Tagline: It’s a wonderful afterlife. When David (Mark Ruffalo) rented his quaint San Francisco apartment, the last thing he expected-or wanted-was a roommate. He had only begun to make a complete mess of the place when a pretty but decidedly controlling young woman named Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) suddenly shows up, adamantly insisting the apartment is…
Category: Comedies
Kicking and Screaming (2005)
Tagline: All his life, Phil Weston has dreamed of being on a winning team. Phil… your time has come. Will Ferrell (“Elf,” “Old School”) and Robert Duvall (“Secondhand Lions,” “A Civil Action”) star in a lively comedy about the cutthroat, hyper-competitive world of little league soccer. Ferrell stars as Phil Weston, an average Joe who’s…
King’s Ransom (2005)
Tagline: Big Man, Big Plan, Big Mistake. Anthony Anderson stars as Malcolm King, a wealthy and arrogant businessman whose ex-wife to be has plans to take him for everything he’s worth in their divorce settlement. Determined to avoid losing his fortune to her, Malcolm plans his own kidnapping with the help of his dim-witted mistress…
The Longest Yard (2005)
Tagline: If you can’t get out, get even. “The Longest Yard” is the story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro, who are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to…
Man of the House (2005)
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin — a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women. In “Cheer…
Melinda and Melinda (2005)
Tagline: Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it. Melinda and Melinda combines romantic comedy and drama in a way that Woody Allen, unique among filmmakers, likes to contrast. It takes place in Manhattan and chronicles a pair of crises that give great reign to the…