Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang 2005  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Shane Black
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok, Larry Miller, Rockmond Dunbar, Shannyn Sossamon, Angela Lindvall, Josh Richman, Nancy Fish, Indio Falconer Downey, Ariel Winter, Duane Carnahan, Stephanie Pearson
Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) is involved in robbing a toy store when his partner is killed, and, in the process of escaping from the police, Harry poses as an actor at a casting call. He is flown to Los Angeles to play a detective, and real-life private detective Gay Perry (Val Kilmer) is assigned as his acting coach. At one of his first parties, Harry runs into his Indiana high school friend, Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan), and tells her that he is a detective–a lie that pulls him into the middle of a murder investigation.
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One Missed Call 2008  PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Eric Valette
Cast: Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Ana Claudia Talancon, Ray Wise, Azura Skye, Johnny Lewis, Jason Beghe, Margaret Cho, Meagan Good, Rhoda Griffis, Dawn Dininger, Ariel Winter
In this remake of Takashi Miike's 2003 film, two of Beth's (Shannyn Sossamon) friends have died by violent means after receiving calls on their cell phones from the future; their own voices were heard as they were being killed. Now Beth receives her call and has just three days to get to the bottom of what is going on. She teams up with detective Jack Andrews (Edward Burns) whose sister had died under similar circumstances.
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Speed Racer 2008  PG, 135 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Drama
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Christina Ricci, Rain, Paulie Litt, Benno Furmann, Navo K. Wallace, Kick Gurry, Roger Allam, Nicholas Elia, Scott Porter, Richard Roundtree, Ariel Winter
Pops Racer (John Goodman) builds cars, his sons Rex (Scott Porter) and Speed (Nicholas Elia) race them, and Mom (Susan Sarandon) gives them all moral support. But, problems develop, and Rex is killed in a crash at the Casa Cristo 5000 rally. Now, ten years later, Speed (now played by Emile Hirsch) is one of the top drivers in the World Racing League driving the Mach 5 that his father designed. E.P. Arnold Royalton (Roger Allam) makes Speed an offer to drive for him, and when Speed turns him down, things turn ugly. Royalton vows that Speed will never win another race–in fact, he is in the business of fixing races. With support from his girlfriend Trixie (Christina Ricci) and his family, Speed joins forces with former rival Racer X (Matthew Fox) and competes in the Casa Cristo 5000 rally. A win will save his family's business.
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| 1. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
2. One Missed Call (2008)
3. Speed Racer (2008)
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