21 Grams 2003  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Cast: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Clea DuVall, Danny Huston, Melissa Leo, Marc Musso, Teresa Delgado, Carly Nahon, Claire Pakis, Stephen Bridgewater, Nick Nichols, John Rubinstein, Denis O'Hare
This story leaps forward and backward in time featuring short moments in the lives of three strangers–Paul Rivers (Sean Penn), Jack Jordan (Benicio Del Toro), and Cristina Peck (Naomi Watts)–whose lives are forever changed by one horrific accident. Naomi Watts was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress, and Benicio Del Toro was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D 2005  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Action
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dooley, Cayden Boyd, George Lopez, David Arquette, Kristin Davis, Jacob Davich, Sasha Pieterse, Marc Musso, Rico Torres
Daydreaming 10-year-old Max (Cayden Boyd) retreats into his fantasy world where his superhero friends–Sharkboy (Taylor Lautner) and Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley)–need his help to save Planet Drool. The 3-D effects provide good entertainment.
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The Last Mimzy 2007  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Shaye
Cast: Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Chris O'Neil, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kirsten Williamson, Irene Snow, Marc Musso, Nicole Munoz, Scott E. Miller, Tom Heaton
Ten-year-old Noah Wilder (Chris O'Neil) and his five-year-old sister Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) find a box of "toys" from the future. They play with the toys, which include a stuffed rabbit named Mimzy that appears to be causing their intelligence levels to soar. Soon their entire family is drawn into a strange new world as the children dream about an intergalactic bridge that will connect Earth to a dying planet. By story's end, they end up at a research lab where the children are found to be connected to philosophical belief systems that support human survival.
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| 1. 21 Grams (2003)
2. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005)
3. The Last Mimzy (2007)
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