Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American film director and producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing Just Like Heaven, Freaky Friday, and Mean Girls, and producing 500 Days of Summer. He is the brother of screenwriter Daniel Waters and has been married to actress Dina Spybey since 2000. He is a graduate of the American Film Institute and as of September 2006 has a development deal with Paramount pictures. He directed The Spiderwi...
Complete Filmography
La Dolce Villa
2025
Director
When his daughter decides to buy a crumbling Tuscan villa, Eric rushes to Italy to talk her out of it — and instead finds beauty, romance and new purp...
Mother of the Bride
2024
Director
Lana's daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she's getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns...
He's All That
2021
Director
To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend, an influencer attempts to transform an unpopular classmate into prom king.
Magic Camp
2020
Director
Andy, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career. Instead, he...
Bad Santa 2
2016
Executive Producer, Director
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Ev...
Salem Rogers
2015
Director
A troubled former supermodel seeks to make her way in the world after getting kicked out of rehab.
Vampire Academy
2014
Director, Executive Producer
Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run ...
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
Director, Executive Producer
Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins...
(500) Days of Summer
2009
Producer
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their ...
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
Director, Executive Producer
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women....
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Director
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselv...
Just Like Heaven
2005
Director
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts t...
Mean Girls
2004
Director
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyf...
Freaky Friday
2003
Director
Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's ...
Warning: Parental Advisory
2002
Director
The story of the 1985 Senatorial hearings to place "Warning: Parental Advisory" labels on music albums with 'obscene' lyrics and themes - and the rock...
Head Over Heels
2001
Director
Ordinary single girl Amanda Pierce unexpectedly finds herself sharing an awesome Manhattan apartment with four sexy supermodels. Determined to bring A...
The House of Yes
1997
Director, Writer
Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend — and she's even more shocked...
Harvest Moon
N/A
Producer, Director
Story about the early months of the pandemic, where a young boy named Charlie tries to get his estranged parents together again.
Inversion
N/A
Director
A street-wise American con man teams with a young Chinese physicist as they race against the clock to save the earth from a terrifying loss of gravity...
Hershey
N/A
Director
The story behind one of the most famous chocolate companies in the world.