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While the rules of the buddy/action comedy are significantly different from those of the romantic comedy, one key ingredient is common to both popular genres: that of chemistry between the leads. Unfortunately, while both motormouthed Chris Tucke...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-08-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Roselyn Sanchez, ...
Watching The Scorpion King, the question that came to mind was whether Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson could become a Schwarzenegger for the '00s. Having asked that, however, it's worth considering whether Schwarzenegger in his prime could have had th...
U.S. Release Date: 2002-04-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Chuck Russell
Cast: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, ...
No one could accuse Soul Men of originality - it cribs liberally from countless buddy films and road movies - but it offers enough energy and humor to overcome its shortcomings. The hit-to-miss quotient of the film's frequently profane and raunchy...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-11-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, ...
For the first time in the seventeen-year run of the successful Star Trek movie franchise, there is no Captain Kirk. Star Trek: First Contact, the eighth entry into the motion picture series, is the first to rely exclusively on the crew of The ...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-11-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, ...
In the wake of the rousingly successful Star Trek: First Contact, the movie that brought the franchise back from the moribund wasteland of entries 5, 6, and 7, comes feature film #9, Star Trek: Insurrection. The good news for Trekkers and casual m...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-12-11
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, ...
December 30, 1999: the penultimate day of the penultimate year of the century (the 20th century doesn't officially end until the close of 2000). In Los Angeles, the "biggest party of all time" is already underway. Crime is flowing as freely...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-10-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, ...
What Happens in Vegas takes the "thin line between love and hate" approach to the romantic comedy. It's a time honored tradition: the characters begin as antagonists but end up madly in love. Along the way, sparks fly. In this case, director Tom ...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-05-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Tom Vaughan
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry, ...