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Heavyweights

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Poster for the movie "Heavyweights"

Heavyweights (1995)

PG 100 min - Comedy, Family, Drama - 17 February 1995
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Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.

Director:  Steven Brill
Writers:  Judd Apatow, Steven Brill
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Next of Kin

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Poster for the movie "Next of Kin"

Next of Kin (1989)

R 108 min - Adventure, Action, Thriller - 20 October 1989
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Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.

Director:  John Irvin
Writers:  Michael Jenning
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Happy Gilmore

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Poster for the movie "Happy Gilmore"

Happy Gilmore (1996)

PG-13 92 min - Comedy - 16 February 1996
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Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

Director:  Dennis Dugan
Writers:  Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
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The Watch

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The Watch (2012)

R 98 min - Comedy, Science Fiction - 27 July 2012
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Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood - and the world - from total extermination.

Director:  Akiva Schaffer
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Tropic Thunder

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Tropic Thunder (2008)

R 107 min - Action, Comedy - 13 August 2008
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Vietnam veteran "Four Leaf" Tayback's memoir, Tropic Thunder, is being made into a film. Director Damien Cockburn can’t control the cast of prima donnas. Behind schedule and over budget, Cockburn is ordered by a studio executive to get filming back on track, or risk its cancellation. On Tayback's advice, Cockburn drops the actors into the middle of the jungle to film the remaining scenes. Unbeknownst to the actors and production, the group have been dropped in the middle of the Golden Triangle, the home of heroin-producing gangs.

Director:  Ben Stiller
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Tower Heist

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Tower Heist (2011)

PG-13 104 min - Action, Comedy - 4 November 2011
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A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

Director:  Brett Ratner
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Little Fockers

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Little Fockers (2010)

PG-13 98 min - Comedy, Romance - 21 December 2010
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It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.

Director:  Paul Weitz
Writers:  John Hamburg, Larry Stuckey
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