Walking and Talking1996Runtime:0 minutesAmelia (Catherine Keener) and Laura (Anne Heche) have been best friends since the sixth grade. For the first time, their lives are taking different paths: Laura is in love and planning her wedding, while Amelia begins to despair that she'll ever find the right man. But as they try to adjust their childhood friendship to the challenges of adulthood, these friends continue to laugh together at life and love. Directed by:Nicole Holofcener
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| Malcolm in the Middle: Season 42002Runtime:0 minutesSkewering the surface serenity of suburban family life, this Emmy-winning sitcom returns for another unapologetically irreverent season, following the ups and (more frequent) downs of put-upon teen prodigy Malcolm (Frankie Muniz). In Season 4, while Hal and Lois prepare for the arrival of the latest addition to the family, Reese (Justin Berfield) throws a blowout party, and Malcolm devises a plot to be sent away to military school. Directed by:Todd Holland
Arlene Sanford
Ken Kwapis
Chris Koch
Nick Marck
Jeff Melman
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| A French Gigolo2008Runtime:0 minutesJosiane Balasko's part farce, part drama centers on Judith (Nathalie Baye), an entrepreneur in her 50s who gets caught in a tangle of emotions with sensitive, money-strapped prostitute Patrick (Eric Caravaca) and his cute wife, Fanny (Isabelle Carré). While financially supporting relatives in the Paris projects, Patrick begins to despair until Fanny, who has learned of her husband's secret profession, drives him back to Judith's arms and money. Directed by:Josiane Balasko
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| Grease 21982Runtime:0 minutesMichelle Pfeiffer stars as Stephanie Zinone, the leader of Rydell High's sexy and sassy Pink Ladies who catches the eye of Michael Carrington (Maxwell Caulfield), the nerdy new kid on the block fresh from England. The only way Michael will ever be the object of Stephanie's affection is if he shapes up and become as cool as the T-Birds, the male counterpart to the Pink Ladies. Let the transformation begin! Directed by:Patricia Birch
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Then She Found Me2007Runtime:0 minutesAlready reeling from the death of her adoptive mother and a messy divorce, a put-upon schoolteacher finds her life becoming even more tumultuous when she begins dating the father of one of her students and her gabby birth mother shows up. Directed by:Helen Hunt
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| Forces of Nature1999Runtime:0 minutesWhen a wayward seagull and approaching hurricane ground the flight en route to his wedding, uncomplicated Ben (Ben Affleck) is stuck renting a car with eccentric free spirit Sarah (Sandra Bullock). As the odd couple connects, Ben begins to question the marriage that awaits him. But the harder he tries to get back to his bride (Maura Tierney) in Georgia, the harder Mother Nature works to keep them apart. Is Ben destined to be with Sarah? Directed by:Bronwen Hughes
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| My Baby's Daddy2004Runtime:0 minutesThree childhood buddies find themselves at a crossroads. With their girlfriends all pregnant at the same time, life as they know it is about to change forever. Are the good times over? Or are they about to embark on a bigger and better adventure? Directed by:Cheryl Dunye
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| He's My Girl1987Runtime:0 minutesWhen aspiring musician Bryan Peters (David Hallyday) learns that he's won a trip to Los Angeles to meet his idol, Simon Sledge (Warwick Sims), the bachelor's excitement is cut short after he discovers that the contest organizers expect him to bring his girlfriend along. To make sure that his client doesn't miss out on his big break, Brian's manager, Reggie (T.K. Carter), dresses in drag and poses as the wannabe rock star's girlfriend. Directed by:Gabrielle Beaumont
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Finding Bliss2009Runtime:0 minutesJody Balaban (Leelee Sobieski), a promising filmmaker, works at a porn studio while secretly creating her own "legit" movie when no one is looking. When she's busted, Jody is forced to work with porn director Jeff Drake (Matthew Davis) and a cast of adult film stars. What she doesn't expect is a real romance in this indie comedy from Julie Davis. Kristen Johnston, Denise Richards and Jamie Kennedy co-star. Directed by:Julie Davis
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| Serious Moonlight2009Runtime:0 minutesWhen Louise (Meg Ryan) discovers that her husband, Ian (Timothy Hutton), is about to run off to Paris with a much younger woman, Sara (Kristen Bell), she does what any self-respecting wife would do: She duct-tapes him to the toilet, which is where he remains when their home is burglarized. The plot only gets thicker in this dark comedy helmed by first-time director Cheryl Hines and penned by Adrienne Shelly. Directed by:Cheryl Hines
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| Everybody's Famous2000Runtime:0 minutesFactory worker Jean Vereecken (Josse De Pauw) dreams that his chubby daughter, Marva (Eva van der Gucht), will become a star, even after she performs disastrously in a local singing competition. One day, Jean seizes a golden opportunity, kidnapping pop diva Debbie (Thekla Reuten) and demanding that her manager give Marva a shot at stardom. Dominique Deruddere directs this upbeat comedy, which received an Oscar nod for Best Foreign Language Film. Directed by:Dominique Deruddere
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| The Game: Season 12006Runtime:0 minutesTo her parents' dismay, first-year medical student Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowry) forgoes a chance to attend prestigious Johns Hopkins Medical School to follow her pro football beau, Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall), to San Diego in this "Girlfriends" spinoff. But with a constant stream of groupies trying to invade her turf and "sack" her man, Melanie soon finds that being a gridiron star's honey isn't such a snap. Brittany Daniel and Coby Bell also star. Directed by:Arlene Sanford
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I'll Take You There1999Runtime:0 minutesAdrienne Shelly directs and co-stars in this offbeat comedy about Bill (Reg Rogers), a man whose wife just ran off with his best friend. Trying to help, Bill's sister sets him up with Bernice (Ally Sheedy), an odd woman who takes their blind date in an unsettling direction. While Bill tries to make it clear that Bernice isn't his type, she grows increasingly obsessive and forces him to take a bizarre journey with her. Directed by:Adrienne Shelly
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| Malcolm in the Middle: Season 52003Runtime:0 minutesAn off-the-scale IQ only takes you so far when the devious and dysfunctional quotient of your family is similarly sized -- at least that's what academically gifted but domestically cursed teen Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) finds in the Emmy-winning sitcom's fifth season. With baby Jamie turning the Wilkerson household upside down, the boys inherit new responsibilities, which they master with varying degrees of success. Directed by:Todd Holland
Arlene Sanford
Ken Kwapis
Chris Koch
Nick Marck
Jeff Melman
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| Drool2009Runtime:0 minutesAfter 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 Extra Man2010Runtime:0 minutesForced 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. Directed by:Shari Springer Berman
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Now and Then1995Runtime:0 minutesWaxing 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. Directed by: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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