Diablo Cody

Brook Maurio (previously Busey-Hunt; née Busey; born June 14, 1978), better known by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American screenwriter, writer, blogger, journalist, and author. Cody received critical acclaim for her screenwriting debut film, Juno (2007), winning both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. She wrote, produced, and made her directorial debut with the comedy drama film Paradise (2013). Cody has also written and produced the films Jennifer's Body (2009), Young Adult (2011), Ricki and the Flash (2015), and Tully (2018). Cody created, wrote, and produced the Showtime comedy drama series United States of Tara (2009–2011), and the Amazon Prime series One Mississippi (2015–2017). She made her Broadway debut with the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill winning the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. She has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Writer's Branch since 2008.

Works

I Love You Forever

The current dating landscape is bleak at best and no one is more aware of this than Mackenzie, a disillusioned 25-year old law student whose love life consists of non-committal hookups and situationships from hell. When she has a “real life meet-cute” with Finn, a handsome and charming journalist who isn’t afraid to show affection, she starts to believe true love may actually exist. When Finn’s dark side begins to emerge, Mackenzie finds herself trapped in a tumultuous and depleting cycle of emotional abuse, and must confront whether her true love is too good to be true after all.

Release Date: 2025-02-07

Department: Production

Job: Producer

6.3

Lisa Frankenstein

In 1989, a misunderstood teenager has a high school crush — who just happens to be a handsome corpse! After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness…and a few missing body parts along the way.

Release Date: 2024-02-07

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 411

Jagged Live In NYC: A Broadway Reunion Concert

For the first time in nearly 10 months, the Broadway cast of the 15-time Tony Award®-nominated Jagged Little Pill reunites for a live concert in New York City! Kathryn, Celia, Derek, Sean, Lauren, Elizabeth, Antonio and others, along with the Jagged Little Broadway Band, perform selections from the show to benefit the nation's most vulnerable venues.

Release Date: 2020-12-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.

Release Date: 2019-09-09

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 58

7.3

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

Release Date: 2018-12-07

Character: Self

Vote Count: 37

Eli Roth's History of Horror
6.5

Eli Roth's History of Horror

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

Release Date: 2018-10-14

Character: Self

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 42

Most Likely To

Two women who went to high school together find themselves reunited as single moms living in the same house.

Release Date: 2018-09-01

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

6.8

Tully

Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.

Release Date: 2018-05-04

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 1438

Raised by Wolves

Sheila Gable, a tough single mother to five offbeat kids tries to survive on a shoestring budget in a (not so) beautiful Midwestern town.

Release Date: 2017-01-17

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

One Mississippi
7.1

One Mississippi

This semi-autobiographical dark comedy starring Tig Notaro follows her as she returns to her hometown after the sudden death of her mother. Still reeling from her own declining health problems, Tig struggles to find her footing with the loss of the one person in her life who understood her. All while dealing with her clingy girlfriend and her dysfunctional family.

Release Date: 2016-09-09

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 37

5.8

Ricki and the Flash

Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.

Release Date: 2015-07-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Salt Well Regular (uncredited)

Vote Count: 706

5.0

Paradise

After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.

Release Date: 2013-10-18

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 57

6.2

Seduced and Abandoned

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.

Release Date: 2013-05-20

Character: Self

Vote Count: 43

The Magic Bracelet

'The Magic Bracelet' mysteriously links best friends Angela, Ashley and a cheese obsessed dog. When Ashley inherits a totem bracelet from a friend who died of Mitochondrial Disease - the same illness she herself battles - it leads the girls on a mystical journey of discovery in which a new level of friendship, family and healing is revealed. This project was created by Make A Film Foundation to fulfill the wish of 15 year old Rina Goldberg whose final words to her mom before she died of Mitochondrial disease were 'Promise to take care of my film.'

Release Date: 2013-05-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

5.8

Young Adult

A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.

Release Date: 2011-11-11

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 1260

6.0

Jennifer's Body

Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late.

Release Date: 2009-09-18

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Melody Lane Drinking Woman (uncredited)

Vote Count: 3883

7.1

Juno

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

Release Date: 2007-12-05

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 7219

Lady Killer

Lady Killer is about Josie Schuller, a picture-perfect 1950s housewife who has a secret life as a killer for hire.

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

9 to 5

A contemporary remake of the 1980 classic about three female office employees who decide to take revenge against their rude and sexist boss.

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Death of a Pop Star

A beloved pop star at the top of her game — until she takes a tumble from the top of the stairs and wakes up in Hell. Lucky for her, the Grim Reaper is her number one fan and, in a desperate attempt to save his idol, secretly gives Sophie a second chance at life back on Earth. But with Sophie’s resurrection comes a deadly target on her back when she’s threatened with being dragged back to Hell.

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Undercover

Jack, a down-on-his-luck rocker-turned-father, who, to make ends meet, secretly joins a group of young musicians in a wedding cover band led by misfit Ben. Things start looking up for this ragtag band, but when Jack’s secret gets revealed, he rediscovers what’s truly important in life while teaching Ben to find his own voice as a musical talent.

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

6.7

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

A look at thrillers from all sides, including different types of thrillers and the stylistic tools filmmakers use to give their audiences a shot of adrenaline.

Release Date: 2009-10-02

Character: Self

Vote Count: 10

6.0

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary takes a closer look at the genre's origins and the impact it has made up till today.

Release Date: 2009-09-30

Character: Herself

Vote Count: 1

United States of Tara
7.1

United States of Tara

Tara's multiple personalities include "T" the wild-child teenager, "Buck" the rough and tumble biker dude, and "Alice" the type-A homemaker. But with a family that loves her just the way she is, Tara never gives up hope that someday she can just be herself.

Release Date: 2009-01-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 9

Vote Count: 146

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

A retrospective look at "Sixteen Candles" from cast and crew, as well as fellow screenwriters, directors, and critics.

Release Date: 2008-09-16

Character: Herself

Sincerely Yours

Documentary about the making and impact of "The Breakfast Club."

Release Date: 2008-09-16

Character: Self

90210
5.7

90210

90210 revolves around several students at the fictional West Beverly Hills High School, including new Beverly Hills residents Annie Wilson and Dixon Wilson. Their father, Harry Wilson, has returned from Kansas to his Beverly Hills childhood home with his family to care for his mother, former television and theater actress Tabitha Wilson, who has a drinking problem and clashes with his wife Debbie Wilson. Annie and Dixon struggle to adjust to their new lives while making friends and yet adhering to their parents' wishes.

Release Date: 2008-09-02

Character: Herself

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 192

Robot Chicken
7.6

Robot Chicken

A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg form by mad scientist Fritz Huhnmorder, who tortures Robot Chicken by forcing him to watch a random selection of TV shows, the sketches that make up the body of each episode.

Release Date: 2005-02-20

Character: Diablo Cody / Diana the Acrobat / Martha Kent (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 491

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

Release Date: 2003-01-26

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 162

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