 Blade: Trinity 2004  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Comedy / Thriller
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Mark Berry, John Michael Higgins, Callum Keith Rennie, Paul Levesque, Paul Anthony, Francoise Yip, James Remar, Michael Rawlins, Natasha Lyonne
Vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes), who is half-human/half-vampire, joins forces with the Nightstalkers, and, together, they fight Dracula (Dominic Purcell) who has been brought back from his undead state and renamed "Drake" in an effort to get rid of Blade once and for all.
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 Cellular 2004  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: David R. Ellis
Cast: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, William H. Macy, Eric Christian Olsen, Jessica Biel, Jason Statham, Richard Burgi, Eddie Driscoll, Eric Etebari, Adam Taylor Gordon, Bryan Holly, Brendan Kelly
A desperate Jessica (Kim Basinger) pieces together a telephone to call for help after she has been kidnapped. As luck would have it, she connects with slacker Ryan (Chris Evans) who ineptly takes on the task of saving Jessica and her family.
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Easy Virtue 2009  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Stephan Elliott
Cast: Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Ben Barnes, Kimberley Nixon, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall, Christian Brassington, Charlotte Riley, Jim McManus, Pip Torrens, Jeremy Hooton, Joanna Bacon, Maggie Hickey, John Warburton
In 1929, Englishman John Whittaker (Ben Barnes) falls in love with American Larita Huntington (Jessica Biel), and they marry after knowing each other only a short time. John takes Larita to his home in England, and his mother Veronica (Kristin Scott Thomas) does not approve of Larita as her daughter-in-law. As the battle of wits ensues between Larita and Veronica, Larita's marriage to John suffers.
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Elizabethtown 2005 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer, Jessica Biel, Paul Schneider, Loudon Wainwright III, Gailard Sartain, Jed Rees, Dan Biggers, Paula Deen, Alice Marie Crowe, Tim Devitt
Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) has lost job and girlfriend as well, and, as if that were not enough, his father dies. Now, Drew boards a plane to travel to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to make funeral plans. The plane is a direct, overnight flight, and Drew is the only passenger. Lucky for him because flight attendant Claire (Kirsten Dunst) gives him all of her attention, which results in Drew finding hope despite his adversities.
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry 2007 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Nicholas Turturro, Allen Covert, Rachel Dratch, Richard Chamberlain, Nick Swardson, Blake Clark, Mary Pat Gleason, Matt Winston, Lance Bass
Larry Valentine (Kevin James) is a widower working as a New York City firefighter when he is told that only a spouse can claim life insurance benefits. This leaves his children out in the cold. As a solution, Larry and his fellow firefighter Chuck Levine (Adam Sandler), who just happens to be a womanizer, take part in a mock marriage to beat the system. After the fire department sends an inspector (Steve Buscemi) to investigate the "marriage," Chuck and Larry hire a lawyer, Alex McDonough (Jessica Biel). Alex believes their story and recommends that they go to Canada where they can be legally wed because in Canada gay marriage is legal. And, of course, gay jokes prevail throughout the film.
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 The Illusionist 2006   PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Neil Burger
Cast: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Jake Wood, Tom Fisher, Karl Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Eleanor Tomlinson, Vincent Franklin, Nicholas Blane
In early 1900s' Vienna, magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is reunited with his past love, Duchess Sophie von Teschen (Jessica Biel). Now, Sophie is engaged to Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), and when Eisenheim uses his magical powers to woo her back, Crown Prince Leopold instructs Chief Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) to track Eisensheim's activities, causing problems to develop within the royal house of Vienna.
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I'll Be Home for Christmas 1998 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arlene Sanford
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna, Gary Cole, Lauren Maltby, Eve Gordon, Andrew Lauer, Sean O'Bryan, Kathleen Freeman, Lesley Boone
College student Jake Wilkinson (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) has been promised a Porsche IF he makes it home for Christmas. It sounds like an easy trip, but Jake's attempt to reach his parents' home in Larchmont, New York, is thwarted by complications.
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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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 Next 2007 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles, Jose Zuniga, Jim Beaver, Jason Butler Harner, Michael Trucco, Enzo Cilenti, Laetitia Danielle, Nicolas Pajon, Sergej Trifunovic
Las Vegas magician Chris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) has a secret gift of clairvoyance that allows him to see two minutes into the future–a talent that allows him to "win" at the blackjack tables. As a child, Chris underwent numerous medical experiments as doctors examined his condition. Now, as an adult, he has changed his name to escape the medical establishment. But, a terrorist group is threatening to blow up Los Angeles, and FBI Counter Terror agent Callie Ferres (Julianne Moore) is determined to find Chris and convince him that he should use his clairvoyance to prevent the catastrophe. And the chase is on as Chris and new girlfriend Liz (Jessica Biel) head through the Arizona desert with Callie in pursuit.
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Planet 51 2009 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martinez
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott, John Cleese, Freddie Benedict, Alan Marriott, Mathew Horne, James Corden, Rupert Degas, Vincent Marzello, Lewis Macleod, Laurence Bouvard
In this computer-animated space adventure, American astronaut Captain Charles T. Baker (voice of Dwayne Johnson) lands on Planet 51 and discovers that little green people are living happily there. The problem is that the little green people are afraid that alien invaders will take over their peaceful domain, and General Grawl (voice of Gary Oldman) and Professor Kipple (voice of John Cleese) try to capture Baker in order to dissect him and learn about his anatomy. Baker must now rely on his new friend, Lem (Justin Long), to help him find safety by leaving the planet and finding his way home before he is caught and ends up in the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum.
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 The Rules of Attraction 2002 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Roger Avary
Cast: James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, Kip Pardue, Kate Bosworth, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joel Michaely, Eric Stoltz, Fred Savage, Faye Dunaway, Swoosie Kurtz, Clifton Collins Jr., Jay Baruchel, Clare Kramer
Set in the mid-1980s, this story involves over-privileged, drugged-out students attending small, New England Camden College and their sexual promiscuity. The story highlights Sean (James Van Der Beek), Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon), and Paul (Ian Somerhalder) who engage in a sexual triangle.
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 Stealth 2005  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Richard Roxburgh, Joe Morton, Ian Bliss, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Denkha, Rocky Helton, Nicholas Hammond, Clayton Adams, Maurice Morgan, Woody Naismith, Charles Ndibe
When a robot fighter jet malfunctions and is out of control, it is up to Navy pilots Lt. Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), Kara Wade (Jessica Biel), and Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx) to take it down before it causes the next world war.
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Summer Catch 2001 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Tollin
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, Bruce Davison, Fred Ward, Jason Gedrick, Brittany Murphy, Gabriel Mann, Matthew Lillard, Brian Dennehy, Zena Grey, Marc Blucas, Wilmer Valderrama, Corey Pearson
Ryan Dunne (Freddie Prinze Jr.) dreams of becoming a major league baseball player and, at the same time, begins a romance with wealthy Tenley (Jessica Biel) whose lifestyle of spending summers on Cape Cod is far removed from his humble beginnings.
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 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Marcus Nispel
Cast: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, David Dorfman, Lauren German, Terrence Evans, Marietta Marich, Heather Kafka, Big Rig Bob, Mamie Meek, Kathy Lamkin
Five Texas teens (Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, and Eric Balfour) pick up a hitchhiker who proceeds to blow her brains out. In an attempt to contact the Sheriff, they enter a run-down mansion and ask to use the telephone. Not a good idea–inside is a chainsaw-wielding psychopath (Andrew Bryniarski)–and the massacres continue.
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Ulee's Gold 1997  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Nunez
Cast: Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel, J. Kenneth Campbell, Christine Dunford, Vanessa Zima, Tom Wood, Steven Flynn, Dewey Weber, Traber Burns, Chad Fish, Dale C. Marshall, James T. Whitehurst, Charles Branner, Jim Flanagan
Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson (Peter Fonda) is a widower whose son Jimmy (Tom Wood) is in prison, and Jimmy's wife Helen (Christine Dunford) has abandoned their children. Ulee is raising his teenage granddaughter Casey (Jessica Biel) and her 10-year-old sister Penny (Vanessa Zima). While visiting Jimmy in prison, Jimmy tells Ulee that Helen, who is living with drug dealers Ferris (Dewey Weber) and Eddie (Steven Flynn), is ill. Ulee brings drug-addicted Helen home and gets help from neighbor Connie (Patricia Richardson) to nurse Helen through her drug withdrawal. Ferris and Eddie arrive at Ulee's home and hold Helen and the girls hostage. They demand the $100,000 in stolen bank money that Jimmy hid in Ulee's bee yard. A fight ensues, but Ferris and Eddie are arrested. Now, Ulee struggles against the odds to fix the problems of his dysfunctional family, and there may be hope for their futures. Peter Fonda received an Oscar nomination (Best Actor).
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| 1. Blade: Trinity (2004)
2. Cellular (2004)
3. Easy Virtue (2009)
4. Elizabethtown (2005)
5. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
6. The Illusionist (2006)
7. I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
8. London (2005)
9. Next (2007)
10. Planet 51 (2009)
11. The Rules of Attraction (2002)
12. Stealth (2005)
13. Summer Catch (2001)
14. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
15. Ulee's Gold (1997)
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