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Director: Todd Phillips Writers: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Justin Bartha The Jerk A complete imbecile struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy. Director: Carl Reiner Writers: Steve Martin (story), Carl Gottlieb (story), and 3 more credits » Steve Martin (screenplay) & Carl Gottlieb (screenplay) & Michael Elias (screenplay) Stars: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters and Catlin Adams The Naked Gun Incompetent cop Frank Drebin has to foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Director: David Zucker Writers: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and 5 more credits » Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley and O.J. Simpson Office Space Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss. Director: Mike Judge Writers: Mike Judge (Milton animated shorts), Mike Judge (screenplay) Stars: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston and David Herman My Cousin Vinny Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not accustomed to Southern rules and manners-- comes in to defend them. Director: Jonathan Lynn Writer: Dale Launer Stars: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei and Ralph Macchio A Fish Called Wanda In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot. Director: Charles Crichton, and 1 more credit » Writers: John Cleese (story), Charles Crichton (story), and 1 more credit » Stars: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline Good Morning, Vietnam An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam. Director: Barry Levinson Writer: Mitch Markowitz Stars: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker and Tung Thanh Tran The Blues Brothers Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised. Director: John Landis Writers: Dan Aykroyd, John Landis Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Cab Calloway Meet the Parents Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare. Director: Jay Roach Writers: Greg Glienna (1992 screenplay), Mary Ruth Clarke (1992 screenplay), and 4 more credits » Stars: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Teri Polo Tootsie An unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera. Director: Sydney Pollack Writers: Don McGuire (story), Larry Gelbart (story), and 5 more credits Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange and Teri Garr The 40 Year Old Virgin Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother. Director: Judd Apatow Writers: Judd Apatow, Steve Carell Stars: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener and Paul Rudd Big When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body literally overnight. Director: Penny Marshall Writers: Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg Stars: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia Dodgeball A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain. Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Writer: Rawson Marshall Thurber Stars: Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor and Vince Vaughn Miss Congeniality An FBI agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event. Director: Donald Petrie Writers: Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford Stars: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine and Benjamin Bratt Mr. & Mrs. Smith A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other. Director: Doug Liman Writer: Simon Kinberg Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Adam Brody Legally Blonde When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and, once there, learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined. Director: Robert Luketic Writers: Amanda Brown (novel), Karen McCullah Lutz (screenplay), and 1 more credit » Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson and Selma Blair Pretty Woman A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love. Director: Garry Marshall Writer: J.F. Lawton Stars: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts and Jason Alexander Titanic A boy and girl from differing social backgrounds meet during the ill- fated maiden voyage of RMS Titanic. Director: James Cameron Writer: James Cameron Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Billy Zane The Notebook A poor and passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom. They soon are separated by their social differences. Director: Nick Cassavetes Writers: Jeremy Leven (screenplay), Jan Sardi (adaptation) Stars: Gena Rowlands , James Garner and Rachel McAdams Grease Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance? Director: Randal Kleiser Writers: Jim Jacobs (musical), Warren Casey (musical) Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing Mean Girls Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex- boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George. Director: Mark Waters Writers: Rosalind Wiseman (book), Tina Fey (screenplay) Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett and Rachel McAdams Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Director: Chris Columbus Writers: J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves (screenplay) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Richard Harris Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him. Director: Chris Columbus Writers: J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves (screenplay) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry finds himself selected as an underaged competitor in a dangerous multi-wizardary school competition. Director: Mike Newell Writers: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new "Defense Against the Dark Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry. Director: Alfonso Cuarón Writers: J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves (screenplay) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts. Director: David Yates Writers: Michael Goldenberg (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. Director: David Yates Writers: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows As Harry races against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows. Director: David Yates Writers: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Twilight Zone Rod Serling's seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished. Creator: Rod Serling Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord and Jay Overholts Twilight A teenage