The Money Pit

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(1986)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Richard Benjamin

Writer: David Giler

Producers: David Giler, Kathleen Kennedy, Art Levinson, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg

Synopsis: Walter Fielding and Anna Crowley have to start looking for a new house - but there's not much they can afford! This soon changes when they meet a lonely old woman who sells them a beautiful mansion at a ridiculously low price. Only there's a catch. The second they move into the house it begins to fall apart. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Tom Hanks
• Shelley Long

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Cloud Atlas

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(2012)

Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Comedy/Thriller

Directors: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

Writers: David Mitchell, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski

Producers: Stefan Arndt, Alex Boden, David Brown, José Luis Escolar, Grant Hill, Philip Lee, Marcus Loges, Roberto Malerba, Gigi Oeri, Alexander Rodnyansky, Uwe Schott, Pearry Reginald Teo, Tom Tykwer, Alexander van Duelmen, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

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Synopsis: Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave dramatically through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Each member of the ensemble appears in multiple roles as the stories move through time. -- (Written by Warner Bros. Pictures)

Cast:

• Tom Hanks
• Halle Berry
• Jim Broadbent
• Hugo Weaving
• Jim Sturgess
• Doona Bae
• Ben Whishaw
• Keith David
• James D'Arcy
• Xun Zhou
• Susan Sarandon
• Hugh Grant

**Note: An interesting fact - each of the above cast members play approximately 6 different roles throughout the film. Spanning different times, races and even genders. This was achieved through incredible makeup, prosthetics, wardrobe and tight production times to switch actors between units. I found this so incredibly interesting, and was one of the main reasons why I wanted to see this film.

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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 (2011)

Genre: Drama

Director: Stephen Daldry

Writers: Eric Roth, Jonathan Safran Foer

Producers: Eli Bush, Celia D. Costas, Tarik Karam, Scott Rudin, Nora Skinner

Nominee

Synopsis: Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him. -- (Written by Warner Bros)

Cast:

• Thomas Horn
• Tom Hanks
• Sandra Bullock
• John Goodman
• Viola Davis
• Jeffrey Wright

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Sleepless in Seattle

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(1993)

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Nora Ephron

Writers: Jeff Arch, Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch

Producers: Jane Bartelme, Patrick Crowley, Delia Ephron, Gary Foster, Lynda Obst, James W. Skotchdopole

Synopsis: Sleepless in Seattle, the sophomore directorial effort from Nora Ephron, is a light romantic comedy inspired by the 1957 film An Affair to Remember. Tom Hanks stars as widower and single father Sam. When Sam's son, Jonah (Ross Malinger), calls into a talk radio program looking for a new mother, Sam ends up getting on the phone and laments about his lost love. Thousands of miles away, Annie (Meg Ryan) hears the program and immediately falls in love with Sam, despite the fact that she has never met him and that she is engaged to humdrum Walter (Bill Pullman). Believing they are meant to be together, Annie sets out for Seattle to meet Sam, who, meanwhile, contends with an onslaught of letters from available women equally touched by his phone call. Rosie O'Donnell, Rita Wilson, and Rob Reiner also star. (Written by Matthew Tobey)

Cast:

• Tom Hanks
• Meg Ryan
• Rita Wilson
• Victor Garber
• Bill Pullman

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Charlie Wilson's War

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(2007)

Genre: Biography/Comedy/Drama

Director: Mike Nichols

Writer: Aaron Sorkin, George Crile

Synopsis: A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Tom Hanks
• Julia Roberts
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Amy Adams
• Emily Blunt

 

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Toy Story 3

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(2010)

Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy

Director: Lee Unkrich

Writer: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Michael Arndt, Lee Unkrich

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Synopsis: Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape. (Written by Walt Disney Studios)

Cast:

• Tom Hanks
• Tim Allen
• Joan Cusack
• Michael Keaton

 

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