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Zooey Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous (2000). Deschanel is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as The Good Girl (2002), The New Guy (2002), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ... more

Zooey Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous (2000). Deschanel is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as The Good Girl (2002), The New Guy (2002), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Yes Man (2008), and 500 Days of Summer (2009). From 2011 to 2018, she starred as Jess Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles, which was acquired by Time Inc. in 2015.

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Almost Famous
(2000)
Drama, Music
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
Runtime:
122 min
Director:
Cameron Crowe
Cast:
Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit
7.9
89%
90
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(500) Days of Summer
(2009)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Marc Webb
Cast:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Chloë Grace Moretz, Geoffrey Arend, Matthew Gray Gubler
7.7
85%
76
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
(2007)
Action, Drama, Western
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
Runtime:
160 min
Director:
Andrew Dominik
Cast:
Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger, Mary-Louise Parker
7.5
76%
68
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Bridge to Terabithia
(2007)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia, a land o...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Gábor Csupó
Cast:
Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Kate Butler, Bailee Madison
7.2
85%
74
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Elf
(2003)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic publisher.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Jon Favreau
Cast:
Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, Daniel Tay, James Caan, Bob Newhart
7.0
85%
64
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Yes Man
(2008)
Comedy, Romance
Carl Allen has stumbled across a way to shake free of post-divorce blues and a dead-end job: embrace life and say yes to everything.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Peyton Reed
Cast:
Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Rhys Darby, Sasha Alexander, Fionnula Flanagan
6.8
46%
46
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2005)
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Runtime:
109 min
Director:
Garth Jennings
Cast:
Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell, Yasiin Bey, John Malkovich
6.7
60%
63
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Surf's Up
(2007)
Animation, Comedy, Family
Cody is a surfing penguin from Shiverpool who dreams of making it big and being like his idol Big Z. On his journey, he discovers his talents are not all he thinks they are, and he must learn to accept that there is more to surfing than fame and fortune.
Runtime:
85 min
Director:
Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
Cast:
Shia LaBeouf, Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel
6.7
79%
64
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Our Idiot Brother
(2011)
Comedy, Drama
Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realise that Ned isn't such an idiot after all.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Jesse Peretz
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel
6.4
68%
60
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The Good Girl
(2002)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Miguel Arteta
Cast:
Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zooey Deschanel, John C. Reilly, Deborah Rush
6.4
N/A
71
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Your Highness
(2011)
Comedy, Fantasy
A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
David Gordon Green
Cast:
Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, James Franco, Danny McBride, Michael Clarke Duncan
5.6
27%
31
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Failure to Launch
(2006)
Comedy
Tripp, an attractive man in his thirties, is still living with his parents Al and Sue. Tripp's best friends Demo and Ace are also still living in their parents' homes and seem proud of it. Al and Sue are not happy, however, and are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to ...
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Tom Dey
Cast:
Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper
5.6
24%
47
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Big Trouble
(2002)
Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."
Runtime:
85 min
Director:
Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast:
Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Patrick Warburton, Ben Foster, Ben Foster
6.5
48%
47
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The New Guy
(2002)
Comedy, Family
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Ed Decter
Cast:
DJ Qualls, DJ Qualls, Matthew Lee Pelosi, Lyle Lovett, Eliza Dushku
5.9
7%
24
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Tin Man
(2007)
Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Set in the spirit of L. Frank Baum's classic, the "Tin Man" follows the adventures of DG, a waitress and part-time student, as she travels through the mystical world of "The O. Z. (Outer Zone)", discovering her hidden past. This well-known story takes a twist in this SyFy adaptation as DG battles the sorceress Azkadellia along with the...
Runtime:
270 min
7.2
N/A
N/A
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Trolls World Tour
(2020)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create ha...
Runtime:
90 min
Cast:
Justin Timberlake, Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell
6.1
71%
51
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Manic
(2001)
Drama
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew - abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger - becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world...
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Jordan Melamed
Cast:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Cheadle, Elden Henson, Michael Bacall, Cody Lightning
7.2
67%
60
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All the Real Girls
(2003)
Drama, Romance
In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul is the town Romeo. But when his best friend's sister returns home from boarding school, he finds himself falling for her innocent charm. In spite of her lack of experience and the violent protests of her brother, the two find themselves in a sweet, dreamy and all-consuming love.
Runtime:
108 min
Director:
David Gordon Green
Cast:
Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride, Maurice Compte, Heather McComb
6.8
72%
71
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The Happening
(2008)
Science Fiction, Thriller
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
M. Night Shyamalan
Cast:
Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Spencer Breslin, Betty Buckley
5.0
18%
34
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Mumford
(1999)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Lawrence Kasdan
Cast:
Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Alfre Woodard, Zooey Deschanel
6.8
57%
62
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Eulogy
(2004)
Comedy, Drama
A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Michael Clancy
Cast:
Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford, Zooey Deschanel, Glenne Headly, Famke Janssen
6.5
34%
34
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Winter Passing
(2006)
Comedy, Drama
Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father, a reclusive novelist, wrote to her mother, who has since passed away. Returning to Michigan, Reese finds that an ex-grad student and a would-be musician have moved in with her father, who cares more...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Adam Rapp
Cast:
Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Amelia Warner
6.3
42%
56
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Gigantic
(2008)
Comedy, Romance
Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he meets at his mattress store. As their relationship flourishes, unbeknownst to them, a hitman is trying to kill Brian.
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Matt Aselton
Cast:
Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Paul Dano, Ed Asner, Jane Alexander
6.0
36%
38
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The Go-Getter
(2007)
Comedy
When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Martin Hynes
Cast:
Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone, Giuseppe Andrews, Kathleen M. Darcy
6.6
42%
69
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Rock the Kasbah
(2015)
Comedy, Music, War
A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Barry Levinson
Cast:
Zooey Deschanel, Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Taylor Kinney
5.5
9%
29
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Flakes
(2007)
Comedy, Romance
Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.
Runtime:
84 min
Director:
Michael Lehmann
Cast:
Aaron Stanford, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Lloyd, Izabella Miko, Ryan Donowho
6.0
22%
35
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Abandon
(2002)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation con...
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Stephen Gaghan
Cast:
Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel, Fred Ward
4.9
16%
36
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The Good Life
(2007)
Comedy, Drama
A story about a mostly normal young man who makes the most out of fitting in when he obviously doesn't.
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Stephen Berra
Cast:
Mark Webber, Zooey Deschanel, Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Paxton, Chris Klein
6.5
20%
N/A
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Live Free or Die
(2006)
Action, Comedy, Crime
It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his sid...
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Andy Robin, Gregg Kavet
Cast:
Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Dunn, Zooey Deschanel
5.5
40%
N/A
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Trolls Holiday
(2017)
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
When the eternally optimistic Poppy, queen of the Trolls, learns that the Bergens no longer have any holidays on their calendar, she enlists the help of Branch and the rest of the gang on a delightfully quirky mission to fix something that the Bergens don't think is broken.
Runtime:
26 min
Director:
Joel Crawford
Cast:
Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, James Corden
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Once Upon A Mattress
(2005)
Comedy, Music, Romance
Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends).
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Kathleen Marshall
Cast:
Carol Burnett, Brittany Gray, Tracey Ullman, Denis O'Hare, Zooey Deschanel
6.4
N/A
N/A
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The Driftless Area
(2015)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Pierre Hunter, a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny hometown after his parents' death. When he falls for the enigmatic Stella, Pierre is unknowingly pulled into a cat-and-mouse game that involves a duffel bag full of cash, a haphazard yet determined criminal, and a mystery that will determine all of their fates. A ...
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Zachary Sluser
Cast:
Zooey Deschanel, Aubrey Plaza, Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Ciarán Hinds
5.3
N/A
N/A
Raving
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Raving
(2007)
Drama
In New York City, a young woman forms a curious bond with a lonely older man after they encounter one another on a street corner.
Runtime:
20 min
Director:
Julia Stiles
Cast:
Zooey Deschanel, Bill Irwin
6.9
N/A
N/A
Whatever We Do
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Whatever We Do
(2003)
Comedy, Drama
Twenty margaritas and 10 shots of tequila, with a few ounces of debauchery, bring four friends closer to the truth than they have been for years.
Runtime:
25 min
Cast:
Tim Roth, Robert Downey Jr., Amanda Peet, Zooey Deschanel, Scott Bloom
6.3
N/A
N/A
House Hunting
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House Hunting
(2003)
You can get it for a steal!
Runtime:
18 min
Director:
Amy Lippman
Cast:
Zooey Deschanel, Felicity Huffman, Terry Kinney, Paul Rudd
6.3
N/A
N/A
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
(2013)
Documentary
Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's assassination. Based on a book by Ellen Fitzpatrick
Runtime:
88 min
7.6
N/A
N/A
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
(2012)
Documentary
Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone almost relentless media scrutiny. This is a playful yet deeply intimate portrait of Lee, exploring his meteoric rise to pop stardom and the issues of celebrity and spirituality that arise wh...
Runtime:
86 min
5.6
N/A
N/A
Celebrity Mix
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Celebrity Mix
(2005)
Comedy
These eight short films range from hysterically funny to wickedly suspenseful, and feature some of Hollywood's biggest names. Includes short films Laud Weiner, House Hunting, Curiosity, Dysenchanted, Dependable People, Media Whore, Walking Dreams, Mr. Dramatic.
Runtime:
97 min
Cast:
Alexis Bledel, Zooey Deschanel, Felicity Huffman, Sarah Wynter, Laura Kightlinger
N/A
N/A
N/A
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These Amazing Shadows
(2011)
Documentary
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
Runtime:
88 min
N/A
N/A
N/A