 Freaky Friday 2003   PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christina Vidal, Ryan Malgarini, Haley Hudson, Rosalind Chao, Lucille Soong, Willie Garson
Psychiatrist Dr. Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her rebellious daughter, Anna (Lindsay Lohan), seldom see eye to eye on anything. One night at a Chinese restaurant, their arguing reaches a fever pitch, and they open identical fortune cookies that are served by a meddling restauranteur. The cookies contained a mystical potion, and the next morning Tess and Anna discover that they are trapped in each others bodies. The solution to their dilemma is to perform one selfless act. Will they manage to figure it out before Tess' wedding on Saturday?
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 Groundhog Day 1993  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, Andie MacDowell, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, Harold Ramis, Robin Duke, Michael Shannon, Willie Garson, Carol Bivins, Les Podewell
Weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) comes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover Groundhog Day activities and report on whether a shadow was spotted. Once there, he finds himself trapped in time and must relive the same day over and over. The key to his escape lies with TV producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) in his ability to become a better person.
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 Just Like Heaven 2005 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Waters, Ben Shenkman, Jon Heder, Ivana Milicevic, Caroline Aaron, Rosalind Chao, Ron Canada, Chris Pflueger, Willie Garson, Gabrielle Made, William Caploe, Billy Beck
Dr. Elizabeth Masterson (Reese Witherspoon) climbs into her car, drives off, and is involved in a head-on crash. She has been in a coma ever since the accident, and David (Mark Ruffalo) has sublet her apartment. But, Elizabeth's spirit has not left the apartment, and she makes appearances to confront David about his sloppy housekeeping. Over time (You guessed it!), criticism turns into romance.
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Out Cold 2001  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brendan Malloy, Emmett Malloy
Cast: Flex Alexander, A.J. Cook, David Denman, Caroline Dhavernas, Zach Galifianakis, Willie Garson, Derek Hamilton, Jason London, Lee Majors, Victoria Silvstedt
John Majors (Lee Majors) plans to buy a ski resort, and, with daughter Anna's (Caroline Dhavernas) help, turn it into an upscale resort. But, local snowboarders (Flex Alexander, Zach Galifianakis, Derek Hamilton, Jason London, and A.J. Cook) have other plans for Alaska's Bull Mountain and manage to recruit Anna to their side.
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Play It to the Bone 1999  R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson, Lolita Davidovich, Tom Sizemore, Lucy Liu, Robert Wagner, Richard Masur, Willie Garson, Cylk Cozart, Kevin Costner
Boxing promoters Hank Goody (Robert Wagner) and Joe Domino (Tom Sizemore) offer boxers Caesar (Antonio Banderas) and Vince (Woody Harrelson) the chance of a lifetime. If they can get from L.A. to Las Vegas, they will not only fight the undercard match for Mike Tyson's "Fight of the Century," they will be paid $100,000 and a title shot for the winner as well. They have no funds for the trip, but Caesar's girlfriend, Grace (Lolita Davidovich), comes to their rescue and offers to drive them in her well-worn 1972 Olds.
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Repossessed 1990 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Logan
Cast: Linda Blair, Ned Beatty, Leslie Nielsen, Anthony Starke, Lana Schwab, Thom Sharp, Jesse Ventura, Karen Person, Melissa Moore, Bryan O'Byrne, Benj Thall, Dove Dellos, Jacquelyn Masche, Kathy Topia, Willie Garson
Nancy Aglet (Linda Blair) has been taken over by evil spirits when a retired priest, Father Mayii (Leslie Nielsen), agrees to perform a televised exorcism.
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Sex and the City 2008 R, 145 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Patrick King
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Candice Bergen, Jennifer Hudson, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Lynn Cohen, Willie Garson, Joanna Gleason, Joseph Pupo
Taking on their original roles from the HBO series, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis provide the emotional ups and downs that are at the center of this story. Carrie (Parker) is still an author and lives in a huge penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) who she plans to marry. Miranda (Nixon) is busy juggling her law career with motherhood while living in Brooklyn with husband Steve (David Eigenberg) and their young son. Meanwhile, Charlotte (Davis) and her husband Harry (Evan Handler) are living happily with their adopted Chinese daughter, and Samantha (Cattrall) is living in Malibu with actor "Smith" (Jason Lewis) whose career she manages. Breakups and reconciliations ensue as the women experience good and bad phases of life and, hopefully, learn from their experiences.
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The TV Set 2007 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer, Fran Kranz, Lindsay Sloane, Justine Bateman, Lucy Davis, Willie Garson, M.C. Gainey, Wendle Josepher, Philip Rosenthal, David Doty, Matt Price
Satire is the name of the game in this film about Mike Klein (David Duchovny) attempting to get his pilot made and then aired on TV. Gaining control of his actors is hard enough, but Mike quickly learns that dealing with studio executives (Sigourney Weaver and Ioan Gruffudd) is even more difficult.
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Untamed Heart 1993 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez, Kyle Secor, Willie Garson, Claudia Wilkens, James Cada, Gary Groomes, Pat Clemons, Lotis Key, Vanessa Hart, Vincent Kartheiser, Nancy Marvy, Wendy Feder, Charley Bartlett
When busboy Adam (Christian Slater) rescues waitress Caroline (Marisa Tomei) from some thugs, love blooms, and they form a relationship. However, bliss is delayed because Adam needs a heart transplant. Adam was raised by nuns who taught him that he has a baboon heart, and he refuses to believe the extent of his problem. Now, he has Cathy to love and guide him through whatever lies ahead.
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| 1. Freaky Friday (2003)
2. Groundhog Day (1993)
3. Just Like Heaven (2005)
4. Out Cold (2001)
5. Play It to the Bone (1999)
6. Repossessed (1990)
7. Sex and the City (2008)
8. The TV Set (2007)
9. Untamed Heart (1993)
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