Steve Zissis’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
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Steve Zissis has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Cruella.
Recurring themes

About Schmidt
2002
Drama · Comedy

The Weather Man
2005
Comedy · Drama

Riding in Cars with Boys
2001
Drama · Comedy

The Upside of Anger
2005
Comedy · Drama

The Good Girl
2002
Drama · Comedy

Solitary Man
2009
Comedy · Drama

Delirious
2007
Comedy · Drama

The Wackness
2008
Drama · Comedy
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
Dir. Craig Gillespie · With Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry

A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.
Dir. Jeremy Saulnier · With Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb
Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers. Their idea is a horror film about a man with a bag over his head, but what happens when that man mysteriously shows up?
Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass · With Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge, Greta Gerwig

Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.
Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass · With Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, Steve Zissis

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Dir. Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass · With Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon

A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.
Dir. Mike Cahill · With Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek Pinault, Nesta Cooper
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