 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
aka: Anchorman
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Fred Willard, Chris Parnell, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Seth Rogen, Paul F. Tompkins, Danny Trejo, Scot Robinson, Darcy Donavan, Ian Roberts
In the 1970s, a pompous, TV news anchorman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), rules the roost in his San Diego newsroom–until station manager Ed Harken (Fred Willard) decides it's time for a change. He appoints ambitious Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) as a new member of the news staff, and a battle of the sexes ensues in this good satire on the 1970s' lifestyles.
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 The Big Hit 1998  R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Kirk Wong
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine, China Chow, Elliott Gould, Lainie Kazan, Antonio Sabato Jr., Sab Shimono, Lela Rochon, Joshua Peace, Robin Dunne, David Usher, Danny Smith
Three hit men–Melvin (Mark Wahlberg), Cisco (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Crunch (Bokeem Woodbine)–hatch a scheme to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Too late, they realize the daughter, Keiko (China Chow), is the goddaughter of their boss, and he is more than a little interested in obtaining Keiko's safe return.
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The Brutal Truth 1999  R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Giving Tree
Director: Cameron Thor
Cast: Christina Applegate, Johnathon Schaech, Molly Ringwald, Paul Gleason, Moon Unit Zappa, Brad Harrison, Leslie Horan, Justin Lazard, Tiffany Salerno, Leslie Horan
Emily (Christina Applegate) invites her old high-school friends to her mountain home for a weekend reunion. But–when they arrive, Emily is a no-show. So, they all sit around, drink, and bicker. The next morning, they can't leave due to an earthquake that cuts them off from civilization, and they sit around and go through the same routine.
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Claudine's Return 1998  R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Kiss of Fire
Director: Antonio Tibaldi
Cast: Christina Applegate, Stefano Dionisi, Matt Clark, Tony Torn, Gabriel Mann, Perry Anzilotti, Torrie Gold, Ric Reitz, Maia Lien, Tom Nowicki
Bi-sexual Claudine (Christina Applegate) works as a laundress at a motel on Dolphin Island off the coast of Georgia; she also has a night job as a stripteaser. Along comes Italian Stefano (Stefano Dionisi) who takes a job as handyman at the motel, and a relationship with Claudine begins. But, he must deal with her major mood swings, as well as the baby that is now due.
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan, Concetta Tomei, David Duchovny, Kimmy Robertson, Jayne Brook, Eda Reiss Merin, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, Christopher Pettiet, Jeff Bollow, Chris Claridge
A single mom (Concetta Tomei) takes off for a new job in Australia and leaves her five children in the care of a tyrannical old woman (Eda Reiss Merin). But, the woman dies of a heart attack on the first day, and now the kids (Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, and Christopher Pettiet) must fend for themselves–after dropping the babysitter off at a mortuary.
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Employee of the Month 2004  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitch Rouse
Cast: Matt Dillon, Christina Applegate, Steve Zahn, Peter Jason, Andrea Bendewald, Fiona Gubelmann, Cherilyn Hayres, Paul Dooley, Christopher Allen Nelson, Mary-Joan Negro, Jay Leggett, Dave Foley
David's (Matt Dillon) day goes sour when he is fired from his bank job, AND his fiancee, Sarah (Christina Applegate), dumps him. Best friend Jack (Steve Zahn) tries to cheer him up–by robbing banks. And the day continues downhill, as does this film. A dark, violent comedy.
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Farce of the Penguins 2007  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Saget
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Saget, Christina Applegate, Lewis Black, Mo'Nique, Tracy Morgan, Jason Biggs, Dane Cook, Jamie Kennedy, Norm MacDonald, Jason Alexander, James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Harvey Fierstein
In this mockumentary, writer-director Bob Saget teams with an all-star cast providing voices of raunchy penguins as they cross icy Antarctica.
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Grand Theft Parsons 2004 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Caffrey
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Christina Applegate, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Marley Shelton, Gabriel Macht, Mike Shawver, Jamie McShane, Danielle Sapia, Robert Alan Beuth, Sara Arrington, Scott Adsit
This film is based on the true story of events following the death of influential singer/songwriter Gram Parsons when his road manager, Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville), stole the body to fulfill a promise to Gram to "set his spirits free" in a desert. Hot on his heels are Gram's father (Robert Forster) and Gram's ex-girlfriend (Christina Applegate) who have their own reasons for recovering the body.
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Jane Austen's Mafia! 1998 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Mafia!
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke, Christina Applegate, Pamela Gidley, Olympia Dukakis, Jason Fuchs, Joe Viterelli, Tony Lo Bianco, Seth Adkins, Blake Hammond, Philip Suriano, Vincent Pastore, Gregory Sierra, Marisol Nichols
Vincenzo Cortino (Lloyd Bridges) rose from a poor Sicilian background to the top of the U.S. Mafia. After an attempt on his life, his son Anthony (Jay Mohr) heads for Las Vegas and runs a casino where things get complicated.
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Just Visiting 2001 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean-Marie Poire
Cast: Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate, Matt Ross, Tara Reid, Bridgette Wilson, Malcolm McDowell, John Aylward, George Plimpton, Sarah Badel
A 12th-century French knight (Jean Reno) and his servant (Christian Clavier) are transported in time to contemporary Chicago where they experience a variety of puzzling events. This is a remake of the very popular French film, "Les Visiteurs."
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Nowhere 1997 R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregg Araki
Cast: James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar, Kathleen Robertson, Christina Applegate, Sarah Lassez, Guillermo Diaz, Heather Graham
This is Gregg Ariki's final offering in his trilogy about a lost generation of Los Angeles teens involved in sex, drugs, and a vicious brutalization as their form of recreation.
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Prince Charming 2001 TV, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Martin Short, Sean Maguire, Christina Applegate, Andrea Martin, Billy Connolly, Bernadette Peters, Colin Fox, Carly Street, Marcia Bennett, Colm Magner, David Fox
When Prince John (Sean Maguire) was caught kissing another on his wedding day, he and his squire, Rodney (Martin Short), were turned into frogs. Now, 500 years later, the Broadway diva Margo (Bernadette Peters) kissed frog John, and John and Rodney are once again human in form. But, in order to remain humans, John must marry Margo–an act neither wants. Will John be able to conjure up one last bit of magic to save the situation?
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The Rocker 2008  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Emma Stone, Jeff Garlin, Jane Lynch, Jason Sudeikis, Will Arnett, Howard Hesseman, Fred Armisen, Bradley Cooper, Lonny Ross, Jon Glaser, Jane Krakowski
Robert "Fish" Fishman (Rainn Wilson) was once the drummer for the band "Vesuvius" until the band members dumped him, signed a new contract, and became stars. Twenty years later, 41-year-old Fish has moved in with his sister Lisa (Jane Lynch) and her husband Stan (Jeff Garlin) and lives in the attic. Their son Matt (Josh Gad) and guitarist Curtis (Teddy Geiger) have formed a band, A.D.D., and when they lose their drummer, Fish fills in. This is the beginning of his new adventure that will result in a real future in the recording industry.
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Surviving Christmas 2004 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara, Josh Zuckerman, Bill Macy, Jennifer Morrison, Udo Kier, David Selby, Stephanie Faracy, Stephen Root, Sy Richardson
Chicago millionaire Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) solves his problem of having no family for Christmas: he rents the Valco family (James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara, and Josh Zuckerman) and moves in with them for the holidays.
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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas 2005 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Director: Richard Friedenberg
Cast: Christina Applegate, Johnathon Schaech, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Jenna Friedenberg, Kevin Jubinville, Craig Eldridge, Hal Eisen, Jackie Torrens, Richard Donat, Trevor Hayes, John Dunsworth, Jennifer Overton
Book editor Kate Wilkinson (Kathleen Rose Perkins) meets and falls in love with author Matt Harrison (Johnathon Schaech), but the romance comes to an end when Matt walks out without an explanation. Not long after he leaves her, Mat sends Kate his deceased wife Suzanne's (Christina Applegate) diary, which she had written to allow her unborn son to know her. Kate is fascinated with Suzanne's diary, and finds a connection in their lives.
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 The Sweetest Thing 2002 R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Jason Bateman, Parker Posey, Thomas Jane, Lillian Adams, Herbert W. Ankrom, Bryan Anthony, Linda Asuma, Frank Grillo, Eddie McClintock, Johnny Messner, Sybil Temtchine, Joe Bellan
Christina Walters (Cameron Diaz) meets Peter Donahue (Thomas Jane) in a San Francisco nightclub, and she falls for him. She had given up looking for "Mr. Right Now" but believes that she has finally found him in Peter. Peter, as luck would have it, leaves, but Christina knows that Peter has gone to his hometown for his brother Roger's (Jason Bateman) wedding. When her friends Jane (Selma Blair) and Courtney (Christina Applegate) convince Christina to go after "Mr. Right Now," the three friends set off from San Francisco in pursuit.
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Vibrations 1995 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Paseornek
Cast: James Marshall, Christina Applegate, Faye Grant, Paige Turco, Scott Cohen, Bruce Altman, David Burke, Steven Keats, Virginia Sandifur, Shane Butterworth, Robert Sedgwick, Rob Bogue
Up-and-coming rock star T.J. (James Marshall) has the jolt of a lifetime: he loses both his hands when drunken hoodlums attack him. Unable to deal with his fate, he turns his back on family and girlfriend and becomes a self-pitying, drunken bum. But things change when he meets Anamika (Christina Applegate), who introduces him to a variety of friends who start him on the road to recovery. One of the friends, Geek (David Burke), is a computer whiz and fixes him up with sound-sensitive fingers as well as providing him with a new persona–Cyberstorm. Fame comes quickly, and he is able to not only get revenge on the hoods, but to make up with family and friends. Good premise, but not-so-good execution.
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View from the Top 2003 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Candice Bergen, Kelly Preston, Mike Myers, Rob Lowe, Stacey Dash, Jon Polito, Stephen Tobolowsky, Roark Critchlow, Marc Blucas
In this rags-to-riches comedy/romance, a small town girl (Gwyneth Paltrow) leaves her trailer park home in Silver Springs, Nevada, with dreams of achieving her fortune as a flight attendant for Royalty Airlines.
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1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
aka: Anchorman
2. Beatlemania (1981)
3. The Big Hit (1998)
4. The Brutal Truth (1999)
aka: The Giving Tree
5. Claudine's Return (1998)
aka: Kiss of Fire
6. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
7. Employee of the Month (2004)
8. Farce of the Penguins (2007)
9. Grand Theft Parsons (2004)
10. Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
aka: Mafia!
11. Just Visiting (2001)
12. Nowhere (1997)
13. Prince Charming (2001)
14. The Rocker (2008)
15. Surviving Christmas (2004)
16. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2005)
aka: James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
17. The Sweetest Thing (2002)
18. Vibrations (1995)
19. View from the Top (2003)
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