Jennifer's Body 2009  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, Sal Cortez, Ryan Levine, Juan Riedinger, Colin Askey, Chris Pratt, Juno Ruddell, Kyle Gallner, Josh Emerson, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Cynthia Stevenson
When a rock band at a small-town high school performs a Satanic ritual after abducting popular Jennifer Check (Megan Fox), she becomes possessed by a demon and begins feeding off of her male classmates. Jennifer's best friend, Needy Lesnicky (Amanda Seyfried), steps in to protect her nerdy boyfriend Chip (Johnny Simmons) as well as the other boys at school, and matters reach a climax at a high school dance.
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Mamma Mia! 2008  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Nancy Baldwin, Colin Firth, Heather Emmanuel, Colin Davis, Rachel McDowall, Ashley Lilley, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Ricardo Montez, Mia Soteriou, Enzo Squillino Jr.
Donna (Meryl Streep) is a single mother who runs an inn on a Greek island. Her 20-year-old daughter, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), is about to be married and wants the father she has never known to walk her down the aisle. Donna is not sure who the father is, but Sophie has found three names in Donna's old diary and has secretly invited Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), Harry Bright (Colin Firth), and Bill Austin (Stellan Skarsgard) to the wedding. Meanwhile, Donna's friends from her 1970s' band "Donna and the Dynamos" Tanya (Christine Baranski) and Rosie (Julie Walters) have come to the island for the festivities. When Sam, Harry, and Bill arrive, they are told to not reveal themselves to Donna, and a comedy of errors ensues–amidst 22 ABBA songs.
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 Mean Girls 2004   PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey, Daniel Franzese, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Neil Flynn, Jonathan Bennett, Rajiv Surendra, Elana Shilling, Graham Kartna
Previously home-schooled in Africa, Cady (Lindsay Lohan) moves to Chicago and enters North Shore High School where she makes friends with rebels Janis (Lizzy Caplan) and Damian (Daniel Franzese). Then, Regina (Rachel McAdams), Gretchen (Lacey Chabert), and Karen (Amanda Seyfriend) invite Cady to join a catty clique. She accepts and then finds that her new group hates the rebels. Cady becomes a mean girl but ends up in a battle against the members of the clique when she discovers that they define social acceptability at the school.
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Nine Lives 2005 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Cast: Glenn Close, Dakota Fanning, Amy Brenneman, Holly Hunter, Joe Mantegna, Ian McShane, Aidan Quinn, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn, Kathy Baker, Elpidia Carrillo, Stephen Dillane, Miguel Sandoval, Amanda Seyfried, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Key moments in the lives of nine women are told in a series of 10-minute vignettes. The women include prisoner Sandra (Elpidia Carrillo) waiting for her children to visit, ex-wife Lorna (Amy Brenneman) attending her ex-husband's wife's funeral, mother and daughter Maggie and Maria (Glenn Close and Dakota Fanning) having a picnic at a graveside, and Ruth who is thinking about having an affair. Other stories involve Diana (Robin Wright Penn) running into an old boyfriend, cancer patient Camilla (Kathy Baker) preparing for surgery, teenage Samantha (Amanda Seyfried) caring for her invalid father, and Sonia (Holly Hunter) who is upset with her cheating boyfriend. Good acting.
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| 1. Jennifer's Body (2009)
2. Mamma Mia! (2008)
3. Mean Girls (2004)
4. Nine Lives (2005)
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