7 /10
A newly married couple who, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
Run Time: 115 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Dec 25, 2008
Director: Director: David Frankel,
Stars: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin,
6.5 /10
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
Run Time: 108 Min . MMPA: 12 . Release: Dec 20, 1996
Director: Director: Michael Hoffman,
Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D Linz, Charles Durning,
7 /10
In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, is the real painter behind the brush. Although Margaret is horrified to learn that Walter is passing off her work as his own, she is too meek to protest too loudly. It isn't until the Keanes' marriage comes to an end and a lawsuit follows that the truth finally comes to light.
Run Time: 106 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Dec 24, 2014
Director: Director: Tim Burton,
Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Jon Polito, Krysten Ritter,