American Dreamz 2006  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Golzari, Marcia Gay Harden, Seth Meyers, John Cho, Judy Greer, Bernard White, Shohreh Aghdashloo
This satire aims at a variety of subjects, but the Presidency of George W. Bush and the reality show, American Idol, are the prime targets. Dennis Quaid takes on the role of recovering alcoholic President Staton who seldom reads the newspaper and relies on the advice of his Dick Cheney-like Chief of Staff (Willem Dafoe) who, to increase the President's ratings, books him as a guest judge on the popular reality show, American Dreamz. The TV show, featuring aspiring musical artists, is easily identified as a satirical view of American Idol with the popular program's self-absorbed Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant) preparing the season's new shows. Contestants include blonde redneck Sally Kendoo (Mandy Moore) and show-tune loving terrorist Omer Obeidi (Sam Golzari). The President agrees to a live presentation, and Omer prepares to assassinate him during his appearance on live TV.
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 American Pie 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Jason Biggs, Jennifer Coolidge, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Tara Reid, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Chris Owen, Molly Cheek, Lawrence Pressman
Jim (Jason Biggs), Oz (Chris Klein), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) are high-school seniors determined to lose their virginity before heading off to college. The senior prom looms as the defining time and place.
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American Pie 2 2001 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: J.B. Rogers
Cast: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Chris Owen, Molly Cheek, John Cho, Casey Affleck
The characters of "American Pie" (1999) reunite after one year in college when Jim, Stifler, Kevin, Oz, and Finch (Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Thomas Ian Nicholas,Chris Klein, and Eddie Kaye Thomas) rent a beach house on Lake Michigan. They have big plans for the summer. But, have they counted on Vicky, Michelle, Nadia, Heather, and Jessica (Tara Reid, Alyson Hannigan, Shannon Elizabeth, Mena Suvari, and Natasha Lyonne) and their input into the summer plans? Fans of those Michigan teens will enjoy the summer misadventures.
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 Election 1999  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Mark Harelik, Phil Reeves, Molly Hagan, Delaney Driscoll, Colleen Camp, Frankie Ingrassia
Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is running for student council president and appears to be a shoo-in when teacher-of-the-year Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) steps in and coerces a popular football player, Paul Metzler (Chris Klein), into giving Tracy a run for her money.
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 Here on Earth 2000   PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Piznarski
Cast: Chris Klein, Leelee Sobieski, Josh Hartnett, Michael Rooker, Annie Corley, Bruce Greenwood, Annette O'Toole, Elaine Hendrix, Stuart Wilson, Ronni Saxon
Rich-boy Kelley (Chris Klein) falls in love with poor-girl Samantha (Leelee Sobieski), and they do NOT live happily ever after in this low-credibility film about teenage perils.
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Just Friends 2005 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein, Chris Marquette, Stephen Root, Barry Flatman, Susan Ward, Amy Matysio, Annie Brebner
Ten years after his high-school classmate, Jamie (Amy Smart), rejected him, now-worldly and successful music company executive Chris (Ryan Reynolds) returns to town with rock singer Samantha James (Anna Faris) in tow and tries to romance Jamie.
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 Rollerball 2002  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Naveen Andrews, Oleg Taktarov, David Hemblen, Paul Heyman, Janet Wright, Andrew Bryniarski, Kata Dobo, Eugene Lipinski
The year is 2005, and rollerball–a renegade sport combining roller derby, motocross, and lacrosse–is all the rage. When team owner Alexi (Jean Reno) sacrifices his players to raise ratings, the team members try to expose the corruption.
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Say It Isn't So 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: J.B. Rogers
Cast: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones, Sally Field, Richard Jenkins, John Rothman, Jack Plotnick, Eddie Cibrian, Mark Pellegrino, Brent Hinkley
Black comedy reigns in this love story of Gilly Noble (Chris Klein) and Jo Wingfield (Heather Graham) who fall in love only to learn that they may be brother and sister. But Gilly believes it just isn't so and sets out to win Jo back.
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 The United States of Leland 2003 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams, Martin Donovan, Ann Magnuson, Kerry Washington, Sherilyn Fenn, Matt Malloy
After committing a shocking murder, world-famous novelist Albert T. Fitzgerald's (Kevin Spacey) son Leland (Ryan Gosling) is confined to a juvenile detention center. Leland's teacher Pearl Madison (Don Cheadle) is an aspiring writer, and it doesn't take long for Pearl to see a career-enhancing book in the story about why Leland committed the crime.
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 We Were Soldiers 2002 R, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Randall Wallace
Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Sam Elliott, Greg Kinnear, Chris Klein, Josh Daugherty, Barry Pepper, Keri Russell, Edwin Morrow, Mike White, Duong Don, Ryan Hurst, Robert Bagnell, Marc Blucas, Jsu Garcia
This film is based on a book co-written by Lt. Gen. Harold Moore, who led the First Battalion into the first all-out battle in Vietnam, and UPI reporter Joseph L. Galloway who was also present. While the action scenes of battle are fierce, the characters are well developed. Both U.S. and enemy troops have personal sides apart from that of soldiering. An insightful story.
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| 1. American Dreamz (2006)
2. American Pie (1999)
3. American Pie 2 (2001)
4. Election (1999)
5. Here on Earth (2000)
6. Just Friends (2005)
7. Rollerball (2002)
8. Say It Isn't So (2001)
9. The United States of Leland (2003)
10. We Were Soldiers (2002)
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