All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Mercedes Ruehl

Thirteen-year-old Josh Baskin, who lives with his parents and infant sister Rachel in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, is told that he is too short for a carnival ride called the Super Loops, while attempting to impress Cynthia Benson, an older girl. He inserts a coin into an unusual antique arcade fortune teller machine called Zoltar, and makes a wish to be ‘big’. The next morning, Josh has suddenly grown into a full-fledged adult.

Danny Madigan is a teenager living in a crime-ridden area of New York City with his widowed mother, Irene. Following his father’s death, Danny takes comfort in watching action films, especially those featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater, at his local movie theater owned by Nick, who also acts as the projectionist.

The spouses of three men who lost their lives during an attempt to steal a renowned painting unite to track down those responsible for their husbands’ deaths and to complete the mission of acquiring the valuable artwork.