Jess Weixler
21 titles
Filmography
21 results

Chained for Life
(2019)A darkly comedic and hugely entertaining film-within-a-film that makes you think about cinematic representation without offering simple resolutions. Mabel, a well-intentioned Hollywood star takes the role of a blind woman in a horror movie about abnormalities. As shooting progresses, Mabel gradually falls for friendly British co-star Rosenthal, played by Adam Pearson, who has neurofibromatosis.

Teeth
(2008)During a traumatic assault, a repressed teen finds out her vagina has protective teeth and uses this discovery as a source of empowerment and revenge.

Fully Realized Humans
(2020)In the month before the birth of their first child, Jackie and Elliot embark on a madcap mission of self-discovery to dump their inherited baggage.

Apartment Troubles
(2014)When a pair of overconfident performance artists get evicted from their tiny NYC apartment, they take their talents to LA with a shot at reality TV.

Wayward
(2023)An 11-year-old yearning for stability in her life becomes smitten with the charismatic hitchhiker her mother picks up en route from Idaho to L.A.

Today's Special
(2009)In this comedy, a chef at an upscale, Manhattan restaurant returns to the kitchen of his childhood to rescue the bankrupt family restaurant.

Best Man Down
(2012)A couple’s wedding goes left when their best man dies at the reception, leading them to the snowy Midwest in search of a teenage cell phone contact.

Peter and Vandy
(2009)The exhilaration and frustrations that accompany love build this out-of-sequence story about a couple who start a romance that twists into a mess.

Sister Cities
(2016)Four estranged sisters reunited when they return home to mourn their mother’s alleged suicide discover a secret that could tear them apart forever.

Entanglement
(2018)A man’s personal search for the meaning of his life gets complicated after he falls in love with a woman with a secret connection to his family.

Lamb
(2015)A lonely, middle-aged man befriends a neglected 11-year-old and takes her for a weeklong retreat into the wilderness.

The Big Bad Swim
(2006)Students at an adult education swim class must face their fears of the water and address other areas in life that they've been holding back on.

Somebody Up There Likes Me
(2013)As the years go by, two bantering buddies waste away their time together in between pining for an alluring woman whom they both desire.

Money
(2016)Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.

Cabin Girl
(2023)When an influencer moves into an isolated cabin, she soon discovers its dark history and becomes haunted by a troubled spirit.

The Face of Love
(2013)A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.

The Death of Dick Long
(2019)In small-town Alabama, Zeke & Earl scramble to cover up the unlikely (and, in most states, highly illegal) events that led to their friend's death, as they try to dodge their families, the cops, and one horrified medical examiner.

Who We Are Now
(2018)Following her release from prison, Beth recruits a sympathetic young public defender to help her regain legal custody of her son from her sister.

Welcome To Academia
(2009)This comedy delights at the absurdities of a college campus, where faculty and administrators are constantly fighting each other for power.

Listen Up Philip
(2014)When a self-obsessed novelist (Jason Schwartzman) has problems with his novel and his girlfriend (Elisabeth Moss), he seeks refuge in his mentor's cottage where the peace and quiet allow him to focus on his favorite subject - himself.