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The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon
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The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon

2008
When King Edvard and his new bride, Queen Paige, honeymoon in the idyllic woodland of Belavia, they discover that greedy Prime Minister Polonius is secretly planning to ruthlessly level the forest and drill for oil.

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  • Catherine Cyran
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 1
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 1

    2000
    His older brother's been shipped to a military academy; his younger brother is a wound-up oddball; and his parents are constantly bickering. Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) is starting to think he may be the only normal one in his family! Using direct camera address, wide-angle distortion and a machine-gun delivery, this popular Emmy-winning sitcom happily pulls no punches when lampooning the dysfunctional family.

    Directed by:

  • Todd Holland
  • Arlene Sanford
  • Ken Kwapis
  • Chris Koch
  • Nick Marck
  • Jeff Melman
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 2
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 2

    2001
    Catch all 22 Season 2 episodes of the popular WB series about thirtysomething mom Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), who grapples with the challenges of single parenting as teenage daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel) adjusts to a new private school and develops an interest in boys. Meanwhile, Lorelai bristles under the watchful gaze of her own sometimes-disapproving parents, even as she attempts to negotiate the dating world herself.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino
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    Back to You: Season 1
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    Back to You: Season 1

    2007
    After a public humiliation, successful TV newsman Chuck Darling (Kelsey Grammer) returns to Pittsburgh, where he must team up once again with his former co-anchor Kelly Carr (Patricia Heaton). Back in the 1990s, they shared plenty of on-screen chemistry … and off-screen animosity. Refereeing their catty reunion is overworked news director Ryan Church (Josh Gad). Fred Willard, Ty Burrell and Laura Marano also co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Laura Marano
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    My Super Sweet 16: The Movie
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    My Super Sweet 16: The Movie

    2007
    Friends Jacquie and Nicole share the same birthday and have always celebrated it together. But for their 16th birthday, the girls decide to have separate parties and soon become bitter rivals as they compete to see who can throw the best bash ever. Real-life sisters and teen pop sensation Aly & AJ star in this lighthearted teen comedy based on the MTV reality television series "My Super Sweet 16."

    Directed by:

  • Neema Barnette
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    The Middle: Season 1
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    The Middle: Season 1

    2009
    Patricia Heaton stars in this sitcom as Frankie Heck, a middle-aged, middle-class mom who's just trying to hold it together as she raises three kids with her husband (Neil Flynn) in Orson, Ind., smack in the center of America's heartland. Between dealing with teen Axl's (Charlie McDermott) surliness and daughter Sue's (Eden Sher) klutziness, she must also keep a close eye on eccentric 7-year-old Brick's (Atticus Shaffer) active imagination.

    Directed by:

  • Julie Anne Robinson
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    Drool
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    Drool

    2009
    After beginning an unexpected romance with her neighbor, Imogene (Jill Marie Jones), housewife Anora (Laura Harring) accidentally shoots her abusive husband, Ched (Oded Fehr), and then sets out on an outrageous road trip with her new lover and kids to dispose of the corpse. Nancy Kissam writes and directs this unpredictable romantic comedy that also stars Ashley Duggan Smith and Christopher Newhouse as Anora's children.

    Directed by:

  • Nancy Kissam
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    The Guru
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    The Guru

    2002
    &NFb;&NFb_;&NFb;&NFb_;Bollywood mania invades the screen in this wacky romantic comedy starring Marisa Tomei, Heather Graham and Jimi Mistry. When an Indian dancer (Mistry) decides he wants to become an actor, he heads for New York City and the lights of Broadway. Instead, he becomes a waiter. But when he's mistaken for a sex guru, he hits it big and must choose between fame and his burgeoning love for Sharonna (Graham), a porn star with a heart of gold.

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  • Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
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    The Extra Man
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    The Extra Man

    2010
    Forced to quit his prep school job after a humiliating incident, would-be dramatist Louis Ives (Paul Dano) heads to New York City, where he rents a room from has-been playwright Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline) -- who earns a living escorting rich dowagers about town. Despite their huge age difference, the two develop a bond as Henry takes Louis under his wing and leads him on a series of wild adventures. Katie Holmes and John C. Reilly also star.

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  • Shari Springer Berman
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    I'm Through with White Girls
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    I'm Through with White Girls

    2007
    After years of dating white women, an unconventional "brotha" (Anthony Montgomery) vows to try his luck with some "sistahs" of his own race. But when he falls for a self-described "half-Rican Canadian" (Lia Johnson), is it possible he's found his soul mate? True, she isn't black -- but her race is only part of the problem. For this longtime commitment-phobe to settle down, he'll have to drastically change his ways.

    Directed by:

  • Jennifer Sharp
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    The Kid & I
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    The Kid & I

    2005
    While most teens wish for a car for their 18th birthday, Aaron Roman (Eric Gores) longs to star in a big-budget action movie. Luckily, his wealthy father (Joe Mantegna) has the means to make it happen. But for Aaron, who has cerebral palsy, the logistics are another issue. Tom Arnold (who penned the semiautobiographical movie) stars, with appearances by Henry Winkler, Shannon Elizabeth, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Lee Curtis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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  • Penelope Spheeris
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    The Simian Line
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    The Simian Line

    2001
    In the 300-year-old town of Weehawken, N.J., four couples (including Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Redgrave, Cindy Crawford and Eric Stoltz) come together for an evening of mischief on Halloween night. But their intimate dinner party takes a disastrous turn when the fortuneteller (Tyne Daly) invited to entertain them announces that "one couple will be finished by the end of the year." Which one of them it will be is anyone's guess.

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  • Linda Yellen
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    Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
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    Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

    2002
    In this darkly offbeat comedy, the titular Wilbur (Jamie Sives) keeps trying to kill himself, but his saintly brother Harbour (Adrian Rawlins) always saves him. The men's bleak routine is soon disrupted by the arrival of fetching cleaning lady Alice (Shirley Henderson). After a quick courtship, the timid single mom marries Harbour, but extramarital tensions mount between the bride and Wilbur in this charmer from Danish director Lone Scherfig.

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  • Lone Scherfig
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    Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
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    Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

    2004
    Lindsay Lohan stars in this sparkling comedy, based on author Dyan Sheldon's novel of the same name, about an avowed New York City teenager whose social life is uprooted when her family relocates to the suburbs of New Jersey. Determined to become popular at her school, she jostles with the reigning Queen Bee for supremacy. Does she stand a chance? Adam Garcia, Glenne Headly and Alison Pill co-star.

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  • Sara Sugarman
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 3
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 3

    2001
    Hopelessly humiliated by his parents and persistently persecuted by his siblings, beleaguered teen brainiac Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) has his hands full at home, not to mention school, in this third season of the Emmy-winning comedy. Among other misadventures this time around, Francis (Christopher Masterson) finally breaks from the family; Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) holds Christmas hostage; and Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan) makes a four-legged friend.

    Directed by:

  • Todd Holland
  • Arlene Sanford
  • Ken Kwapis
  • Chris Koch
  • Nick Marck
  • Jeff Melman
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    South Beach Academy / Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
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    South Beach Academy / Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever

    1990
    Corey Feldman champions the cause of teenage fun in this double feature from the 1990s. In South Beach Academy, Billy (Feldman) leads a volleyball team in a gambit to keep the party-central doors of South Beach Academy open. Al Lewis co-stars. In Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (a sequel to the 1978 hit starring the Ramones), Jessie (Feldman) sticks it to the stiff, music-hating principal (Mary Woronov) at Ronald Reagan High.

    Directed by:

  • Deborah Brock
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

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  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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