 Freaky Friday 2003   PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christina Vidal, Ryan Malgarini, Haley Hudson, Rosalind Chao, Lucille Soong, Willie Garson
Psychiatrist Dr. Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her rebellious daughter, Anna (Lindsay Lohan), seldom see eye to eye on anything. One night at a Chinese restaurant, their arguing reaches a fever pitch, and they open identical fortune cookies that are served by a meddling restauranteur. The cookies contained a mystical potion, and the next morning Tess and Anna discover that they are trapped in each others bodies. The solution to their dilemma is to perform one selfless act. Will they manage to figure it out before Tess' wedding on Saturday?
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Emma Stone, Anne Archer, Robert Forster, Daniel Sunjata, Noureen DeWulf, Emily Foxler, Catherine Haena Kim, Rachel Boston, Camille Guaty, Amanda Walsh
A committed bachelor Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) returns to his family estate for the wedding of his brother Paul (Breckin Meyer). It was Connor's deceased, womanizing Uncle Wayne (Michael Douglas) who taught young Connor how to treat women, and, on the eve of the wedding, Uncle Wayne delivers a message to Connor through the ghosts of Connor's past, present, and future jilted girlfriends. They will help Connor discover his "true" self and whether or not he will have the chance to find "true" love.
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Head Over Heels 2001 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr., Shalom Harlow, Ivana Milicevic, Sarah O'Hare, Tomiko Fraser, Raoul Ganeev, China Chow, Jay Brazeau, James Kirk
Amanda (Monica Potter) moves into a new apartment that she shares with four up-and-coming models. When Amanda meets and falls for neighbor Jim (Freddie Prinze Jr.), her roommates come to her rescue and help Amanda do a little detective work after she believes she has seen Jim beating a blonde to death.
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 Just Like Heaven 2005 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Waters, Ben Shenkman, Jon Heder, Ivana Milicevic, Caroline Aaron, Rosalind Chao, Ron Canada, Chris Pflueger, Willie Garson, Gabrielle Made, William Caploe, Billy Beck
Dr. Elizabeth Masterson (Reese Witherspoon) climbs into her car, drives off, and is involved in a head-on crash. She has been in a coma ever since the accident, and David (Mark Ruffalo) has sublet her apartment. But, Elizabeth's spirit has not left the apartment, and she makes appearances to confront David about his sloppy housekeeping. Over time (You guessed it!), criticism turns into romance.
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 Mean Girls 2004   PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey, Daniel Franzese, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Neil Flynn, Jonathan Bennett, Rajiv Surendra, Elana Shilling, Graham Kartna
Previously home-schooled in Africa, Cady (Lindsay Lohan) moves to Chicago and enters North Shore High School where she makes friends with rebels Janis (Lizzy Caplan) and Damian (Daniel Franzese). Then, Regina (Rachel McAdams), Gretchen (Lacey Chabert), and Karen (Amanda Seyfriend) invite Cady to join a catty clique. She accepts and then finds that her new group hates the rebels. Cady becomes a mean girl but ends up in a battle against the members of the clique when she discovers that they define social acceptability at the school.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger, Andrew McCarthy, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn, Seth Rogen, Martin Short, Jordy Benattar, Tod Fennell, Mariah Inger, Tyler Patrick Jones
After ending her marriage, Helen (Mary-Louise Parker) moves with her children–nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon (both played by Freddie Highmore) and their 13-year-old sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger)–into a creepy country home inherited from her Aunt Lucinda (Joan Plowright) who is now in a mental institution. Jared misses his father and has a hot temper. So, when strange things begin to happen, Jared is suspected. But, Jared joins with his siblings in trying to figure out what is going on, and Jared discovers a dusty book with a note containing instructions to not open it. Of course, Jared opens the book and reads about magical creatures living in the woods near the house. Soon after, the children meet a hobgoblin Hogsqueal (voice of Seth Rogen) and a brownie Thimbletack (voice of Martin Short). Now they learn about an ogre Mulgarath (voice of Nick Nolte) who covets the book because it will give him the secrets necessary to rule the world. Will the children be able to protect themselves, and the world, from the army of goblins gathering on their lawn?
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| 1. Freaky Friday (2003)
2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
3. Head Over Heels (2001)
4. The House of Yes (1997)
5. Just Like Heaven (2005)
6. Mean Girls (2004)
7. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
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