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Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenburg is certainly a face that we will be seeing a lot more of. In the last couple of years he has starred in movies like Zombieland, Adventureland, Rio and was nominated an Academy Award for The Social Network in which he won a Golden Globe for the role. His forthcoming movie 30 Minutes or Less will be released soon, but will prove he is here to stay.
Born October 5th 1983 , his screen debut was the comedy drama tv series Get Real in 1999, his first leading role in a movie was Roger Dodger in 2002. His mother worked as a clown at children's parties and his father became a college professor. At the age of ten he was acting in plays, studies at The New School in New York but declined enrollment at New York University to complete a movie.
Holy Rollers is released on dvd and blu ray on 30th October which sees him play an innocent looking Jewish drug smuggler.
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Jesse Eisenberg - news / articles
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Eisenberg taking play to the Philippines -
30 November 2011
-Actor Jesse Eisenberg is set to take his critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway play Asuncion to Southeast Asia.-The Social Network star wrote and appears in the comedic production alongside The Hangover's Justin Bartha, and Eisenberg reveals the global-themed show has attra
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Eisenberg once received cease and desist order from Allen -
1 November 2011
-Jesse Eisenberg has revealed he once received a cease and desist order from Woody Allen's lawyers after sending a proposed script to the famed director as a teenager.-The Social Network star has found success on the New York stage in his own play Asuncion, and Eisenberg
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Eisenberg's play praised by critics -
28 October 2011
-The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg has won rave reviews for both his acting and his writing after his new play debuted in New York this week (beg24Oct11).-The Oscar-nominated actor wrote Asuncion himself and he also takes a starring role in the Off-Broadway show op
Jesse Eisenberg - what members say
review by Maynard from Kent,
Exits with a woof not a wimper!! 22 April 2005
review by lesliejung from london, england
slick effort doesn't quite work 23 January 2011
review by Monkeymanbob from Folkestone
Zombieland - A road movie with guts 8 October 2009
Jesse Eisenberg - filmography
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30 Minutes Or Less - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Nick Swardson, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride
Director: Ruben Fleischer
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Small town pizza delivery driver Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) stumbles into an elaborate crime scheme when he's abducted by a pair of ambitious criminals (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson) who coerce him into robbing a bank on a strict timeline. Desperate, Nick implores his former best friend Chet (Aziz ..read more »
 
60%
from 41 members
Due for release on 20th February 2012
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Rio - 3D Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Carlos Saldanha
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A misfit macaw named Blu (voice of Jesse Eisenberg) takes flight from his Minnesota home and soars south on a quest to explore Rio de Janeiro in this animated adventure for the entire family. Along the way, he meets the last female blue macaw (voice of Anne Hathaway), and discovers what an amazing ..read more »
77%
from 30 members
Not available for rental
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Rio - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Carlos Saldanha
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A misfit macaw named Blu (voice of Jesse Eisenberg) heads to Rio de Janeiro, embarks on a magnificent journey, and makes some loyal new friends in this animated adventure for the entire family. Domesticated from the time he was just a hatchling, Blu traded a life in the clouds for a contented ..read more »
77%
from 58 members
Not available for rental
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Rio
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Carlos Saldanha
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When Blu, a domesticated, nerdy macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams.
72%
from 5,385 members
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The Social Network
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song
Director: David Fincher
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David Fincher's The Social Network is the stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotional brutality and unexpected humour, this superbly crafted ..read more »
73%
from 59,012 members
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Holy Rollers
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny A. Abeckaser
Director: Kevin Asch
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Set between the bustling streets of New York City and Amsterdam, Holy Rollers is a story based on true events about an innocent young man, Sam (Eisenberg) who is lured into a dark, seedy underworld and becomes involved in smuggling drugs. As the stakes get higher, Sam becomes ever more involved in ..read more »
51%
from 1,062 member
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Holy Rollers - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny A. Abeckaser
Director: Kevin Asch
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Set between the bustling streets of New York City and Amsterdam, Holy Rollers is a story based on true events about an innocent young man, Sam (Eisenberg) who is lured into a dark, seedy underworld and becomes involved in smuggling drugs. As the stakes get higher, Sam becomes ever more involved in ..read more »
51%
from 546 members
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Zombieland - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Amber Heard
Director: Ruben Fleischer
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Directed by Ruben Fleischer, in his feature-length film debut, Zombieland is a Shaun Of The Dead-inspired comedy road movie starring Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg as two survivors of a zombie apocalypse thrown together in an unlikely but highly amusing partnership. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg - ..read more »
77%
from 16,392 members
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Some Boys Don't Leave
(2009)
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Eloise Mumford, Jennifer Rau
Director: Maggie Kiley
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"Some Boys Don't Leave" is a short film about what happens when the break-up happens but the break does not. 'Boy' is forced to come to terms with the fact that 'Girl' no longer wants him around. The only problem is he just can't seem to leave their once shared apartment.
70%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Zombieland
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Amber Heard
Director: Ruben Fleischer
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Watch now: Unavailable
Directed by Ruben Fleischer, in his feature-length film debut, Zombieland is a Shaun Of The Dead-inspired comedy road movie starring Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg as two survivors of a zombie apocalypse thrown together in an unlikely but highly amusing partnership. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg - ..read more »
76%
from 34,110 members
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Adventureland
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader
Director: Greg Mottola
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A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad (Eisenberg) who 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.
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from 18,337 members
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Adventureland - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Margarita Levieva, Sue O'Malley
Director: Greg Mottola
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Inspired by writer/director Greg Mottola's (SUPERBAD) own true-life job-from-hell experience, ADVENTURELAND stars THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS' Jesse Eisenberg as an uptight recent college graduate who discovers that he'll have to get a degrading minimum-wage job at a local amusement park instead ..read more »
66%
from 6,082 members
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The Living Wake
(2007)
Starring: Mike O'Connell, Jesse Eisenberg, Jim Gaffigan
Director: Sol Tryon
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Starring Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and comedian Mike OConnell and hailed as One of the most original American movies of the decade (Indiewire), THE LIVING WAKE is a dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew (O'Connell), has one ..read more »
60%
from 7 members
Due for release on 12th March 2012
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The Hunting Party
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg
Director: Richard Shepard
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A young journalist (Eisenberg), a seasoned cameraman (Howard) and a discredited journalist (Gere) embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no. 1 war criminal in Bosnia; they find themselves in serious jeopardy when they are mistaken as a CIA hit squad and their target decides to come after them.
66%
from 8,473 members
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The Squid And The Whale
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg
Director: Noah Baumbach
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Based on the true childhood experience of director Noah Baumbach and his brother, this quirky, offbeat and hilarious black comedy illustrates the real life struggles of a family splintered by divorce. The Squid and The Whale tells the story of the patriarch of an eccentric Brooklyn family who once ..read more »
66%
from 18,978 members
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Cursed
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, Shannon Elizabeth
Director: Wes Craven
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A brother and sister are trying to recover from the shock of losing their parents. Out driving one day they become involved in a car accident and are attacked by a wild beast which drags off the other driver involved. Soon the siblings begin to experience physical changes..
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from 16,399 members
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Jesse Eisenberg facts
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...A typical Wes Craven 'B' type horror movie. The story is of a brother (Jesse Eisenberg) and sister (Christina Ricci looking very ex Addams Family and extremely gothic at times...
