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The Goldbergs (2013–2023), airing on ABC from 2013 to 2023, is an American period sitcom that transports viewers to an alternate version of the 1980s in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Through the eyes of a preadolescent and later a teenager, the show portrays the reality of this iconic decade. Inspired by the showrunner’s own childhood, where he frequently filmed family events, many scenes are reenacted with original footage shown during the end credits. The series features Jeff Garlin as Murray and Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly, parents to Erica, Barry, and Adam who documents their lives on his video camera. Providing advice and support to his grandchildren is ...

Despicable Me 2: 3 Mini-Movie Collection (2013) consists of a trio of short films from the Despicable Me series. Puppy. While observing his neighbors walking their dogs, a minion becomes determined to get a puppy of his own. Despite multiple unsuccessful tries, he eventually stumbles upon a UFO that becomes his makeshift pet. They enjoy many joyful moments together until the UFO and its owner are banished from Gru’s residence due to the destruction caused by the unconventional pet. Upon discovering that his companion is homesick, the minion takes action by sending an email to the UFO’s planet ...

The American animated comedy film, Despicable Me 2 (2013), produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, follows the story of a mysterious aircraft that steals PX-41, a highly potent mutagen, from a secret laboratory in the Arctic Circle. Upon learning of this theft, Silas Ramsbottom, director of the Anti-Villain League (AVL), enlists the help of Lucy Wilde to recruit former supervillain Gru. Despite being forcibly brought to AVL headquarters, Gru is asked by Ramsbottom to aid in tracking down the culprit and recovering the mutagen. However, Gru declines, stating that he has now taken on a more legitimate role as a father and owner of a ...

Clear History (2013) is a comedy TV film, directed by Greg Mottola. In 2003, Nathan Flomm (previously known as bearded and long-haired) was an opinionated and obnoxious business associate of Will Haney in San Jose, California. Haney’s company was preparing to launch a new electric car, which Flomm did not agree with being named ‘the Howard’ after Haney’s son (who was named after the hero of The Fountainhead, Howard Roark). After accepting a severance package and cutting ties with the company, Flomm’s life took an unexpected turn. The Howard became a massive success, causing Flomm to miss ...

Drunk History (2013–2019), a humorous American TV show, is based on the popular Funny or Die web series from 2007 created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner. The show’s executive producers are Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Each episode features a tipsy narrator, accompanied by host Waters, attempting to recount a historical event as actors reenact their stories and lip sync their dialogue. Initially airing on Comedy Central ...

Grudge Match (2013) is an American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal. Two Pittsburgh boxers, Henry ‘Razor’ Sharp and Billy ‘The Kid’ McDonnen, were fierce rivals during their prime. Despite each having only one loss on their records, Kid defeating Razor in one fight and Razor defeating Kid in the other, they never had a chance for a rematch. When Razor suddenly retires without explanation, Kid is left infuriated and robbed of a big payday. Many years later, Razor finds himself short on cash and working at a shipyard when he is approached by promoter Dante Slate Jr., the son of the man ...

Pain & Gain (2013), an American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, follows the story of ex-con and bodybuilder Daniel Lugo. In 1994, Lugo is hired by Sun Gym owner John Mese to manage the gym. While there, he befriends Adrian Doorbal, a trainer and bodybuilder who has recently been affected by steroid use. Lugo becomes envious of Victor Kershaw, one of the gym’s members whom he also begins to train. After being inspired by motivational speaker Jonny Wu to be more proactive in life, Lugo comes up with a plan to extort Kershaw for his wealth and luxurious lifestyle. With Doorbal’s help and the ...

The short film, Castello Cavalcanti (2013), penned and directed by Wes Anderson, features Jason Schwartzman as a struggling race car driver who meets an unfortunate fate in an Italian village. Shot at Cinecittà in Rome with funding from Prada, this 8-minute film premiered at the Rome Film Festival. In the charming village, locals gather outside a caffe to socialize and enjoy drinks and card games; meanwhile, a young boy plays with a miniature Formula One car. As the sound of a car horn echoes in the distance, villagers eagerly wave small flags in anticipation of the ...

The comedy film Fading Gigolo (2013), starring and directed by John Turturro, follows a wealthy dermatologist named Dr. Parker who mentions to her patient Murray that she and her friend Selima are interested in a ménage à trois and asks if he knows of any willing men. Murray, struggling financially after his bookstore fails, persuades his former employee Fioravante to take on the gig. With Murray acting as their pimp, they quickly establish a successful gigolo business. Meanwhile, Murray lives with Othella and her children, one of whom gets head lice. To treat the child, Murray takes him to Avigal, a widow of a Hasidic ...

The World’s End (2013), an apocalyptic sci-fi comedy film, was created by director Edgar Wright and screenwriters Simon Pegg and Wright. In an effort to relive his youth, 40-year-old Gary King, who struggles with alcoholism, reconnects with childhood friends Oliver Chamberlain, Peter Page, Steven Prince, and Andrew Knightley. He convinces them to join him on the ‘Golden Mile’, a pub crawl through their hometown of Newton Haven that ends at the World’s End pub. The group had attempted this feat in ...

21 & Over (2013) is an American comedy film by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore who made their directorial debut with this project. The story follows college buddies Casey and Miller as they plan a celebration for their friend Jeff Chang’s 21st birthday. Initially reluctant due to a scheduled medical school interview arranged by his strict doctor father, Jeff eventually agrees to join them for just one drink. However, things take an unexpected turn when Jeff accidentally hits someone with a dart at the bar. In a panic, the trio flee the scene, interrupting ...

The American action comedy film, The Hangover Part III (2013), is the sequel to the 2011 film, The Hangover Part II. Both movies were produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. This film marks the final chapter in The Hangover trilogy. After two years since their last escapade in Bangkok, Leslie Chow breaks free during a prison riot in Thailand. Meanwhile, Alan Garner causes chaos on the freeway when he buys a giraffe and accidentally decapitates it on an overpass. This incident leads to his father, Sid’s, death from a heart attack while scolding him for his reckless behavior. Upon learning about Alan’s ...

Red 2 (2013), an American action comedy film, is the sequel to the 2010 film Red. Based on the limited comic book series of the same name by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, published under DC Comics imprint Homage, it picks up three years after its predecessor. Ex-CIA operative Frank Moses attempts to lead a peaceful life with his girlfriend Sarah Ross but is interrupted when Marvin Boggs asserts that their past enemies are still in pursuit. After Marvin’s tragic death, Frank is questioned at an FBI facility by government agents led by corrupt agent Jack ...

Seven Psychopaths (2012) is a film, directed and co-produced by Martin McDonagh. Marty, an alcoholic writer in Los Angeles, is struggling with his new screenplay of the same name. Although he has the title, he lacks the characters to fill it. His best friend Billy, a struggling actor, makes money by kidnapping dogs for rewards. Hans, Billy’s partner-in-crime, is devoted to his religious beliefs and caring for his wife Myra who has cancer. While Billy wants to collaborate with Marty on the screenplay, he feels too embarrassed to ask directly. In hopes of persuading Marty, Billy shows him a newspaper article about ...

Hotel Transylvania (2012) is an American animated monster comedy film jointly produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Following the tragic death of his wife Martha at the hands of a human mob, Count Dracula erects a grand hotel exclusively for creatures in Transylvania. Here, he raises his daughter Mavis and provides a refuge for monsters seeking to escape persecution from humans. Regular guests at the hotel include iconic monsters such as Frankenstein, Wayne and Wanda Werewolf, Griffin the Invisible Man, and Murray the Mummy. On Mavis’ 118th birthday, she expresses her desire to explore the human ...

The animated comedy film, Wreck-It Ralph (2012), produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures, follows the lives of video game characters after Litwak’s Arcade closes. After leaving their in-game roles, they gather at Game Central Station to socialize. One evening, the infamous villain of Fix-it Felix, Jr., Wreck-It Ralph, attends a support group called Bad-Anon where he expresses frustration with his designated role. Feeling excluded from his game’s 30th-anniversary party, Ralph sets out to win a medal in hopes of gaining respect. He overhears that the first-person shooter Hero’s Duty awards medals and sneaks into ...

Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012) is an American action crime thriller film written and directed by Michael Winnick. John Smith’s luck just keeps getting worse. First, his girlfriend leaves him for a doctor. Then, a hooker swipes his wallet at an Apache Reservation casino. To top it off, he loses both an Elvis Impersonation contest and a poker game against fellow impersonators Gay Elvis, Little Person Elvis, Asian Elvis, and the victor, Elvis Elvis. As if things couldn’t get any more complicated, John is falsely accused of stealing a valuable ancient Apache mask from ‘The Chief’, the casino’s ...

House of Lies (2012–2016), the American comedy-drama television series created by Matthew Carnahan, premiered on Showtime on January 8, 2012. It is based on the book House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time, written by Martin Kihn, a former consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. The show follows a group of management consultants who will stop at nothing to seal business deals. However, after five seasons, Showtime cancelled the series on May 17, 2016 with its final episode airing June 12, 2016. Focusing on both personal ...

Pitch Perfect (2012), an American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon, follows the story of Barden University’s all-female a cappella group, the Barden Bellas. At the 2011 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) Finals held at Lincoln Center, they suffer a humiliating defeat to their all-male rivals, the Barden Treblemakers. Their loss can be attributed to junior member Aubrey Posen’s unfortunate onstage incident of vomiting during her solo. This causes the Bellas’ reputation to plummet within both the ...

The Campaign (2012), an American political satire comedy film directed by Jay Roach and written by Shawn Harwell and Chris Henchy, follows the downfall of Democratic Congressman Camden Brady. After having an affair with a supporter that is overheard on a phone call, his fifth re-election campaign for the 14th District in North Carolina is jeopardized. Desperate to maintain control, corrupt businessmen Glenn and Wade Motch decide to back Martin Huggins, a tour guide, as Camden’s Republican opponent. Their ulterior ...