Actor Greg Kinnear (1963)

The Stand (2020) is a nine-episode American post-apocalyptic fantasy television miniseries, based on Stephen King’s 1978 novel and a remake of the 1994 adaptation. It follows the aftermath of a pandemic caused by an accident at a military biological research station. This results in the release of a deadly influenza strain that wipes out most of the world’s population. As the few remaining survivors navigate this new reality, they are drawn to two opposing leaders – Randall Flagg and Mother Abagail – leading to an ultimate battle between good and evil. In the novel’s dedication to his wife, ...

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) is a continuation of the American comedy film from 2004, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Like its predecessor, it is directed by Adam McKay and produced and written by Judd Apatow, McKay and Will Ferrell. In the film’s setting of 1980, Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone are happily married co-anchors for a prestigious news network in New York City. However, when Mack Tannen, the most renowned nightly news ...

House of Cards (2013–2018), an American political thriller streaming television series, was created by Beau Willimon and is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs. It is also an adaptation of the 1990 BBC series, which was based on the novel by Andrew Davies. The first season, consisting of 13 episodes, premiered on February 1, 2013, exclusively on Netflix. This marked the first time a TV series had been produced by a studio for the streaming service. House of Cards received rave reviews and garnered ...

Based on journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s non-fiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City, Green Zone (2010) is an action thriller directed by Paul Greengrass and written by Brian Helgeland. On March 19, 2003, Iraqi Army General Mohammed Al-Rawi flees his residence during the bombing of Baghdad. Before leaving, he gives a notebook to his aide Seyyed with instructions for his officers to go into hiding and wait for his signal. Four weeks later, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team search a ...

The film The Last Song (2010) and the novel it is based on, written by Nicholas Sparks in 2009, both follow the story of 17-year-old Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Miller. After her parents’ divorce three years ago, she became rebellious and was caught shoplifting in New York City where she lives. Despite being a gifted pianist under her father Steve Miller’s guidance, Ronnie hasn’t played piano or spoken to him since. Despite receiving interest from Juilliard School for her talent, Ronnie refuses to attend. In an attempt to reconnect with her family, Kim Miller sends Ronnie and her younger brother ...

Robots (2005) is an American animated sci-fi adventure comedy film set in a world inhabited by sentient beings made of metal. The story follows the journey of Rodney Copperbottom, a young and ambitious inventor who looks up to Bigweld – a renowned entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of Bigweld Industries. The company not only employs other inventors but also provides spare parts for robots in need. Inspired by Bigweld’s motto of ‘seeing a need and filling it’, Rodney creates his own flying robot named Wonderbot to help his father Herb, who works as a dishwasher at a local restaurant. However, when Herb’s boss catches them in the act, ...

Stuck on You (2003), an American comedy written and directed by the Farrelly brothers, follows conjoined twins Bob and Walt Tenor as they navigate ordinary life. While Walt is outgoing and ambitious, dreaming of becoming a Hollywood actor, Bob is more reserved and prefers to stay in the background. Together, they run Quikee Burger in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, known for their guarantee of free meals if orders take longer than three minutes to complete. Their seamless teamwork and synchronicity are apparent in their business. Walt is comfortable around women, but Bob struggles with shyness and has a ...

The American war film We Were Soldiers (2002), written and directed by Randall Wallace and starring Mel Gibson, tells the story of a group of soldiers faced with an ambush from the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War in 1954. Eleven years later, in 1965, US Army Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore is tasked with training and leading a battalion during the Vietnam War. When their base is attacked, Moore’s 400 men are ordered to pursue and eliminate the North Vietnamese attackers, despite being unaware of their numbers according to intelligence reports. Upon landing in ...

The Gift (2000) is the American paranormal thriller film, directed by Sam Raimi and written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, centers around widow Annie Wilson, a clairvoyant in Brixton, Georgia. She has visions of her grandmother and uses her abilities to help others. After Jessica King, the fiancée of the school principal Wayne Collins, goes missing, Annie receives a vision that she has been killed and thrown into the pond. Despite initial skepticism from local sheriff Pearl Johnson, Annie informs him of her vision ...

The romantic comedy-drama film, You’ve Got Mail (1998), was directed by Nora Ephron. Set on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the story follows Kathleen Kelly who manages The Shop Around the Corner, a children’s bookstore passed down from her mother. Currently dating Frank Navasky, a liberal columnist for The New York Observer, Kathleen uses her laptop and AOL email account (screen name ‘Shopgirl’) to communicate with ‘NY152’, someone she first met in a chatroom. Despite their agreement to keep personal details private, she learns only the name of his dog, Brinkley. As it turns out, ...

Dear God (1996) is an American comedy film produced by Paramount Pictures and directed by Garry Marshall. Tom Turner, a con artist, finds himself in legal trouble for running scams to pay off his gambling debt to Junior, a loan shark. As punishment, the judge orders Tom to secure a full-time job within the week and keep it for at least a year, or face prison time. Desperate to avoid jail, Tom takes a job at the post office sorting mail in the dead letter office. Here, he meets some eccentric colleagues and learns about what happens to letters addressed to the Easter Bunny, Elvis Presley, and even God. One day, while ...