Jesse Eisenberg
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Taking its title from a group of stories that begin the book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups moves from contemporary L.A. to the dorm rooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, throwing the reader into a universe of social misfits, reimagined scenes from history, and ridiculous overreactions. In one piece, a tense email exchange between a young man and his girlfriend is taken over by his sister, who is obsessed with the Bosnian genocide (The situation...
Publisher
Bleecker Street
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
After he’s attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid bookkeeper Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei, and hardcore brown belt Anna, Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence for the first time in his life. But when he attends Sensei’s mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of fraternity, brutality...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Eli (Eisenberg) is a piano prodigy. Today is the audition that will determine his future– will he launch a career and take off into the world? Or will he stay stuck, caring for his sister and mother (Leo) who, despite her cheerful, loving disposition, is a drug addict. The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at the center where she will enter rehab, but a glitch in the system sends them off to enlist the...
Publisher
Bleecker Street
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In this delightfully bizarre comedy-drama, the Zellner Brothers take us deep into the wild with a quirky family of Sasquatches (Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek) grunting their way through the mundane joys and perils of forest life. From foraging mishaps to slapstick shelter-building disasters, their peaceful existence takes an unexpected turn when they stumble across the ultimate nightmare--humans. With zero dialogue and plenty...
6) Wild Indian
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Two men learn to confront a traumatic secret they share involving the savage murder of a schoolmate.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In this dark comedy thriller inspired by true events, disillusioned journalist Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) and his cameraman Duck (Terrence Howard) team up for one last big scoop—a dangerous hunt for a notorious Bosnian war criminal known as "The Fox." Joined by an eager rookie (Jesse Eisenberg), they venture deep into the war-torn Balkans, only to be mistaken for a CIA hit squad. What starts as a journalistic quest spirals into a wild ride filled...
8) Roger Dodger
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Roger is a witty advertising writer who has no trouble charming women into bed. Aware of his playboy reputation, his nephew Nick arrives in New York City with the goal of losing his virginity, and Roger is happy to help, taking him on a crash course on the art of seduction. However, over the course of the evening Roger begins to question his own lifestyle, and how much he really knows about the opposite sex.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In his third feature, director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha) scores a triumph with an autobiographical coming-of-age story about a teenager (Jesse Eisenberg) whose parents are divorcing. The father (Jeff Daniels) and mother (Laura Linney) duke it out in half-civilized, half-savage fashion, while their two sons adapt in different ways, shifting allegiances between parents. Nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for...
10) Resistance
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. Jesse Eisenberg stars in this compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm's way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Set in the romantic city of Rome. The intertwining stories of a worker who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect who takes a trip back to the street he lived on as a student, a young couple on their honeymoon, and a frustrated opera director who has a talent for discovering talented singers.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal...
13) The double
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite: confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011, 2010
Language
English
Description
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal...
15) Sasquatch sunset
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In the North American wilderness, a family of Sasquatches embark on an epic, hilarious and poignant journey over the course of a year.
17) Café society
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. After returning to New York he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved in the past decade, as well as some new human survivors. But most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family.
19) Rio
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A comedy-adventure that centers on Blu, a flightless macaw who acts more human than bird. When Blu, the last of his kind, discovers there's another, and that she's a she, he embarks on an adventure to magical Rio. There he meets Jewel and a menagerie of vivid characters who help Blu fulfill his dream and learn to fly.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Fearing the actions of Superman are being left unchecked, Batman takes him on, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences, along with Wonder Woman, to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis.