortés · With Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García Pérez, Robert Paterson

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
Dir. Marc Rocco · With Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman

In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom.
Dir. Mike Royce, Gloria Calderón Kellett · With Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Isabella Gómez

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
Dir. David Byrne · With David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.
Dir. Mark Waters · With Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Harold Gould

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
Dir. Robert Schwentke · With Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Arliss Howard

Having recently split from her fiancé, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but soon Allison begins to notice not all’s well with her new tenant.
Dir. Barbet Schroeder · With Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber

When Stuart learns that his British ex-girlfriend is planning to visit Los Angeles with her husband, he sets out to impress them with his glamorous lifestyle, enlisting a flaky Russian model he’s just met to play the role of his beautiful girlfriend. What could go wrong?
Dir. Stephen Merchant · With Stephen Merchant, Christine Woods, Kevin Weisman

Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Dir. Todd Louiso · With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Kehler, Sarah Koskoff
A girl calls on her brother's imaginary friend to banish a mischievous boogeyman who has framed her for his pranks.
Dir. Kenneth Johnson · With Erin Chambers, Ty Hodges, Robin Riker

Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
Dir. Stephen Frears · With Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia

as Mayor Bill Klepler
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.
Dir. Jim Abrahams · With Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Tobolowsky

Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.
Dir. Stewart Raffill · With Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
Dir. John Badham · With Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
Dir. Stephen Frears · With Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening

Danny is a blind man who does not let his impairment get in the way of living his life to the fullest, except when it comes to love. Danny's brother sets him up on a series of blind dates, but all of them go disastrously wrong. Just when Danny is about to give up, he meets Leeza, a nurse who works for Danny's doctor. There is just one catch: Leeza, who is from India, is promised to another man.
Dir. James Keach · With Chris Pine, Anjali Jay, Stephen Tobolowsky

Emily arrives home, hoping to visit her parents, only to discover that they are leaving on a trip of their own. As she stays at their house for the holidays, their HOA is determined to get Emily to participate in the neighborhood’s many Christmas festivities.
Dir. Maclain Nelson · With Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Peter Jacobson

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill

A divorced father reconnects with his son when they track down a stolen toolbox over the course of a weekend.
Dir. Bob Nelson · With Clive Owen, Jaeden Martell, Maria Bello

A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot, electronically attached to a female prisoner.
Dir. Lewis Teague · With Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen

The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.
Dir. Jim McBride · With Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe
Bryan, an unassuming pet photographer has action and adventure thrust upon him when he is forced to wed Masha, a Croatian crime lord's daughter, and she is subsequently kidnapped while on their honeymoon in a tropical paradise.
Dir. Rob Hedden · With Dave Annable, Katharine McPhee, Rob Schneider

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
Dir. Rob Minkoff · With Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter
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