Tagged: Albert Brooks

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2010s / Animation / Comedy / Family

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

Upon first glance, The Secret Life of Pets would seem like a take-off on Pixar’s Toy Story series, using pets instead of toys to show the world of individual hobbies and collective adventures the characters would go in...

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2010s / Drama / Thriller

A Most Violent Year (2014)

Set in New York in 1981 (its most violent year, naturally), Abel Morales (Isaac, The Two Faces of January) is an up-and-coming fuel distributor looking to close the deal on some prime property to give...

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1980s / Comedy

Lost in America (1985)

David Howard (Albert Brooks) and his wife Linda (Julie Hagerty) are stuck in a rut.  Their jobs aren’t panning out, they bought a new house that neither of them seems enthused about, and their...

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1990s / Comedy

The Muse (1999)

Another genial and amusing comedy by Albert Brooks, The Muse is a pleasant little diversion for fans of Brooks and light-hearted comedies in general.  As usual with Brooks films, your enjoyment of the movie will greatly...

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2000s / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

Finding Nemo (2003)

The group at Pixar continues the magic formula of putting out great looking family films with heart and inspiration in their latest crowd-pleaser, Finding Nemo.  This is the fifth major motion picture release, and every...

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2000s / Action / Comedy

The In-Laws (2003)

Screenwriter Andrew Bergman wrote the original 1979 classic comedy, The In-Laws, to success, and has crafted a handful of quality comedies since then, blending comedy and crime in films like Fletch, The Freshman, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Striptease. ...

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1990s / Comedy / Sports

The Scout (1994)

Baseball comedies are usually an easy sell for me, as I love baseball and movies about it.  Even mediocre films can be somewhat tolerable when setting on the stage of America’s pastime, and while The...

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Comedy / Fantasy

Defending Your Life (1991)

Defending Your Life is a wryly witty and very amusing comedy from the mind of writer-director Albert Brooks, who gives a hilarious take on the process of what happens after we die.  Apparently, we all...

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1990s / Comedy / Thriller

Out of Sight (1998)

A notorious bank robber (Clooney) busts out of prison with the help of a former inmate (Rhames) but kidnaps a female US Marshal (Lopez) on the escape route. The Marshal escapes and the two felons make their...

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1980s / Comedy / Drama / Romance

Broadcast News (1987)

An obsessive news producer (Hunter, Raising Arizona) begins to fall for the handsome but shallow TV anchorman (Hurt, Body Heat) who promotes the type of “news as entertainment” qualities she has been working against her whole career. While...