Bolt 2008  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Adventure
Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Cast: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, J.P. Manoux, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, Dan Fogelman, Kari Wahlgren, Chloe Moretz, Ronn Moss, Randy Savage
In this animated film, Penny (voice of Miley Cyrus) and her cute dog Bolt (voice of John Travolta) are stars on a TV show, and Bolt is unaware that his amazing feats are only part of his TV performance. When Bolt is shipped accidentally from his TV sound stage in Hollywood to New York City, Bolt sets off on a cross-country trip, planning to use what he mistakenly believes are his super powers, to get back to Penny. Along the way, Bolt is joined by a cat, Mittens (voice of Susie Essman), and TV-obsessed hamster Rhino (voice of Mark Walton) and manages to make the trek through the real world. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore, Chris Williams, Alan Tudyk, Missi Pyle, Jamal Duff, Gary Cole, Jason Bateman, Hank Azaria, Al Kaplon
In an effort to keep his dilapidated gym out of foreclosure and into the hands of his competitor White Goodman (Ben Stiller), gym owner Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) and a team of his clients enter a Las Vegas "dodgeball" competition in an attempt to win the grand prize and save the day.
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 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Michael Redgrave, James Bolam, Alec McCowen, Peter Madden, Frank Finlay, James Fox, Joe Robinson, Dervis Ward, Topsy Jane, Julia Foster, John Thaw, Chris Williams, Christopher Parker
Young Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay) is in reform school after joining his friend Mike (James Bolam) and stealing from a baker's shop. Colin's life seems to be going nowhere until the school's Governor (Michael Redgrave) convinces him to enter a race between students in the reform school and the pupils at the local public school. Now, Colin must balance his desire to win with his frustrations in what he believes is a less than praiseworthy system.
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The World's Fastest Indian 2005 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Aaron Murphy, Chris Williams, Christopher Lawford, Annie Whittle, Jessica Cauffiel, Walton Goggins, Bruce Greenwood, William Lucking, Saginaw Grant
In the 1960s, New Zealander Bert Munro (Anthony Hopkins) restores a 1920s' Indian Twin Scout motorcycle and sets a world land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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| 1. Bolt (2008)
2. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
3. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
4. The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
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