Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Mark Waters

1. Mother of the Bride (2024)

TV-PG | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lana's daughter Emma returns from London and announces that she's getting married next month. Things become more complicated when Lana learns that the man who stole Emma's heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Rachael Harris

Votes: 9,383

2. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

R | 102 min | Drama

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans

Votes: 901,301 | Gross: $3.64M

3. Mean Girls (2004)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey

Votes: 437,086 | Gross: $86.06M

4. 500 Days of Summer (2009)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz

Votes: 560,503 | Gross: $32.39M

5. He's All That (2021)

TV-14 | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

A teenage girl sets out to give a nebbish classmate the ultimate high school makeover. An updated remake of the 1999 film, 'She's All That.'

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis, Rachael Leigh Cook

Votes: 28,845

6. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, David Strathairn, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 103,126 | Gross: $71.20M

7. Freaky Friday (2003)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An overworked mother and her daughter did not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould

Votes: 153,174 | Gross: $110.23M

8. Just Like Heaven (2005)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Spybey-Waters

Votes: 117,585 | Gross: $48.32M

9. Vampire Academy (2014)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, half human-half vampire, a guardian of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discreetly within our world. Her calling is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovskiy, Gabriel Byrne

Votes: 56,933 | Gross: $7.79M

10. Looking for Alaska (2019)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Romance

Teenager Miles enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life; after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his friends try to make sense of what they have been through.

Stars: Charlie Plummer, Kristine Froseth, Denny Love, Jay Lee

Votes: 14,259

11. Airheads (1994)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Music

Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley

Votes: 56,526 | Gross: $5.37M

12. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

While attending his brother's wedding, a serial womanizer is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone, Michael Douglas

Votes: 94,778 | Gross: $55.25M

13. Witches of East End (2013–2014)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Two sisters, bartender and librarian, discover as adults that they're witches with magical powers. They, their mom and her sister, all witches, are up against a mortal enemy.

Stars: Julia Ormond, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Boston, Mädchen Amick

Votes: 27,438

14. The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006–2023)

TV-14 | 43 min | Reality-TV

A look at five families living in a protected Southern California enclave, and the real-life housewives who reside in one of the wealthiest planned communities in the country.

Stars: Tamra Judge, Vicki Gunvalson, Shannon Storms Beador, Heather Dubrow

Votes: 4,168

15. Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond

Votes: 105,898 | Gross: $68.22M

16. Bad Santa 2 (2016)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks

Votes: 28,554 | Gross: $17.78M

17. Head Over Heels (2001)

PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

A young woman is attracted to a man despite her thinking she's seen him kill someone.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr., Shalom Harlow, Ivana Milicevic

Votes: 15,325 | Gross: $10.40M

18. The House of Yes (1997)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze Jr.

Votes: 8,845 | Gross: $0.62M

19. Harvest Moon (V)

Comedy, Drama | Post-production

A young boy, while being in the midst of a pandemic, sees an opportunity to reunite his separated parents.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Paul Bettany, Bethany Joy Lenz, Staz Nair, Candice Bergen

20. Magic Camp (2020)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

At the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, Andy returns as a counselor to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Adam Devine, Jeffrey Tambor, Gillian Jacobs, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre

Votes: 4,832

21. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary series exploring a topic, headline, or person that became the ground zero for a revolution in culture; told by the people who were on the front lines of the story.

Stars: Phil Crowley, Chip Bolcik, Beng Spies, Ken Baker

Votes: 1,261

22. Made in Jersey (2012)

43 min | Drama

Centers on a working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a top New York law firm.

Stars: Janet Montgomery, Felix Solis, Erin Cummings, Kyle MacLachlan

Votes: 1,119

23. Made in Hollywood (2005– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

"Made In Hollywood" provides an inside look at the new movie and DVD releases, bringing superstar talent and Hollywood magic to you.

Stars: Kylie Erica Mar, Julie L. Harkness, Patrick Stinson, Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay

Votes: 452

24. La Dolce Villa

Comedy, Romance | Post-production

A successful businessman travels to Italy to stop his daughter from spending all her money to restore an old villa, but Italy has other romantic plans.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Scott Foley, Maia Reficco, Violante Placido, Giuseppe Futia

25. Eva Adams (2009 TV Movie)

45 min | Drama

An egotistical sports agent is turned into a woman by a witch's spell.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Rhea Seehorn, Elisabeth Abbott, Will Arnett, Skoti Collins

Votes: 43

26. Warning: Parental Advisory (2002 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

The story of the 1985 Senatorial hearings to place "Warning: Parental Advisory" labels on music albums with "obscene" lyrics and themes - and the rockers who tried to fight it.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway, Dee Snider, Deborah Yates

Votes: 554

27. HBO First Look (1992– )

13 min | Documentary, Short

Behind-the-scenes look at upcoming feature films, featuring interview commentary with their casts and crews.

Stars: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Steven Spielberg, Matt Damon

Votes: 485

28. Sorry, Haters (2005)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller

Against the anxieties and fears of post-9/11 America, an Arab cab driver picks up a troubled professional woman with unexpected results.

Director: Jeff Stanzler | Stars: Robin Wright, Abdellatif Kechiche, Élodie Bouchez, Aasif Mandvi

Votes: 1,539 | Gross: $0.01M

29. Inversion (II)

Sci-Fi | Pre-production

A street-wise American con man teams with a young Chinese physicist as they race against the clock to save the earth from a terrifying loss of gravity.

Director: Mark Waters

30. Mean Girls: Deleted Scenes (2004 Video)

Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Ana Gasteyer, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams

Votes: 73

31. Salem Rogers (2015 TV Movie)

M | 30 min | Comedy

A troubled former supermodel seeks to make her way in the world after getting kicked out of rehab.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Rachel Dratch, Brad Morris, Harry Hamlin

Votes: 526

32. #Fashionvictim (2018 TV Movie)

Comedy

An editor at a popular fashion magazine listens to her inner demons and takes on the fashion world.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Willa Fitzgerald, Gina Gershon, Matt Long, Allegra Edwards

Votes: 14

33. On the Lot (2007)

Game-Show, Reality-TV

16 aspiring filmmakers compete to become the next big Hollywood director and sign a development deal with DreamWorks.

Stars: Adrianna Costa, Erin Cahill, Janet Varney, Patrick Kerr

Votes: 1,026

34. Cheerleader Death Squad (2015 TV Movie)

Action, Adventure, Comedy

A former CIA agent gets a job as a teacher at a Washington D.C. prep school where he recruits an elite group of students for an espionage mission.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Abbie Cobb, Gia Mantegna, Alan Van Sprang, Taylor Black

Votes: 21

35. The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005 TV Movie)

301 min | Documentary

The top 100 family films, as voted for by the viewers.

Directors: Mark Murray, Helen Spencer | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Robert Abele, Richard Adams, Thelma Adams

Votes: 107

36. No Time (1994)

23 min | Short, Comedy

The film consists of a few short vignettes. In the first, a group of people play charades, but three of them don't seem to understand the game's conventions. Next, there's a guitarist ... See full summary »

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Robert Dylan Cohen, Chas Mastin, Billy Portman, Alissa Rosen

Votes: 295

37. Bad Santa 2: Outtakes (2017 Video)

Short, Comedy

Outtakes from Bad Santa 2.

Director: Mark Waters | Star: Billy Bob Thornton

Votes: 67

38. Orchard House: Home of Little Women (2018 TV Movie)

27 min | Documentary

This Emmy award-winning film chronicles the history of Orchard House...the home in Concord, MA where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women. The house was built in the mid-1600's and this is the 400+ year story of its journey.

Director: Jan Turnquist | Stars: Zareen Karani Araoz, Dylan Baker, Caroline Dunbar, Willa Fitzgerald

Votes: 25

39. Bad Santa 2: Deleted Scenes (2017 Video)

Short, Comedy

Deleted scenes from Bad Santa 2.

Director: Mark Waters | Star: Billy Bob Thornton

Votes: 45

40. 'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive (2004 Video)

25 min | Documentary, Short

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Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Jonathan Bennett

Votes: 194

41. S.O.S.

Drama | Announced

Plot unknown.

Director: Mark Waters

42. Baby Boom

Announced

When her sister's gender reveal party triggers the apocalypse, a woman and her husband have to prove to themselves, and the world, that they're responsible enough to save it.

43. The Matthew Aaron Show Podcast (2011 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

THE MATTHEW AARON SHOW is a wildly popular, Award-nominated Entertainment and Comedy Podcast with a HUGE listening audience Worldwide (All 50 States + 73 Countries.) Hosted by Chicago ... See full summary »

Stars: Matthew Aaron, Lee Kepraios, Michael Terzo, Steve Weirich

44. Search It Up with Sienna (2020– )

Talk-Show

Like the ultimate round of "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," Sienna's episodes are all connected. She uses IMDb to discover projects and people, pulling a thread that links talent across the ... See full summary »

Stars: Sienna Boccio, Mercedes Ruehl, Elaine Bromka, Sal Vulcano

45. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )
Episode: Lindsay Lohan (2005)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

Teenage Lindsay Lohan becomes one of Hollywood's hottest stars.

Stars: Beng Spies, Lindsay Lohan, Ann Sullivan, Dina Lohan

Votes: 79

46. HBO First Look (1992– )
Episode: Just Like Heaven (2005)

Documentary, Short

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Stars: Jon Heder, Donal Logue, Laurie MacDonald, Daryn Okada

Votes: 14

47. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )
Episode: Mean Girls (2007)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary style program profiled the film, "Mean Girls," with cast and crew interviews and extra footage.

Stars: Chip Bolcik, Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, Rosalind Wiseman, Jessica Jutt

Votes: 20

48. On the Lot (2007)
Episode: 13 Cut to 12 & 12 Directors Compete (2007)

Game-Show, Reality-TV

One director is eliminated from the competition. Contestants showcase comedy films. Director Mark Waters (Just Like Heaven, Mean Girls) appears as a guest judge. Films screened: "... See full summary »

Stars: Jason Epperson, Shira-Lee Shalit, Will Bigham, Jess Brillhart

49. The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006–2023)
Episode: Straight Questions, Straight-ish Answers (2022)

TV-14 | Reality-TV

Heather treats Jen and Emily to a spa day where Jen opens up about her marriage. Shannon heads for Nashville to visit her mom and is surprised when her daughter Sophie opens up about her ... See full summary »

Stars: Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, Noella Bergener

Votes: 21

50. The Matthew Aaron Show Podcast (2011– )
Ep. 190 Mark Waters (2014 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Director/Producer Mark Waters (Vampire Academy, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) joins us on The Matthew Aaron Show. Mark joins us to discuss the 10th anniversary of his cult hit film MEAN GIRLS ... See full summary »

Director: Patrick Tobias | Stars: Matthew Aaron, Lee Kepraios, Michael Terzo, Mark Waters