The Full Monty 1997  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, Steve Huison, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer, William Snape, Lesley Sharp, Emily Woof, Deirdre Costello, Paul Butterworth, Dave Hill, Bruce Jones, Andrew Livingston, Vinny Dhillon
Steel workers Gaz (Robert Carlyle) and Dave (Mark Addy) are laid off and come up with a money-making scheme: they will perform as male striptease dancers. They form a group called "Hard Steel," and Horse (Paul Barber), Guy (Hugo Speer), and Lomper (Steve Huison) join them with Gerald (Tom Wilkinson) doing the choreography. To pull in a crowd, they decide to go The Full Monty, which describes full frontal nudity. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture and Director.
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Lucky Break 2001  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Lennie James, Ron Cook, Frank Harper, Christopher Plummer, Raymond Waring, Julian Barratt, Peter Wight, Celia Imrie, Ram John Holder
Jimmy Hands (James Nesbitt) and his friend Rudy (Lennie James) fail in their attempted bank robbery and end up in prison. Now, they plot an escape when they perform in an in-house play, "Nelson: The Musical," that is written by amateur playwright Graham Mortimer (Christopher Plummer) who just happens to be the prison warden. Complications develop as opening night draws near.
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The Rocker 2008 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Emma Stone, Jeff Garlin, Jane Lynch, Jason Sudeikis, Will Arnett, Howard Hesseman, Fred Armisen, Bradley Cooper, Lonny Ross, Jon Glaser, Jane Krakowski
Robert "Fish" Fishman (Rainn Wilson) was once the drummer for the band "Vesuvius" until the band members dumped him, signed a new contract, and became stars. Twenty years later, 41-year-old Fish has moved in with his sister Lisa (Jane Lynch) and her husband Stan (Jeff Garlin) and lives in the attic. Their son Matt (Josh Gad) and guitarist Curtis (Teddy Geiger) have formed a band, A.D.D., and when they lose their drummer, Fish fills in. This is the beginning of his new adventure that will result in a real future in the recording industry.
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| 1. The Full Monty (1997)
2. Lucky Break (2001)
3. The Rocker (2008)
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