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The Ex
PG-13
Tom Reilly (Zach Braff) and his wife Sofia (Amanda Peet) are in for some major changes now that they have a newborn. As a lawyer, Sofia has always provided a comfortable living while Tom has contributed love, support and the occasional paycheck! when sofia decided to be a stay at home mum,that all changes....
Tom moves the family to Ohio to work for his father-in-law (Charles Grodin) as an Assistant Associate Creative for Sunburst Communications.His boss Chip (Jason Bateman) happens to still carry a torch for Sofia from their high school days. Each time Tom gains some ground at the firm, Chip wheels in and steals his thunder. Dirty tricks and sabotage create an atmosphere of fierce paranoia that eventually threatens tom's and sofia's relationship.
Chip will stop at nothing to see Tom defeated while no one but Tom can see Chip for the evil genius he is. Through it all Toms esteem is depleted, his manhood challenged,and hes watching his family slip away.
an ok kind of movie some funny moments
Election
R
Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) is a civics teacher who is passionate about teaching and cares deeply for the welfare of his students. He also has a severe disdain for Tracy, (reece witherspoon)able to see through her perky facade and well aware of the fact that she was involved in a sex scandal that resulted in the dismissal of his best friend from the school's faculty. When he sees that Tracy is running unopposed, he feels compelled to find another student to run against her, in a bid to stop the resident overachiever's meteoric rise to power.
Jim finds the school's 'salvation' in Paul Metzler (Paul Klein), an affable yet dim-witted jock..!!!! Although he is one of the most popular students in the school, he has no clue on how to run a campaign let alone a student council. Meanwhile, a dark hose enters the electoral race, Paul's younger sister Tammy (Jessica Campbell), a lesbian whose entire campaign is founded on a 'who cares?' sentiment. As the campaign for the three candidates intensifies, Jim finds himself increasingly embroiled in unethical behavior in order to prevent Tracy from winning the election, while becoming blind to his own narcissistic and destructive behavior.
an ok film didnt entirely "grab me" this one
