17 Again 2009  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Burr Steers
Cast: Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry, Tyler Steelman, Allison Miller, Sterling Knight, Michelle Trachtenberg, Adam Gregory, Hunter Parrish, Mario Cassem, Katerina Graham, Tiya Sircar, Melissa Ordway, Melora Hardin
Twenty years after high-school basketball star Mike (Zac Efron) dropped his sport to marry his pregnant girlfriend Scarlet (Allison Miller), Mike's (now played by Matthew Perry) marriage to Scarlet (now played by Leslie Mann) is on the rocks. Mike is alienated from his children Alex and Maggie (Sterling Knight and Michelle Trachtenberg), and his job is not going well. Miraculously, Mike is transformed back to his teenage body and is enrolled in the same school that his children attend. Will Mike recapture his years missed when he dropped out of basketball, or will he decide to devote his time to helping his wife and children?
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Balls of Fury 2007  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Action
Director: Ben Garant
Cast: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, James Hong, Terry Crews, Robert Patrick, Diedrich Bader, Aisha Tyler, Thomas Lennon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bret DelBuono, Jason Scott Lee, Toby Huss, David Holmes
It is 1988, and American pre-teen, ping-pong champion Randy Daytona (Bret DelBuono) competes in the Summer Olympics. His father, Pete (Robert Patrick), borrows money from Chinese triad boss Feng (Christopher Walken) and bets it all on Randy. But Randy loses the match, and Feng orders Pete's murder. Now it is nineteen years later, and Randy (now played by Dan Fogler) is approached by FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) who wants him to infiltrate Feng's invitation-only ping-pong tournament. Randy agrees because he wants to help bring down Feng. But, he must get back in shape, and blind ping-pong master Wong (James Hong) and his niece Maggie (Maggie Q.) take on the task. The road leads to the film's climax in Central America where the deadly ping-pong games transpire.
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane 1996  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon
Cast: Richard Ben Cramer
Problems surrounding the production of "Citizen Kane" are the subject of this documentary, which centers on the personal battles William Randolph Hearst fought against Orson Welles to prevent the film's 1941 release. There is little doubt that the life of arrogant newspaper magnate Kane parallels that of Hearst.
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The Godfather of Green Bay 2005  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Pete Schwaba
Cast: Pete Schwaba, Lance Barber, Lauren Holly, Thomas Lennon, Tony Goldwyn, Jimmy Pardo, Robert Martin, Ivona Rocque, Paul Bentzen, Mike Toomey, Jeffrey Hoge, Mark Borchardt, Eric Price, Dennis LaValle
For 15 years comedian Joe (Pete Schwaba) has blown every chance he has had to make it big in show business. Now, Joe sees a chance to perform on "The Tonight Show," and he and friend Kenny (Lance Barber) travel to Wisconsin for auditions with the show's talent scout Harvey Skorik (Dennis LaValle). While in Wisconsin, Joe crosses paths with and is inspired by his former English teacher Molly Mahoney (Lauren Holly). Joe performs at the festival and faces one of the toughest crowds of his life: deer hunters, Packer fans, and worst of all The Godfather of Green Bay who happens to be a former high-school football star now dealing in drugs–and in love with Molly.
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 A Guy Thing 2003 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Koch
Cast: Jason Lee, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, James Brolin, Shawn Hatosy, Lochlyn Munro, Julie Hagerty, Diana Scarwid, David Koechner, Thomas Lennon
Paul (Jason Lee) wakes up after his bachelor party to find a stranger–Becky (Julia Stiles)–in bed with him. Afraid of losing his fiancee, Karen (Selma Blair), as a result of the incident, Paul begins telling one lie after another in an attempt to cover-up what might have happened.
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Hancock 2008 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head, Eddie Marsan, David Mattey, Maetrix Fitten, Thomas Lennon, Johnny Galecki, Hayley Marie Norman, Dorothy Cecchi, Michelle Lemon, Akiva Goldsman, Michael Mann, Brad Leland
Los Angeles superhero John Hancock (Will Smith) is a sarcastic, anti-social alcoholic whose good deeds cause mayhem and are so destructive that they are causing the city millions to repair his damage following a "rescue." Citizens are fed up with him, but his image may change after Hancock saves the life of public relations executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman). After Hancock rescues Ray from the path of an oncoming train, Ray takes him home and is determined to change Hancock's lifestyle. But, Ray's wife Mary (Charlize Theron) wants no part of the superhero because he is a bad influence on their young son Aaron (Jae Head). Nevertheless, Ray has a plan for Hancock that may–or may not–result in changing his image and bringing the public back to his support.
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Heights 2005 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chris Terrio
Cast: Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford, Eric Bogosian, John Light, Matthew Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Thomas Lennon, George Segal, Susan Malick, Michael Murphy
During a 24 hour period, five New Yorkers (Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford, and Matthew Davis) struggle with identities and love as their lives intersect and then go their separate ways.
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 Herbie: Fully Loaded 2005 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Angela Robinson
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Breckin Meyer, Justin Long, Matt Dillon, Cheryl Hines, Jimmi Simpson, Jill Ritchie, Thomas Lennon, Jeremy Roberts, Patrick Cranshaw, Scoot McNairy, E.E. Bell, Peter Pasco, Mario Larraza
Maggie Peyton's (Lindsay Lohan) college graduation gift from her father Ray (Michael Keaton) is picked up for $75 at a junkyard, and it turns out to be that free-wheeling Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, Herbie. In the blink of a bug's eye, Maggie and Herbie are competing on the NASCAR circuit.
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 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Garth Jennings
Cast: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, John Malkovich, Warwick Davis, Anna Chancellor, Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren, Stephen Fry, Thomas Lennon
Just before aliens act on their plans to destroy Earth, Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is whisked off on an adventure-filled ride around the Galaxy.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn, Robert Klein, Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Parisse, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Thomas Lennon, Samantha Quan, Justin Peroff, Celia Weston, James Murtaugh, Archie MacGregor
When advertising executive Benjamin Barry (Matthew Conaughey) bets his friends that he can make a relationship last more than 10 days, he meets his match in Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) who he hooks up with in a bar. She is on assignment for her magazine to write a story about dumping a guy in 10 days and thinks she wants nothing more than to get rid of Benjamin within the given time.
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I Love You, Man 2009 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons, Jane Curtin, Jon Favreau, Jaime Pressly, Thomas Lennon, Sarah Burns, Joe Lo Truglio, Rob Huebel, Greg Levine, Jean Villepique, Mather Zickel
Real estate agent Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) is engaged to Zooey (Rashida Jones) and now has the problem of finding a Best Man for their wedding. Peter does not shine at male bonding and has no male friends. Hoping to help Peter, Zooey urges him to reach out and try to find male friends, hoping he will find a Best Man in the process. Peter picks up on Zooey's suggestion and meets Sydney Fife (Jason Segel). They hit it off–maybe too well because now Peter and Sydney become inseparable, which, of course, causes a problem with Peter's relationship with Zooey.
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 Memento 2000  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Samson Harris, Callum Keith Rennie, Russ Fega, Kimberly Campbell, Jorja Fox, Thomas Lennon, Marianne Muellerleile, Larry Holden, Buzz Visconte
In a desperate attempt to avenge his wife's murder, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), who suffers from short-term memory loss, must rely on Polaroid pictures and tattoos as permanent reminders. Inconsistencies abound in Leonard's world but serve to give the viewer clues to this psychological puzzle's solution. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Editing and Writing.
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Reno 911: Miami 2007  R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Garant
Cast: Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant, Niecy Nash, Mary Birdsong, Kerri Kenney, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Carlos Alazraqui, Cedric Yarbrough, Alejandra Gutierrez, Danny DeVito, Lennie Loftin, David Koechner
Bio-terrorists have attacked a national police convention in Miami Beach leaving those at and around the convention center quarantined. Those bumbling Reno Sheriff's Department officers (from Comedy Central) are the only police officers in the area not under quarantine, and they attempt to take charge of the situation–in their own unique ways.
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| 1. 17 Again (2009)
2. Balls of Fury (2007)
3. The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
4. The Godfather of Green Bay (2005)
5. A Guy Thing (2003)
6. Hancock (2008)
7. Heights (2005)
8. Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
10. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
11. I Love You, Man (2009)
12. Memento (2000)
13. Reno 911: Miami (2007)
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