Amy Poehler books, films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Author and actor · 1 book, 31 films and 3 TV shows on Boxlist

Best known for Yes Please.

Books by Amy Poehler

Yes Please
Biography · 2014
3.6 / 5

Books from the Boxlist catalogue, highest rated first (Open Library reader averages; books with fewer than 5 ratings come after the rest). Ratings are quality, not fit.

Amy Poehler on screen

Parks and Recreation
2009 · TV
8.0/10 · TMDB
Hilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessentially American town just a little bit more fun.
Where to watch:+ rent/buy
Duncanville
2020 · TV
8.0/10 · TMDB
The series centers on the life of Duncan, a spectacularly average 15-year-old boy, his family and friends. Poehler will provide the voice of Duncan and his high-strung mom, Annie, who is constantly trying to prevent her son from ruining...
Inside Out
2015 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Riley's guiding emotions— Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness—live in Headquarters...
Where to watch:+ rent/buy
Dream Productions
2024 · TV
7.8/10 · TMDB
Riley is growing up and when her memories need some extra processing, Joy and the rest of the Core Emotions send them to Dream Productions.
Inside Out 2
2024 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts...
Where to watch:+ rent/buy
Moxie
2021 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
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One World: Together at Home
2020 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.
Mean Girls
2004 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
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-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
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Riley's First Date?
2015 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Riley, now 12, is hanging out at home with her parents in San Francisco when potential trouble comes knocking: a boy shows up at the door.
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their...
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Horton Hears a Who!
2008 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of...
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Shrek the Third
2007 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring...
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Monsters vs Aliens
2009 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government...
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
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Blades of Glory
2007 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.
Where to watch:+ rent/buy
Sisters
2015 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.
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Hamlet 2
2008 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the house of a gigolo and needs quick money to repair it. The only way he can make it is to become a gigolo himself, taking on an unusual mix of...
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Baby Mama
2008 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
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Free Birds
2013 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
Where to watch:+ rent/buy
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning...
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
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The House
2017 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for...
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They Came Together
2014 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
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Wine Country
2019 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
A group of friends head to the land of oaky Chardonnays and big, bold Cabernet Sauvignons for one member of the squad’s 50th birthday party.
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A.C.O.D.
2013 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow-up years later, which wreaks new havoc on his family.
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A Very Murray Christmas
2015 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. Through luck and perseverance, guests arrive at Gotham’s Carlyle Hotel to help him — dancing and singing in holiday spirit.
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Are You Here
2013 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
When Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben Baker has lost his estranged father, the two return to Ben's childhood home. Once there, they discover Ben has inherited the family fortune, and...
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.
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The Ex
2006 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly...
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Southland Tales
2007 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDB
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now...
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Mr. Woodcock
2007 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDB
Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Envy
2004 · Film
4.9/10 · TMDB
A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.
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