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Amusing comedy drama that alternates between being a mockery of greed in the sports world and romantic comedy. Tom Cruise, in one of his best roles, plays sports agent Jerry Maguire. He is tired of the cynicism in the sports world. When he gets fired and is starting his own business, it is only two who believe in him to succeed. A secretary (Renée Zellweger) and a promising player (Cuba Gooding Jr.) in American football. The questions then become two: Will Jerry Maguire get back together with the secretary, who is a single mother? Is the football player going to become a star? The film was nominated for many awards, including best film, but only Cuba Gooding Jr. won an Oscar, then for Best Supporting Actor. Cameron Crowe's film is filled with so much humor, charm and warmth, that it does not matter that it is a bit predictable.

You can hardly blame the gang at Pixar to chicken out and go for safe bets. It has been invested over ten million dollars on a computer-animated children's film that is highly critical of civilization. It is set 700 years into the future. People have been consuming and nearly eaten themselves to death. The few survivors live on a space station and is so fat that they slide around in portable chairs and absorbs nutrients. And down on earth the state is even worse.

All that is left is a small red cleaning robot, WALL-E (stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter: Earth class), powered by solar energy and vigor collects debris into small piles that become skyscraper-like towers. His only companion is a cockroach. Through various tours, he ends up on the space station and eventually everything comes to an edge, can you save the earth and mankind?

The writers of "The descendants" directing debut is a story about a dysfunctional family's vacation at a seaside resort on the U.S. east coast. While all parents partying in a kind of continual spring break for-adults, the children have to cope as best they can. 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) is forced to join by his mother (Toni Collette), who wants to spend time with her new love (Steve Carell). A self-centered asshole who flirts with others and think Duncan is completely pointless. "On a scale of 1 to 10, you are no more than a 3," he said to him. Duncan acquire self-confidence through a summer job at the water park and through friendship with the girl next door. Eventually all conflicts reset to a head. A film that does not break new ground. But that engages with its heat, black humor and brilliant acting.