Nancy Meyers

Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American filmmaker. She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Private Benjamin (1980). Her film Baby Boom (1987) was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. She co-wrote Father of the Bride (1991) and Father of the Bride Part II (1995). Both wrote and directed The Parent Trap (1998), What Women Want (2000), Something's Gotta Give (2003), The Holiday (2006), It's Complicated (2009), and The Intern (2015). Meyers was married to filmmaker Charles Shyer, with whom she had two children, including filmmaker Hallie Meyers-Shyer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nancy Meyers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

7.1

The Holiday

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Release Date2006-12-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5437

6.4

What Women Want

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

Release Date2000-12-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4198

7.8

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

Release Date2009-10-14

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count5855

7.2

The Parent Trap

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.

Release Date1998-07-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4398

7.2

The Intern

70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

Release Date2015-09-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count7094

6.1

Home Again

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Release Date2017-09-07

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count1220

6.3

Father of the Bride Part II

Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too. He was planning on selling their home, but that's a plan that—like George—will have to change with the arrival of both a grandchild and a kid of his own.

Release Date1995-12-08

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count782

5.7

Once Upon a Crime

On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling with a lost dog they plan to return to its wealthy owner for a large reward. But, when the dog's mistress is murdered, the travelers become the prime suspects, and Inspector Bonnard is determined to track them all down.

Release Date1992-03-06

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count121

6.0

Private Benjamin

A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.

Release Date1980-10-06

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count401

6.6

Something's Gotta Give

When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.

Release Date2003-12-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1697

5.6

Irreconcilable Differences

Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.

Release Date1984-09-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count55

5.5

Protocol

A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.

Release Date1984-12-21

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count89

6.5

Father of the Bride

George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.

Release Date1991-12-20

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count1444

6.5

It's Complicated

Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life—just when she thought she had it all figured out.

Release Date2009-12-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1470

The Intern

Elderly widower Ki-ho has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Seon-wu.

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Film Writer

Paris Paramount

An above-the-line filmmaking duo reunite (begrudgingly) on set after falling in and out of love with each other.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

7.5

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)

The Banks Family reunites 25 years later for a very special event to benefit World Central Kitchen.

Release Date2020-09-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count34

6.4

Baby Boom

J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!

Release Date1987-10-07

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count389

6.1

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.

Release Date1986-10-09

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count380

5.5

I Love Trouble

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

Release Date1994-06-29

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count223

Baby Boom
5.0

Baby Boom

Baby Boom is an American sitcom series starring Kate Jackson. The series is based on the 1987 film Baby Boom. The pilot premiered September 10, 1988 on NBC, and the series began on November 2, 1988.

Release Date1988-09-10

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

Baby Boom

A hard-driving career woman in the retail food business, unexpectedly saddled with an infant. Through a series of difficult (bordering on absurd) choices, she learns the value of hard work on her own terms.

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Film Writer