Along Came Polly 2004  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown, Jsu Garcia, Michele Lee, Bob Dishy, Missi Pyle, Judah Friedlander, Kevin Hart, Bruce Nozick, Mark Adair-Rios
Very uptight Ruben's (Ben Stiller) marriage meets with disaster. On the first day of his honeymoon he catches his bride (Debra Messing) with another man. Along comes Polly (Jennifer Aniston) who is as free-spirited as Ruben is tense, and the theory of opposites attracting each other is tested.
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 American Splendor 2003  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner, Earl Billings, Madylin Sweeten, Toby Radloff, Danielle Batone, Danny Hoch, Shari Springer Berman
By day, Harvey (Paul Giamatti) works as a file clerk at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland. By night, he drudges up stories about his experiences and turns them into the comic book, "American Splendor." The mix of reality and fiction works very well in this film–so well, in fact, that "American Splendor" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
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 Date Movie 2006  PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Aaron Seltzer
Cast: Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Cox, Fred Willard, Eddie Griffin, Sophie Monk, Meera Simhan, Marie Matiko, Judah Friedlander, Carmen Electra, Mauricio Sanchez
In this spoof on romantic comedies, extremely obese Julia Jones (Alyson Hannigan) falls for Grant Fonckyerdoder (Adam Campbell) and, in order to attract him, goes for a full-body makeover after which she emerges as a very sexy young woman. Her ploy works, wedding plans are in order, and now it is time to meet the parents–Julia's Greek-Indian-Jewish-Japanese relatives and Grant's White, English family. From that point on, you have seen it all before as the movie pokes fun at such films as "Big Fat Greek Wedding," "Meet the Parents," and "The Wedding Planner."
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Duane Hopwood 2005  R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Mulhern
Cast: David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander, Susan Lynch, Dick Cavett, Steve Schirripa, Jerry Grayson, Bill Buell, John Krasinski, Ramya Pratt, Brian Tarantina, Irma St. Paule, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Lenny Venito
Duane Hopwood (David Schwimmer) has hit rock bottom. His wife, Linda (Janeane Garofalo), has filed for divorce after he was arrested for drunk driving, and now he has lost his job as pit boss at an Atlantic City casino. With help from friends–maintenance man Anthony (Judah Friedlander) and bartender Gina (Susan Lynch)–Duane does get his life back on track and regains his family. In the process, he learns about unconditional love and how to celebrate life.
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I Hate Valentine's Day 2009  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Judah Friedlander, Rachel Dratch, Zoe Kazan, Amir Arison, Dan Finnerty, Stephen Guarino, Jay O. Sanders, Gary Wilmes, Mike Starr, Jason Mantzoukas, Lynda Gravatt, Suzanne Shepherd, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Genevieve Gernier (Nia Vardalos) owns a flower shop in Brooklyn, NY, and lives by a "five dates" rule, which means that at the end of the fifth date, she gets out of the relationship. When Greg Catlin (John Corbett) walks into Genevieve's flower shop, everything changes. At the end of their fifth date, Genevieve is ready to break her tradition. Greg has left, but can Genevieve change her life around before Greg meets his next date?
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Meet Dave 2008 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms, Kevin Hart, Mike O'Malley, Pat Kilbane, Judah Friedlander, Marc Blucas, Jim Turner, Austyn Myers, Adam Tomei, Brian Huskey, Shawn Christian
Aliens from the planet Nil embark on a mission to drain Earth's oceans in order to use the salt for an alternative fuel source. The inch-tall Nilians arrive at the Statue of Liberty aboard their human-shaped spacecraft "Dave" (Eddie Murphy) on which the captain (also Murphy) operates from the ship's bridge–between "Dave's" eyes. Months earlier, the Nilians had sent an orb to suck up Earth's water, but it went astray and ended up in 5th-grader Josh's (Austyn Myers) bedroom. Now, "Dave"–controlled by the captain and crew–works its way across New York City where "Dave" meets Josh in an attempt to regain the orb. "Dave" meets and befriends Josh's widowed mother Gina (Elizabeth Banks), and then problems develop when it is learned that "Dave's" energy supply is damaged, and the mission must be performed during the next 48 hours while the ship still has enough energy to take off.
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Meet the Parents 2000 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Nicole DeHuff, Jon Abrahams, Thomas McCarthy, Phyllis George, James Rebhorn, Owen Wilson, Kali Rocha, Bernie Sheredy, Peter Bartlett, Judah Friedlander, John Elsen
When Greg (Ben Stiller) meets his girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo) at her sister Debbie's (Nicole DeHuff) wedding at Oyster Bay, he intends to use the occasion for asking her father (Robert De Niro) for Pam's hand in marriage. But, from the moment of Greg's arrival, he plunges into an ever-deepening pool of social disasters as he tries to fit into the family's world. This is one very funny movie. Followed by a sequel, "Meet the Fockers."
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The Wrestler 2008 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Ernest Miller, Todd Barry, Mark Margolis, Judah Friedlander, Dylan Keith Summers, Tommy Farra, Mike Miller, Wass Stevens, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Gregg Bello, John D'Leo, Ajay Naidu
In the 1980s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a pro-wrestler but now spends his spare time working at menial jobs and some fights in the local wrestling circuit to pay the rent at his trailer park. He has been trying, without success, to talk stripper Cassidy (Marisa Tomei) into committing to a relationship with him and also has not had much luck reconnecting with his estranged daughter Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood). Now, a high profile rematch with wrestling great The Ayatollah (Ernest Miller) presents itself, and Randy must decide between the thrill of the crowd or the risk of his own mortality. Rourke received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and Tomei was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Zoolander 2001 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Jerry Stiller, Milla Jovovich, David Duchovny, Jon Voight, David Pressman, Judah Friedlander, Nathan Lee Graham, Alexandre Manning, Alexander Skarsgard, Donald Trump, Christian Slater
This plot uses the premise that child labor is important in the production of fashion industry goods; therefore, the Prime Minister of Malaysia–because he is against child labor–must be assassinated. A not-very-bright fashion model, Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) is convinced by the powers that be that he can save the day by killing the Prime Minister. But, will he be stopped before carrying out the crime?
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| 1. Along Came Polly (2004)
2. American Splendor (2003)
3. Date Movie (2006)
4. Duane Hopwood (2005)
5. I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
6. Meet Dave (2008)
7. Meet the Parents (2000)
8. The Wrestler (2008)
9. Zoolander (2001)
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