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1) Moonstruck
Description
A superstitious Brooklyn widow is ready to get married again. Only this time, she plans on doing it right - even if she has to say "yes" to a man she doesn't really love. When she unexpectedly falls in love with her fiancé's estranged brother Ronny, what happens next is a wonderful romantic complication.
3) The visitor
Description
Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecicut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that was his when his wife was alive. He finds a young couple living there. Dispite their great cultural differences, Walter becomes friends with the couple and helps them from being deported.
Description
When two mismatched NYPD detectives stumble into a seemingly dull case that no other detective wants to bother with, it turns out to be New York City's biggest crime. The two seize the opportunity to step up like the city's top cops, whom they idolize. But do these two guys have the right stuff?
5) Mean girls
Description
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic. New student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called "The Plastics," ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions Gretchen and Karen. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina's ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, she finds herself prey in Regina's crosshairs. As Cady sets out to...
8) CopOut
Description
Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, and Paul is his 'partner-against-crime' whose preoccupation with his wife's alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Alan Johnson runs into his old college roommate, Charlie Fineman, on the streets of New York City. He is suprised to find that Charlie does not remember him at all. Alan later learns that Charlie is suffering with grief over the loss of his family on 9/11. Flooded with grief, Charlie quits his job and isolates himself from everyone around him. Alan attempts to help Charlie get over his grief by rekindling their friendship while Charlie. As Alan spends...
11) Tootsie
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Michael Dorsey is a talented actor but his demanding nature have antagonized every producer in New York, and no one will hire him. Michael needs money-eight thousand dollars to be exact-and to earn it, he's willing to play the role of a lifetime.
12) The wild
Pub. Date
2006
Description
When a band of furry friends escape from the New York City Zoo, they discover that New York City is the biggest jungle around.
14) The namesake
Pub. Date
2007
Description
The son of Indian immigrants wants to fit in with his fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.
18) The women
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Clothing designer Mary haines lives in a beautiful country home with her wealthy financier husband and their 11-year-old daughter. Her best friend is the editor at a prominent fashion magazine. When Mary's husband becomes involved with perfume salesgirl Crystal Allen at Saks Fifth Avenue, her friendship with Sylvia is put to the test.
19) Precious
Pub. Date
2010
Description
An African-American teenage girl is abused by her parents and is helped by a social worker and teacher to overcome her background.
20) Michael Clayton
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Michael Clayton is an in-house lawyer for one of the biggest corporate law firms in New York. He is leading a class action law suit successfully when the case falls apart and he faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
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