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The Front Page

1931

The film, considered a screwball comedy, centers on a reporter, Hildebrand 'Hildy' Johnson (Pat O'Brien) and his editor (Adolphe Menjou), who hope to cash in on a big story involving an escaped accused murderer, Earl Williams (Stone) and hide him in a rolltop desk while everybody else tries to find him.

His Girl Friday

1940

A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.

The Incredible Shrinking Man

1957

In 1957, businessman Robert Scott Carey, called "Scott", is on vacation with his wife Louise on his brother Charlie's boat off the California coast. When Louise goes below deck for beer, a strange cloud on the horizon passes over the craft, leaving a reflective mist on Scott's bare skin.

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981

Pat Kramer of Tasty Meadows is an ordinary suburban housewife and mother of two children. Her husband Vance is an advertising executive. After exposure to an experimental perfume and other chemicals from her husband's company, she begins to shrink, gradually at first, then rapidly.

The Karate Kid

1984

In September 1984, 17-year-old Daniel LaRusso moves with his mother Lucille from Newark, New Jersey to Reseda, Los Angeles, California. Their apartment's handyman is an eccentric but kindly and humble Okinawa Prefecture immigrant named Keisuke Miyagi.

The Next Karate Kid

1994

Mr. Miyagi travels to Boston to attend a commendation for Japanese-American soldiers, who fought in the 442nd Infantry Regiment (United States) during World War II. He meets Louisa Pierce, the widow of his commanding officer, Lieutenant Jack Pierce. At Pierce's home, they catch up on old times and war stories.

American Psycho

2000

With chiseled good looks that belie his insanity, a businessman takes pathological pride in yuppie pursuits and indulges in sudden homicidal urges.

American Psycho II: All American Girl

2002

Rachael Newman has developed an interest for murders after she encountered psychopath Patrick Bateman. To further study the subject, she enrolls at the university department for Behavioral and Social Sciences, under the expert leadership of former FBI agent Robert Starkman. Very certain about herself, Rachael has one single goal: to become Starkman's teaching assistant. It's a prestigious job as having that position will almost guarantee employment at the FBI. But becoming her professor's assistant is no easy task to accomplish, as the first trouble arises when secretary Gerty Fleck decides she is too young for it. And Gerty Fleck won't be the only obstacle.

The Love Bug

1968

Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of it's own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.

Herbie Fully Loaded

2005

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Herbie, Number 53, the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own, puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

Last Holiday

1950

George Bird (Guinness), an ordinary, unassuming salesman of agricultural implements who inexplicably speaks with a posh public school accent, visits a physician for a routine check-up and is told he has List of fictional diseases#In film, a newly identified condition which allows him only a few weeks to live. He accepts the doctor’s advice to take his savings and enjoy himself in the little time left to him. A bachelor with no family or friends, Bird decides to spend his last days at an up-market residential hotel among its elite clientele. By chance, a salesman in a used clothing store has acquired two suitcases, covered with international labels. The cases are full of a deceased Lord's bespoke tailored wardrobe, that perfectly fits Bird. Bird acquires the wardrobe and luggage that give him the appearance of a wealthy gentleman.

Last Holiday

2006

Georgia Byrd, an employee in the cookware department at Kragen's Department Store in New Orleans, is a shy, unassuming woman who longs to cook professionally, and who records her dreams of a better life in a journal labeled "Possibilities". It is the Christmas holiday season. While flirting with a co-worker named Sean Williams, she bumps her head on a cabinet door and is taken to the store's health center for a CAT scan. There, she is told by company physician Dr. Gupta she has several brain tumors resulting from a rare neurological disorder called List of fictional diseases#In film. Since her Health maintenance organization will not cover the exorbitant cost of an operation, Georgia resigns herself to the fact she has only a few weeks to live, quits her job, liquidates her assets, and sets off on a dream vacation at the deluxe Grandhotel Pupp in the spa city of Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic.

Ghostbusters

1984

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

Ghostbusters

2016

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

Overboard

1987

Heiress Joanna Stayton is accustomed to a wealthy life with her husband, Grant Stayton III. While waiting for their yacht to be repaired in the rural hamlet of Elk Cove (Oregon), she hires local carpenter Dean Proffitt to remodel her closet. He puts up with her rude and condescending attitude, and produces quality work, which is dismissed by her because he used oak instead of cedar wood, despite her not having specifically requested this at the start.

Overboard

2018

Kate Sullivan is a single mom of three daughters who works two jobs while studying to be a nurse. She is assigned to clean carpets on a yacht owned by spoiled, arrogant playboy Leonardo 'Leo' Montenegro. Leo makes rude remarks towards Kate and fires her without pay when she refuses to bring him food. When Kate calls out his behavior, Leo pushes her off the boat along with her cleaning equipment.

Ocean's Eleven

1960

A gang of World War II 82nd Airborne Division veterans is recruited by Danny Ocean and Jimmy Foster to simultaneously rob five Las Vegas casinos: the SLS Las Vegas, Riviera, Desert Inn, Sands Hotel and Casino, and Flamingo Las Vegas.

Ocean's Eight

2018

Newly paroled con artist Debbie Ocean, the "late" Danny Ocean's younger sister, convinces her former partner-in-crime Lou to join her in a new heist. Together they assemble a team of amateur thieves in the hopes of pulling off the heist of the century at the star-studded annual Met Gala.

What Women Want

2000

A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.

What Men Want

2019

Passed over for a promotion, a sports agent with a newfound ability to hear men’s inner thoughts uses it to succeed at her male-dominated company.

After the Wedding

2006

Jacob Petersen manages an Indian orphanage. With a small staff, he works as hard as he can to keep the orphanage afloat and is personally invested in the young charges - in particular, Pramod, a young boy Jacob has cared for since the boy's birth. The orphanage has been in danger of collapse for eight years and faces bankruptcy. A Danish corporation offers a substantial donation to maintain the orphanage provided Jacob returns to Denmark (where he grew up) to receive the award in person. Apparently the CEO, Jørgen Hannson, wishes to meet Jacob.

After the Wedding

2019

In need of funds for her impoverished orphanage in Kolkata, a young idealistic manager travels to New York to meet a benefactor at her wedding and change her fortune.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

Lawrence Jamieson is an intelligent and sophisticated British con artist operating in Beaumont-sur-Mer on the French Riviera with the help of manservant Arthur and corrupt police official Andre. He seduces wealthy and morally suspect women, and steals their money. His only concern is another con artist known as "The Jackal", reported in the area.

The Hustle

2019

Two female scam artists, one low rent and somewhat inept, and the other high class, decide to team up to swindle a naive tech billionaire together.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

In the 17th Century, charming pirate and rogue Captain Jack Sparrow has his ship, the Black Pearl, stolen by the wily Captain Barbossa, who later attacks the town of Port Royal and kidnaps the Governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann. Will Turner Elizabeth's childhood friend flies into pursuit and reluctantly joins forces with Jack after he absconds with the HMS Interceptor. However, little do they know that there is a curse that has doomed Barbossa and his crew. Can Jack and Will break the curse, save the girl, and rescue Jack's ship?

Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean spin-off

Upcoming

In June 2020, it was announced that Disney was developing a female-led spin-off with Christina Hodson set to pen the screenplay and Margot Robbie attached to star. The film will be a separate from the sixth film currently being developed. Jerry Bruckheimer will also be attached to the project as producer.