Adventureland 2009  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Greg Mottola
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Margarita Levieva, Jack Gilpin, Josh Pais, Wendie Malick, Mary Birdsong, Matt Bush, Paige Howard, Dan Bittner, Ryan Reynolds, Kelsey Ford
James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) has just graduated from college and learns that he must give up a planned trip to Europe because his parents (Jack Gilpin and Wendie Malick) are hit with the 1987 recession and cannot afford the trip. Instead, James finds work at a local amusement park, Adventureland, in an effort to save money for grad school. Life isn't great, until James makes friends with co-workers Joel (Martin Starr) and Mike (Ryan Reynolds). But the one who really makes a difference in James' life is another co-worker Em Lewin (Kristen Stewart) with whom he falls in love. Now life is looking much better.
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 Find Me Guilty 2006   R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Vin Diesel, Linus Roache, Ron Silver, Peter Dinklage, Alex Rocco, Annabella Sciorra, Raul Esparza, Richard Portnow, Robert(2) Stanton, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Domenick Lombardozzi, Josh Pais, Gene Ruffini, James Biberi
This comedy/drama is based on the trial of Giacomo "Fat Jack" DiNorscio who refused to cut a deal to rat on his mobster family in order to obtain a lesser sentence. Instead, he defended himself against racketeering charges in what turned out to be a 20 month-long trial.
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Gentelmen Broncos 2009  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jered Hess
Cast: Michael Angarano, Sam Rockwell, Jermaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge, Mike White, Hector Jimenez, John Baker, Robin Ballard, Rod Decker, Halley Feiffer, Johnny Hoops, Suzanne May, Josh Pais, Edgar Oliver, Clive Revill
Teen-aged Benjamin (Michael Angarano) is home-schooled by his mother Judith (Jennifer Coolidge) and is a loner who has written a manuscript "Yeast Lords" featuring a hero, Bronco (Sam Rockwell). While attending a writers camp, Benjamin meets Tabatha (Halley Feiffer) and Lonnie (Hector Jimenez). They offer Benjamin $300 for the manuscript so Lonnie can make a film of it. Meanwhile, at a sci-fest, Benjamin submits his manuscript to Dr. Chevalier (Jermaine Clement) who steals it for himself. Chevalier changes the name of Bronco to Brutus (also Sam Rockwell) and alters many of the details. Interspersed with the story, the three versions of Benjamin's story are shown, and then, finally, Benjamin confronts Chevalier and accuses him of plagiarism.
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 I'm Not Rappaport 1996 PG-13, 131 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Herb Gardner
Cast: Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, Amy Irving, Craig T. Nelson, Martha Plimpton, Ranjit Chowdhry, Ron Rifkin, Boyd Gaines, Guillermo Diaz, Elina Lowensohn, Marin Hinkle, Nancy Giles, Irwin Corey, Salem Ludwig, Josh Pais
Two elderly men, Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) and Midge Carter (Ossie Davis), spend their days sitting on a bench in Central Park. They stop at nothing to maintain control of the world that seems to be passing them by, and problems come to a head when Midge is threatened with retirement from his job of apartment manager. While Nat steps in to help Midge, they take on a drug dealer, The Cowboy (Craig T. Nelson), and a mugger, J.C. (Guillermo Diaz), and, in the process, stop The Cowboy from harming young Laurie Campbell (Martha Plimpton).
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Safe Men 1998 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti, Michael Lerner, Mark Ruffalo, Harvey Fierstein, Michael Schmidt, Christina Kirk, Peter Dinklage, Josh Pais, Michael Showalter, John Hamburg, Raymond Serra, Ray Iannicelli, Jacob Reynolds
Set in Providence, Rhode Island, this comedy involves the humorous result of mistaken identities. An untalented singing duo, Sam (Sam Rockwell) and Eddie (Steve Zahn), are mistaken for a pair of ace safecrackers–Mitchell (Josh Pais) and Frank (Mark Ruffalo)–by Jewish Mafia bigwigs Big Fat Bernie Gayle (Michael Lerner) and Veal Chop (Paul Giamatti). The fun begins as Sam and Eddie are forced into the business, and their work conflicts with the real safecrackers.
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The Station Agent 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Benjamin, Raven Goodwin, Michelle Williams, Jayce Bartok, Paula Garces, Ileen Getz, Joe Lo Truglio, Josh Pais, Richard Kind
As an adult, 4' 5" tall Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) is a loner who draws attention wherever he goes, but his dwarfism does not stand in the way of his love for trains. When he inherits an abandoned train depot in New Jersey, his solitary life takes a turn when he makes two new friends: a snack vendor, Joe (Bobby Cannavale), and an artist, Olivia (Patricia Clarkson).
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Swimming 2000 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert J. Siegel
Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Joelle Carter, Jennifer Dundas, Jamie Harrold, Joshua Harto, Josh Pais, James Villemaire, Joe Roseto, Anthony Ruvivar, Sharon Scruggs
Best friends–Frankie (Lauren Ambrose) and Nicola (Jennifer Dundas)–find their relationship threatened when Frankie's brother, Neil (Josh Pais), hires Josee (Joelle Carter) to waitress at their Myrtle Beach oceanfront diner.
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Synecdoche, New York 2008 R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Josh Pais, Peter Friedman, Tom Noonan, Sadie Goldstein, Daniel London, Rosemary Murphy, Amy Wright
Caden (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Adele's (Catherine Keener) marriage is falling apart, and Adele takes their daughter Olive (Sadie Goldstein) on a trip to visit her friend Maria (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Caden suffers from a series of ailments that are shutting down his autonomic function. He sees therapist Madeleine Gravis (Hope Davis), but that gets him nowhere. Caden gathers an ensemble cast in a New York City warehouse and directs them to live out their lives in a small mockup of the outside city. Time passes, Caden and Adele are divorced, and Olive is growing up in Europe. Caden has divorced his second wife Claire (Michelle Williams) and buries himself deeper into his masterpiece that increasingly blurs the line between the play and reality. Just when he appears to pushing everything to the limit, an actress (Dianne Wiest) enters Caden's world and just may be the answer to what he needs.
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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, David Forman, Jay Patterson, Raymond Serra, Corey Feldman, Michael Turney, James Saito, Sam Rockwell, Toshiro Obata, Kevin Clash, Robbie Rist
Those crazy turtles that live in sewers have jumped off the pages of comics and are now on the screen. After being exposed to radiation, the turtles–Michelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Leonardo (David Forman), and Raphael (Josh Pais)–have mutated into teenagers and are living in New York City's sewers. They become ninja fighters under the guidance of the rat, Splinter (voice of Kevin Clash). When problems develop with the Foot Clan gang, which is led by The Shredder (James Saito), the turtles team up with television reporter April O'Neil (Judith Hoag) and Casey Jones (Elias Koteas) to stop the gang in its tracks.
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Year of the Dog 2007 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike White
Cast: Molly Shannon, Laura Dern, Regina King, Thomas McCarthy, Josh Pais, John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Amy and Zoe Schlagel, Dale Godboldo, Inara George, Liza Weil, Jon Shere, Brenda Canela
Lonely Peggy (Molly Shannon) relies on animals for her friends. When she loses her beagle friend Pencil, her previous fascination turns into an obsession, and she turns into an animal-rights activist pressuring those around her to adopt orphaned animals.
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| 1. Adventureland (2009)
2. Find Me Guilty (2006)
3. Gentelmen Broncos (2009)
4. I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
5. Safe Men (1998)
6. The Station Agent (2003)
7. Swimming (2000)
8. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
10. Year of the Dog (2007)
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