Baby Mama 2008  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael McCullers
Cast: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard, Romany Malco, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Martin, Maura Tierney, Stephen Mailer, Holland Taylor, James Rebhorn, Denis O'Hare, Kevin Collins, Will Forte, Fred Armisen
Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) is an overachieving vice-president at Round Earth organic markets. But, she has never had a child, and that is something she wants more than anything else. When she learns that her chances of getting pregnant are nil, Kate's solution is to contact a fertility agency run by Chaffee Bicknell (Sigourney Weaver) and decides that Angie (Amy Poehler) will be the surrogate mother. A short time later, when now-pregnant Angie appears at Kate's door with no place to live, Kate invites her to move in. Chaos and comedy reign as the slovenly Angie takes over Kate's well-ordered world.
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 Employee of the Month 2006  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Greg Coolidge
Cast: Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard, Andy Dick, Tim Bagley, Brian George, Efren Ramirez, Marcello Thedford, Danny Woodburn, Harland Williams, Sean Whalen, Barbara Dodd, Victor Izay
Box-boy Zack (Dane Cook) competes with multiple-winner cashier Vince (Dax Shepard) for Super Club's "Employee of the Month" award after learning that new, beautiful cashier Amy (Jessica Simpson) will only date those who have won Super Club's award.
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Idiocracy 2006 R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Mike Judge
Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Anthony Campos, David Herman, Sonny Castillo, Kevin McAfee, Robert Musgrave, Mike McCafferty, Justin Long, Heath Jones, Patrick Fischler, Darlene Hunt
Because he is an under-achiever, G.I. Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson) is chosen for the Pentagon Human Hibernation Project in which he is to be cryogenically frozen for one year. Joining him in the project is a prostitute, Rita (Maya Rudolph), who agreed to be part of the experiment in exchange for clearing her criminal record. Problems develop, and it isn't until 500 years later that Joe and Rita are thawed out. Because stupid people now far outnumber intelligent people, Joe and Rita re-enter the world as the smartest people on the planet. Are they stuck in this new world, or will they be able to travel back those 500 years in time?
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 Without a Paddle 2004 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Burt Reynolds, Ethan Suplee, Abraham Benrubi, Rachel Blanchard, Christina Moore, Bonnie Somerville, Matthew Price, Danielle Cormack, Scott Adsit, Andrew Hampton, Jarred Rumbold, Carl Snell
Three friends since childhood–Dan (Seth Green), Jerry (Matthew Lillard), and Tom (Dax Shepard)–reunite for the funeral of their childhood friend Billy (Carl Snell). They find a trunk with papers in it revealing that Billy was searching for the $200,000 that airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper had in his grasp when he jumped from a plane 30 years before. Deciding to continue Billy's search, the trio canoe down the Columbia River where many dangers await.
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Zathura 2005 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, Frank Oz, John(2) Alexander, Derek Mears, Douglas Tait, Joe Bucaro III, Jeff Wolfe
Shortly after their divorced dad (Tim Robbins) leaves for the office, squabbling, young brothers–Danny (Jonah Bobo) and Walter (Josh Hutcherson)–discover an old board game called "Zathura." When Danny starts playing with pieces of the game, a meteor shower invades the living room and hurls the house and boys into orbit around Saturn. Now, the only way to get home is to stop the bickering and to finish the game. But, can Danny and Walter stop their fighting long enough to succeed?
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| 1. Baby Mama (2008)
2. Employee of the Month (2006)
3. Idiocracy (2006)
4. Without a Paddle (2004)
5. Zathura (2005)
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