 50 First Dates 2004  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Lusia Strus, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Hill, Allen Covert, Blake Clark, Maya Rudolph, Pomaika'i Brown, Joe Nakashima, Jonathan Loughran, Peter Dante, Lynn Collins
Hawaiian wildlife veterinarian Henry (Adam Sandler) is a ladies' man who dates tourists knowing that they will not expect a commitment. Harry meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore) and, for the first time, falls in love. But there is a problem: Lucy suffers from short-term memory loss and, after a night's sleep, can't remember what happened the day before. So, day after day, Henry must begin at square one to win Lucy's love.
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Away We Go 2009 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney, Catherine O'Hara, Samantha Pryor, Paul Schneider, Jim Gaffigan, Carmen Ejogo, Chris Messina, Josh Hamilton, Melanie Lynskey, Conor Carroll, Bailey Harkins
An unmarried couple, Burt and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), are expecting their first baby, and they travel through the United States and Montreal looking for the perfect place to settle down. Along the way, they experience many misadventures when they visit friends and family hoping to find people like themselves with whom they can enjoy raising their child.
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Chuck & Buck 2000  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Miguel Arteta
Cast: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt, Paul Weitz, Maya Rudolph, Mary Wigmore, Paul Sand, Gino Buccola, Doug Keifer, Annette Murphy, Glory Simon
Boyhood friends reunite when Buck (Mike White) moves to L.A. to resume his interrupted friendship with Chuck (Chris Weitz). This presents an immediate problem: Chuck has become a responsible adult, but Buck seems emotionally stuck at the fourth-grade level.
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 Duplex 2003  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Eileen Essell, Harvey Fierstein, Justin Theroux, James Remar, Robert Wisdom, Swoosie Kurtz, Wallace Shawn, Maya Rudolph, Amber Valletta, Cheryl Klein
Alex and Nancy (Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore) move into the "perfect" duplex in the "perfect" neighborhood. But, they have one problem: Mrs. Connelly (Eileen Essel), a rent-controlled tenant who lives upstairs and carries her own set of problems. Troubles abound, and even more enter the picture when Alex and Nancy try to get rid of Mrs. Connelly.
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 Gattaca 1997 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal, Xander Berkeley, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Elias Koteas, Jayne Brook, Tony Shalhoub, Blair Underwood, Maya Rudolph, Una Damon, Elizabeth Dennehy
This science fiction fable contemplates a world in which genetic engineering is used to achieve human perfection. Vincent (Ethan Hawke) was born with a heart defect but will sacrifice almost anything to be employed at the Gattaca Corp. where he could achieve his dream: flying to the edge of the solar system. To get his foot in the door, Vincent assumes the identity of an athlete, Jerome (Jude Law). All goes well–until the head of Gattaca is murdered, and fingerprints are requested from all employees.
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Idiocracy 2006 R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Mike Judge
Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Anthony Campos, David Herman, Sonny Castillo, Kevin McAfee, Robert Musgrave, Mike McCafferty, Justin Long, Heath Jones, Patrick Fischler, Darlene Hunt
Because he is an under-achiever, G.I. Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson) is chosen for the Pentagon Human Hibernation Project in which he is to be cryogenically frozen for one year. Joining him in the project is a prostitute, Rita (Maya Rudolph), who agreed to be part of the experiment in exchange for clearing her criminal record. Problems develop, and it isn't until 500 years later that Joe and Rita are thawed out. Because stupid people now far outnumber intelligent people, Joe and Rita re-enter the world as the smartest people on the planet. Are they stuck in this new world, or will they be able to travel back those 500 years in time?
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 A Prairie Home Companion 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lily Tomlin, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph, Marylouise Burke, L.Q. Jones
The action takes place at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, during the last broadcast of the fictionalized version of G.K.'s (Garrison Keillor) radio show. Onstage, singing cowboys (Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly) perform, and aging sisters (Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin) sing of the past. Meanwhile, the theater's security agent, Guy Noir (Kevin Kline), searches backstage for a mysterious blonde (Virginia Madsen). Just like in real life, people talk over and interrupt each other, but the show goes on.
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| 1. 50 First Dates (2004)
2. Away We Go (2009)
3. Chuck & Buck (2000)
4. Duplex (2003)
5. Gattaca (1997)
6. Idiocracy (2006)
7. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
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