17 Again 2009  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Burr Steers
Cast: Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry, Tyler Steelman, Allison Miller, Sterling Knight, Michelle Trachtenberg, Adam Gregory, Hunter Parrish, Mario Cassem, Katerina Graham, Tiya Sircar, Melissa Ordway, Melora Hardin
Twenty years after high-school basketball star Mike (Zac Efron) dropped his sport to marry his pregnant girlfriend Scarlet (Allison Miller), Mike's (now played by Matthew Perry) marriage to Scarlet (now played by Leslie Mann) is on the rocks. Mike is alienated from his children Alex and Maggie (Sterling Knight and Michelle Trachtenberg), and his job is not going well. Miraculously, Mike is transformed back to his teenage body and is enrolled in the same school that his children attend. Will Mike recapture his years missed when he dropped out of basketball, or will he decide to devote his time to helping his wife and children?
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005  R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Gerry Bednob, Shelley Malil, Kat Dennings, Chelsea Smith, Erica Vittina Phillips, Jordy Masterson, Jonah Hill
Andy (Steve Carell) collects video games and action figures, rides his bike to work, and lives an ordered life, which does not include romance–until his friends step in to help. But, Andy has his own plans for choosing women that involve taking out Trish (Catherine Keener), and romance blooms–but not without its own set of problems.
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Big Daddy 1999  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole & Dylan Sprouse, Josh Mostel, Leslie Mann, Allen Covert, Rob Schneider, Kristy Swanson, Joseph Bologna, Steve Buscemi, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Tim Herlihy
Well-educated Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has not taken advantage of employment opportunities, but fate steps in with a little boy, Julian (Cole and Dylan Sprouse), who has been dropped off at his apartment. Sonny adopts Julian and, as an indulgent dad, turns him into a spoiled kid who does whatever he wants. Then the REAL problems begin.
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 Cable Guy 1996 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Ben Stiller, Eric Roberts, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Andy Dick, Owen Wilson
This comedy is about a cable installer (Jim Carrey) who invades both the romantic and professional lives of his customer (Matthew Broderick).
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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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Funny People 2009 R, 140 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, RZA, Torsten Voges, Aziz Ansari, Allan Wasserman, Wayne Federman, Rod Man
Stand-up comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) learns that he suffers from a rare form of leukemia and has less than one year to live. George meets young Ira Wright (Seth Rogen) who dreams of becoming a comedian, and he offers Ira the job of working as his assistant and performing as his opening act. Meanwhile, George tries to reunite with his former girlfriend Laura (Leslie Mann), but her husband Clarke (Eric Bana) does not agree to the plan. Now, George learns that his disease has gone into remission, and he reevaluates his lifestyle and decides to find what will really give his life meaning.
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George of the Jungle 1997 G, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, John Cleese, Greg Cruttwell, Abraham Benrubi, Holland Taylor, Kelly Miller, John Bennett Perry, Keith Scott, Michael Chinyamurindi, Abdoulaye NGom, Lydell M. Cheshier, Specer Garrett
While on an African safari in an attempt to get away from her fiance Lyle Van Der Groot (Thomas Haden Church), Ursula (Leslie Mann) gets lost and is rescued by George (Brendan Fraser) who was raised by apes in the jungle. Ursula and George become infatuated with each other, and now George tries to adapt to a new urban "jungle" when he arrives in San Francisco to save Ursula from a life with Lyle and, perhaps, get her to join him in Africa.
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 Knocked Up 2007 R, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, Charlyne Yi, Joanna Kerns, Harold Ramis, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Alan Tudyk, Bill Hader
Entertainment journalist Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) celebrates a promotion by drinking too much and having a one-night stand with unemployed slacker Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) in her uptight sister Debbie's (Leslie Mann) and her husband Pete's (Paul Rudd) guest house. That would have been the end of the affair–until two months later when Alison discovers that she is pregnant. She decides to continue the pregnancy and keep the baby. In the process, Alison tries to work out differences she has with an immature Ben. But Alison soon learns that forming a lasting relationship with Ben will prove more difficult than making a baby with him.
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Perfume 2001  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Rymer
Cast: Paul Sorvino, Sonia Braga, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Rita Wilson, Leslie Mann, Jeff Goldblum, Omar Epps, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Williams
Icons of the fashion world get together for a show. The film uses this as a backdrop for, basically, cameo appearances by various stars who have been told to improvise. And improvise they do, but without guidelines, it would seem. This experiment will fail to interest most moviegoers.
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She's the One 1996 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Edward Burns
Cast: Edward Burns, Maxine Bahns, Cameron Diaz, Mike McGlone, John Mahoney, Jennifer Aniston, Malachy McCourt, Leslie Mann, Amanda Peet, Anita Gillette, Frank Vincent, Robert Weil, Tom Tammi, Beatrice Winde, Eugene Osborne Smith
Irish brothers Mickey (Edward Burns) and Francis (Mike McGlone) along with their father (John Mahoney) have problems in relationships with women. Mickey, for example, meets and marries Hope (Maxine Bahns)–all within 24 hours. What Hope failed to tell Mickey is that she expects him to follow her to Paris where she plans to attend the Sorbonne. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival.
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Shorts 2009 G, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Comedy
aka: Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Kat Dennings, James Spader, Leslie Mann, Trevor Gagnon, Leo Howard, Devon Gearhart, Rebel Rodriguez, Jolie Vanier, Angela Lanza, Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Campbell Westmoreland
Eleven-year-old Toe Thompson (Jimmy Bennett) lives in the suburb of Black Falls where Mr. Black's communication device, Black Box, has revolutionized technology. A mysterious rainbow-colored rock falls from the sky and hits Toe on the head. This rock grants wishes to the person holding it, and, as it changes hands, the neighborhood becomes filled with miniature spaceships, crocodile armies, and boulder-sized boogers. Now, the neighborhood kids try to save the town and, in the process, learn that what you wish for may not be what is really best for you.
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Stealing Harvard 2002  PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Bruce McCulloch
Cast: Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Dennis Farina, Megan Mullally, Richard Jenkins, Tammy Blanchard, John C. McGinley, Chris Penn, Seymour Cassel, Martin Starr, Ken Magee, Zeus, Mary Gillis, Bruce McCulloch
When Noreen (Tammy Blanchard) needs money to finance her Harvard education, her Uncle John (Jason Lee) steps in. He enlists the aid of his also-not-so-bright friend, Duff (Tom Green), and it isn't long before the inept duo enter the criminal world as they attempt to steal the needed funds.
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| 1. 17 Again (2009)
2. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
3. Big Daddy (1999)
4. Cable Guy (1996)
5. Drillbit Taylor (2008)
6. Funny People (2009)
7. George of the Jungle (1997)
8. Knocked Up (2007)
9. Perfume (2001)
10. She's the One (1996)
11. Shorts (2009)
aka: Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock
12. Stealing Harvard (2002)
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