 Be Cool 2005  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Andre Benjamin, Steven Tyler, Robert Pastorelli, Christina Milian, Paul Adelstein, Debi Mazar, Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito
In this sequel to "Get Shorty," Chili (John Travolta) has conquered the movie business and has moved on to the music industry where he romances Edie (Uma Thurman) who is the widow of a slain music executive.
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 Blackball 2003  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: National Lampoon's Blackball
Director: Mel Smith
Cast: Paul Kaye, James Cromwell, Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins, Vince Vaughn, Johnny Vegas, Imelda Staunton, Ian McNeice, James Fleet, David Ryall, Kenneth Cranham, Felicity Montagu
Aggressive, youthful, arrogant Cliff (Paul Kaye) is a lawn bowls superstar and intends on being part of the British team when it meets rival Australia. To do this he must beat current champion Ray (James Cromwell) who does not care for the antics of Cliff. The competition between the two becomes more personal when Cliff starts dating Ray's daughter, Kerry (Alice Evans).
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 The Break-Up 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Cole Hauser, Jason Bateman, Judy Davis, Justin Long, Ivan Sergei, John Michael Higgins, Ann - Margret, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Billingsley, Vernon Vaughn
Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn) meet at a Cubs game at Wrigley Field, fall in love, and buy a condo together. During a family dinner party, problems erupt, and Brooke breaks up with Gary. But, neither Brooke nor Gary is willing to give up the condo, so each retreats to separate spaces inside the premises. Bad advice from family and friends leads to more problems in their mental battle as each connives to force the other out.
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 The Cell 2000  R, 107 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tarsem Singh
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jake Weber, Dylan Baker, James Gammon, Patrick Bauchau, Tara Subkoff, Catherine Sutherland
After capturing serial killer Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio), FBI Agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) turns to a child psychologist, Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez), whose ability to journey inside the minds of patients might provide the only chance to save Stargher's latest victim. Stargher has kidnapped and hidden a girl; now it is a race against the clock to find her while she is still alive.
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Clay Pigeons 1998 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo, Joaquin Phoenix, Georgina Cates, Phil Morris, Scott Wilson, Gregory Sporleder, Vince Vieluf, Monica Moench, Joseph D. Reitman
People are dropping like flies in a small Montana town, and FBI agent Dale Shelby (Janeane Garofalo) thinks the evidence points to Clay Bidwell (Joaquin Phoenix), a local gas station attendant.
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A Cool, Dry Place 1998 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John N. Smith
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Joey Lauren Adams, Monica Potter, Bobby Moat, Devon Sawa, Nicholas Campbell, Chris Bauer, Aleksa Palladino, Siobhan Fallon, Todd Louiso
Single dad Russell Durrell (Vince Vaughn) balances his time–between work, estranged wife Kate (Monica Potter), and beautiful divorcee Beth (Joey Lauren Adams)–and still keeps his role of father to five-year-old Calvin (Bobby Moat) as the #1 priority.
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Couples Retreat 2009 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Billingsley
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau, Malin Ackerman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Kali Hawk, Jean Reno, Tasha Smith, Carlos Ponce, Peter Serafinowicz, Temuera Morrison, Jonna Walsh, Gattlin Griffith
In order to qualify for the "group rate," four, 30-something" couples go together to an island resort where they plan to enjoy the surf and sun. The resort provides a marriage workshop, and therapy, under Marcel's (Jean Reno) leadership, is mandatory. Now, the couples learn alot about their relationships–some of which provide more than a few moments of embarrassment.
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 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore, Chris Williams, Alan Tudyk, Missi Pyle, Jamal Duff, Gary Cole, Jason Bateman, Hank Azaria, Al Kaplon
In an effort to keep his dilapidated gym out of foreclosure and into the hands of his competitor White Goodman (Ben Stiller), gym owner Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) and a team of his clients enter a Las Vegas "dodgeball" competition in an attempt to win the grand prize and save the day.
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 Domestic Disturbance 2001  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo, Matt O'Leary, Steve Buscemi, Chris Ellis, Nick Loren, James Lashly, Rebecca Tilney, Debra Mooney, Leland L. Jones, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Susan Floyd, William Parry, Suzanne Nystrom
Nice-guy Frank (John Travolta) and Susan (Teri Polo) are divorced but share custody of 12-year-old Jason (James Lashly). On the day of Susan's marriage to Rick (Vince Vaughn), Frank suspects that there is more to Rick than first meets the eye. In fact, Rick is a cold-blooded murderer, and Jason is about to witness Rick's dastardly deed. Now, it's up to Rick to come to Jason's rescue.
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Four Christmases 2008 PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Seth Gordon
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau, Tim McGraw, Dwight Yoakam, Kristin Chenoweth, Colleen Camp, Katy Mixon, Jack Donner, Jeanette Miller, Steve Wiebe
A San Francisco couple, Brad and Kate (Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon), have been together for three years, but marriage and visiting their families are not in their plans. This Christmas, they are at the airport ready to leave on vacation when fog rolls in, and all planes are grounded. What do they do? They visit their respective families at four different homes. First, there is Brad's grumpy father Howard (Robert Duvall), and then it's on to Kate's WASPish mother Marilyn's home. Next, Brad's mom Paula (Sissy Spacek), who is dating Brad's boyhood friend, is visited. Finally, they drop by Kate's father Creighton's (Jon Voight) place, which turns out to be the closest to "normal." When all is said and done, Kate and Brad's "Four Christmases" prove to be more than a little unusual.
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 Fred Claus 2007 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Trevor Peacock, Ludacris, Elizabeth Banks, Christian Hansen, Kevin Spacey, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Allan Corduner
Ever since his younger brother Nick was born, Fred Claus had been upstaged by Nick who was adored by their parents (Kathy Bates and Trevor Peacock). Now, as adults, the situation has not improved. Nick (Paul Giamatti) has become Santa Claus at the North Pole, and Fred is a repo man in Chicago. When ne'er-do-well Fred finds himself in jail after robbing Salvation Army Santas, he asks Nick for help. Nick bails him out–on condition that Fred help Nick's elves prepare toys for Christmas. But, Fred is not prepared for this kind of work and just might jeopardize the effort to have toys ready for Christmas delivery.
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I Love Your Work 2005 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Goldberg
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Franka Potente, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Coughlan, Christina Ricci, Jared Harris, Judy Greer, Shalom Harlow, Elvis Costello, Jason Lee, Vince Vaughn, Dan Bucatinsky, David Alan Graf, Rick Hoffman
Hollywood star Gray Evans (Giovanni Ribisi) is sitting on top of the world as he and his actress wife, Mia (Franka Potente), appear to be on the fast track to happiness. But, the marriage begins to disintegrate, Gray suffers a mental breakdown, and happiness seems to be a brief luxury of the past.
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Into the Wild 2007  R, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Sean Penn
Cast: Emile Hirsch, William Hurt, Brian Dierker, Vince Vaughn, Hal Holbrook, Marcia Gay Harden, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Kristen Stewart, Zach Galifianakis, Haley Ramm, Merritt Wever
Based on Jon Krakauer's nonfiction story, this is the tale of troubled Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) who, after graduating from Emory University, got rid of his possessions, donated his savings to charity, changed his name to Alexander Supertramp, and headed out on a journey through the American West. He eventually ended up living in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness, where he died of starvation four months after arriving in Alaska. The story is told in flashbacks after he arrives in Alaska, starting with his life at home. Emile resented his father's (William Hurt) materialism and his family's way of life. Heading west, he experienced several adventures, including kayaking down the Colorado River to Mexico, stopping at a homeless shelter, hopping on trains with the hoboes, and meeting assorted characters along the way. Narration of the saga is by Jena Malone who plays his sister in the film. Was Emile just seeking adventure, or was there a deeper problem within him? A good movie, though long. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor (Hal Holbrook).
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The Locusts 1997 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Patrick Kelley
Cast: Kate Capshaw, Jeremy Davies, Vince Vaughn, Ashley Judd, Paul Rudd, Jessica Capshaw, Daniel Meyer, Jessie Robertson, Jimmy Ray Pickens, Jerry Haynes
Delilah Potts (Kate Capshaw) is an alcoholic widow (her husband committed suicide eight-years ago). Her life consists of being a rather dysfunctional mother to son Flyboy (Jeremy Davies) and sleeping around regularly. Also featured is Clay (Vince Vaughn) who drifts into town and into the arms of Kitty (Ashley Judd). The characters in this film are all like locusts; they engage regularly in sex and accept whatever is their fate.
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 PG-13, 134 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Vince Vaughn, Peter Stormare, Richard Schiff, Richard Attenborough, Vanessa Lee Chester, Harvey Jason, Thomas F. Duffy, Joseph Mazello, Ariana Richards, Thomas Rosales Jr., Camilla Belle
Dr. Jan Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), his daughter Kelly (Vanessa Lee Chester), and Dr. Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) head for "Site B" where dinosaurs are breeding. Their mission is to get biological data, but, in the process, they encounter a group interested in financial gain at the expense of the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs turn against both groups, and the terror begins.
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Made 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Famke Janssen, Peter Falk, Faizon Love, David O'Hara, Vincent Pastore, Makenzie Vega, Jonathan Silverman
Bobby (Jon Favreau) and Ricky (Vince Vaughn) aspire to be professional boxers. Needing cash, they accept a money-laundering job from the local mob boss, Max (Peter Falk), who sends them to NYC where Ricky's antics threaten the operation.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David, Chris Weitz, Rachael Huntley, Michelle Monaghan, Stephanie March, Jennifer Morrison, Perrey Reeves
John and Jane (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) fall madly in love and marry. But, they each have a secret: unbeknownst to the other: they are both hired assassins. When the truth is uncovered, each is assigned to kill the other.
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 Old School 2003 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Pompeo, Juliette Lewis, Leah Remini, Craig Kilborn, Perrey Reeves, Seann William Scott, Harve Presnell, Elisha Cuthbert, Matt Walsh, Artie Lange, Sara Fischler
Mitch, Frank, and Beanie (Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Vince Vaughn) decide their problems in life can be alleviated if only they could recapture their youth. The solution: start a college fraternity and begin recruiting anyone who wants to pledge–young, old, student, or non-student. Remember "Animal House?" Here we go again.
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The Prime Gig 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Mosher
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, Ed Harris, Rory Cochrane, Wallace Shawn, George Wendt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jeanetta Arnette, Shishir Kurup, Harper Roisman
Slick telemarketer Penny (Vince Vaughn) is out of a job after the current operation goes belly-up. He is approached by Caitlin (Julie Ormand) who offers him a telemarketing job for her boyfriend, legendary telemarketer Kelly Grant (Ed Harris). Penny does have a conscience, of sorts, and so is suspicious of the current offer of selling shares in a gold mine. But he takes the job, which results in bonus checks. Caitlin even makes a play for him. Is this a legitimate deal or another crooked scheme like the one that sent Kelly to jail in the past?
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Psycho 1998  R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Anne Heche, Rita Wilson, Robert Forster, Chad Everett, Anne Haney, Rance Howard, James Remar, James LeGros, Steven Clark Pachosa, O.B. Babbs
Marion Crane (Anne Heche) steals $40,000 from her boss and goes on the run. She gets lost in a storm and checks into the Bates Motel whose owner Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn) lives in a house on the hill next door to the motel. When Marion vanishes–along with her car and the stolen loot–Detective Milton Arbogast (William H. Macy) and Marion's sister Lila (Julianne Moore) search for her and learn that there is more to Norman Bates than meets the eye. 1 User Review
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The best comment on this new athletic phenomenon came from some doctor or another who said: "I suppose you could, but why would you want to?"
You don't remake a masterpiece. You especially don't film the same shooting script word for word and shot by shot. Virtually everyone in this thing suffers by comparison. The best they could have hoped for was "a worthy homage". But it wasn't. |
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 Return to Paradise 1998 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Ruben
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad, Vera Farmiga, Nick Sandow, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ming Lee, Joel de la Fuente, James Michael McCauley
Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix), Tony (David Conrad), and John "Sheriff" Volgecherev (Vince Vaughn) meet in Malaysia for a vacation consisting of drugs, women, and alcohol. Later, police find the hash and arrest Lewis for trafficking drugs–a crime punishable by death. Enter Beth (Anne Heche), a lawyer who comes to Lewis' defense; she tracks down his companions and explains that IF they confess, Lewis' sentence will be lessened to "user" instead of "trafficker."
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Rudy 1993 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Anspaugh
Cast: Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton, Lili Taylor, Jon Favreau, Greta Lind, Scott Benjaminson, Mary Ann Thebus, Chelcie Ross, Robert Prosky, Christopher Reed, Deborah Wittenberg, Christopher Erwin, Kevin Duda, Vince Vaughn
This film is based on the true story of young Daniel E. "Rudy" Ruettiger (Sean Astin) in the 1960s who dreamed of playing football for Notre Dame. It is an inspiring story and is a definite "YES" for viewing.
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South of Heaven, West of Hell 2000 R, 132 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Dwight Yoakam
Cast: Dwight Yoakam, Vince Vaughn, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Peter Fonda, Paul Reubens, Bud Cort, Michael Jeter, Bo Hopkins, Luke Askew, Joe Unger, Noble Willingham, Matt Clark, Scott Wilson, Ritchie Montgomery
Raised by crooks, Sheriff Valentine Casey (Dwight Yoakam) has turned over a new leaf and now defends the law in early-1900s' Arizona. But, after his brother, Taylor Henry (Vince Vaughn), and his gang arrive in town and rob the bank, Valentine takes a walk during which he falls in love with actress Adalyne (Bridget Fonda). When Taylor's gang threatens Adalyne, Valentine decrees that justice must prevail.
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 Starsky & Hutch 2004 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Jason Bateman, Amy Smart, Carmen Electra, George Cheung, Chris Penn, Brande Roderick, Matt Walsh, Molly Sims, G.T. Holme
Relying on informer Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg) for much of their info, misfit Bay City police detectives–David Starsky (Ben Stiller) and Ken Hutchinson (Owen Wilson)–drive to crime scenes in their souped-up, red-and-white Ford Torino and solve crimes along the way.
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 Swingers 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, Alex Desert, Heather Graham, Deena Martin, Blake Lindsley, Brooke Langton, Katherine Kendall
Guys on the prowl around Hollywood–waiting for their big breaks in the entertainment world–talk to each other about how to pick up girls, but they manage more talking than action. Nevertheless, this movie understands the comedy that occurs BEFORE boy meets girl as guys work at being macho and loving at the same time.
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Thumbsucker 2005 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Mills
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Keanu Reeves, Kelli Garner, Benjamin Bratt, Chase Offerle, Walter Kim, Sarah Iverson
Teenage Justin (Lou Taylor Pucci) is a thumbsucker, and, whether his problems are at school or home, sucking his thumb is soothing. To help Justin get over sucking his thumb, he is put on Ritalin. But the change after taking the drug is dramatic, and Justin emerges from a shy introvert into an over-achieving pain-in-the-neck.
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Wedding Crashers 2005 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour, Ellen Albertini Dow, Keir O'Donnell, Henry Gibson, Ron Canada, Dwight Yoakam, Rebecca De Mornay
Divorce attorneys John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) spend their leisure time crashing wedding receptions and enjoying one-night-stands with bridesmaids. But, when John and Jeremy fall for a bride's sisters–Claire and Gloria Cleary (Rachel McAdams and Isla Fisher)–they head off to the Cleary family estate for a weekend party, and the fun really begins.
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Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights.... 2008 R, 100 min.
Genre: Documentary / Comedy
Director: Ari Sandel
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jon Favreau, Dwight Yoakam, Peter Billingsley, Keir O'Donnell, Justin Long, Taylor Hackford, Buck Owens
[Full title: Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland] In the spirit of Buffalo Bill's traveling Wild West show, in 2005 Vince Vaughn put together his own touring show with comedy as the center-point rather than animals. Gathering four relatively unknown comedians (Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst, and Sebastian Maniscalco) and several of his friends, the show took off from Hollywood on a 6,000 mile trip to put on 30 shows in 30 days starting with California, then heading East through the southern states, and finally into the Midwest. The comic routines are great, and Vaughn, as host, pulls the show together with sketches and actor and musician guests. The troupe even had a scrape with Hurricane Katrina. This is an entertaining documentary that shows the highlights of the tour.
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| 1. Be Cool (2005)
2. Blackball (2003)
aka: National Lampoon's Blackball
3. The Break-Up (2006)
4. The Cell (2000)
5. Clay Pigeons (1998)
6. A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
7. Couples Retreat (2009)
8. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
9. Domestic Disturbance (2001)
10. Four Christmases (2008)
11. Fred Claus (2007)
12. I Love Your Work (2005)
13. Into the Wild (2007)
14. The Locusts (1997)
15. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
16. Made (2001)
17. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
18. Old School (2003)
19. The Prime Gig (2000)
20. Psycho (1998)
21. Return to Paradise (1998)
22. Rudy (1993)
23. South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
24. Starsky & Hutch (2004)
25. Swingers (1996)
26. Thumbsucker (2005)
27. Wedding Crashers (2005)
28. Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights.... (2008)
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