Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Date of Birth: 17 Feb 1981
Country: USA
Biography: Gordon-Levitt, the younger of two sons, was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Sherman Oaks. He is Jewish. He began his acting career at the age of six, appearing in several late 1980s made-for-television films and two episodes of the series Family Ties. In 1996, he began playing Tommy Solomon on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, a role which made him well known.
Total Credits at Criticker: 74 (Actor), 4 (Director), 2 (Writer), 1 (Creator)
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It's been twenty years since Laurie Strode escaped her brother's wrath. Now, it's time for one hell of a family reunion. (Trancas International Films)
Christian (Ramsey), a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis (Sandvoss), a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex. (TLA Releasing)
A drama about a violent teen who is committed to a juvenile mental institution where he is forced to confront the source of his rage.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Scott Heim, Mysterious Skin explores the hearts and minds of two very different boys who come to find the key to their future happiness lies in the exorcism of their collective demons. (Tartan Films)
A futuristic twist on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, Treasure Planet follows restless teen Jim Hawkins on a fantastic journey across the universe as cabin boy aboard a majestic space galleon. Befriended by the ship's charismatic cyborg cook, John Silver, Jim blossoms under his guidance and shows the makings of a fine shipmate as he and the alien crew battle a supernova, a black hole, and a ferocious space storm. But even greater dangers lie ahead when Jim discovers that his trusted friend Silver is actually a scheming pirate with mutiny on his mind. (imdb)
A remake of the classic Shakespare play "The Taming of the Shrew.", set in a modern day highschool. (imdb)
Two fly-fishing sons of a Presbyterian minister--one reserved, one rebellious--grow up in rural Montana.
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible. (imdb)
A slobbering St Bernard dog becomes the center of attention for a loving family but its vet secretly wants to kill him.
Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle noir, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Mirren). (Teton Films)
When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as "The Teacher" to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty". He threatens to kill her son if she doesn't commit. When the trial is over, he can't let her go... (imdb)
This intelligent crime drama is centered around Chris (Gordon-Levitt), a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank when he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist. (Miramax Films)
Jane is a drug addict who is probably HIV-positive. Teenage boy Tony gets close to her and accepts her as a surrogate mother, but he's also terminally ill with AIDS. (imdb)
Woody Allen plays Tex, a kosher butcher. Sharon Stone plays his unfaithful wife Candy. Tex catches Candy in the act and in a fit of rage he kills her. To conceal his crime he cuts up her body and buries it in the desert in New Mexico. However, when her hand surfaces, a blind woman trips over it and it restores her sight... (imdb)
Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor. (imdb)
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world. (imdb)
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. (imdb)
A young couple, in love and facing a life-changing decision, find one seemingly ordinary July 4th cleaved in two by the flip of a coin on the Brooklyn Bridge.
A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.
When a husband and wife witness a shakedown, they discover that the Witness Protection Program is no match for a pair of ruthless killers who want them dead. [Originally released in 2008]
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. Joe team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organisation to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos. (gijoemovie.com)
After a young boy is almost runover by a maniac on a highway, a re-encounter and confrontation by the boy's father with the driver sets off conflicts with a carful of maniacs. (imdb)
A day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of call girls, etc. All of them with one thing in common. Trouble.
When his mentally ill former lover Lulu (Melanie Griffith) tracks him down and claims they have a son together, unhappily married screenwriter Ben (Patrick Swayze) climbs in her car for a cross-country road trip to meet his progeny for the first time. Along the way, Lulu tries to reignite their romance, and Ben's psychiatrist wife (Penelope Ann Miller) flies out to intercept them and win back her husband.
Hesher is a loner. He hates the world and everyone in it. He has long greasy hair and homemade tattoos. He is malnourished and smokes a lot of cigarettes. He likes fire and blowing things up. He lives in his van, until he meets TJ.
In this sequel to Sebastian Gutierrez's comedy Women in Trouble, Carla Gugino plays Elektra Luxx, a Valley-dwelling Los Angeles porn star who receives the kind of news that few women in her line of work want to hear: She's pregnant. Adrianne Palicki and Joseph Gordon-Levitt reprise their roles from the first film, with Timothy Olyphant, Malin Akerman and Alicia Silverstone rounding out the cast of oddball characters.
Dark Shadows (1991) - TV Series
Step inside the romantic but deadly world of "Dark Shadows," where love devours its victims and age-old secrets live to haunt eternity. (DVD)
In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a single idea within one's mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset.
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny (2010) - Short Film
Morgan M. Morgensen nervously survives his first date with the love of his life, Destiny. (imdb)
As Morgan and Destiny visit the Zeppelin Zoo for their eleventeenth date, they run into Lionel, Destiny's former boyfriend and a charming ladies' man. When Destiny's pet goes missing, Morgan and Lionel go head-to-head in search of the Destiny's pet and her affection. (imdb)
Big Breaks (2009) - Short Film
Penny and Sam work for a notoriously mean spirited, selfish, and somewhat abusive big fish Hollywood producer, MJ Siegel. They run a day's worth of outrageous and demoralizing errands for her, and end up turning on one another when Penny's movie idea is stolen, pitched, and sold to MJ by Sam as her own idea. (imdb)
Adam, a 27 year old man who is otherwise in excellent health, is suddenly diagnosed with cancer. He breaks the news to his girlfriend, his best friend and his mother, who is also dealing with her husband who has Alzheimer's disease. In the middle of it all, Adam also seeks therapy from a young and inexperienced therapist,assigned to him by the hospital, and befriends several older, wisecracking chemotherapy patients.
Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991) - TV Movie
Brad Stadler is a high flying property developer who spends too much time at work, is unfaithful to his wife and has no time for son Josh's baseball games. So one day, the God decides that Brad's time has come. After an accident at his construction site he is reincarnated as Arnold Pischkin. Now Brad has to adjust to life without his millions, his good looks and phoney charm. (imdb)
Eight years after Batman took the fall for Two Face's crimes, a new terrorist leader, Bane overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that brands him an enemy.
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city. (imdb)
In 2072, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by transporting back Joe's future self. (imdb)
As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
In Joseph Gordon-Levitt's charming directorial debut, a selfish modern-day Don Juan attempts to change his ways. (sundance.org)
A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. (imdb)
Lady Gaga and Miss Piggy fight for Kermit's affections. Also the shrimp gets fresh with Gaga.
Danielle Steel's Changes (1991) - TV Movie
Beautiful and successful television news anchor Melanie Adams falls in love with renowned heart transplant surgeon Peter Hallam. After a whirlwind courtship, they marry. Each has children from previous marriages. The strain of a new marriage and attempts to blend a family jeopardize their happiness.
The town's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more reviled inhabitants. (imdb)
In The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show "Skylark Tonight." When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least-qualified men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un. (imdb)
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. (imdb)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) - TV Series
A group of aliens are sent to Earth, disguised as a human family, to experience and report life on the 3rd planet from the sun. (imdb)
On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends, two of whom are Jewish, spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties. (imdb)
NSA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press. (imdb)
Comrade Detective (2017) - TV Series
In the thick of 1980's Cold War hysteria, the Romanian government created the country's most popular and longest-running series, Comrade Detective, a sleek and gritty police show that not only entertained its citizens but also promoted Communist ideals and inspired a deep nationalism.
Inception: The Cobol Job (2010) - Direct-to-Video
This Inception prequel unfolds courtesy of a beautiful Motion Comic, and explains how Cobb, Arthur and Nash were enlisted by Cobol Engineering. Diehard fans of the film will be especially interested in this one. (imdb)
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018) - TV Special
Celebrities, comics and friends poke fun at actor Bruce Willis. (imdb)
When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the group responsible for its creation. (imdb)
The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. (imdb)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019) - TV Special
An hour-long special celebrating 50 years of Sesame Street. (imdb)
The Great Elephant Escape (1995) - TV Movie
Two young boys help an elephant escape from an African animal orphanage when he is bought by a wealthy American. The trio dodge poachers, the police and lions on a journey they'll never forget. (letterboxd.com)
Mr. Corman (2021) - TV Series
A deep cut into the days and nights of a public schoolteacher in the San Fernando Valley.
Super Pumped (2022) - TV Series
The roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley. (imdb)
Poker Face (2023) - TV Series
Charlie has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can't help but investigate and solve (imdb.com).
It follows Flora, a single mom who is at war with her son, Max. Trying to find a hobby for Max, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster and finds that one person's trash can be a family's salvation.
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter's life's threatened. Includes old pals John Taggart and Billy Rosewood working to uncover a conspiracy. (imdb)
Follows the residents of a small island town who must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars; a series of increasingly bad decisions upend the once peaceful community. (IDMB)
HitRECord on TV (2014) - TV Series
A television show comprised of contributions from the hitRECord community, a collaborative production company founded by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his brother "Burning Dan." (imdb)
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family. (themoviedb.org)
The Powers That Be (1992) - TV Series
The exploits of a clueless American senator and the eccentric, morally corrupt people who are closest to him. (imdb)
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious (2010) - Direct-to-Video
Can the dream world be a fully functional parallel reality? Joseph Gordon-Levitt and leading scientists take you to the cutting edge of dream research in this documentary produced for Christopher Nolan's Inception. (imdb)