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The Good Student

2006

The Good Student

2006
4.6
When Ally, a popular teen and local celebrity goes missing, her small suburban town erupts in panic.
His and Her Christmas

2005

His and Her Christmas

2005
4.8
Tom Lane is the star columnist for the media conglomerate owned San Francisco Sun newspaper. The company is thinking about increasing Tom's exposure by producing a new television show around him. Liz Madison is the advice columnist for the little read community newspaper, the Marin County Voice, which is a throwback to gentler times. Besides their journalistic occupations, one other similar aspect between Tom and Liz is that they are both currently single, with their friends and family doing whatever they can to find that special someone for their personal life. On November 2, the staff at the Voice learn that the Sun ownership has bought their newspaper, with the probable goal of folding it into the operations of the Sun. If this move does happen, the staff at the Voice will lose their jobs. To fight back, Liz decides to change her column to an editorial espousing the meaning of Christmas and the newspaper to the community...
Recipe for a Perfect Christmas

2005

Recipe for a Perfect Christmas

2005
5.2
The holiday season is turned upside down for a neophyte food critic JJ (Pope) when her uninhibited mother (Baranski) shows up unannounced. In an attempt to occupy her mom's time, JJ works out a deal with a young chef (Cannavale) that stirs up some matters of the heart.
Chasing Christmas

2005

Chasing Christmas

2005
4.4
Jack Cameron is a single dad that decides not to observe Christmas because his wife left him around that time. The ghosts of Christmas past and present try and get Jack to relent, but they screw up their jobs and send themselves on a wild ride through time showing up at various times in Jack's past. As they try and rectify the timeline and get back to the real present, some things are not what they used to be.
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005
6.5
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
When Romance Meets Destiny

2005

When Romance Meets Destiny

2005
5.9
Gwang-sik is very shy around women and he can't even speak a word to them. Gwang-tae is a playboy who enjoys sleeping around with other women. They both meet a woman they each like around the same time, and something changes for both of them.
In The Mix

2005

In The Mix

2005
6.1
A successful DJ named Darrel, managed to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay Darrell, the mobster, Frank Pacelli, gives him the task of protecting his daughter, Dolly.
Wayside: The Movie

2005

Wayside: The Movie

2005
6.4
The comically absurd tale of a quirky grammar school that was accidentally built 30-stories high.
The Gingerdead Man

2005

The Gingerdead Man

2005
3.9
An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer, and this real life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair.
Disaster!

2005

Disaster!

2005
5.1
A spoof of disaster films, an asteroid is coming towards earth and Harry Bottoms is in charge of saving us all...again...
Crazylove

2005

Crazylove

2005
5.2
Letty Mayer, young and beautiful, has a cherished job as a teacher, a successful attorney boyfriend, and a tight knit family that is excited about her sister's impending wedding. But inside Letty there¹s an anxiety that¹s building. Suddenly the pressure of Letty's world overwhelms her and she suffers a devastating nervous breakdown. Institutionalized, she meets Michael, a schizophrenic who has been in and out of hospitals his entire life. Although major obstacles exist, Letty and Michael throw caution to the wind to pursue an intense new love as Letty finds herself torn between a safe past and a daring future...
The Californians

2005

The Californians

2005
4.8
When real estate mogul Gavin Ransom announces his plan to cover California's northern coast with scores of mini-mansions, his environmentalist sister, Olive, launches a protest to stop him. But there's trouble ahead when Gavin begins falling for the pretty folk singer who's helping Olive's cause.
Kids in America

2005

Kids in America

2005
5.4
Inspired by real events, this ribald comedy pits an unlikely gang of students against their principal after she bars safe-sex activities on campus. Protesting Principal Weller's muzzling of free speech, the teens stage a bold and hilarious rebellion.
Halfway Decent

2005

Halfway Decent

2005
3.5
When his wife pressures him to have another child, Tom Black retreats from his marriage and takes a stab at living alone. But in light of his crumbling personal life and a mountain of on-the-job problems, what he had before seems halfway decent.
Rag Tale

2005

Rag Tale

2005
3
A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids.
Two for the Money

2005

Two for the Money

2005
6
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.
The Curse of Father Cardona

2005

The Curse of Father Cardona

2005
5
A Catholic priest goes to a small town to solve some strange things that are happening there, things that come from the unknown, and gets involved in a romantic relationship with a young woman of the village.
Colour Me Kubrick

2005

Colour Me Kubrick

2005
5.7
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.
Rounding First

2005

Rounding First

2005
7
Twelve-year olds Joe, Tiger and Chris break out of summer baseball camp to secretly trail Joe’s parents, who have lied to Joe about a mysterious trip they’re taking. The boys must piece together clues, avoid their parents, dodge the police, trust a stranger – and not destroy their friendships in the process – during an adventurous road trip in their last summer before junior high. In the spirit of Stand By Me, Rounding First is a coming-of-age tale set in the summer of 1980.
Little Manhattan

2005

Little Manhattan

2005
7.2
Ten-year-old Gabe is just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walks into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she reveals that she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.