People Like Us

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(2012)

Genre: Drama

Director: Alex Kurtzman

Writers: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jody Lambert

Producers: Kim Cavyan, Bobby Cohen, Alex Kurtzman, Jody Lambert, Roberto Orci, Clayton Townsend

Synopsis: From DreamWorks Pictures comes People Like Us, a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine as Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father's last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about his family-and re-examine his own life choices in the process. -- (Written by Dreamworks Pictures)

Cast:

• Chris Pine
• Elizabeth Banks
• Michelle Pfeiffer
• Olivia Wilde
• Michael Hall D'Addario
• Philip Baker Hall

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The Details

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(2011)

Genre: Drama/Comedy

Director: Jacob Aaron Estes

Writer: Jacob Aaron Estes

Producers: Lynn Givens, Mark Gordon, Mickey Liddell, Eugene Mazzola, Jennifer Monroe, Jennifer Roth, Joel Sadilek, Hagai Shaham, Bryan Zuriff

Synopsis: After ten years of marriage, Jeff and Nealy Lang (Tobey Maguire and Elizabeth Banks) have an idyllic suburban home... and a relationship on the skids. But, when a family of hungry raccoons ransacks their perfectly manicured backyard, Jeff becomes single-mindedly obsessed with eradicating the pests by any means necessary. Soon the relentless rodents aren't merely uprooting the lawn, but also overturning the Langs' entire bourgeois existence, as the man-versus-beast battle leads into an absurd mess of infidelity, extortion, organ donation and other assorted mayhem. -- (Written by Radius TWC)

Cast:

• Tobey Maguire
• Elizabeth Banks
• Laura Linney
• Kerry Washington
• Ray Liotta

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Pitch Perfect

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(2012)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jason Moore

Writers: Kay Cannon, Mickey Rapkin

Producers: Elizabeth Banks, Paul Brooks, Michael P. Flannigan, Max Handelman, Jeff Levine, Siãn McArthur, Scott Niemeyer, Jonathan Shore

Synopsis: Beca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who'd rather listen to what's coming out of her headphones than what's coming out of you. Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together, in the new out-loud comedy Pitch Perfect. When Beca takes this acoustic singing group out of their world of traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of the cutthroat world of college a cappella. This could wind up either the coolest thing they'll ever do or the most insane, and it will probably be a little of both. -- (Written by Universal Studios)

Cast:

• Anna Kendrick
• Brittany Snow
• Anna Camp
• Rebel Wilson
• Elizabeth Banks
• John Michael Higgins
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse
• Skylar Astin

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What To Expect When You're Expecting

 

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(2012)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Kirk Jones

Writers: Shauna Cross, Heather Hach, Heidi Murkoff

Producers: Mark Bakshi, Leigh Clarke, Douglas McKay, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Jim Miller, Erik Murkoff, Heidi Murkoff, Alan Nevins, Louis Phillips, David Thwaites

Synopsis: Over the moon about starting a family, TV fitness guru Jules and dance show star Evan find that their high-octane celebrity lives don't stand a chance against the surprise demands of pregnancy. Baby-crazy author and advocate Wendy gets a taste of her own militant mommy advice when pregnancy hormones ravage her body; while Wendy's husband, Gary, struggles not to be outdone by his competitive alpha-Dad, who's expecting twins with his much younger trophy wife, Skyler. Photographer Holly is prepared to travel the globe to adopt a child, but her husband Alex isn't so sure, and tries to quiet his panic by attending a "dudes" support group, where new fathers get to tell it like it really is. And rival food truck chefs Rosie and Marco's surprise hook-up results in an unexpected quandary: what to do when your first child comes before your first date? -- (Written by Lionsgate Films)

Cast:

• Cameron Diaz
• Jennifer Lopez
• Elizabeth Banks
• Brooklyn Decker
• Anna Kendrick
• Chace Crawford
• Ben Falcone
• Matthew Morrison
• Dennis Quaid
• Chris Rock
• Rodrigo Santoro
• Joe Manganiello
• Rebel Wilson

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The Hunger Games

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(2012)

Genre: Action/Drama/Sci-Fi

Director: Gary Ross

Writers: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray

Producers: Diana Alvarez, Robin Bissell, Suzanne Collins, Chantal Feghali, Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik, Aldric La'auli Porter, Louise Rosner, Bryan Unkeless

Synopsis: Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. -- (Written by Lionsgate)

Cast:

• Jennifer Lawrence
• Josh Hutcherson
• Liam Hemsworth
• Stanley Tucci
• Wes Bentley
• Elizabeth Banks
• Woody Harrelson
• Lenny Kravitz
• Donald Sutherland

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Our Idiot Brother

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(2011)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jesse Peretz

Writer: Jesse Peretz, Evgenia Peretz, David Schisgall

Producers: Stephanie Azpiazu, Anthony Bregman, John Hodges, Caroline Jaczko, Aleen Keshishian, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub

Synopsis: A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Paul Rudd
• Elizabeth Banks
• Zooey Deschanel
• Emily Mortimer
• Rashida Jones
• Steve Coogan

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