Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Italy

Runtime: 118 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This Holiday Season, Be Italian

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis … Guido Contini
Marion Cotillard … Luisa Contini
Penélope Cruz … Carla
Nicole Kidman … Claudia
Judi Dench … Lilli
Kate Hudson … Stephanie
Sophia Loren … Mamma
Stacy Ferguson … Saraghina (as Fergie)
Ricky Tognazzi … Dante – Producer of 'Italia'
Giuseppe Cederna … Fausto
Elio Germano … Pierpaolo
Andrea Di Stefano … Benito
Roberto Nobile … Jaconelli
Romina Carancini … Production Assistant
Alessandro Denipotti … Production Assistant

Plot: Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 31 nominations

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 97 min

Languages: English | French

Director: Ron Clements

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Tagline:

Writers: Ron Clements (story) & John Musker (story) …

Cast: Anika Noni Rose … Tiana (voice)
Bruno Campos … Prince Naveen (voice)
Keith David … Dr. Facilier (voice)
Michael-Leon Wooley … Louis (voice)
Jennifer Cody … Charlotte (voice)
Jim Cummings … Ray (voice)
Peter Bartlett … Lawrence (voice)
Jenifer Lewis … Mama Odie (voice)
Oprah Winfrey … Eudora (voice)
Terrence Howard … James (voice)
John Goodman … 'Big Daddy' La Bouff (voice)
Elizabeth M. Dampier … Young Tiana (voice) (as Elizabeth M. Dampier)
Breanna Brooks … Young Charlotte (voice)
Ritchie Montgomery … Reggie (voice)
Don Hall … Darnell (voice)

Plot: A fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again.

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 28 nominations

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min | 123 min (extended version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Dream It – Earn It – Live It

Cast: Kay Panabaker … Jenny Garrison
Naturi Naughton … Denise Dupree
Kherington Payne … Alice Ellerton
Megan Mullally … Ms. Fran Rowan
Bebe Neuwirth … Ms. Kraft
Debbie Allen … Ms. Angela Simms
Asher Book … Marco
Cody Longo … Andy Matthews
Walter Perez … Victor Taveras
Charles S. Dutton … Mr. James Dowd
Kelsey Grammer … Mr. Martin Cranston
Collins Pennie … Malik Washburn
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle … Joy
Paul McGill … Kevin Barrett
Paul Iacono … Neil Baczynsky

Plot: An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 112 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: high school graduation

Cast: Zac Efron … Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens … Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale … Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel … Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu … Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman … Taylor McKessie
Olesya Rulin … Kelsi Nielsen
Chris Warren Jr. … Zeke Baylor
Ryne Sanborn … Jason Cross
KayCee Stroh … Martha Cox
Bart Johnson … Coach Jack Bolton
Alyson Reed … Ms. Darbus
Matt Prokop … Jimmie Zara
Justin Martin … Donny Dion
Jemma McKenzie-Brown … Tiara Gold

Plot: As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. add synopsis

Awards: 7 wins & 9 nominations

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min | USA:150 min (original cut)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Not Your Parent's Opera

Writers: Darren Smith (screenplay) & Terrance Zdunich (screenplay) …

Cast: Alexa Vega … Shilo Wallace
Paul Sorvino … Rotti Largo
Anthony Head … Nathan / Repo Man (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Sarah Brightman … Blind Mag
Paris Hilton … Amber Sweet
Bill Moseley … Luigi Largo
Nivek Ogre … Pavi Largo (as Ogre)
Terrance Zdunich … Graverobber
Sarah Power … Marni
Jessica Horn … Jessica Adams
Branko Lebar … Rotti's Chauffeur
Brianna Buckmaster … Sherrie Alviso (as Briana Buckmaster)
Anna Kostan … Young Mormon Woman
Brad Austin … Young Mormon Man
Marty Adams … Big Man

Plot: A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | USA | Germany

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English | Hungarian

Director:

Tagline: Take a trip down the aisle you'll never forget

Writers: Catherine Johnson (screenplay) Catherine Johnson (musical book)

Cast: Amanda Seyfried … Sophie
Stellan Skarsgård … Bill
Pierce Brosnan … Sam
Nancy Baldwin … Sam's PA
Colin Firth … Harry
Heather Emmanuel … Harry's Housekeeper
Colin Davis … Harry's Driver
Rachel McDowall … Lisa
Ashley Lilley … Ali
Meryl Streep … Donna Sheridan
Julie Walters … Rosie
Christine Baranski … Tanya
Ricardo Montez … Stannos
Mia Soteriou … Arina
Enzo Squillino Jr. … Gregoris

Plot: The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular ’70s group ABBA.

Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations

Release Year: 2008

Country: Mexico

Runtime: Argentina:107 min (DVD version) | USA:107 min

Languages: Spanish

Director:

Tagline: The smash hit that seduced Mexico has come to America!

Writers: Ignacio Darnaude (original idea) Issa López (writer)

Cast: Patricia Llaca … Eva
Julio Bracho … Alejandro
Maya Zapata … Francisca
Ana Layevska … Ximena
Daniela Schmidt … Yesenia
Diana Garcia … Catalina
Mónica Huarte … Karen Trigo
Darío T. Pie … Jurado
Daniel Figueroa … Jonathan Armando
Ianis Guerrero … Osiris
Gustavo Sánchez Parra … Satán
Uriel del Toro … Conductor
Pedro Izquierdo … Adrián
Adrian Alonso … Patricks
Keiko Durán … Guiomar Lizárraga

Plot: Four ambitious and beautiful young women. From four very different corners of Mexico. Just like hundreds of others…

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 116 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Never Forget. Never Forgive.

Cast: Johnny Depp … Sweeney Todd
Helena Bonham Carter … Mrs. Lovett
Alan Rickman … Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall … Beadle
Sacha Baron Cohen … Pirelli
Jamie Campbell Bower … Anthony
Laura Michelle Kelly … Beggar Woman
Jayne Wisener … Johanna
Ed Sanders … Toby (as Edward Sanders)
Gracie May … Baby Johanna
Ava May … Baby Johanna
Gabriella Freeman … Baby Johanna
Jody Halse … Policeman
Aron Paramor … Policeman
Lee Whitlock … Policeman

Plot: The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 31 nominations

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The real world and the animated world collide.

Cast: Amy Adams … Giselle
Patrick Dempsey … Robert Philip
James Marsden … Prince Edward
Timothy Spall … Nathaniel
Idina Menzel … Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey … Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon … Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews … The Narrator (voice)
Jeff Bennett … Pip in Andalasia (voice)
Kevin Lima … Pip in New York (voice)
Emma Rose Lima … Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel (voice)
Teala Dunn … Bunny (voice)
Fred Tatasciore … Troll (voice)
Courtney Williams … Sunglass Street Vendor
William Huntley … Grumpy

Plot: A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 25 nominations

Release Year: 2005

Country: USA

Runtime: 134 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

Cast: Nathan Lane … Max Bialystock
Matthew Broderick … Leo Bloom
Uma Thurman … Ulla
Will Ferrell … Franz Liebkind
Gary Beach … Roger DeBris
Roger Bart … Carmen Ghia
Eileen Essell … Hold Me-Touch Me
Michael McKean … Prison Trustee
David Huddleston … Judge
Debra Monk … Lick Me-Bite Me
Andrea Martin … Kiss Me-Feel Me
Jon Lovitz … Mr. Marks
Bryn Dowling … Usherette / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Meg Gillentine … Usherette / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Tapping Brown Shirt
Kevin Ligon … Workman / Little Old Lady

Plot: After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world’s worst show.

Awards: Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations