Greg Mottola
Gregory J. 'Greg' Mottola (born July 11, 1964) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and television director.
Works
Hollywood Ending
Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.
Release Date2002-05-03
Charactersd Assistant Director
Vote Count517
Undeclared
College freshman Steve Karp, his girlfriend and their fellow dorm-mates embark on one the greatest experiences of their lives...unfortunately for Steve, his lonely and recently divorced father is tagging along for the ride.
Release Date2001-09-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Young Professor
Episode Count8
Vote Count123
Celebrity
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Release Date1998-09-07
Charactersd Director
Vote Count496
This Is Comedy
A documentary about the comedy director and producer Judd Apatow.
Release Date2014-04-18
Charactersd Himself
Loser: The Movie
A low-budget feature comedy set in New York City. Shot on a 15 day period on a budget of $14,000, Hank on a night that will profoundly change his life: Shortly after being unceremoniously dumped by his image-conscious girlfriend and giving away his last dollar to a bum, Hank finds out he's won a $200 million New York lotto jackpot. He can't get his hands on the cash that night -- but now everyone's trying to put the touch on him.
Release Date1996-09-27
Charactersd Cheese Eater
Peacemaker
The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill. After a miraculous recovery from his duel with Bloodsport, Peacemaker soon discovers that his freedom comes at a price.
Release Date2022-01-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count2
Vote Count3209
Arrested Development
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
Release Date2003-11-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count3
Vote Count1561
Nobody Wants This
An agnostic sex podcaster and a newly single rabbi fall in love, but can their relationship survive their wildly different lives and meddling families?
Release Date2024-09-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count2
Vote Count221
The Newsroom
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
Release Date2012-06-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count4
Vote Count677
Superbad
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
Release Date2007-08-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count7784
DAVE
A suburban neurotic man in his late 20s has convinced himself that he’s destined to be one of the best rappers of all time. Now he must convince his closest friends, because with their help, he might actually convince the world.
Release Date2020-03-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count3
Vote Count176
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.
Release Date2010-08-12
DepartmentCrew
JobThanks
Vote Count8306
Paul
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
Release Date2011-02-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count6071
The Daytrippers
Eliza D'Amico thinks her marriage to Louis is going great until she finds a mysterious love note to her husband. Concerned, she goes to her mother for advice. Eliza, her parents, her sister Jo, and Jo's boyfriend all pile into the station wagon and go to the city to confront Louis with the letter. On the way, the five explore their relations with each other and meet many interesting people.
Release Date1997-03-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count98
Keeping Up with the Joneses
An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives.
Release Date2016-10-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2099
Adventureland
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Release Date2009-04-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2283
Confess, Fletch
The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit - from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
Release Date2022-09-16
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count368
Swingin' in the Painter's Room
The film is a comedy about a young New York artist full of himself who is at a party, at his home, in his studio bedroom, to celebrate his next and first exhibition in a gallery. The film focuses on envious friends, infidelity, a kleptomaniac and a large painting by Frank Sinatra. Shot in a single take, Greg set out to stage the movements of the actors and the camera so that the viewer would not be aware of the absence of editing.
Release Date1988-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Cracking Up
Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created and written by Mike White. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March 9–May 5, 2004; it only aired six of the twelve produced episodes. Psychiatrist Dr. Bollas is assigned to examine Tanner Shackleton, a child of a Beverly Hills family, only to discover that Tanner doesn't have any problems — his family does. The story is in fact about Ben Baxter, a student who moves into the Shackletons' guest house, interacting with Tanner and his crazy family.
Release Date2004-03-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
Clear History
Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.
Release Date2014-05-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count269
Command Z
A scientist tasks his employees with a "historic" mission to travel back in time to revise history and save the world.
Release Date2023-07-17
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count8
Vote Count3
The Dangerous Book for Boys
The story of a middle-class family coping with the sudden passing of their beloved patriarch Patrick, a whimsical inventor who touched the lives of all who knew him. Devastated, his family finds hope in a guide book he created for his sons.
Release Date2018-03-29
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count6
Vote Count11
The Miniature Wife
A high-concept marital dramedy examining the power balances between spouses, Lindy and Les, who battle each other for supremacy after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis.
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count2
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
The story of a suburban family in which the father refuses to become an adult.
Release Date2003-06-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Haunted
Explores the fantasies of a young man obsessed with his ex-lover.
Release Date1988-04-16
DepartmentProduction
JobProduction Assistant
The Hatbox
This short silent film—the first movie directed by THE DAYTRIPPERS filmmaker Greg Mottola, who also shot and edited it—was made during Mottola’s brief stint at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in 1985.
Release Date1985-12-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector