The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The 40 Year-Old Virgin is a comedy film starring Steve Carell and directed by Judd Apatow, The film follows Carell, in the title role, in his efforts to have his first sexual relationship with a woman.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach and released in 1997, is the first film of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. The movie also stars Elizabeth Hurley, Robert Wagner, and Seth Green; there are cameos by Will Ferrell and Michael McDonald. The film is a parody of the early James Bond films, particularly those starring Sean Connery, as well as other 1960s spy films such as Our Man Flint. The film was moderately successful at the box office, earning about US$ 68 million worldwide, but it was an extremely popular video rental, prompting New Line Cinema to fund sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Back to the Future
Back to the Future is an American adventure-comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in 1985. It is about a young man who is accidentally sent into the past and jeopardizes his own future existence. This story was continued with a sequel, Back to the Future Part II, which was released in 1989; and another sequel in 1990, Back to the Future Part III, forming a trilogy.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a independent low-budget horror film classic made in 1973 (released in 1974) by director Tobe Hooper. It concerns a family of cannibals in Texas, who abduct customers from their gas station, and grind them into sausages.
The Cable Guy
The Cable Guy is a 1996 dark comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick and Leslie Mann.
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (2000) is an action/comedy film based on (and being something of a sequel to) the 1970s television series Charlie's Angels.
Scream
Scream is a 1996 horror/dark comedy film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The film revitalized the slasher film genre in the mid 1990s by using a standard concept (teens being brutally killed off being one example) with a tongue-in-cheek approach that successfully combined straightforward scares with dialogue that satirized slasher film conventions, (for example, the final girl). It is the first part of a trilogy, being followed by Scream 2 and Scream 3. The film was a major hit, and was one of the highest grossing films of 1996.
Beavis and Butt-head
Beavis and Butt-Head is an American animated television series that originally aired on the cable television channel MTV from 1993 to 1997, and can now be seen in re-runs on MTV2. It was rated TV-14 in the US.
Dr. Dolittle
Dr. Dolittle is an American comedy film, released in 1998 and starring Eddie Murphy as a doctor who discovers that he has the ability to talk to (and understand) animals. The film was loosely inspired by the series of children's novels of the same name, but none of the material from any of the novels was used. The first novel had been originally filmed in 1967 as a musical under the title Doctor Dolittle, a closer adaptation to the book. However, the earlier film was a box office-flop. There were over 30 animals used and one of the them you may recognize as the voice of Marge Simpson.
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. It was directed by The Farrelly Brothers and was also written by the duo along with their friend Bennett Yellin. It is a modern example of slapstick comedy and gross-out humor. Since its release, the film has become what many consider a comedy classic and the source of countless humorous quotes. Dumb and Dumber contributed to the launch to stardom of Jim Carrey and set the foundation for many Farrelly Brothers films yet to come.
Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys is a 2000 film by Clint Eastwood, released by Warner Bros., about four aged ex-astronauts who are sent into space to repair an old satellite.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox network. The television series is a spin-off of a series of animated shorts originally aired on The Tracey Ullman Show. The sitcom is a satirical parody of the "Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its title family. It lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole and even television itself. The Simpsons has also had a significant influence on post-Cold War popular culture.[1] The show has also been cited as an influence on many adult-oriented animated series in the late 1990s, such as South Park, Futurama, and Family Guy.[2][3]
Stuck On You
This is a film about Walt and Bob, conjoined twins from Martha's Vineyard. Life seems normal until Walt decides to follow his dream and move to Hollywood to be an actor. The twins quickly find fame by landing a role on Cher's T.V. show which threatens to tear them apart.
The Goonies
The Goonies was a hit movie in 1985, produced by Steven Spielberg, and directed by Richard Donner, with the screenplay written by Chris Columbus from Spielberg's story. It was a film about a band of kids from a section of Astoria, Oregon called the "Goon Docks". The "Goonies", hoping to save the Goon Docks from demolition, go on an adventure to find the buried treasure of a legendary pirate named One-Eyed Willie.
Gremlins
Gremlins is an American horror-comedy film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984. It is about a young man who receives a strange creature named Gizmo as a pet. The creature then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive monsters. This story was continued with a sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, which was released in 1990. Unlike the lighter sequel, the original Gremlins opts for more black comedy, which is balanced against a Christmastime setting.
Hitch
Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (played by Will Smith) is a professional "date doctor", who coaches other men in the art of wooing women.
Hellboy
Hellboy (originally referred to as "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction") released worldwide in 2004, was a film based on the Dark Horse Comics work Hellboy. Hellboy made $59,035,104 at the box office, and has a running time of 2 hours and 1 minute. A sequel, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army is scheduled to be released in 2007.
Home Alone(Film)
Home Alone is a popular 1990 holiday film starring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight year-old who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to France for a Christmas vacation.
Bewitched
Bewitched is a 2005 comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and inspired by the classic television series of the same name. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 24, 2005. It was directed by Nora Ephron and featured as co-stars Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. It was rated PG-13 in the US, and PG in the UK and Australia.
Titanic
Titanic is an Academy Award winning 1997 dramatic film released by 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures. The bulk of the plot is set aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic during her maiden voyage in 1912. The movie won 11 Academy Awards on March 23, 1998 including best picture of 1997. As of 2006, Titanic has the highest box office take in movie history (unadjusted for inflation; adjusted for inflation it is #3 of all-time). The 1997 film should not be confused with the Titanic movie made in 1953, nor a made-for-television film of the same title that was telecast in 1996.
Mad City
The Adventures of Bayou Billy is a video game released in 1989 by Konami for the NES. It was released in Japan as Mad City in 1988.
Man on the Moon
Man on the Moon is a 1999 film based on the unusual life and career of comedian Andy Kaufman.
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 comedy movie based on the novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. It was directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Just Visiting
Just Visiting is a 2001 comedy film and a spin-off of the French films, Les Visiteurs and Les Visiteurs 2. It stars Jean Reno, Christina Applegate, Christian Clavier, Malcolm McDowell, Tara Reid, and Bridgette Wilson, to name a few. It is about a medieval knight and his serf who travel to the 21st century, meeting the knight's descendant.
Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels is a 1941 American film written and directed by Preston Sturges. This satire follows a movie director, John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), as he learns that making comedies is a more valuable contribution to society than making the socially relevant drama that he would like to. Veronica Lake's turn as the love interest was one of her first as a leading lady.
Casablanca
Casablanca is a 1942 film set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, and stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund. It focuses on Rick's conflict between, in the words of one character, love and virtue: he must choose between his love for Ilsa and his need to do the right thing by helping her husband, Resistance hero Victor Laszlo, escape from Casablanca and continue his fight against the Nazis.
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry are the main characters in Life in London, or Days and Nights of Jerry Hawthorne and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom by Pierce Egan
Rain Man
Rain Man is an Academy Award-winning 1988 film which tells the story of an abrasive, selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his father has left all of his estate to an autistic savant brother, Raymond, whom Charlie never knew he had. The movie stars Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbitt, Dustin Hoffman as his brother Raymond, and Valeria Golino as Charlie's girlfriend, Susanna.
Halloween
Halloween (also known as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 independent horror film set in the fictional Midwest town of Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween. The original draft of the screenplay was titled The Babysitter Murders. The film was directed by John Carpenter and stars Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis, Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and Nick Castle as Michael Myers (listed in the credits as "The Shape"). The film centers on Michael Myers's escape from a psychiatric hospital, his murder of three teenagers, and Sam Loomis's attempts to track and kill Myers.
Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys is a 2000 film by Clint Eastwood, released by Warner Bros., about four aged ex-astronauts who are sent into space to repair an old satellite.
BloodRayne
BloodRayne is a 2006 film based on the eponymous video game from Majesco (and the game developer, Terminal Reality), with Uwe Boll directing the movie. The film stars Kristanna Loken and Matthew Davis.
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy is an American comedy film produced by Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison in 2006. The film stars Allen Covert, who is also credited as a co-writer and co-producer.
Hostel
Hostel (2006) is director Eli Roth's second feature film. The movie is rated R for brutal scenes of torture and violence, strong sexual content, language, and drug use. Due to the graphic nature of this film, its showing has been restricted in certain countries, primarily those with strict censorship policies.
Annapolis
Annapolis is a 2006 motion picture starring James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Donnie Wahlberg, and Chi McBride. The movie revolves around Jake Huard, a young man who dreams of one day attending the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. It was released January 27, 2006 in the United States.
Big Momma's House 2
Big Momma's House 2 is a 2006 comedy film starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Emily Procter, Sarah Brown, Zachary Levi and Marisol Nichols. It is the sequel to Big Momma's House. It was released on January 27, 2006. The movie was critically panned as critics felt that a sequel was unnecessary. For some time the movie had been placed in IMDB's bottom 100. However, it still had a decent showing at the box office. The film was released on DVD on May 9.
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee is a 2005 children's film. It was adapted from Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books by Emma Thompson.
Curious George
Curious George is an animated film version of the classic children's stories by H.A. and Margret Rey. It was released in the U.S. on February 10, 2006. Will Ferrell voices Ted, The Man in The Yellow Hat. Matthew O'Callaghan directed (after replacing Jun Falkenstein). This project had been in development at Imagine Entertainment for a long time, dating back at least as long ago as 1992 (and possibly many years before this). The screenplay was written by Michael McCullers, Daniel Gerson, Rob Baird, Joe Stillman and Karey Kirkpatrick.
Final Destination 3
Final Destination 3 is a 2006 horror film, the sequel to Final Destination 2 and the third film in the Final Destination series. Distributed by New Line Cinema, written by Glen Morgan, and James Wong, produced by Craig Perry and directed by James Wong, who directed the first Final Destination movie.
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther is a 2006 comedy film. The film is a reboot of the Pink Panther series. In this film, the detective (Steve Martin) has to solve the murder of a famous football coach and find out who stole the famous Pink Panther diamond.
16 Blocks
16 Blocks is a 2006 film directed by Richard Donner and released by Warner Bros. Entertainment which opened March 3rd in the United States. The film stars Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse. Included in the DVD release is a "shocking" alternate ending that was originally intended to be included in the theatrical version.
Aquamarine
Aquamarine is a film starring JoJo, Emma Roberts and Sara Paxton. The film was released in North America on March 3, 2006. The movie, based on a children's book by Alice Hoffman, was filmed in Australia.
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog is a very loose remake of the 1959 film, The Shaggy Dog, in which a human unwillingly turns into a dog at random intervals. Apart from this basic concept, almost all elements of the original story have been changed. It was rated PG by the MPAA for some mild rude humor, but according to the DVD website, it's mistaken to be rated G by the MPAA.
She's the Man
She's the Man is a 2006 film, starring Amanda Bynes and directed by Andy Fickman, based on William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, or What You Will. The film also stars Alex Breckenridge and co-stars David Cross.
V For Vendetta
V for Vendetta is a 2006 action-thriller film set in London sometime in the near future. The film follows V, a freedom fighter who uses what some would call "terrorist tactics" in pursuit of a personal vendetta and, above all, to force sociopolitical change in a dystopian Britain. The film is an adaptation of the graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. V for Vendetta was directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond, Hugo Weaving as V, Stephen Rea as Inspector Finch and John Hurt as Chancellor Sutler.
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction
Basic Instinct 2, also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction is a 2006 film, being the long awaited sequel to 1992's Basic Instinct. The film is directed by Michael Caton-Jones and produced by Moritz Borman, Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna. The screenplay was written by Leora Barish and Henry Bean. It stars Sharon Stone, who reprises her role as the character of Catherine Tramell, as well as David Morrissey and David Thewlis.
Slither
Slither aka SLiTHER is a Universal horror/comedy film, written and directed by James Gunn. The film stars Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker, Gregg Henry, Tania Saulnier, and Jenna Fischer. It is produced by Paul Brooks and Eric Newman.
|
