The Last House on the Left 2009  R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Dennis Iliadis
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Aaron Paul, Spencer Treat Clark, Riki Lindhome, Martha MacIsaac, Michael Bowen, Joshua Cox, Usha Khan
John and Emma Collingwood (Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter) have just arrived with their 17-year-old daughter Mari (Sara Paxton) at their lakeside home. Mari and her friend Paige (Martha MacIsaac) get together in town and meet Justin (Spencer Treat Clark). The three of them go to Justin's seedy motel room where they are getting high when Justin's father Krug (Garret Dillahunt), his Uncle Francis (Aaron Paul), and their friend Sadie (Riki Lindhome) appear on the scene after committing a double murder. They take the girls and Justin out in the woods where they murder Paige, and Krug rapes Mari and leaves her for dead. It is a stormy night, and Krug, Sadie, Francis, and Justin find shelter at the Collingwood home. Lightning strikes, and they have lost power when Mari arrives home. When they learn what happened to Mari, Emma and John take on the savage behavior of the strangers they took into their home and plot revenge on their "guests."
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 Million Dollar Baby 2004  PG-13, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian F. O'Byrne, Anthony Mackie, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome, Michael Pena, Benito Martinez
Searching for a way to improve her lot in life, wannabe boxer, 31-year-old single-mom/waitress Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) walks into the gym and asks trainer Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) to teach her how to be a viable boxer. Frankie agrees, Maggie makes great strides, the two bond, and, in the process, overcome hurdles of the past. The film received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank), and Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman). Three other nominations were received, including Best Actor (Clint Eastwood).
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My Best Friend's Girl 2008 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, Diora Baird, Lizzy Caplan, Riki Lindhome, Mini Anden, Hilary Pingle, Nate Torrence, Malcolm Barrett, Taran Killam, Faye Grant, Richard Snee, Alberto Bonilla
After being raised by his womanizing father Professor Turner (Alec Baldwin), Tank (Dane Cook) has a different method of dealing with women. He sets up dates and then gives them such a terrifying evening that they run back to their ex-boyfriends. Dustin (Jason Biggs) is Tank's roommate, and he needs help with his relationship with Alexis (Kate Hudson) who "just wants to be friends." Dustin asks for Tank's help, and Tank offers to come to the rescue. But, on their date, Alexis calls Tank's bluff, and now Tank finds himself falling in love with his "Best Friend's Girl."
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| 1. The Last House on the Left (2009)
2. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
3. My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
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