Drillbit Taylor 2008  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Danny McBride, Josh Peck, Alex Frost, Stephen Root, Rance Howard, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma, Jareb Dauplaise, Ian Roberts, Lisa Ann Walter
High-school freshmen Emmit (David Dorfman), Ryan (Troy Gentile), and Wade (Nate Hartley) are picked on by a bully, Filkins (Alex Frost). To solve their problem, they hire a bodyguard, AWOL homeless soldier Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), who–unknown to Emmit, Ryan, and Wade–is a scam artist planning to steal from the kids' parents. But, as Drillbit gets to know them, he begins to like the boys. He also meets English teacher Lisa (Leslie Mann) who he really likes. Now, Drillbit is learning that it isn't the money; instead, it is friendships that really matter in life.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Action / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Karen Disher, Jane Lynch
Manny the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano) and his mate Ellie (voice of Queen Latifah) are expecting a baby, and Manny's life is changing with his approaching fatherhood. Manny's cohort, Diego the Saber-toothed Tiger (Denis Leary), is not thrilled with Manny's changing lifestyle. Meanwhile, Sid the Sloth (John Leguizamo) is jealous of Manny and steals dinosaur eggs so that he can have his own "babies." When the eggs hatch, the real mom retrieves them and hauls Sid and her babies into the underground dinosaur kingdom. Now, Manny and Diego set out to rescue their friend and encounter many dangers along the way.
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 Ice Age: The Meltdown 2006  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Queen Latifah, Will Arnett, Jay Leno, Chris Wedge, Peter Ackerman, Caitlin Rose Anderson, Connor Anderson, Joseph Bologna
A new migration begins for Sid the Sloth (voice of John Leguizamo), Manny the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano), and Diego the Saber-toothed Tiger (voice of Denis Leary) when a warming trend threatens to melt Earth's glaciers, and the blended herd works together as they leave their old stomping ground in the search for safety.
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Max Keeble's Big Move 2001 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Tim Hill
Cast: Alex D. Linz, Zena Grey, Larry Miller, Josh Peck, Jamie Kennedy, Robert Carradine, Nora Dunn, Justin Berfield, Orlando Brown, Brooke Anne Smith
A victim of harassment by his ninth-grade classmates and by his principal (Larry Miller), Max (Alex D. Linz) feels enough is enough–especially since his family is moving out of the district next week. Acting quickly, Max gets his revenge and then learns that his family isn't moving after all. Fair Disney fare.
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 Mean Creek 2004 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
Cast: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder, J.W. Crawford, Michael Fisher-Welsh, Branden Williams, William Mapother, Heath Lourwood, Kaz Garas
When Sam (Rory Culkin) tells his older brother, Rocky (Trevor Morgan), that bully George (Josh Peck) beats him up regularly, Rocky plots revenge in the form of a river trip including himself, Rocky, and George during which it will be pay-back time for George.
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Wackness 2008 R
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams, Method Man, Aaron Yoo, Talia Balsam, David Wohl, Bob Dishy, Joanna Merlin, Shannon Briggs
It is the summer of 1994 on Manhattan's Upper East Side, and Luke (Josh Peck) has just graduated from high school but is continuing his drug dealing activities before heading off to college. He is seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley)–a pot smoker–who trades therapy sessions with Luke for bags of weeds. When Luke tells Dr. Squires that he is depressed, Dr. Squires tells him to go out with a girl, get high, and have sex. What Dr. Squires does not know is that Luke has a crush on Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby) who just happens to be Dr. Squires' daughter.
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| 1. Drillbit Taylor (2008)
2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
3. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
4. Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
5. Mean Creek (2004)
6. Wackness (2008)
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