Directed by:
Stephen GyllenhaalCinematography:
Sean PorterComposer:
Nick UrataCast:
Jason Biggs, Cobie Smulders, Joel David Moore, Emily Bergl, Christopher McDonald, Lauren Ambrose, Tom Arnold, Cedric the Entertainer, Noah Harpster (more)Plots(1)
There's no family dog strapped to the roof of his car, but political candidate Grant Cogswell has his own set of image problems, starting with the fact that he likes to dress up as a polar bear and he's currently an unemployed music critic. In Stephen Gyllenhaal's bittersweet, uplifting comedy GRASSROOTS - based on the true story of the 2001 Seattle City Council election - Cogswell becomes a mono-maniacal man of the people, rallying an unlikely posse of misfits, slackers, and square pegs to his seemingly hopeless David-and-Goliath battle against a firmly entrenched incumbent. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jason Biggs
USA
Best movies:
American Reunion (2012)
Eight Below (2006)
American Pie (1999)
Cobie Smulders
Canada
Best movies:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
The Avengers (2012)
Joel David Moore
USA
Best movies:
Avatar (2009)
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
CBGB (2013)
Emily Bergl
UK
Best movies:
Taken (2002) (series)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
The Hard Easy (2006)
Christopher McDonald
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Lauren Ambrose
USA
Best movies:
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits (2009)
Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
In & Out (1997)
Tom Arnold
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
True Lies (1994)
Hero (1992)
Cedric the Entertainer
USA
Best movies:
Ice Age (2002)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Madagascar (2005)
Noah Harpster
Best movies:
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Afternoon Delight (2013)
Paparazzi (2004)
Todd Stashwick
USA
Best movies:
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011) (TV movie)
The Air I Breathe (2007)
The Rundown (2003)
Russell Hodgkinson
USA
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle (2009)
Eden (2012)
Rodney Sherwood
USA
Best movies:
Grassroots (2012)
Michael Nardelli
USA
Best movies:
The Collection (2012)
The Derby Stallion (2005)
Another Happy Day (2011)
Lance Rosen
Best movies:
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV movie)
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle (2009)
Blue Thunder (1983)
Charles-Henri Avelange
France
Best movies:
Grassroots (2012)
Brent Stiefel
Best movies:
Circle (2015)
Grassroots (2012)
Julian Gavilanes
USA
Best movies:
21 & Over (2013)
Eileen (2023)
Grassroots (2012)
Frank Buxton
USA
Best movies:
Overboard (1987)
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Beaches (1988)
Michael Huffington
USA
Best movies:
Save the Date (2012)
Geography Club (2013)
Grassroots (2012)
Basil Harris
Best movies:
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Laggies (2014)
21 & Over (2013)