Alex Rider: Stormbreaker 2006   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Adventure
aka: Stormbreaker
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Mickey Rourke, Missi Pyle, Andy Serkis, Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Bolger, Jimmy Carr, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Damian Lewis, Ashley Walters
Following his Uncle Ian's (Ewan McGregor) murder, 14-year-old Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) is forced to go undercover as a spy for the Special Operations Division of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service. Alex soon realizes that his uncle had been training him for this work, and he excels as a superspy. As a result, Alex saves millions of children in Great Britain from the diabolical plot of American computer maker Darius Sayle (Micky Rourke).
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Along Came Polly 2004 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown, Jsu Garcia, Michele Lee, Bob Dishy, Missi Pyle, Judah Friedlander, Kevin Hart, Bruce Nozick, Mark Adair-Rios
Very uptight Ruben's (Ben Stiller) marriage meets with disaster. On the first day of his honeymoon he catches his bride (Debra Messing) with another man. Along comes Polly (Jennifer Aniston) who is as free-spirited as Ruben is tense, and the theory of opposites attracting each other is tested.
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 As Good as It Gets 1997   PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Yeardley Smith, Lupe Ontiveros, Harold Ramis, Lupe Ontiveros, Bibi Osterwald, Ross Bleckner, Bernadette Balagtas, Jaffe Cohen, Missi Pyle
Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) suffers from an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, which is severely tested when his gay neighbor Simon (Greg Kinnear) leaves his dog in Melvin's care. Melvin is a writer, but he treats humanity with contempt–except for single-mom waitress Carol (Helen Hunt) whose son suffers from asthma attacks. First, Melvin takes care of the dog and then helps with Carol's son. Will Carol be next? Both Nicholson and Hunt received Oscars. Five other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Greg Kinnear).
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 Big Fish 2003 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Matthew McGrory, David Denman, Missi Pyle, Loudon Wainwright III
Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) arrives home to his father Ed's deathbed and is determined to separate fact from fiction by reliving Ed's tall tales of adventure in the past. Young Ed is played by Ewan McGregor and senior Ed is played by Albert Finney.
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 Bringing Down the House 2003 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Jean Smart, Kimberly J. Brown, Angus T. Jones, Missi Pyle, Michael Rosenbaum, Betty White, Jim Haynie, Michael Ensign
Divorced tax lawyer Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) is in for a surprise when the "slim and blonde" woman he met in an Internet chat room turns out to be a jailed inmate–an African American (Queen Latifah)–who arrives on his doorstep to convince Peter to appeal her case and prove her innocence.
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 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee, Adam Godley, Franziska Troegner, AnnaSophia Robb
Eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) has hidden in his candy bars five golden tickets, which will allow the owners a tour of Wonka's chocolate factory. Poor, but kind, Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) and four spoiled brats from around the world hold the golden tickets and embark on the unforgettable tour.
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 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore, Chris Williams, Alan Tudyk, Missi Pyle, Jamal Duff, Gary Cole, Jason Bateman, Hank Azaria, Al Kaplon
In an effort to keep his dilapidated gym out of foreclosure and into the hands of his competitor White Goodman (Ben Stiller), gym owner Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) and a team of his clients enter a Las Vegas "dodgeball" competition in an attempt to win the grand prize and save the day.
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Feast of Love 2007 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Selma Blair, Alexa Davalos, Toby Hemingway, Stana Katic, Erika Marozsan, Jane Alexander, Fred Ward, Margo Martindale, Missi Pyle
Bradley Thomas (Greg Kinnear) owns a coffee bar in Oregon, but his wife Kathryn (Selma Blair) doesn't like their lifestyle and leaves him for another woman (Stana Katic). Meanwhile, college professor Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman) is grieving over the death of his heroin-addicted son and sits around the coffee bar observing events taking place and offering advice. He warns Bradley against having an affair with real-estate agent Diana (Radha Mitchell), but Bradley, unwisely, doesn't listen. Then, Harry and his wife, Esther (Jane Alexander), take an interest in two of Bradley's employees, Chloe (Alexa Davalos) and Oscar (Toby Hemingway), whose love for each other is threatened by Oscar's abusive father (Fred Ward). And the connections continue as Harry still imparts wisdom to those around him at the coffee bar.
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 Galaxy Quest 1999 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure
Director: Dean Parisot
Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Robin Sachs, Patrick Breen, Missi Pyle, Justin Long, Jeremy Howard, Jed Rees, Kaitlin Cullum, Jonathan Feyer
The Tumians are aliens from Klatu Nebula who have patterned their lifestyle after the characters on the now-defunct TV show, "Galaxy Quest." When enemy aliens attack the Tumians, they recruit the cast of "Galaxy Quest" to command and operate a spaceship the aliens have modeled from the ship on the TV show. Tim Allen is excellent in his role as the spaceship Commander Peter Quincy.
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 2008 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Cast: Kal Penn, John Cho, Rob Corddry, Jack Conley, Roger Bart, David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Neil Patrick Harris, Missi Pyle, Beverly D'Angelo, Eric Winter, Danneel Harris, Paula Garces
In this sequel to "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," stoners Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) head off to Amsterdam on vacation. They sneak a bong aboard the airplane, and after Kumar lights up the bong in the restroom, they end up in a cell in Guantanamo Bay as suspects in a terrorism plot. They manage to escape and, with Deputy Chief of Homeland Security Ron Fox (Rob Corddry) on their trail, try to reach the wedding of Kuma's ex, Vanessa (Danneel Harris), in Texas. Their hope is that Vanessa's fiance Colton (Eric Winter) will use his connections to clear their names, but more than a few obstacles lie in their way.
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Home Alone 4 2002  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Rod Daniel
Cast: Mike Weinberg, French Stewart, Jason Beghe, Joanna Going, Clare Carey, Erick Avari, Barbara Babcock, Missi Pyle, Gideon Jacobs, Sean Cameron Michael, Chelsea Russo, Lisa King, Craig Geldenhuys, Andre Roothman, Anton Smuts
The popular "Home Alone" series moves to TV and to Disney as Mike Weinberg takes on the role of Kevin. His parents have divorced, and Kevin plans on spending Christmas at the mansion of his dad's (Jason Beghe) girlfriend (Joanna Going). But one of the villains from the first two episodes, Marv (now played by French Stewart), has new partners and targets the mansion. Will the mansion's high-tech security and Kevin's cleverness save the day?
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 Josie and the Pussycats 2001 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gabriel Mann, Paulo Costanzo, Missi Pyle, Tom Butler, Breckin Meyer
Singer-guitarist Josie McCoy (Rachael Leigh Cook), bassist Valerie Brown (Rosario Dawson), and drummer Melody Valentine (Tara Reid) rise to pop superstardom as "Josie and the Pussycats." But with fame, problems arise in the form of manager Wyatt Frame (Alan Cumming) who has his own sinister plans for his clients' popular music.
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Just My Luck 2006  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, Faizon Love, Missi Pyle, Samaire Armstrong, Bree Turner, Chris Carmack, Makenzie Vega, Carlos Ponce, Tovah Feldshuh
Ashley (Lindsay Lohan) lives a charmed life in which everything appears to go her way. Jake (Chris Pine), however, endures bad luck in everything he undertakes. All that changes after Jake kisses Ashley at a masquerade ball. Following the kiss, Ashley loses her lucky streak, while Jake appears to enjoy good fortune. Now, Ashley sets out to track down Jake and take back her good luck.
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 Soul Plane 2004 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jessy Terrero
Cast: Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, Brian Hooks, D.L. Hughley, Arielle Kebbel, Ryan Pinkston, Mo'Nique, Missi Pyle
Bathroom humor and ethnic jokes prevail in this story about the charter flight on Nashawn Wade's (Kevin Hart) new airline, which caters to the needs of Blacks. When Mr. Hunkee's (Tom Arnold) White family is added to the passenger list at the last moment, chaos ensues.
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| 1. Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (2006)
aka: Stormbreaker
2. Along Came Polly (2004)
3. As Good as It Gets (1997)
4. Big Fish (2003)
5. Bringing Down the House (2003)
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
7. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
8. Feast of Love (2007)
9. Galaxy Quest (1999)
10. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
11. Home Alone 4 (2002)
12. Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
13. Just My Luck (2006)
14. Soul Plane (2004)
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