| Category: | Drama | |
| Rating: | PG | |
| Year of release: | 2005 | |
| Cast: | Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton | |
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Directed by Woody Allen, Match Point is a classic, twisted love triangle story. When Chris Wiltonâs (Meyers) dream of becoming a professional tennis player doesnât materialize, he takes a job as a tennis coach. At the club, he befriends Tom (Goode) and starts dating his âniceâ sister, Chloe. But itâs Tomâs fiancée, Nola (Johansson) who he is really attracted to. The plot inevitably thickens. With the guise of a sporty theme as the backdrop, your man will be devouring the naughty storyline before he knows it.
| Category: | Action | |
| Rating: | 14A | |
| Year of release: | 2005 | |
| Cast: | Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughan, Adam Brody | |
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John and Jane Smith (Pitt and Jolie) appear to be your typical married, suburban couple, except theyâre each harbouring a deadly secret. Unbeknownst to each other, they work for rival agencies as high-paid assassins and their next missions: to kill the other, first. This action-packed, provocative film oozes sex appeal and is laced with a dark comedic underbelly. Plus, you can take turns guessing when the real-life sparks ignited.
| Category: | Comedy |
| Rating: | 18A |
| Year of release: | 2005 |
| Cast: | Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco |
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Since adolescence, 40-year-old electronics employee, Andy Stitzer (Carell) has spent more time collecting action figures than girls. When Andyâs friends from the store discover that he is still a virgin, they make it their mission to deflower him. Physical comedy and high jinks ensue, providing non-stop laughs and quick one-liners that will have you both in stitches.
| Category: | Comedy |
| Rating: | PG |
| Year of release: | 2006 |
| Cast: | Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Rainn Wilson, Wanda Sykes, Eddie Izzard, Marcus Collins, Mark Consuelos |
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Itâs a classic love story with a modern-day karate chop kick. Boy (Wilson)meets girl (Thurman). Boy dates girl. Boy tries to end relationship as smoothly as possible. But the girl is a superhero named G-Girl and when she finds out that heâs dating his co-worker, the boy soon learns that hell hath no fury like a woman superhero scorned.
| Category: | Drama |
| Rating: | 14A |
| Year of release: | 2004 |
| Cast: | Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Kenneth Graymez, Jean Smart, Ann Dowd, Ron Leibman, Method Man |
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After receiving news that his mother has passed away, Andrew Largeman (Braff) returns home after being away for nine years. A semi-successful actor, he decides to take this opportunity to reconnect with some old friends and to quit taking his lithium pills. When he meets Sam (Portman), an eccentric but effervescent girl, she helps him accept his shortcomings and his outlook on life suddenly becomes clearer. It's a quirky but engrossing film with a sweet message and a killer soundtrack.
