Confessions of a Shopaholic 2009  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Fred Armisen, Leslie Bibb, Lynn Redgrave, Julie Hagerty, Wendie Malick, Robert(2) Stanton, Nick Cornish, Clea Lewis
Despite growing up as the daughter of conservative spending parents (Joan Cusack and John Goodman), Rebecca (Isla Fisher) loves shopping for clothes and has incurred over 10,000 dollars in credit card debt. She dreams of working for the elite fashion magazine, "Alette," but lands a job as an advice columnist for a finance company. Rebecca keeps her own financial problems a secret while her column becomes a great success. As her career soars, Rebecca finds it more and more difficult to hide her money troubles from her readers–and even more so from her boss Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy) when romance blooms between them.
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 Dallas 362 2003  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Caan
Cast: Scott Caan, Jeff Goldblum, Shawn Hatosy, Kelly Lynch, Heavy D, Bob Gunton, Marley Shelton, Val Lauren, Selma Blair, Freddy Rodriguez, Isla Fisher, James Caan
Rusty (Shawn Hatosy) and best friend Dallas (Scott Caan) are headed down the path to destruction. Then, Rusty, with help from an analyst (Jeff Goldblum), turns onto a different path that leads to positive decisions. Dallas, meanwhile, continues in the wrong direction and tries to draw Rusty in with him.
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Definitely, Maybe 2008  PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Adam Brooks
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Kline, Marc Bonan, Kevin Corrigan, Jaime Tierelli, Daniel Eric Gold, Adam Ferrara, Annie Parisse, Liane Balaban, Nestor Serrano
Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) is the divorced father of 10-year-old Maya (Abigail Breslin) who has just experienced her first sex-education class at school. One evening, Maya quizzes Will about his sex life and how he met her mother. This leads to a bedtime story told in flashbacks beginning in 1992 about Will's subsequent affairs with Emily (Elizabeth Banks), then with Summer (Rachel Weisz), and finally with April (Isla Fisher). While telling the story, Will changes the real names of the women leaving Maya to guess which one is her mother.
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Horton Hears a Who! 2008 G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
aka: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Cast: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, Amy Poehler, Jaime Pressly, Charles Osgoood, Josh Flitter, Niecy Nash, Jesse McCartney, Jack Angel
Dr. Seuss' 1954 book is brought to the screen with Jim Carrey as the voice of the cheerful elephant Horton who discovers the city of Whoville after a speck of dust containing what he is sure are living creatures blows past. Horton talks to the Mayor of Whoville (voice of Steve Carell) and agrees to help the residents. But, Kangaroo (voice of Carol Burnett) considers the Whos to be nothing more than Horton's hallucination and rounds up other jungle animals to teach Horton a lesson. Horton will not relent and tells the others, "a person is a person, no matter how small." Will the Whos speak up and be saved?
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Hot Rod 2007 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Cast: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane, Chris Parnell, Will Arnett, Chester Tam, Mark Acheson, Brittany Tiplady, Ken Kirzinger, Brittney Irvin
Rod Kimble's (Andy Samberg) father was Evil Knievel's assistant, but he died testing a stunt when Rod was a baby. Time has passed, and Rod is an adult dreaming of being like his father. But, Rod has not had the training to perform his stunts proficiently. Now, Rod's stepfather Frank (Ian McShane) needs a heart transplant, and Rod decides to raise the money by jumping his moped over 15 buses. To accomplish his daredevil feat, Rod gathers together his crew–Denise (Isla Fisher), Kevin (Jorma Taccone), Dave (Bill Hader), and Rico (Danny R. McBride)–and sets his plan in motion.
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London 2005  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hunter Richards
Cast: Jessica Biel, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, Isla Fisher, Joy Bryant, Kelli Garner, Dane Cook, Nicole Andrews, Ned Bellamy, Kat Dennings, Matt Felker, Leelee Sobieski
Needing to talk to ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) before she leaves for Los Angeles, Syd (Chris Evans) crashes her going-away party at a Manhattan loft where he closes himself in the bathroom and snorts cocaine while talking to the drug-dealing Englishman (Jason Statham) he just met. The two discuss the lack of meaning in their lives–all of which appears to revolve around sex.
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The Lookout 2007  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Frank
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino, Matthew Goode, Bruce McGill, Alberta Watson, Alex Borstein, Sergio Di Zio, David Huband, Laura Vandervoort, Greg Dunham
Kansas City high-school jock Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) had it all until a tragic accident changed his life, and he was left with neurological damage. Now, a few years later, Chris works as a bank janitor and shares an apartment with blind, wise-cracking telemarketer Lewis (Jeff Daniels) who he met in rehab. One day, Gary Spargo (Matthew Goode) and his girlfriend Luvlee (Isla Fisher) enter Chris' life with plans to rob his bank and use the easily manipulated Chris as their lookout. Lewis is suspicious, but will he be able to intervene?
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 Scooby-Doo 2002 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Raja Gosnell
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Rowan Atkinson, Scott Innes, Isla Fisher, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Steven Grives, Sam Greco, Neil Fanning, Charles Cousins, Craig Bullock, Matthew Murphy Karges, Mark McGrath
In this live-action version of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Scooby-Doo (voice of Neil Fanning) reunites with his pals–Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard), and Velma (Linda Cardellini)–at Mystery, Inc. when asked to investigate "supernatural" events that took place on Spooky Island. Mr. Emile Mondavarious (Rowan Atkinson) runs a resort on the island, and he needs Scooby-Doo's help because the "hauntings" have sent the tourists scrambling off of the island and back to their homes.
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Wedding Crashers 2005 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour, Ellen Albertini Dow, Keir O'Donnell, Henry Gibson, Ron Canada, Dwight Yoakam, Rebecca De Mornay
Divorce attorneys John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) spend their leisure time crashing wedding receptions and enjoying one-night-stands with bridesmaids. But, when John and Jeremy fall for a bride's sisters–Claire and Gloria Cleary (Rachel McAdams and Isla Fisher)–they head off to the Cleary family estate for a weekend party, and the fun really begins.
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| 1. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
2. Dallas 362 (2003)
3. Definitely, Maybe (2008)
4. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
aka: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
5. Hot Rod (2007)
6. London (2005)
7. The Lookout (2007)
8. Scooby-Doo (2002)
9. Wedding Crashers (2005)
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