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Our Idiot Brother

About this movie Genres: Comedy Language: English Running time: 1:29:59 Partner rating: R Released: 2011 Quality: 480 (DVD equivalent) Director:Jesse Peretz Writers:Jesse Peretz (story), Evgenia Peretz (story) Stars: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel Scruffy idealist Ned (Paul Rudd) wreaks havoc on the lives of his mother (Shirley Knight) and three sisters, Miranda (Elizabeth Banks), Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), and Liz (Emily Mortimer), while overstaying his welcome in each of their homes and voicing his opinions when they aren't wanted. Organic farmer Ned always looks for the best in everyone, but his unfailing honesty continually lands him in hot water. Arrested for selling drugs to a uniformed police officer, Ned gets the boot from his girlfriend, and mourns losing custody of his beloved dog, Willie Nelson. Fortunately for Ned, his sisters are able to recognize his inherent goodness and give him a place to stay as he struggles to get back on his feet. M...

Cowboys & Aliens (Extended Edition)

About this movie Genres: Action & Adventure Language: English Running time: 2:15:06 Partner rating: PG-13 Released: 2011 Quality: 480 (DVD equivalent) Director: Jon Favreau Writers: Roberto Orci (screenplay), Alex Kurtzman (screenplay) Stars: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde Based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Cowboys & Aliens is set in 1800s Arizona, where the local cowboys, headed by gunslinger Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig), and the indigenous Apache tribe have been feuding fiercely for quite a while. Their skirmish is interrupted, however, by the appearance of a spaceship, commanded by an alien creature that's bent on enslaving the human race. It's time for a six-gun shoot-out between these cattle rustlers and space invaders, and there might even be a temporary peace between the cowboys and Indians as they both take aim at these extraterrestrial uninvited guests. Jon Favreau directs from a script by Star Trek scrib...