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Maid in Manhattan 2002

5.3 /10

Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?

Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 11 . Release: Dec 13, 2002

Director: Director: Wayne Wang,

Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Tyler Posey,

Zathura: A Space Adventure 2005

6.2 /10

After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

Run Time: 101 Min . MMPA: 10 . Release: Nov 06, 2005

Director: Director: Jon Favreau,

Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins,

Finding Nemo 2003

8.2 /10

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.

Run Time: 100 Min . MMPA: 5 . Release: May 30, 2003

Director: Director: Andrew Stanton,

Stars: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett,

The Reader 2008

7.6 /10

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

Run Time: 124 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jan 02, 2008

Director: Director: Stephen Daldry,

Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz,