 13 Going on 30 2004  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Christa B. Allen, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker, Phil Reeves, Alex Black, Alexandra Kyle, Renee Olstead, Joe Grifasi, Mary Pat Gleason
After being cruel to her only friend, Matt (Sean Marquette), to impress her conniving party guests, preteen Jenna (Christa B. Allen) wants desperately to grow up. So, her wish at her 13th birthday party is to grow older–fast. When she awakens the next morning, Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is 30 years old and a successful businesswoman living in a plush apartment with a boyfriend. She figures out that she is no longer the nice soul she was and determines to repair her life and reestablish a relationship with Matt (Mark Ruffalo).
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27 Dresses 2008  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Anne Fletcher
Cast: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Edward Burns, Judy Greer, Melora Hardin, Brian Kerwin, Maulik Pancholy, David Castro, Krysten Ritter, Jennifer Lim, Danielle Skraastad, Anne Fletcher
Jane (Katherine Heigl) lives for the weddings of her friends–in fact, she has been a bridesmaid 27 times. When she is not at her friends' weddings Jane dreams about her boss George (Edward Burns). Her sister Tess (Malin Akerman) comes to town, she meets George, romance blooms, and they plan a wedding. Now, Jane begins to examine her "bridesmaid" lifestyle. Meanwhile, New York Times columnist Kevin Doyle (James Marsden) is assigned to do a story on Tess and George's wedding. Kevin picks up on the story of Jane's life as a perennial bridesmaid. The two bicker over Kevin's opinions of women and weddings, but after a rocky start, Kevin and Jane begin to see good things in each other.
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 Adaptation 2002  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Spike Jonze
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston, Jay Tavare, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Farmer, Doug Jones, Jim Beaver
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicholas Cage) takes on the project of adapting Susan Orlean's (Meryl Streep) non-fiction book, "The Orchid Thief," into a movie. Orlean's story involves John Laroche's (Chris Cooper) poaching of "ghost orchids" from a Florida Everglades natural preserve. Charlie faces a mid-life crisis when his brother Donald (also played by Cage), who is following in his brother's footsteps as a screenwriter, moves in with him. Donald breezes through the writing of his assigned screenplay. Meanwhile, paranoid Charlie encounters more than a few problems writing his and, in the process, ends up as the subject in his script that tells of his inability to adapt Orlean's book into a film. Cooper won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; three other nominations were received, including Best Actor (Cage) and Actress in a Supporting Role (Streep).
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American Dreamz 2006 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Golzari, Marcia Gay Harden, Seth Meyers, John Cho, Judy Greer, Bernard White, Shohreh Aghdashloo
This satire aims at a variety of subjects, but the Presidency of George W. Bush and the reality show, American Idol, are the prime targets. Dennis Quaid takes on the role of recovering alcoholic President Staton who seldom reads the newspaper and relies on the advice of his Dick Cheney-like Chief of Staff (Willem Dafoe) who, to increase the President's ratings, books him as a guest judge on the popular reality show, American Dreamz. The TV show, featuring aspiring musical artists, is easily identified as a satirical view of American Idol with the popular program's self-absorbed Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant) preparing the season's new shows. Contestants include blonde redneck Sally Kendoo (Mandy Moore) and show-tune loving terrorist Omer Obeidi (Sam Golzari). The President agrees to a live presentation, and Omer prepares to assassinate him during his appearance on live TV.
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Cursed 2005  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, Jesse Eisenberg, Judy Greer, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristina Anapau, Portia de Rossi, Shannon Elizabeth, Mya, Nick Offerman, Jonny Acker
After being bitten by a werewolf, Ellie (Christina Ricci) and her brother, Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg), notice signs that they may be showing characteristics of werewolves. To save their neighbors and themselves, they must kill the beast to remove the curse.
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Elizabethtown 2005 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
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
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 adversity.
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The Grand 2008 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Zak Penn
Cast: Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines, Richard Kind, Chris Parnell, Ray Romano, Werner Herzog, Gabe Kaplan, Mike Epps, Judy Greer, Estelle Harris, Michael McKean, Michael Karnow, Jason Alexander
In this mockumentary, the Grand Championship of Poker is being held in Las Vegas. Newly released from rehab "One Eyed Jack" Faro (Woody Harrelson) is trying to win the $10,000,000 in order to keep his grandfather's hotel casino away from the wrecking ball. His task is not easy as he joins five other eccentric characters–siblings Lainie and Larry Shwartzman (Cheryl Hines and David Cross), autistic Harold Melvin (Chris Parnell), internet poker player Andy Andrews (Richard Kind), and Las Vegas regular "Deuce" Fairbanks (Dennis Farina)–duking it out at the table while other players and relatives provide amusing moments.
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The Great New Wonderful 2006 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Danny Leiner
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Thomas McCarthy, Judy Greer, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharat Saxena, Tony Shalhoub, Jim Gaffigan, Olympia Dukakis, Dick Latessa, Edie Falco, Stephen Colbert, Will Arnett, Rosemarie DeWitt
Found in this film are five overlapping stories about New Yorkers from very different backgrounds and their uniquely different problems dealing with life in the city one year after the attacks of 9/11.
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The Hebrew Hammer 2003 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Kesselman
Cast: Adam Goldberg, Andy Dick, Judy Greer, Mario Van Peebles, Peter Coyote, Nora Dunn, Sean Whalen, Tony Cox, Richard Riehle, Melvin Van Peebles, Rachel Dratch, Harrison Chad
After Santa Claus' evil son (Andy Dick) murders him in a plot to narrow the holiday season back to Christmas by excluding Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, a Jewish superhero (Adam Goldberg)–aided by the head of the Jewish Justice League (Peter Coyote) and Mohammed from the Kwanzaa Liberation Front (Mario Van Peebles)–steps in to save the day.
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I Love Your Work 2005 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Goldberg
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Franka Potente, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Coughlan, Christina Ricci, Jared Harris, Judy Greer, Shalom Harlow, Elvis Costello, Jason Lee, Vince Vaughn, Dan Bucatinsky, David Alan Graf, Rick Hoffman
Hollywood star Gray Evans (Giovanni Ribisi) is sitting on top of the world as he and his actress wife, Mia (Franka Potente), appear to be on the fast track to happiness. But, the marriage begins to disintegrate, Gray suffers a mental breakdown, and happiness seems to be a brief luxury of the past.
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 Jawbreaker 1999 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Darren Stein
Cast: Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Judy Greer, Chad Christ, Ethan Erickson, Pam Grier, Charlotte Roldan, Carol Kane, William Katt
Four popular girls form a snobbish high-school clique, and during a kidnap prank accidentally kill one of their own–she chokes on a jawbreaker! The rest of the story involves the cover-up for the dastardly deed, which involves one of the least likely girls who is invited to join in their nasty club.
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Kissing a Fool 1998 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Doug Ellin
Cast: David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, Mili Avital, Bonnie Hunt, Vanessa Angel, Kari Wuhrer, Frank Medrano, Bitty Schram, Judy Greer, Jerry Springer
A Chicago TV sportscaster, Max Abbitt (David Schwimmer) decides to test the loyalty of his soon-to-be wife, Sam (Mili Avital), and sets up a scenario in which his best friend Jay (Jason Lee) will try to bed the beautiful Sam. Despite the inane plot, this comedy does work, and the result is an entertaining hour and a half.
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The Specials 2000 R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Craig Mazin
Cast: Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, James Gunn, Kelly Coffield, Sean Gunn, Judy Greer, Jordan Ladd, Barry Del Sherman, Barry Del Sherman, Michael Weatherly
In this satire on superheroes, "The Specials" is the name of a group of wanna-be superheroes out to claim their own place in the world of action figures and comic books. But, in the process, they are more concerned with looking good than in doing good.
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 Three Kings 1999  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui, Judy Greer
Following the Persian Gulf War, Archie Gates (George Clooney), Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), and Chief Elgin (Ice Cube) set out as "Three Kings" determined to retrieve the cache of gold that Saddam Hussein reputedly stole from Kuwait.
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The TV Set 2007 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer, Fran Kranz, Lindsay Sloane, Justine Bateman, Lucy Davis, Willie Garson, M.C. Gainey, Wendle Josepher, Philip Rosenthal, David Doty, Matt Price
Satire is the name of the game in this film about Mike Klein (David Duchovny) attempting to get his pilot made and then aired on TV. Gaining control of his actors is hard enough, but Mike quickly learns that dealing with studio executives (Sigourney Weaver and Ioan Gruffudd) is even more difficult.
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 The Village 2004 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, Cherry Jones, Celia Weston, John Christopher Jones, Frank Collison, Jayne Atkinson, Judy Greer
It is 1897 in the agrarian community of Covington, Pennsylvania, and the residents have made an agreement to live peacefully but apart from the bad creatures living in the nearby woods. But, one day young Lucius (Joaquin Phoenix) decides to explore the woods, and quicker than the blink of an eye, the town is under attack by the creatures. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score.
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 The Wedding Planner 2001  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson, Justin Chambers, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco, Joanna Gleason, Charles Kimbrough, Kevin Pollak, Fred Willard
Mary Flore (Jennifer Lopez) enjoys her status as San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, but her current client (Bridgette Wilson) has a surprise for her when the groom (Matthew McConaughey) turns out to be the man Mary is in love with.
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What Planet Are You From? 2000 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, Judy Greer, Danny Zorn, Harmony Smith, Richard Jenkins
Out there in the cosmos is a planet, and on that planet are people who want to rule the universe; Earth is their next target. They are REALLY boring: they have no emotions and no genitals. They decide to send one of their own (Garry Shandling) to Earth, after fitting him with the appropriate body parts, to foster a child to assist in their quest (how that helps, this viewer is not sure). One problem on Earth is that, when aroused, his "equipment" makes a whirring noise, an irritating consequence of the equipment. He meets Susan (Annette Bening) and decides she's the one.
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 What Women Want 2000 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Ashley Johnson, Mark Feuerstein, Lauren Holly, Delta Burke, Valerie Perrine, Judy Greer, Ana Gasteyer, Lisa Edelstein, Sarah Paulson, Loretta Devine, Diana-Maria Riva
Chicago advertising executive Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) loses out in the selection for a top job in his agency. Instead, Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt) wins the spot. Nick survives a freak hair dryer accident and discovers that he can now hear what women think. At first, he uses this new power to his own benefit–he is especially effective at stealing Darcy's ideas and using them as his own. Later, when he begins to sympathize with problems women encounter, he finds himself falling in love with Darcy.
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| 1. 13 Going on 30 (2004)
2. 27 Dresses (2008)
3. Adaptation (2002)
4. American Dreamz (2006)
5. Cursed (2005)
6. Elizabethtown (2005)
7. The Grand (2008)
8. The Great New Wonderful (2006)
9. The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
10. I Love Your Work (2005)
11. Jawbreaker (1999)
12. Kissing a Fool (1998)
13. The Specials (2000)
14. Three Kings (1999)
15. The TV Set (2007)
16. The Village (2004)
17. The Wedding Planner (2001)
18. What Planet Are You From? (2000)
19. What Women Want (2000)
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